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They are Nigerian top showbiz celebrities, they are popular and had/have a
huge fan base, they grace the cover of newspapers and magazines every
now and then. They are beautiful, handsome and hard working but that’s
not the only thing they have in common, they were once married but ended
their marriages for one reason or the other. Meet Nigerians divorced
showbiz celebrities…
Soul E and Ure Okezie
Soul E married his older lover, Queen Ure Okezie, a former banker and pastor.
Their relationship and marriage were the talk of town but no one
suspected the two lover birds will not last a couple of years in
marriage.
Jennifer Eliogu
There was a rumour of her marriage break-up a couple of months back but this mother of two has never reacted on the issue.
Doris Simeon and Daniel Ademinokan
It was so hard to believe that actress Doris Simeon and her director
husband, Daniel Ademinokan will go their separate ways after showing so
much love and affection the way couples who seem to be in love do. They
were married for a few years but broke up earlier this year.
Hilder Dokubo
Her nine-year-old marriage to screen writer and director, Akaroese
Mrakpor, ended quietly in 2008. After this, the Rivers State-born
actress, who was also a special adviser on youth matters to former
governor of Rivers State, Peter Odili, seemed to have faded into
oblivion. Though her ex has remarried, Dokubo has since moved on,
having little or no time for social activities.
Tchidi Chikere
His nine-year-old union with Sophia, which produced three issues
finally collapsed early this year. According to his publicist, all
efforts to make peace between the duo hit the rock as the relationship
was said to ‘have been taking its toll on the children and affecting
personal happiness of the couple.’
Joseph Benjamin
After so many speculations, the actor finally opened up on his
relationship status last week in a radio interview…“About my marriage,
it has been going through crisis which I prefer not to talk about, that
is why I have kept it away from the public to wave off controversies. I
am no longer in my marriage; we are separated. I have two wonderful
children – a 10-year old daughter and a seven-year old son. They are an
integral part of my life; their mum and I have a very good arrangement
on how to balance their lives to make sure that psychologically they are
stable and unaffected by our separation.”
Bukky Wright
The top Nollywood actress and Yoruba movie producer Bukky Wright is
popularly known for her numerous controversies bordering her marital
status. She has been romantically linked to several men in the past and
she eventually got married to some of them but the marriages could not
stand the test of time. Currently, she is married to Adewale Onitiri.
Goriola Hassan & Ayo Adesanya
Her marriage to Goriola Hassan, a film producer and actor lasted about
eight years. Apart from allegations that she was regularly beaten by her
former husband, it was also alleged that Gori hardly allowed her to
feature in films, except the ones he produced.
Fred & Agatha Amata
Fred and Agatha were many people’s role models and they seemed to enjoy
a very good marriage until the news of their separation in 2005. As an
actor and producer, Fred is on top of his game while Agatha too is not
doing badly. Her “Inside Out” programme won her a lot of admirers. There
were allegations that they were both unfaithful to each other. Like
others, both have moved on and are in new relationships.
Stella Damasus
Nollywood diva, Stella Damasus was married to Jaiye Aboderin who died
years back. She later married her new beau, Emeka Nzeribe whom she got
married to in a low-profile a couple of years back but the marriage did
not last for two years.
Foluke Daramola
The actress
was married to Tunde Sobowale, son of former Lagos State Commissioner of
Education, Professor Sobowale but the marriage did not exceed a couple
of years. She accused her husband of beating her.
Chika Ike
The beautiful talented actress also has her own share of bitter
experience in marital life. She was married for a few years but ended
the relationship a year ago. Rumour has it that she caught her husband
with another mistress while another rumour has it that she left her
marriage because her husband was fond of beating and molesting her.
Sikiratu Sindodo
The romance between the famed “Olu Omo ” of Oshodi and Yoruba actress,
Tayo Odueke made headlines years back. The Olu Omo, better known as MC
Musiliu, spoilt her silly with gifts and Tayo became the envy of a good
number of colleagues in the industry. Many wished for her kind of luck.
The news that she had been sent packing from MC’s house came as a rude
shock to her fans and followers of events in the industry. While some
said she had overstayed her welcome, others alleged infidelity while
some said she had some other bad habits that the famous transporter
could not cope with.
Kate Henshaw
Nollywood actress, Kate Henshaw Nuttal’s marriage with her British hubby, Roderick James
Nuttal, who is the Managing Director of Ledrop Nigeria Ltd, an agency
for Jack Daniels and Piper Hiedsieck Champagne, broke down due to what
we learnt to be ‘irreconcilable differences. Their marriage ended last
year and the ex-couple have a daughter together.
