8 Things You Didn’t Know About Bianca Ojukwu, Nigeria’s New Minister 

8 Things You Didn’t Know About Bianca Ojukwu, Nigeria’s New Minister 

President Bola Tinubu appointed Bianca Odinaka Odumegwu-Ojukwu as the Minister of State for Foreign Affairs after a Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting on Wednesday..…CONTINUE READING 

This decision comes as part of a cabinet reshuffle where five ministers were removed, and seven new appointees joined the team.

Here are eight key facts about Bianca Ojukwu:

1. Bianca Odinakachukwu Olivia Odumegwu-Ojukwu was born on 5 August 1968.
2. She is the widow of the former Biafran leader, Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu.
3. Together, Bianca and Odumegwu-Ojukwu had three children.
4. She is a former international beauty queen, holding titles such as Most Beautiful Girl in Nigeria, Miss Africa, and Miss Intercontinental.
5. Bianca served as Nigeria’s ambassador to Ghana and later became the country’s ambassador to Spain in 2012.
6. She is the sixth child of Christian Onoh, the former Governor of Anambra State.
7. In 2011, she was appointed Senior Special Assistant on Diaspora Affairs by President Goodluck Jonathan.
8. Bianca earned a master’s degree in International Relations and Diplomacy in 2016.