Ohu was born on June 18, 1964.[3] He attended elementary school at the Local Authority Primary School in Iseyin, Oyo State.[3] Ohu next enrolled at Progressive Grammar School in Ado-Awaye, which he completed in 1976.[3] He finally completed his education at The Polytechnic, Ibadan between 1988 until 1990.[3]
Ohu was hired as a reporter by The Guardian, a daily newspaper based in Lagos, in 1991.[3] He worked for the newspaper as a state correspondent in Katsina State in northern Nigeria.[3] Following his time in Katsina, Ohu was promoted to assistant news editor.[3] He later returned to covering Nigerian politics for The Guardian.[3]