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Most celebrity marriages are known to be
short-lived and the worst hit are those in the entertainment sector.
From last year, 2013 to 2014, one of the thriving entertainment sectors
in Nigeria, Nollywood has recorded not less than 15 failed marriages;
most alarming are those that crashed almost the moment they were
consummated, within 5 months! The most controversial of them, was that
of star actress Funke Akindele who got married to Kehinde Almaroof
Oloyede despite warning from friends who saw the impending danger. The
couple got married on May 26, 2012. Barely a year later, on Monday July
15 2013, Kehinde announced on Facebook that their marriage was over.
After an initial denial on Wednesday
July 17 2013, Funke confirmed the split on Friday July 19, 2013 through
a message from her publicist. The duo have since moved on with their
lives and Funke is reported to have found love again. Another
controversial separation that hit the social media hard was that of
actress, Chika Ike. She officially announced the end of her marriage on
July 28, 2013 after several years of controversy rocking the
marriage.The actress was alleged to have quit her marriage over physical
assault. In her words,”The past three years have been a very emotional
period for me. I focused my energy on work and to build back my self
esteem. It’s been really hard for me to come out straight and talk about
this because sometimes I pinch myself to wake up . I was 20 yrs old and
very naive to the world when I got married . For five years I hoped,
prayed and wished that one day it will all change.
But the last straw that broke the
camel’s back was during a heated argument he threw a glass jug to my
face and I dogged it and it shattered on the wall. I saw death flash
before me and I made a decision to save my life. I left my marriage.”
Chika Ike got married to her ex husband Tony Eberirire in 2006 and they
got divorced July 2013.Then comes the marriage scandal of Yoruba actress
Laide Bakare which shook the sector. The light skinned actress
dissolved her marriage with her US based ex hubby in May, which was
about the time she made it known via social media. Laide’s marriage to
US-based Olumide Okufulire had crashed over nine months before she made
the issue public. The actress had successfully kept the secret of her
troubled marriage from the press, save for few people, who were aware of
the ugly development. She alleged to have dumped her ex hubby and
father of her daughter after securing an American green card, which
qualified her for some social benefits in the USA. Issues ranging from
lies, deceit and infidelity were brandied as the cause of their
separation.
However, she is now married to Tunde
Oriowo and the union is blessed with a son. For star actress who
recently turned Muslim, Moji Olaiya, her marriage ended last year and
that dealt her a big blow. Another crashed marriage that caused a stir
was that of Nollywood actor Solomon Akiyesi .His was a case of bigamy as
he, left his eight months pregnant wife in Port Harcourt and came to
Lagos to marry his pregnant mistress but his wife crashed the wedding,
and it was cancelled. Nollywood actor, Solomon Akiyesi married Lillian
Akiyesi seven years ago, after the two dated for six years. So they’ve
been together for thirteen years. After trying for years to conceive,
Lillian finally got pregnant last year…but unknown to her, her husband
was having an affair with a Lagos based lady.
She got to the event and
scattered the wedding that eventually got cancelled. The controversy was
alleged to be the catalyst to their separation. Another actress with
failed marriage is , Biodun Okeowo, who is also called Tolani Osinrin,
she is believed to be a lady with many controversies. She was alleged to
be sent out of her marriage with her ex husband based on infidelity and
lots more. The union produced a son.
Another movie star with failed
marriage is fast-rising actress Juliet Mgborukwe, a former Sound city
presenter, and model. In September 2011, Juliet met US based Chima
Ojukwu and within a week, they were engaged. Less than three weeks after
they met, Juliet and Chima had their introduction – on the 29th of
September 2011, which was followed by a traditional wedding. The white
wedding was scheduled to take place months later in the US but it never
held as the couple parted ways over irreconcilable differences. It will
be recorded as one of the shortest Nollywood marriages so far. That of
star actor Joseph Benjamin came as a rude shock as many didn’t even know
he had been married for 10 years with two kids until trouble shook
their home front and the marriage collapsed.