Steph Nora Okere
Before the marriage eventually packed up, it had been trailed by
rumours of break-up which was denied. There were rumours that Lanre, her
ex-husband was having an affair with a certain lady in England but
Steph kept telling all those who cared to listen that she was still in
her husband’s house. She, however, got to know of the affair when she
visited him in the UK as she saw things for herself. She thereafter
moved out of their matrimonial home. She described her time with Lanre
as a “marriage in progress” that did not work.
Femi Kuti & Funke
This was one story that shook the entertainment industry. Many found it
unbelievable that Funke and Femi could separate. She was at a time one
of the dancers in Femi’s Positive Force. In the divorce suit,
incompatibility was the reason given, though those in the know agreed
that a lot of water has passed under the bridge.
9ice & Toni Payne
So much has been said between the union of 9ice and Toni Payne. Though
“Adigun Alapo Meji” as 9ice is fondly called has put the past behind as
he seems to be focusing more on his career and getting a university
degree, the rumour mill was recently agog with tales that reconciliatory
moves were on to bring them back together. After some time, tale
bearers again came out to say the moves failed.
Saheed & Fathia Balogun
Theirs was a union that made the headlines. There was always something
about them in the papers. The two famous actors were role models to
upcoming actors and actresses and they appeared together in a number of
movies before the first break-up. Like others, so many allegations
including irresponsibility, domestic violence and infidelity flew about.
They reconciled after Saheed had an accident on the Lagos-Ibadan
expressway but not long after, the relationship nose-dived again. All
efforts to bring them back together so far have proved futile.
Eddy Montana & Kenny St. Ogungbe
From the day it was announced that they were getting married, there
speculations started coming in about the lifespan of the marriage. Not a
few people opined that they were dreadfully incompatible, Eddy sang hip
hop while his wife to be was a known Gospel musician. It was a marriage
most people never gave a chance. It reminded people of the Bobby
Brown-Whitney Houston marriage.
The couple eventually found out
they could not really cope and some years later, the marriage hit the
rocks. Each accused the other of infidelity among other things. It was
even peddled that all efforts by the record label that had him to help
his career proved futile.
Zakki Azzay
The singer who was  scandal free for sometime got married to his wife, Hadiza Zaaki-Azzay
years back but a big scandal broke out just few months ago when Hadiza
ran away from her husband and accused him of maltreating, beating and
forcing her to terminate her pregnancy. In a recent Domestic Violence
documentary, the estranged wife said “he slapped me (and said) ‘get up
you must abort this pregnancy today. Now that I am married to you, you
want to hook me with pregnancy because I am a celebrity.’ There was a
wardrobe in our room so I put my tummy in there and then he continued
beating me. He had some folic acid in his hand and said I should swallow
it and abort the pregnancy.
Clarion Chukwura
At first, she was known as Clarion Chukwura, Abiola was later added.
Not many people knew what became of the relationship with a kinsman of
the acclaimed winner of the June 12, 1993 election. Clarion’s fans and
friends, however, had reasons to be happy again as she got married to
Femi (Egyptian) Oduneye on Valentine’s Day in 2004. Though they got
separated along the line, it was rumoured that they had reconciled as
Clarion once claimed that they did not get a divorce.
Katherine and Frank Edoho
The two popular T.V personalities got married years back, after
courting for long but had a messy divorce last year. The couple kept
mute and never spoke about the real reason they broke their marriage but
later, Katherine, through an interview for violence against women,
made it known that she went through domestic violence in the marriage.
Jibola Dabo & Binta Ayo Mogaji
At first, Ayo Mogaji had kept the identity of the man under wraps when
it was announced that she was getting married years ago. Eventually, the
man turned out to be the University of Columbia trained Jibola Dabo.
Everything went on well or so it seemed until they suddenly announced a
separation. Both have since moved on and Ayo has remarried.
Eucharia Anunobi
The actress divorced her husband three years ago on many grounds,
including abandonment and lack of responsibility to their only child.
She disclosed to the Ikeja High Court, how her husband, Charles Ekwu
allegedly slept with their 13-year-old housemaid several times in their
matrimonial home.
Eucharia made this allegation while giving
evidence in a divorce suit she instituted against her husband before the
court on grounds of infidelity, lack of care and abandonment. The suit
was filed in 2007 but had suffered several setbacks until 2009. She got
married to her husband in the year 2000 and they divorced in 2009.
Shan George
After a number of failed relationships and marriages, fans were happy
that Shan George had found love again. That was when she announced that
she was getting married to Tony Nwosisi. They got married but as usual,
the marriage did not last.