Sr. Josephine Aimonota Ebuehi was raised in a Catholic family. After high school she entered the Congregation of the Sisters of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, Benin City, Edo State, Nigeria, West Africa. At the end of her formation, Sr. Josephine was posted to one of the nursery and primary schools to teach Mathematics. Later, she was sent to a higher education institution where she earned her Bachelor degree and two Masters. She worked in different apostolates before she was elected as the Superior General of her Congregation.