1. Ned Nwoko was born Chinedu Munir Nwoko
2. He is a Prince
3. He is from the Nwoko Royal Family, in Idumuje Ugboko Kingdom of Aniocha North Local Government Area
4. His birthday is December 21
5. Senator Nwoko’s zodiac sign is Sagittarius
6. He is a Muslim
7. He is married to Regina Daniels, a Nollywood star
8. He received primary and secondary education in Nigeria before moving on to the United Kingdom(UK)
9. Senator Ned Nwoko got his first degree in Law and History at the University of Keele, Staffordshire UK
10. He also attended King’s College London, where he obtained an LLM in Maritime and Commercial Law.
11. Senator Ned Nwoko was called to the English Bar, at Lincoln’s Inn
12. He was awarded Honorary Doctorate degree in Letters (D.Litt) by Commonwealth University College, Belize, North America
13. Senator Ned Nwoko was Secretary General, Nigerian Legal Practitioners, UK
14. He was member of the Law Society, England and Wales
15. He was visiting adviser, Citizens’ Advice Bureau, based in London.
16. At the peak of his legal sojourn in UK, he had the biggest black law firm in England and was recognized as the best black lawyer of African descent in England 1995.
17. Nwoko began his legal career with a brief start at the Crown Prosecution Service and qualified as a solicitor in England and Wales.
18. He worked at Kumars Solicitors and Pascaldiers & Co Solicitors before establishing Ned Nwoko & Co Solicitors in London.
19. Senator Nwoko returned to Nigeria in December 1998
20. Senator Ned Nwoko represents Delta North Senatorial District
21. He was a member of the House of Representatives between 1999 and 2003 representing Aniocha/Oshimili Federal Constituency, Delta State
22. He is a philanthropist
23. He is the founder of Sports University Nigeria (SUN), built next door to his expansive home in Idumuje Ugboko
24. The SUN is the first privately owned sports university in Africa which started its academic program in May 2022
25. The University also offers regular student careers, offering a list of degree programs that can be studied simultaneously with any sport of their choice
26. The Sun University of Nigeria was granted operational license in 2022 by the Federal Government of Nigeria, through the National Universities Commission(NUC)
27. Senator Ned Nwoko’s expansive Arabian styled mansion with Olympic sized swimming pool, standard tennis court and a tropical park with a zoo which is home to crocodiles, ostriches, horses, Sea Eagles, porcupines, monkeys, rabbits and other animals is incorporated into the Mount Ned Nwoko Resort in Idumuje Ugboko, a tourist site
28. Mount Ned Nwoko Resort is listed as one of the 21 tourist sites accredited by the Delta State Tourism Board. The tourist site consists of museum, farm, zoo, fishponds, poultry and a 9-hole golf course
29. The multi billion naira worth Mount Ned Nwoko Resort is home to some of the rarest African and Arabian antiquities. It is among the busiest tourists destinations in Delta State and Nigeria
30. Senator Ned Nwoko single handedly built the wonderland to bring his community to international spotlight and create jobs for youths in the area through tourism development
31. The resort has played host to major national and international sports tournaments, varied social and cultural events
32. In January 2020, Senator Ned Nwoko undertook a symbolic expedition to Antarctica to flag off a Malaria Eradication Project. He made history as the first black African to ever visit the South Pole, Antarctica
33. He was instrumental to the initiation of the London and Paris Club Loans refund into Nigeria. He authored the reports that led to Nigeria government’s discontinuation of monthly deductions from states’ allocations and commencement of refunds to the states
34. Through his Law firm, Ned Nwoko Solicitors and his Company Linas International he investigated the multinational creditors and discovered discrepancies in loan repayments, and this resulted in the refund of the first tranches of loan beginning from the Obasanjo administration
35. He also charged the Federal Government to court on behalf of 774 local governments for the refund of illegal deductions and obtained judgment of $3.2billion for the local governments
36. Nwoko also served on the Vision 2010 Committee and is a member of the Capital Market
37. He served as Chairman of the External Committee of Vision 2010
38. Nwoko is also the Chairman of Project Tourism Africa
39. On January 30, 2025, Nwoko announced his resignation from the PDP
40. He is now a member of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC)
41. Through his foundation, Prince Ned Nwoko Foundation, he has contributed to the empowerment and education of youths of his constituency, senatorial district and state
42. In 2019, he donated $273,000 (N100million) for the rehabilitation of failed portions of the road linking the South Eastern Nigeria to Abuja
43. He accommodates his domestic staff and others who seek accommodation in his expansive Mount Ned Nwoko Resort so far they take good care of the surrounding
44. Free feeding thrice a day is made available for everybody in the premises, visitors and residents, with enough protein to go along with it
45. Mount Ned Nwoko Resort is filled with pets like cats and peacocks that stroll around the place in broad daylight irrespective of the large crowd of people in the place
46. The tourist site consists of museum, farm, zoo, fishponds, poultry and a 9-hole golf course
47. As the Campaigner-In-Chief of the proposed Anioma State he is the face of the proposed state. The request for the creation of Anioma State is before the National Assembly for consideration
48. He is a mutiple award winner for his humanitarian and philantropic activities
49. Some of the awards include Social Impact Person of the year 2022 by Leadership Newspaper; Award for Media Excellence and Innovation by Delta State State University 2022 and Icon of Philanthropy Award University of Nigeria, Nsukka 2022
50. Others are Africa Value Awards – Effective Leadership and Youth Empowerment 2018; Peace Achievers Awards 2019; Prime Excellence Recognition Awards – Man of the Year 2019; Abuja AR Reporters Awards 2019; Suncity Champions of Democracy Awards – Humanitarian Services 2019 and University of Nigeria Nsukka – Nigeria Philanthropy Awards 2019
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