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Muma Gee: Truth about her friends, controversies, marriage

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She has enjoyed interesting runs in the Nigerian entertainment industry; from music to reality TV shows and enough award nominations to show how much of a niche she has carved for herself over the years.

In this piece, we will table hard facts and interesting details in the life of this Afrocentric singer.

 

  • Her full name is Gift Iyumame Eke née Uwame
  • She is 36 years old
  • She marks her birthday on November 18
  • She is the third of her parents’ six children
  • Besides being a singer, Muma Gee is also an actress, songwriter, businesswoman, fashion designer, and TV personality
  • She was born and raised in Port Harcourt
  • The song that provided her first taste of stardom was ‘Kade’
  • She released her maiden album (Kade) in 2006
  • In 2010, she participated in the celebrity studded edition of the Gulder Ultimate Search (GUS) reality TV show
  • Throughout the duration of her participation in GUS, she was at loggerheads with fellow Nollywood actress, Chioma Chukwuka
  • Some of the prominent names she has worked with include Samini, VIP, OJB, Cobhams Asuquo and Terry G
  • Muma Gee was nominated for four awards at the 3rd Nigerian Music Video Awards
  • Some of the movies she featured in include ‘Last Dance’ (2006), ‘Solid Affection’ (2008), ‘Secret Code’ (2011) and ‘The Code’ (2011).
  • She got married to Prince Eke in 2011 in Port Harcourt
  • Muma Gee is the mother of a set of twins; a boy and a girl, who were born on April 18, 2014
  • She was once rumoured to have had an emotional affair with Nollywood actor, Emeka Ike
  • Muma Gee lost her father when she was a child
  • She has a strong preference for being addressed as Uwame
  • She joined the church choir at 4
  • She had her primary and secondary education in Abuja
  • She graduated from the University of Port Harcourt where she studied Theatre Arts
  • At different points in her life, she had managed and owned quite a number of businesses, including restaurants, fashion designing outfits, vehicle leasing company and beauty shops
  • She once lived in Surulere in Lagos
  • The word ‘Kade’ (title of her album) as explained by Muma Gee means to keep moving with the strong hope of achieving one’s objective eventually
  • Her latest album is titled ‘Motherland’
  • Her twins are named Prince Caesar Chika Eke and Princess Cleopatra Chisa Eke
  • She admits that her first month (after birth) with the twins was fun
  • She could not embark on exclusive breastfeeding because they are twins
  • She intends to breastfeed them for a long time but not exclusively
  • Muma Gee met her husband in church
  • Did you know that she and her husband share the same best friend who happens to be Emeka Ike?
  • The first time she ever saw her husband was on June 13, 2010
  • Her husband proposed marriage to her the same day he met her
  • She received her proposal ring 10 days after her husband’s proposal because he was involved in a movie project in Ghana
  • She has no plan to quit music even with the challenges of taking of her twins.

 

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