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13 Female Celebrities Who Walked Out Of Their Marriage And Reason Why

“It got too much”

For a person, more especially a woman, to leave her marriage in Nigeria or really any African country…it’s tough.

And I don’t mean just the process of trying to get separated, I mean the societal, religious, cultural pressure. It’s tough and society is always harder and more critical of the woman even if the man was at fault.

So when people say things like “She didn’t know it will be hard when she married?” or “People these days can’t just endure”, it’s very interesting to me because I believe that in a marriage, before a woman gets to the point of saying “Okay, I want to go”…it means she’s really gone through it.

Here are 13 Nollywood celebrities who couldn’t do it anymore and decided to walk out of their marriages. For some reasons were given, for others reasons were not.

So without further ado, let’s explore.

1. Tonto Dikeh

Tonto Dikeh got married to Olakunle Churchill in 2015. While their wedding was the talk of the town, the fallout was worse!

Their catastrophe is well-documented. The accusations flew left and right. From Tonto saying that Olakunle gave her STDs,was a ritualist, partook in internet fraud, is bisexual, was violent to her. Meanwhile Olakunle on the other hand called Tonto a liar and sued her for N500 million. Talk about a very messy end to a 3 year long marriage.

Yikes!

2. Monalisa Chinda

Many people don’t know this but earlier on in her life, veteran Nollywood actress, Monalisa Chinda, entered into one hell of a marriage with now ex-husband, Tony Obieri.

The marriage according to Monalisa was very violent. She had no intention of leaving him. In fact, she didn’t believe in divorce or separation. She wanted to fight. But according to her, when the slapping and the beating became too much, so much so that one day he beat her to the point when the neighbors had to shout “Ah ah, is it everyday?”, that was when she knew it was time to go. Couple that with the fact that this was all happening in front of their daughter, Tamar. Monalisa said she couldn’t continue that way. So the next morning, she took her and Tamar’s things and left to go stay with a friend.

When she realized that she’d forgotten one of Tamar’s essential clothing at Tony’s house, she went back hoping he wouldn’t be there. Unfortunately for her, he was. According to her, he beat her so bad, she almost died. That was the final straw and that was the minute she decided she was going to officially divorce him.

Thankfully, Monalisa and her daughter are now doing well. The actress is now married to husband, Victor Coker.

3. Chika Ike

Earlier on in her life, Nollywood actress, Chika Ike got married to then-husband, Tony Ebieriri. Following her divorce, Chika opened up about some of the troubles she experienced in her marriage, In her 2018 tell-all book “Boss Up”, Chika opened up some more about the domestic violence she experienced in her marriage. I’ll share with you some excerpts from the book. In Chapter 33, Letting Go, she writes:

I took the beatings for five years after my wedding day. Leaving an abuser means admitting that you’ve been co-dependent. You’re not running away, but letting go of a person who doesn’t love you after all. You’re letting go of a fantasy, to step back into your real life where happiness is possible.

One time while I was still married, probably in the first year, I took my little dog and left to spend the night in a hotel. But I went back the next day. I was scared to turn away from the perfect image I’d been trying to create. Leaving meant admitting: This man is never going to change. He doesn’t even like me.

She officially left him in 2013. They were married for 7 years.

4. Uche Ogbodo

Uche Ogbodo was heavily pregnant when her 10 month old marriage to then husband, Apo Arthur, started going down in flames. According to Uche, the marriage didn’t last due to deceit on the part of her husband. The marriage produced one child.

5. Stephanie Linus

Many people don’t know this now because Stephanie is popular for going from Stephanie Okereke to Stephanie Linus, but before she became a Linus, Stephanie was in another marriage with former Super Eagles’ player, Chikelue Iloenyosi.

8 years later, the marriage ended because Iloenyosi was allegedly still legally married to another woman in the United States when he got married to Stephanie.

Stephanie later went on to find love again and in 2012, she got married to her current husband, Linus Idahosa and in this union, they’ve been blessed with 1 son.

6. Regina Askia

Nollywood actress, Regina Askia in 1999 was married to Nigerian millionaire, Charles Orie. However that marriage didn’t last up to a year because rumor has it that Charles was looking for more of a trophy wife than an actual wife, and he had no plans to be faithful.

Regina is now married to her current husband Rudy Williams and has created a family with him.

