Rachel Okonkwo Biography is among the top Nigerian Nollywood actresses who rose to fame through hard work and consistency.
Rachel Okonkwo’s Biography, Early Life and Childhood
Nnenna Rachael Okonkwo, best known as Nkoli Nwa Nsukka, is a popular Nigerian actress, dancer, model, social media influencer, musician, and philanthropist.
Her fans gave her the name Nkoli after she played a lead role in the 2014 Nollywood blockbuster movie titled “Nkoli Nwa Nsukka”.
Rachel Okonkwo was born on 26th May, 1987 in Nsukka, Enugu State, South East Nigeria.Â
As of 2024, Rachel Okonkwo’s age is 37 years. She usually celebrates her birthday on the 26th day of May every year.
The actress hails from Ukpata in Uzo-Uwani Local Government Area of Enugu State.
Rachael wasn’t born with a silver spoon but hustled her way to wealth and stardom.
She began some menial jobs at the early age of 13. The actress started selling groundnuts to support her family, especially after losing her father.
After her father’s death, Rachel Okonkwo’s Mother, late Mrs. Edith Okonkwo single handedly took care of the actress and her siblings. Sadly,She died in 2020.
Rachael Okonkwo’s Family
Rachael Okonkwo has two siblings, one boy and a girl named Olaedo Okonkwo and Peter Okonkwo. Olaedo follows in her sister’s footsteps as an entertainer in the music industry who raps in the Igbo dialect. Olaedo recently released a song titled ‘Pain’.
Rachael Okonkwo’s Education
She completed her primary and secondary education in Nsukka and later attended the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, where she graduated with a bachelor’s degree in Mass Communication.
Rachael Okonkwo’s Career
Rachael Okonkwo started her career in 2005 but gained popularity in 2014 after starring in the film Nkoli. She always played minor, insignificant, and cameo roles before her major breakthrough.
When new roles didn’t come her way, she switched to dancing for gospel artists to earn money.Two years after dancing, she resumed her acting career.
In 2007, she joined Nollywood, the Nigerian movie industry professionally and officially enrolled with the Enugu chapter of the Actors Guild of Nigeria (AGN) situated at the National Museum in GRA, Enugu State.Â
Rachael Okonkwo has continued to move forward since then,and is also a talented singer but is yet to sing professionally.
Nkoli became independent at an early age and is a go-getter who embraces new challenges without fear. This habit has helped Nkoli to achieve a lot in her life.
Is Rachael Okonkwo Married?
Rachael Okonkwor and actor Ken Erics were rumored to be in a romantic relationship especially when Ken Erics’ marriage breakup came online.
But Rachael proved the allegations to be false by saying that Ken is only a friend and a colleague. She even laid a curse on herself to prove her innocence.
Racheal Okonkwo’s wedding has not taken place yet. She is still single at the time of posting this article. She is not married and does not have a child yet.Â
If you’re waiting for news about Racheal Okonkwo’s child, kindly wait until further notice. As for Racheal Okonkwo’s husband, the actress has not revealed any man yet. Hopefully she will do that soon but let’s keep our fingers crossed.
People accused Rachel of having a set of triplets, but they later trashed out the news because it was just a rumor.
Rachael Okonkwo’s Net worth
This beautiful, talented, and compassionate actress has a net worth of $1 million dollars. She earns money from various income streams like acting, film production, endorsement deals, sponsorships, and real estate deals.
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Rachael Okonkwo’s Endorsement Deals
Nkoli nwa nsukka has received many multi-million naira brand endorsement deals, including being the brand ambassador for Ayoola Food, Dano Milk, Chupez New Dawn, a phone accessories brand, Ralpha Juice, Aquadon water company, Paint Roxettes, and many others.
Rachael Okonkwo’s Cars
Rachael owns many luxurious cars. She bought a Ford Explorer SUV, a Mercedes-Benz AMG-GLE 63.
After hosting the memorial service of her late mother, Mrs. Edith Okonkwo,she bought a Mercedes-Benz G Class.
Rachael Okonkwo’s House
In 2019, she relocated to Lagos State after buying a house in a high brow area of Lekki Phase 1. Before now, She used to live in Enugu State, her hometown. Nkoli is among the league of the big girls in Nollywood.
Rachael Okonkwo’s Award
Rachael okonkwo won the2014 Best Indigenous Comedy Actress at the City People Entertainment Awards.
She was also nominated for the following;
2015 Best Supporting Actress of the year(English) at the City People Entertainment Award.
Best Comic actress of the year at the Karis Media Awards.
Best Indigenous Comedy Actress of the Year at the Africa Movie Academic Awards.
2016 Best Comedy Actress of the year at Africa Magic Viewers Choice Awards
The actress is also a big entrepreneur in real estate. She has bought many properties in Enugu and Lagos state but doesn’t make noise about them on social media.Â
Actress Rachael Okonkwo stays scandal free in Nollywood but allows her work to speak for her.Â
Rachael Okonkwo, Genevieve Nnaji and Ruth Kadiri are the top stars who don’t flaunt their wealth on social media.
Rachael Okonkwo’s Instagram And Social life
You can connect with her on Instagram at @rechealokonkwo, where she has over 4 million followers.
Rachael Okonkwo’s Philanthropic and Advocacy work
For her zeal for giving back to the society, Racheal okonkwo began to host Easter carnivals for kids and widows in Enugu in 2015.
Her goal is to reach out to the underprivileged people particularly widows in the society.
Rachel Okonkwo passionately helps kids understand the value of education and assures widows that they are not alone.
The last edition of the carnival was hosted in Onitsha, Anambra state just before the Covid -19 challenge.
Unfortunately, the lockdown prevented the 2020 and 2021 editions of Nkoli Nwa Nsukka’s Easter carnival from taking place.
Gladly, Nkoli hosted a mega carnival in 2023 to make up for the two years missed.Â
She hosted 5000 kids and families on 23rd April 2023 at Nsukka Township Stadium in Enugu State. This marked the 7th edition of the event, titled the Mega Carnival with Nkoli Nwa Nsukka.
The executive governor of Enugu State, H.E. Gov Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi, attended the carnival where kids received educational materials like books, pens, lunch boxes, school bags, and leisure items, widows received foodstuffs, and youths got empowerment items.
Furthermore, Tonto Dikeh, Mike Ezuronye, and many other top celebrities attended to support her vision.
King Andre, Tonto Dikeh’s son, gave a scholarship to 50 kids. It was a mega event because Dano Milk and other top celebrities supported her very well.
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