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Be up to date with Zainab Balogun’s latest events. Follow her on her Instagram page- zainabbalogun 

Zainab Balogun Wedding

Zainab Balogun and her husband, Dikko Nwachukwu

The award-winning actress and media personality tied the knots with the love of her life, Dikko Nwachukwu, who happens to be the CEO of JetWest Airways.

The couple had been in an intimate relationship before they decided to spend the rest of their lives together. They wedded in a traditional wedding in May 2018.

Zainab Balogun Husband

Zainab Balogun's husband

Zainab Balogun’s husband is a successful businessman, Dikko Nwachukwu. A serial entrepreneur, Dikko Nwachukwu is the CEO of JetWest Airways.

Born in 1973, his full name is Chukwuneme Mohammed Dikko Olayimika Dienbo Nwachukwu. He was born to a Yoruba/Kalabari mother and an Igbo father. He graduated with a degree in Economics and Political Science from the University of Massachusetts.

He has served as a special adviser of trade and investment to the Abia State Government and the Chief Commercial Officer at Aero Contractors.

Dikko Nwachukwu lost his first wife, Funmi, in 2015 and they had two children, Ethan and Eli.

Zainab Balogun Age

Zainab Balogun was born on the 10th of October, 1989. She is currently 31 years of age.

Zainab Balogun Biography

The talented actress cum TV presenter was born in London, in 1989. She is a co-founder of the popular entertainment web series, J-ist TV. It showcases the African culture and features notable personalities in the continent.

She is a TV presenter at EbonylifeTV and Jumia TV. A native of Egba in Ogun State, Zainab Balogun completed her secondary school education at Sacred Heart RC Secondary School. She bagged a Bachelor of Law degree (LLB) from the University of Kent in Medway.

She had modelled at the New York Fashion Week and London Fashion Week. She launched her acting career by featuring in the Bollywood movie ‘Cocktail’ and the Hollywood movie ‘The Dark Knight Rises.’

Zainab Balogun has been featured in several blockbusters such as The Royal Hibiscus Hotel, Chief Daddy, The Wedding Party, The Wedding Party 2, Ojukokoro, and A Soldier’s Story. She has also won multiple awards such as the Sexiest On-Air Personality at the 2014 Nigerian Broadcasters Merit Awards and the TV Presenter of the Year at the Sisterhood Awards in 2014.

Zainab Balogun Twitter

The talented TV presenter also has a personal page on Twitter.

Follow her on Twitter- @zainab__Balogun

Who is Zainab Balogun?

Zainab Balogun

Zainab Balogun is a multi-award-winning actress, a British-Nigerian model, a TV presenter at EbonyLife TV, and co-founder of J-ist TV.

She is one of the most remarkable faces in the Nigerian entertainment industry. We should also include the fact that she has featured in several highly-acclaimed Nollywood movies such as The Wedding Party, Chief Daddy, Sylvia, and The Royal Hibiscus Hotel.

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Maryam AbdulWahab
Maryam AbdulWahab is a creative writer and lifestyle blogger. She is also a graduate of Economics from Al-Hikmah University. She lives and breathes literature. When she isn’t writing prose or blog posts, she is reading a fiction work or studying events around her. She writes from Lagos, Nigeria. You can find more of her works on her website.

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