Nneka Egbujiobi facts for kids
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Nneka Ihim
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Nneka Colleen Egbujiobi
 i//September 12, 1987 Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
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| Education | University of Michigan (BA) University of Wisconsin Law School (JD) |
| Occupation | Lawyer |
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Nneka Colleen Ihim (born September 12, 1987) is an American lawyer. She is also the person who started and leads a company called Hello Africa. You might know her from the TV show The Real Housewives of Potomac, where she was a main cast member for its eighth season.
Early Life and Career
Nneka Egbujiobi was born in Boston, Massachusetts. Her parents, Leo and Bridget Egbujiobi, are from the Igbo people of Nigeria. She grew up in Beloit, Wisconsin.
Her father, Leo, is a heart doctor who also helps many charities. Her parents moved from Nigeria to the United States in 1979.
Nneka went to the University of Michigan and studied English. Later, she earned a law degree from the University of Wisconsin Law School in 2012. After that, she became a lawyer and worked in Pasadena, California.
While she was at the University of Michigan, Nneka also worked as a reporter for CNN. After working as a lawyer for a short time, she created an online app called Hello Africa. This app helps people connect with others.
Nneka also worked as a reporter for the Beloit Daily News. She even helped Judy Robson, who was a leader in the Wisconsin State Senate at the time. Her Hello Africa app won an award for being the "Best Indigenous Mobile Application of the Year" at the Africa Royalty Awards.
In September 2023, Nneka was announced as a new person on the TV show The Real Housewives of Potomac. This show is on the Bravo TV channel. She was the second person of Nigerian and Igbo background to join the show. In May 2024, Nneka shared that she would not be on the show for another season.
Personal Life
In 2021, Nneka Egbujiobi married Ikenna Ihim. On January 22, 2025, the couple announced that they were going to have their first child.
