Chidi Mokeme (born 17 March 1972) is a Nigerian actor and reality show host. He hails from Oba in Idemili South LGA of

Anambra State Anambra () is a States of Nigeria, state in Nigeria. It is located in the South East (Nigeria), South-eastern region of the country. The state was created on 27 August 1991. Anambra state is bounded by Delta State to the west, Imo State and Ri ...

, southeastern Nigeria. He was the host of ''

Gulder Ultimate Search ''Gulder Ultimate Search'' (also called GUS) is a Nigerian reality television series, created and sponsored by Nigerian Breweries Plc to promote the Gulder Lager Beer. The first season premiered in 2004. The GUS series is also the very first 100 ...

'' reality show.

Early life

Chidi Mokeme had the chance to experience the many cultures of Nigeria's major ethnic groups. He attended Salvation Army Primary School in

Surulere Surulere is a local government area located on the mainland in Lagos State, Nigeria. It has an area of . At the 2006 census, there were 503,975 inhabitants, with a population density of 21,864 inhabitants per square kilometer. The local governm ...

Lagos State Lagos State (, ) is a States of Nigeria, state in South West, Nigeria. Of the 36 States of Nigeria, Nigerian states, Lagos is the second List of Nigerian states by population, most populous state but the List of Nigerian states by area, smallest ...

, southwestern Nigeria, for his elementary education. He studied at the Federal Government College in

Minna Minna is a city in the Middle Belt of Nigeria. It is the capital city of Niger State, one of Nigeria's 36 federal states. Its original two major ethnic groups are the Gbagyi and the Nupe peoples. History Archaeological evidence suggests ...

Niger State Niger State is a state in the North Central (Nigeria), North Central region of Nigeria, bordered to the east by Kaduna State and the Federal Capital Territory (Nigeria), Federal Capital Territory, to the north by Kebbi State and Zamfara State, ...

, north-central region of Nigeria and then continued on to the Institute of Management and Technology (IMT) in

Enugu State Enugu () verbally pronounced as "Enụgwụ" by the Igbo indigenes is a state in the South-East geopolitical zone of Nigeria, bordered to the north by the states of Benue and Kogi, Ebonyi State to the east and southeast, Abia State to the so ...

, where he received a Higher National Diploma in Computer Science. Mokeme proudly speaks

Hausa Hausa may refer to: * Hausa people, an ethnic group of West Africa * Hausa language, spoken in West Africa * Hausa Kingdoms, a historical collection of Hausa city-states * Hausa (horse) or Dongola horse, an African breed of riding horse See also ...

, Yoruba, and his native language,

Igbo Igbo may refer to: * Igbo people, an ethnic group of Nigeria * Igbo language, their language * anything related to Igboland, a cultural region in Nigeria See also * Ibo (disambiguation) * Igbo mythology * Igbo music * Igbo art * * Igbo-Ukwu, a t ...

. He stands out as being multi-talented. Despite his preference for science, he has always had a strong passion for acting, and the majority of his friends are students of art.

''Gulder Ultimate Search''

Mokeme was the anchor of the television show ''

'' for a couple of years.

Personal life

Mokeme is married to Jean Olumba Mokeme. She was born and raised in the United States of America and works there as a doctor and pharmacist. They exchanged vows on 28 April 2012. They have a son, Noah Mokeme. Mokeme launched his sex toys company in 2009. He has a son, Emem Daniel Mokeme, from a previous relationship with Adia Ukoyen, a journalist. Adia Ukoyen served as the personal assistant for media matters to Godswill Obot Akpabio when he was the Governor of

Akwa Ibom State Akwa Ibom is a States of Nigeria, state in the South South, South-South geopolitical zone of Nigeria. It borders Cross River State to the east, Rivers State and Abia State to the west and north-west, and the Atlantic Ocean to the south. The state ...

Filmography

Awards and nominations

References

External links

Chidi Mokeme
at the

Internet Movie Database IMDb, historically known as the Internet Movie Database, is an online database of information related to films, television series, podcasts, home videos, video games, and streaming content online – including cast, production crew and biograp ...

21st-century Nigerian male actors Living people Nigerian male film actors Male actors in Yoruba cinema 1972 births Nigerian male television actors Igbo actors People from Anambra State Nigerian television presenters {{Nigeria-actor-stub