7. Shan George

Shan George is not new to the marriage game AT ALL. The actress has been married 4 times. She got married to him when she was only 16 but he later dumped her even after she’d given him 2 children. She later got married three more times.

According to her, all her marriages crashed because all the men in her life one point or another dumped her.

8. Juliet Ibrahim

Juliet Ibrahim in 2010 was married to Ghanian businessman Kwadwo Safo but that marriage came crashing down and by 2014, they were officially separated. Juliet attributes the split to her ex-husband’s infidelity and meddling in her career.

9. Yvonne Jegede

Nollywood actress, Yvonne Jegede, shocked fans when revealed that that her one year marriage to Olakunle ‘Abounce’ Fawole crashed. The actress revealed in an interview with Pulse that she left her marriage three months after she got pregnant with her son.

She said:

We started having issues before the birth of Xavier. I think I was about two to three months pregnant when the issues came. Immediately the ‘issues’ came, there was never a dull moment, it just kept going up and up and it got worse and it got worse and today here we are.

10. Jackie Appiah

In 2005, actress Jackie Appiah got married to her now ex-husband Peter Agyemang, but the couple divorced after three years of marriage. The couple had one son together. Following their marriage, the media released a whole lot of stories that described Peter as a dangerous man, but he and Jackie denied all those rumors. The reason for their split is still unknown.

11. Ngozi Ezeonu

Little is known about Ngozi Ezeonu’s ex-husband, Edwin Ezeonu. The actress reportedly walked out of her husband in 2013 with the divorce becoming finalized in 2015. Till date, Ngozi has not talked about her marriage or divorce.

In fact, many people came to know of Ngozi Ezeonu’s divorce when in early 2020, her daughter got married and Edwin came out to complain bitterly about how Ngozi married their daughter off and didn’t even invite him.

Again, Ngozi never commented on it.

12. Ayo Adesanya

In 2009, Nollywood actress ended her 8 year marriage to then husband, Goriola Hassan. In fact, according to Ayo, she packed her bags in the middle of the night and ran out of her marriage. She says that she can never see the both of them reconciling because they’re simply not compatible.

13. Tiwa Savage

Tiwa Savage’s wedding to TeeBillz was a spectacle admired by so many, but the marriage itself has been rocky. While no reports of the two officially being divorced has come out, their marriage can be classified as dead officially.

I mean, on April 28, 2016, TeeBillz accused Tiwa of infidelity, and her mother of witchcraft. In response, Tiwa did a 45 minute interview where she addressed everything from her husband’s infidelity claims to his financial recklessness, drug addiction, and abandonment.

In that interview, she said there was no way she could see herself taking him back and the 2 have not gotten back since then.

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10 Nollywood Actresses That Married More Than One Husband

In this article I will be sharing with you 10 Nollywood actresses that married more than one husband. Even though there are plenty of famous couples who have made their love last, some Nollywood female celebrities are not so lucky with relationships. But you have to hand it to the celebrities who keep going back to the altar for not giving up on love. Here are the lists of top Nollywood actresses who have been married to more than one husband.

1. Funke Akindele

Popular Nollywood actress Funke Akindele also known as “Jenifa” is one of Nollywood celebrities who have been to more than one husband. In May 2012, Funke Akindele married Adeola Kehinde Oloyede. Barely a year after they wedded, the marriage crashed and the couple divorced in July 2013. Funke Akindele later got married again to Nigerian rapper Abdul Rasheed Bello, also known as JJC Skillz in London on May 2016 exactly four years after her first marriage. The couple is now blessed with twins’ kids.

2. Monalisa Chinda

Beautiful Nollywood actress Monalisa Chinda has been married to more than one husband. The actress, film producer, television personality and media personality’s first marriage was to Mr. Dejo Richards. The marriage did not stand the test of time as it collapsed sooner than expected. The couple parted ways in 2009 after they had a daughter together. She later married Victor Tonye Coker in 2016 and they have been together till date.

3. Mercy Aigbe

Beautiful Nollywood actress Mercy Aigbe has been married to more than one husband. The beautiful actress who is popular for her fashion sense on social media, was a wife to an Igbo man and had a beautiful daughter for him but the union couldn’t stand the test of time as it crashed a few years later. Mercy Aigbe later met with Lanre Gentry and they officially tied the knots at the Ikoyi Registry in 2013, but unfortunately, the marriage also crashed in 2017.

