He had his secondary education at Christ The King College Abuja, graduating in 1997, before getting his university education at the University of Abuja, up until 2004. He proceeded to the Nigerian Law School Bwari, Abuja finishing in 2005 and then returned to school after a 5 year working gap, graduating in December 2010 from the Washington College of Law of the American University Washington DC, with Master of Laws degree specializations in Intellectual Property as well as Communications law.
Big Brother
In 2006, he went in as one of an eventual 14 housemates on the first and only ever season of the popular reality show Big Brother Nigeria. On Big Brother, his involvement in a three-way affair between fellow contestants Helen and Francisca was a notable storyline. Although the 6 ft, 2in housemate finished in eighth place, Obi-Uchendu became popular due to his affable and easygoing nature and viewers created numerous fan sites.To date, he is one of the most visibly successful BBN castmembers. | ||||
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After the reality show, he signed deals with Globacom and Guinness and as such hosted a Guinness-sponsored show, Friend or Foe,on NTA, a Globacom-sponsored show, the GLO Show, also on the NTA, as well as Guinness' Greatness TV, He also maintained a weekly column called Contrast with a Nigerian national daily newspaper, Thisday for upwards of 4 years and has written for other publications including What's New & Ace Magazines. In the run up to the 2011 general elections in Nigeria, he hosted the first ever presidential debate focused on youth issues, which was broadcast live across Nigeria. He also freelances as an MC for events
At present, he is a columnist for the Y! FrontPage on YNaija weekly as well as being a regular contributor to the online publication, 360Nobs. On Sunday, January 6, 2013 he was announced as the host for Rubbin' Minds on Channels TV, a show regarded as the premier talk show for young people in Nigeria.
Ebuka Obi-Uchendu, is also one of the co-hosts of The Spot a brand new show that combines a bit of reality TV with talkshow and sitcom, showing on EbonyLife TV on DSTV channel 165 alongside Lamide Akintobi and Zainab Balogun. The show airs every weekday across 48 African countries and looks set to change the perception of talk shows completely
Producers of Rubbin’ Minds, the popular TV talk-show for young Nigerians, announced that lawyer and on-air personality, Ebuka Obi-Uchendu would be the new host of the show.
That signaled a major upgrade for 2013 which also came with new segments broken into news analysis, discussion and culture interviews effective January 6, 2013.
"As an issues columnist on Thisday Newspapers, anchoring the country’s first youth-centered presidential debate, writing for the YNaija FrontPage and for Leadership, among others, he mirrors the ‘Rubbin’ Minds prime position as the conversation driver for young people nationally, and he will be an effective face and voice for that imperative.”
Obi-Uchendu did express his joy at taking on the new challenge. “I am very excited to be joining the A-team at Rubbin’ Minds. This is the show to be on to know what young people are talking and thinking about at any time. If it’s real and if it’s topical and it concerns young people, we will be discussing it, and I look forward to that ongoing conversation.”
He has gone on to interview some of the biggest names in the Nigerian youth circuit including Naeto C, Gbenga Sesan, Oluchi Onweagba, Japheth J. Omojuwa and Chika Unigwe
Awards and Recognition
He was nominated in the On-Air Personality category of The Future Awards for 2007[14] and 2008[15] consecutively.In 2011, he was selected as a Global Shaper - an exclusive group of young emerging leaders across the world - with the World Economic Forum.
In 2013, he was honored by the Federal Government as one of the Best 100 Young Nigerians in one of the events to mark Nigeria's 100th anniversary as a union.
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