Adaora Onyechere | |
|---|---|
| Born | Adaora Onyechere 1984 |
| Alma mater | Coventry University London Metropolitan University Oxford Brooks University |
| Children | 1 |
| Career | |
| Show | Kakaaki |
| Station | Africa Independent Television |
| Time slot | 6:00 - 10:00 a.m. |
| Country | Nigeria |
Adaora Onyechere is a Nigerian TV/radio presenter, entrepreneur, motivational speaker and author. She is recognized as the co-anchor of Kakaaki, a daily talk show on Africa Independent Television.[1]
Early life and education
Born in Nigeria to parents who are natives of Okigwe, a local government area of Anambra State, Adaora was the first child of six children. In an interview with The Nation, Adaora said her parents wanted her to be a lawyer but her love for writing made her study English Language.[2] Adaora completed her A Level education at IONA College, England then subsequently obtained a diploma in Law at Coventry University before she graduated from London Metropolitan University after studying English Broadcasting. Adaora also holds a Master's degree in creative writing after graduating from Oxford Brooks University.[3]
Career
Prior to moving back into Nigeria in 2009, Adaora wrote for Worldview Magazine London, a student-based magazine back in the U.K.[4] She had her first broadcasting stint as a radio presenter with CCTV Network, a broadcast media house in Kogi State before working for Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria, Vision FM and DAAR Communications, a media company that houses Africa Independent Television where she currently work as a presenter.[5]
Publications
Apart from broadcasting, Adaora is a motivational book author.[1] Some of her published books include:
- Poetry for Life
- Black Girl With A White Heart
- Women In The World
Awards and recognitions
- NOA Mission Envoy of Peace Award
- Naija Daimond Winner Award
Personal life
Adaora is married with a son. She is the initiator of several non-governmental organizations including the "Yellowjerrycan Save-A-Child Lend-A-Hand" project, a foundation that focuses on the welfare of children and women who have been victims of insurgencies and "International Rise Up Against Rape", an inititive against child abuse and rape.[6]
References
- ^ a b Kakaaki. "ADAORA ONYECHERE". Africa Independent Television. Retrieved 15 August 2015.
- ^ Yomi Odunuga, Grace Obike (16 May 2015). "Life as a single mother-TV gal Adaora Onyechere". The Nation. Retrieved 15 August 2015.
- ^ Fwangshak Guyit, Naomi Tetteh (29 November 2013). ""I had a speech defect growing up" – AIT'S Ada Onyechere". Garki Gazette. Retrieved 15 August 2015.
- ^ "Adaora Onyechere". Nigerian Biography. Retrieved 15 August 2015.
- ^ Nnah Douglas (10 February 2015). "There should be push for media independence – Adaora". Newswatch Times. Retrieved 15 August 2015.
- ^ "About the initiator". Yellowjerrycan Save-A-Child. Retrieved 15 August 2015.
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