Nwafor Elizabeth Chinelo known professionally as Nekki is the 7th child out of 9 children and was born on the 12th of November 1969 in Limbe in the South West Province of Cameroon. The singing started for her at a tender age while following her father to the St Peters Anglican Church choir rehearsals in Limbe.
With time, she joined the St Peters Anglican choir in Limbe.
In 1983 she came back to Nigeria and in 1986 at a Reinhard Bonke crusade organized in Onitsha Anambra, she accepted the gift of salvation and became born again.
She began songwriting the same year and has written more than 120 songs.
In secondary school, she and a group of other young girls started the Victory Gospel Singers group. While studying at the University of Nigeria, she joined the Abiding Word Gathering and later became the first music ministry coordinator of the Abiding Word music ministry in Enugu Campus.
She is a life member of the Full Gospel Business Men's Fellowship International (FGBMFI) and has ministered in many churches, conferences and conventions including the West Africa, Africa, and world conventions of FGBMFI.
She is married to Arch Mike Ikemefuna Nwafor, a seasoned minister of the gospel and their union is blessed with six wonderful children.