Born on the 17th of December, Okoye Nkeiruka Nonyelum graduated from the University of Benin, Edo State with an LL.B in 2007. She immediately proceeded to Nigerian Law School where she obtained her BL and was called to the Nigerian Bar in 2008.

She is presently working with J-K Gadzama & Partners LLP and is a member of the Litigation Department of the Firm.