Sonia Ogiri’s biography: age, movies, husband, net worth
Sonia Ogiri is a popular Nigerian actress who has made a name for herself in the entertainment industry and has become a model for the next generation of females who may want to venture into the movie industry.
Recently, Sonia Ogiri was in the news after she called out popular relationship blogger Blessing Okoro who berated Ada Emeh for lashing out at controversial journalist kemi Olunloyo for blaming the late Sylvester Oromoni of Dowen College for his death.
Kemi Olunloyo, in a statement via her social media page, alleged that Sylvester Oromoni, who was allegedly tortured to death by his schoolmates, had accepted to be initiated into a cult group and died in the process of becoming.
The statement made by controversial journalist has been received with mixed reaction, with many slamming her for making such an insensitive statement.
Sonia Ogiri is also an entrepreneur and no longer active in the Nigerian movie industry as she is now based in the United States of America.
To know more about Sonia Ogiri, continue reading this article.
Profile Summary
Full name | Sonia Ogiri |
Gender | Female |
Date of birth | October 1st |
Age | In her late 30s |
Place of birth | Nigeria |
State of origin | Kogi state |
Profession | Actress, entreprenuer |
Sonia Ogiri’s biography
Sonia Ogiri was born on the 1st of October; however, there are no details on the year she was born, but she is believed to be in her late 30s.
There are no details on who Sonia Ogiri’s parents are, but they are Idomas from Kogi state. The Nollywood actress is a Nigerian by birth and celebrates her birthday on the 1st of October every year.
Education
There are no details on Sonia Ogiri’s education history online but she is believed to be educated.
Career
There are no precise details on when Sonia Ogiri started her career, but she has become a force to reckon with in the entertainment industry.
Due to the fact that she didn’t stay in Nigeria for long, she has acted only in a number of movies like
- – Okon’s Wedding
– War Fighters
– Cry With Me
– When Tears Can’t Help
Aside from acting, Sonia Ogiri is an entrepreneur and has a business known as Gabsotrendyhairs, which is into the sales of all types of human hair.
Sonia Ogiri is also a philanthropist and has been a channel of assistance to many through her foundation known as Sonia Ogiri Foundation.
Sonia Ogiri’s beef with Mercy Johnson
Sonia Ogiri has a beef with fellow actress Mercy Johnson and doesn’t hide it. Two months ago, Sonia revisited the feud with Mercy Johnson after the latter called out her daughter’s school teacher.
According to Mercy Johnson in a post via her Instagram account, she revealed that her 8-year-old daughter was a constant victim of bullying by a teacher, who made her afraid to attend her new school.
The reports revealed that the bully was not Mercy Johnson’s daughter class teacher but would usually show up in her class every day to intimidate the young girl simply because she doesn’t like her mother.
Reacting to thos, Sonia Ogiri stressed that Mercy Johnson now understands how it felt to be hated and display hatred for someone.
Sonia Ogiri, in her statement, claimed Mercy Johnson had hated her for no reason and displayed the fact that she hated her.
The Nollywood actress who is now based in the US said people had misjudged and called her a jealous because of her statement about Mercy Jonhson.
Personal Life
Sonia Ogiri is not married, but she has a son born in 2005; there are no details of who his father is; the actress once revealed she relocated to the US to give her son a better life.
Net Worth
Sonia Ogiri is reportedly worth $200,000 and currently lives a comfortable lifestyle in the US.