Emmanuel Chinenye Ugolee (born October 4, 1975), is a Nigerian media personality, producer, voice over artist and author. He was born in Jos, Plateau state.
Early life and education
Ugolee was born in Jos, the capital city of
Plateau State
Plateau State is the twelfth-largest Nigerian state. It is in the centre of the country includes a range of hills surrounding the Jos Plateau, its capital, and the entire plateau itself.
Plateau State is described as "The Home of Peace and To ...
, in north-central region of
Nigeria
Nigeria ( ), , ig, Naìjíríyà, yo, Nàìjíríà, pcm, Naijá , ff, Naajeeriya, kcg, Naijeriya officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a country in West Africa. It is situated between the Sahel to the north and the Gulf o ...
in 1975. He hails from
Isiala Ngwa North
Isiala-Ngwa North is a Local Government Area of Abia State, Nigeria. Its headquarter is in the town of Okpuala-Ngwa.
It has an area of 283 km and a population of 153,734 at the 2006 census.
The postal code of the area is 451.
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local government area of
Abia State
Abia State ( ig, Ȯha Abia) is a state in the South-East geopolitical zone of Nigeria, it is bordered to the north and northeast by the states of Enugu, and Ebonyi, Imo State to the west, Cross River State to the east, Akwa Ibom State to the ...
, in the south-eastern region of Nigeria.
He got married on 13 September 2013 and got divorced in 2016.
Ugolee was diagnosed with level 5 of chronic kidney disease in 2011.
He had a kidney transplant in 2012 February 22 in India.
The transplant was not successful and so he inevitably returned to dialysis, a three-time weekly treatment that keeps him alive in anticipation of another transplant.
He is currently on the transplant wait list with Medstar Hospital in Baltimore, Maryland. USA, where he permanently resides.
Career
In 1999, while Ugolee was in the
Enugu State University of Science and Technology, He had gone on a television talk show called ''Just Gisting'' on a television network known as Minaj Broadcast International to promote an upcoming school event called the ESUT Awards.
The owner of the television station, Mike Ajegbo, was impressed by Ugolee. He was offered a job upon graduation. Ugolee had his first shot at broadcasting by becoming the host of the same show ''Just Gisting'' on which he was a guest a few months earlier. The most popular of the three shows was called ''The MBI Top 10 Countdown'' which was a brain child of Emmanuel and Nigeria's first ever all Ugolee music video countdown.
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were pioneer beneficiaries from the show's popularity.
At this point in his career, Ugolee attended the
Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria Training school for broadcasters in 2002.
In 2004, Ugolee joined
Globacom
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Overview ...
as an executive in the marketing communications department.
He produced and presented a TV show for the company called ''Glo Show''.
In 2011, he produced his first independent television talk show called ''The Gist''.
''The Gist'' aired on
HipTV
HipTV is a Nigerian basic cable television channel owned by Ayo Animashaun. The channel is the sole channel with broadcasting rights to The Headies. Headquartered in Ikeja, Lagos State, HipTV's features are centred majorly on entertainment rangi ...
from 2015 to early 2017 when it moved to the air on national TV Network of the
AIT
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Aits are typically formed by the deposit of sediment in the water, which accumu ...
where it is running till date.
In 2018, Ugolee and his partner Ossy Achievas registered and launched the Nigerian Social Media Awards project which is designed to recognise and award outstanding Nigerians for an excellent use of social media.
In 2019, Ugolee authored his first book: ''A 100 Random Light Bulbs'', a collection of musings, with the aim to inspire its readers to a deeper understanding of everyday issues in life.
Awards and recognitions
*2002: ''
Hip Hop World Magazine
''Hip Hop World Magazine'' is a weekly Nigerian music magazine established in 1995. It has sponsored The Headies award since the award's inception in 2006. The magazine's publisher is Nigerian journalist and music promoter Ayo Animashaun.
Referen ...
'' media personality of the year.
*2006: nominated for the
Future Awards Africa for young professional of the year 2006.
Bibliography
*''A 100 Random Light Bulbs''. Design Africa Concept Limited (17 Nov. 2019).
See also
*
List of Nigerian media personalities
This is a list of notable Nigerian media personalities.
*Ebuka Obi-Uchendu
* Frank Edoho
* Moet Abebe
* Munachi Abii
*Aisha Salaudeen
*Gbenga Adeboye
* Ifeoma Aggrey-Fynn
* Taiwo Ajai-Lycett
* Kayode Akintemi
*Tisan Bako
* Anny Robert
*Nenny ...
*
List of Igbo people
The list of Igbo people includes notable individuals who have full or significant ancestry traced back to the Igbo people of South-East and South-South geopolitical regions of Nigeria.
This page also contains names of people who traced their ...
References
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Living people
1975 births
People from Abia State
Nigerian media personalities
Nigerian television producers
People from Jos