▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Ma id ug uri ▁Te aching ▁Hospital , ▁Ma id ug uri , ▁Bor no ▁State , ▁in ▁N ort he astern ▁Niger ia ▁on ▁ 2 2 ▁May ▁ 1 9 8 6 . ▁While ▁Daniel ▁was ▁a ▁to dd ler , ▁his ▁family ▁re located ▁to ▁Lag os ▁State ▁in ▁South west ▁Niger ia ▁and ▁then ▁to ▁the ▁S out heast ▁State ▁of ▁En ug u , ▁where ▁he ▁began ▁his ▁formal ▁education . ▁Daniel ▁is ▁of ▁Ig bo ▁descent ▁and ▁is ▁a ▁native ▁of ▁N en we ▁in ▁An i - N ri ▁Local ▁Government ▁Area ▁of ▁En ug u ▁State . ▁He ▁was ▁brought ▁up ▁in ▁a ▁Christian ▁home . ▁His ▁father , ▁Chris ▁Daniel ▁was ▁an ▁engineer ▁and ▁his ▁mother ▁K ande ▁Daniel ▁is ▁a ▁Broadcast ▁Journal ist ▁and ▁former ▁National ▁President ▁of ▁Niger ia ▁Association ▁of ▁Women ▁Journal ists , ▁and ▁currently ▁serves ▁as ▁the ▁Special ▁Ad vis er ▁to ▁the ▁Niger ian ▁Minister ▁of ▁Power ▁on ▁Media ▁Mat ters . ▁He ▁is ▁the ▁first ▁of ▁four ▁children , ▁one ▁of ▁whom ▁is ▁Chris ▁Daniel ▁J nr ▁( K ris ' D ) ▁a ▁music ian ▁and ▁performing ▁artist . ▁ ▁Daniel ▁led ▁the ▁drama ▁and ▁deb ating ▁club ▁of ▁his ▁primary ▁school , ▁Command ▁Children ▁School . ▁Al most ▁always ▁at ▁the ▁top ▁of ▁his ▁class , ▁he ▁graduated ▁into ▁secondary ▁school ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 6 . ▁He ▁en rolled ▁in ▁Command ▁Day ▁Second ary ▁School ▁En ug u ,