Rita Daniels, mother of actress Regina Daniels, has graduated with a bachelor of law degree from the National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN).
She shared pictures of herself in convocation gown on Instagram on Sunday.
“The LLB Law 12th convocation of NOUN 2023 which took place Saturday 25th March, 2023,” she wrote.
Regina Daniels was not seen in the pictures.
Congratulatory messages from well-wishers, including her colleagues, have flooded the comment section.
Actress Eve Esin wrote, “Congrats ma.”
One half of the Aneke twins Chidinma wrote, “Congratulations Ma.”
Actress Chita Johnson also commented, saying “Congratulations mami.”
One Instagram user known as Diddy CFN wrote, “Congratulations. I like your kind of a woman! No limitations at all. You know what you want in yourself and that of your family! God bless you.”
Another called Nelly Vee said, “The joy of having increases by having, I love women who want more out of life.”
As of the time of filing this report, Regina had yet to make a public statement about her mother’s latest achievement.
Rita’s in-law, Ned Nwoko, is also a lawyer. He was a member of the House of Representatives between 1999 and 2003 representing Aniocha/Oshimili Federal Constituency, Delta State.
He is now the senator-elect for Delta North, succeeding Peter Nwaoboshi who was in 2022 convicted of money laundering and sentenced to seven years imprisonment.
Quite a number of Nigerian actors have law degrees. Among them are Kanayo O. Kanayo, Kenneth Okonkwo, Richard Mofe-Damijo aka RMD, and Femi Adebayo.
Rita Daniels is an indigene of Ogwashi-Uku, a small town in Delta State, the Southern part of Nigeria. Information about her education is not available as of when this article is being written.
Rita has always been passionate about acting ever since she was a young girl. She attended the Anglican Church where she played the lead roles in church dramas, musicals, and competitions. She made her entry professionally into Nollywood many years ago.
After that, she has been featured playing roles in several movies, and over the years she has gradually become a Nollywood icon. She has exceptional acting skills and has risen through the ranks of her career.
Rita is the current chairman of the Actors Guild of Nigeria (AGN) Delta chapter. She is also the majority leader and counselor of Aniocha South LGA, Delta State.
Besides entertainment, Rita is also an entrepreneur, the sole proprietor of Last Point Resort, CEO of Regina Daniels children foundation (A charity foundation set up by her daughter, Regina Daniels, to reach out to Nigerian kids living in poverty), and also CEO of Chris Daniels Nigerian Ltd.
