Stephanie CokerListenⓘ (born Stephanie Omowunmi Eniafe Coker; 28 November 1988),[1][2][3] is a Nigerian on-air personality and a television presenter for MTV Base Africa and EbonyLife TV[2][4] She also featured as 'Feke' in the popular Nigerian TV series Tinsel.[5] and a popular sitcom program Hustle as "Cindy".
Coker was born in Lagos, but moved to North London, in the UK at the age of 1.[2][6] She attended St Mary’s Church of England Primary school in North London, a place she described as "a really small school where Christianity was taken very seriously".[4][7] She later graduated from Brunel University with a degree in Media and Communications.[1][6][8][9]
While at Brunel, she interned at MTV, Channel Four and Media Moguls PR.[7][10]
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In 2010, Stephanie won the MTV Freederm Presenter Competition, which saw her starring in a TV advert.[6][11]
That same year (2010), she was commissioned by OHTV, (UK) for her documentary work on young Nigerians called Christmas in Lagos.
In 2011, Stephanie trained with Media Trust on their TV diversity programme London 360, a Community Channel (UK), magazine-style news show, offered her a role as a presenter.[7]
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Stephanie Coker moved back to Nigeria in 2011[7][8] and got her first job with MTV Base Africa as an anchor of the countdown show Street Request.[4]
In 2013, alongside Bovi and Pearl, she co-hosted the Guinness Colourful World of more concert, an event earlier scheduled to be anchored by Bow Wow.[13][14]
In 2015, she was featured on the cover page of the Exquisite Magazine's "Love Edition".[15][16][17]
On August 12, 2017, Stephanie Coker married Olumide Aderinokun, on the Greek Island of Mykonos.[27][28] She gave birth to a daughter in November 2019.[29]
She started working with Arise TV in 2018 where she[when?] works as a host for Arise TV's The Morning Show where she discusses business, tech and entertainment with industry experts.[30]
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^ ab"MTV VJ, STEPHANIE COKER IN A CHAT WITH WANNA". July 17, 2013.
^ abc"I can't kill myself over a man". The Nigerian Punch. March 30, 2014. Archived from the original on October 20, 2015.
^"It's Stephanie Coker's Birthday Today!". November 28, 2014.
^ abc"360Chat With MTV Base's Stephanie Coker". July 26, 2013.
^"Tinsel Cast". Tinsel Today. 22 August 2013. Retrieved 5 May 2015.
^ abc"10 Questions For TV Host & Actress Stephanie Coker". TWMagazine. 22 September 2014. Retrieved 5 May 2015.
^ abcd"The Pop Culture Diva Stephanie Coker". Retrieved 5 May 2015.
^ ab"Next To Blow: I Strive To Be The Ultimate Presenter – Stephanie Coker". Aloteda's Blogzine”. Retrieved 5 May 2015.
^"MTV Base VJ signs management deal". Pulse NG. March 5, 2015. Retrieved 5 May 2015.
^"London 360 (Community Channel) :Meet the Team". CommunityChannel.Org. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 5 May 2015.
^"15 females to watch out for in 2015". The Pulse NG. Retrieved 5 May 2015.
^"Honestly, Stephanie Coker is an Amazing Presenter and Interviewer". Zen Magazine Africa. Retrieved 5 May 2015.
^"How Bow Wow missed his flight after being paid to host #Colourfulworldofmore concert". Daily Star. Retrieved 5 May 2015.
^"Photos from the Guinness colourful World of more Star Studded Concert in Lagos". Enquizzle. November 5, 2013. Retrieved 5 May 2015.
^"BEHOLD! WINNERS AT NIGERIAN BROADCASTERS MERIT AWARDS (NBMA) 2014". Archived from the original on 20 November 2014. Retrieved 5 May 2015.
^"Presenter & Olumide Aderinokun tie the knot on Greek Island". 12 August 2017.
^"Stephanie Coker & Olumide Aderinokun's White Wedding is this Saturday! - BellaNaija". www.bellanaija.com. 9 August 2017. Retrieved 2017-09-08.
^Wale, Kaffy (5 March 2020). "New Mum, Stephanie Coker Dismisses Stigma As She Reveals She Conceived Via IVF". Motherhood In-Style Magazine. Retrieved 19 March 2020.
^"Media personality is the new host of "The Morning Show" on Arise TV". Pulse Nigeria. 2018-02-06. Retrieved 2021-09-30.