Omonike grew up in Nigeria the daughter of Prof. Ifedayo & Jytte Oladapo. She trained and worked as an energy lawyer in Lagos, Nigeria with the firm of Aluko & Oyebode and later on in the UK before taking a break to raise a family. She is married to Yomi and together they have three lovely children, they currently live in London. Omonike loves to walk and travel. Omonike, impacted by her grandmothers life (Christianna) and witnessing poverty as an adult, awakened a passion in her to connect with like minds and create a vehicle for tackling poverty in education in Nigeria; hence the birth of Christiannna Foundation.