All efforts made by colleagues and
church members to re unite the dark complexioned, good looking actor and
his ex wife proved abortive. They have since their separation, with the
kids in the custody of his wife. One name that can’t be omitted in this
write up is that of top Nollywood movie producer Tchidi Tchikere and
his ex wife Sophia Tchikere.The marriage was one of the most celebrated
in Nollywood until few years ago when the director cum producer met and
fell in love with another actress Nuella Njubigbo.Although the ex wife
kept pointing fingers at Nuella for the reason behind her rocky marriage
with her husband of about a decade and 3 kids, the actress granted
several interviews denying she ever has anything to do with the
director. But few months ago, they both finally made their romance
public and got married traditionally. They now live as husband and wife
in their new house in Ajah and the lady is said to be pregnant with her
first baby with the director. For actress, UCHE Iwuji and her ex-hubby
their union packed up barely a year into their controversial marriage.
The , Nollywood actress, was married to a businessman husband, Juwon
Lawal. Although she denied it initially when the rumour started making
the rounds, Juwon released a press statement on Friday 7 February, 2013
to confirm the end of his marriage to the actress. They both got married
secretly at Ikoyi registry in 2012 and separated in February 2013.
When award winning director Jeta
Amata from the popular Amata family also ended his marriage to his wife
Mbong while in the United States, Jeta Amata, announced that his
marriage with his wife of 10 years has been dissolved. He further went
ahead to analyze why they were calling it quits unlike all the other
failed marriages where no one made explanations. According to Jeta’s
story, Mbong met him when she was very young, married him and became a
mother in her early 20s. Mbong used to be a beauty queen; in fact, she
was Miss Akwa Ibom in 2003, and after the pageant and her marriage, she
settled down to a life of a housewife. She also naturally took to acting
but her acting was limited. It was alleged Mbong became so frustrated
that she left Jeta, and returned to Nigeria. In his statement, Jeta
says: “Mbong is an amazing mother, an incredible wife. If I didn’t cage
her so much, maybe we would still be together. I stole her youth and
didn’t let her live her dream so it was better to let her go and find
new adventures. Mbong has moved on with her life, while Jeta is dating
an Australian actress by the name, Viva Bianca. Viva is best known for
her role as Ilithyia in the television series, Spartacus.
For Nollywood actress, Uche Ogbodo,
hers was the most pathetic because it crashed before it was properly
consummated.The fair skinned actress had a secret traditional marriage
ceremony on Saturday October 5, 2013 to a Norway based ex footballer Ato
Abby. But it packed up 2 months after with the actress alleging she was
deceived by her husband to be. Her marriage broke the record as the
shortest lived and she is presently in America where she has gone to
deliver her new baby. Also recently is the crashed marriage between
Nollywood actor, Ibrahim Chatta and his wife, Salamatu Lafiaji, the
daughter of former Kwara State governor, Senator Shaaba Lafiaji,. Chatta
and Salamotu got married in April 2013, shortly after his first
marriage crashed due to allegations of wife-beating which he
emphatically denied. Ibrahim had maintained that his ex-wife, Olayinka
Solomon, never stayed at home, or bothered to take care of their child.
This, he said, was what drove him into the arms of Salamotu in the first
place. However, the short-lived union has hit the rocks. Close family
sources revealed that the couple, who had their home in the Ikotun area
of Lagos, started having problems shortly after their wedding. The most
recent failed marriage at the moment is that of Ghana star actress who
also features in Nollywood, Juliet Ibrahim. her 4-year old marriage to,
Kwadwo Safo Junior, son of Ghanaian inventor and leader of Kristo Asafo
Mission, Apostle Kwadwo Sarfo has hit the rocks..”She was quoted as
saying that she got involved with her ex-husband briefly and in the
course of the friendship, she got pregnant for him. The unplanned
pregnancy is what caused Kwadwo to marry her. The actress, also
shockingly claimed that Kwadwo Safo’s family did not support the
marriage from the onset. The family of her husband failed to show up for
the marriage ceremony and have openly showed their disapproval and lack
of support. The union produced a son.
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