Nkechi Blessing Biography

Nkechi Blessing Sunday, a Nigerian actor, film producer, director, and screenwriter currently based in the United States, was born and bred in Surulere, Lagos State. Omoege Lekki, her first film, was released in 2015 and starred her and Yinka Quadri. Omoege Lekki won MAYA Awards in 2016 and was nominated for Best of Nollywood Awards for Revelation of the Year. She is also the Director and Chief Executive Officer of Nkechi Films and the NBS Foundation.

Full Name :

Nkechi Blessing Sunday

Date of Birth :

14 February 1989

Place of Birth :

Lagos State, Nigeria

Higher Qualification :

B.Sc International Realtion

Occupation :

Actress

Active Since :

2008

Parent :

Mrs. Gloria Obasi Sunday

Spouse :

Falegan Opeyemi David (Divorced)

Net Worth :

$250,000

Social Media :

Instagram: nkechi_blessing_sunday
Twitter: @NkechiBlessingS

Early Life & Education

Nkechi Blessing was born on the 14th of February, 1989. She is a native of Abia, a state in the country’s southeast. She attended Olu Abiodun Nursery and Primary School in Lagos for her primary education and Barachel Model College in Lagos for her secondary education. Nkechi Blessing studied International Relations at Houdegbe North American University and completed a six-month diploma in theater arts at Lagos State University.

Career

Kemi Korede spotted Nkechi’s talent for acting in 2008 and cast her in her film “Omo Bewaji.” She met Emeka Duru, who offered her a supporting role in Emem Isong‘s film Through The Fire & Entanglement in 2009. She gained fame in 2012 with a lead role in Kafila Omo Ibadan, following a meeting with producer Temitope Bali in South Africa, who offered her the part.

On the 1st of February, 2017, she was introduced as one of the Nigeria Carnival USA’s ambassadors at the second edition of the yearly Nigerian music, cultural, and comedic event in the United States. In 2018, she was nominated for a City People Movie Award for Most Promising Actress of the Year for her work as “Dora” in the film The Ghost and the Tout. Nkechi and Seun Sean Jimoh co-hosted the 2020 edition of the African Entertainment Awards in the United States in 2020. She was in the cast of Fate of Alakada the same year, as Bisi. Tanwa Savage, The Cleanser, Omo Emi, and Ise Ori were among her starring roles, and Breaded Life and Olori Amolegbe were among her supporting roles.

Personal Life

Nkechi Blessing married Falegan Opeyemi David, an Ekiti politician, on June 10, 2021. Blessing announced the death of her mother, Mrs. Gloria Obasi Sunday, on September 23, 2021, as she was preparing to launch her premium films in Lagos’s largest theater. Nkechi Blessing declared on Instagram on April 6, 2022, that she had divorced Falegan Opeyemi David.

Selected Filmography

2021 The Cleanser
2021 Tanwa Savage
2021 Breaded Life
2021 Amerah
2020 Fate of Alakada
2019 Wound
2019 Plastic Girls
2019 Omo Emi
2019 Olopa Olorun
2019 Ise Ori
2019 Hostel Babes
2019 Broken Crown
2019 Babeje
2019 Akwa Ndu
2019 Akanda
2019 Agidi Okan
2018 Unsane
2018 The Ghost and the Tout Dora Ghost
2018 Soulmate
2018 Orogun Aladie
2018 Olori Amolegbe
2018 Lekki Guyz
2018 Judasi Ojooluwa
2018 Jadesola
2018 Imoran Advice
2018 Ile Wa
2018 Fatherhood
2018 Ebiti
2018 Duro
2018 Dokita Miracle
2018 Broken Soul
2018 Aye Sokunkun
2018 Anniversary
2018 Alagbawi 1 & 2
2018 Alaamu
2018 Aje
2018 Aje
2017 Yanga
2017 Asiko-Time
2017 Alakada Reloaded
2015 Omoege Lekki
2012 Kafila Omo Ibadan
2009 Through The Fire & Entanglement
2008 Omo Bewaji

Produced Films

2021 Amerah
2018 Unsane
2018 Judasi
2015 Omoege Lekki

Awards and Nominations

Year	Event	Prize	Result
2020	Best of Nollywood Awards	Best Actress in a Lead role –Yoruba	Nominated
2019	City People Movie Award	Best Supporting Actress of the Year (Yoruba)	Nominated
2018	City People Movie Award	Most Promising Actress of the Year (Yoruba)	Won
2018	City People Movie Award	Best Actress of the Year (Yoruba)	Nominated
2018	City People Movie Award	Most Promising Actress of the Year (Yoruba)	Nominated
2018	City People Movie Award	Fastest Rising Actress of the Year (Female)	Nominated
2016	Best of Nollywood Awards	Revelation of the Year (female)	Nominated

Net Worth

According to reports, Nkechi Blessing’s primary source of income is from entertainment-related businesses, which has contributed to her projected net worth of $250,000.