August 08, (THEWILL) – This will obviously surprise many who assumed that popular gospel artist Chidinma Okebalama was still a member of the singles club when unknown to them, the beautiful gap-toothed nightingale was secretly married to Emeka Eloagu, the Abuja Chef who was gruesomely murdered in his home last weekend.
This is because, unlike most of her colleagues who hug the limelight like a second skin, Chidinma whose stage name is Chee or D’Voice, prefers to keep that part of her life private. Save for the fact that her work as a songwriter, music artiste and a worship leader at House On The Rock Church, Lagos, requires her to be in the limelight, Chidinma would have preferred to just remain a regular person. With a background in engineering, the Umuahia, Abia State born indigene is also an actress and has featured in the movie, God Calling.
A graduate of the University of Massachusetts and Northeastern University, Chidinma is currently a consultant at Henley & Partners, a global citizenship and residence advisory firm. Besides friends, family and church members who share her grief, one other person who feels the pain of her loss is Bella Disu nee Adenuga, Chairman, Board of Directors Abumet Nigeria Limited, Executive Vice Chairman of Globacom, and a non-executive director of Julius Berger Nigeria. Bella and Chidinma are best of friends and both have come a long way together. Chef Emeka who ran Hélène’s Food Company, an Abuja based gourmet food restaurant that served Nigerian and French cuisine, was killed in his apartment by two men who gained access into it, according to a statement by his family on Friday. Chef Emeka was reportedly stripped naked, tied up and strangled to death.