4. Clarion Chukwura

Nollywood beautiful actress Clarion Chukwura tied the knots with her U.S. based fiancé, Anthony Boyd making it her third marriage. She once had a relationship with Afro-Juju legend, Sir Shina Peters and bore a son for him, named Clarence Peters. Her first marriage was to Tunde Abiola. She later ended her first marriage to Tunde Abiola in 2003. She then remarried again in 2004 to Femi Oduneye popularly known as Femi Egyptian. They however, separated in 2006, after which they got back together again before they finally got divorced.

5. Bukky Wright

Nollywood beautiful actress Bukky Wright had previously been married to Gboyega Amu, who is the father of her two sons. Shortly after separating from Gboyega Amu, due to what she termed irreconcilable differences, she moved into the arms of fellow actor and one time NNPC staff and current member of the House of Representatives, Rotimi Makinde, without officially divorcing Gboyega Amu. The union lasted a few years before she moved on in the same fashion and found solace in the arms of society journalist and image-maker, Femi Davies. Bukky Wright and Femi Davies got married at the Akodo Registry in Lagos.

6. Toyin Abraham

Beautiful Nollywood actress Toyin Abraham has been married to more than one husband. The talented Nollywood actress, producer and director got married to Nollywood actor Adeniji Johnson in 2013. The union appeared so sweet on social media as the couple never ceased to gush about each other. Surprisingly, in 2015, news went round that the celebrity couples were having it hot as they announced their separation. It is however interesting to know that the couple has moved on with their lives as Toyin Abraham recently welcomed a baby boy with another Nollywood actor named Kolawole Ajeyemi. They had been secretive about their relationship until recently when a wedding photo with her new husband hit social media.

7. Stella Damasus

Nollywood beautiful actress Stella Damasus has been married three times and involved in various affairs. Stella Damasus married her first husband, Jaiye Aboderin in 1999. The marriage was blessed with two beautiful daughters before her husband Jaiye Aboderin suddenly died in 2004. Stella Damasus re-married again in 2007, this time to Emeka Nzeribe. The marriage lasted for seven months before a mutual agreement to divorce. In 2011, she became associated with multiple award-winning Nollywood film producer and director Daniel Ademinokan. The couple has been together ever since. Their relationship sparked a lot of controversies all over Nigeria and Africa because both parties never publicly admitted to be dating, engaged or even married until 2014.

8. Foluke Daramola

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Meet The Four Children of Nollywood Actor, Femi Adebayo (photos)

Femi Adebayo is a popular Nigerian lawyer, actor and producer who has been acting for two decades. Adebayo is happily married and blessed with four children.

Femi Adebayo was born on the 31st of December, 1978. He is the son of Popular Yoruba actor, Adebayo Salami.

In 2011, Femi Adebayo first marriage crashed following the wife’s displeasure with his profession and some allegations back then that she is having an affair with a co-actress, Funke Akindele. The duo seperated atfter havng 3 kids, a girl and two boys (twin).

In 2016, Femi Adebayo remarried Omotayo Maimunat Sanusi. Their Union had since been blessed with one son.

They are Firdaus Niniola Adebayo, Fadlulrahman Adebayo, Fadlullah Adebayo, and Fadhil Olarenwaju Adebayo.

1. Firdaus Niniola Adebayo

Happy 17th Birthday to your daughter Femi Adebayo - Nigerian Celebrities Birthdays

Firdaus Niniola Adebayo is the firstborn and first daughter of Nollywood actor, Femi Adebayo. She celebrates her birthday on the 15th of July.

2. Twins, Fadlulrahman and Fadlullah Adebayo

See Lovely Photos Of Actor Femi Adebayo's Twin Sons Fadlullah and Fadlulrahman Adebayo (PICS) - Madailygist

Fadlulrahman and Fadlullah Adebayo are the twin of Femi Adebayo. They celebrate their birthday on the 30th of July every year. They are the children of the ex-wife of the actor.

4. Fadhil Aridunnu Olarenwaju Adebayo

Fadhil Aridunnu Olarenwaju Adebayo is presently the fifth and the last born of Nollywood actor, Femi ADebayo. He was on the 21st of December, 2018.

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15 Nigerian Stars Who Died Before The Age Of 40 – See Photos

Beloved celebrities who went too soon. Death is never an easy one to digest. It is very hard to accept, very hard to believe, and very hard to let go of.

When we met our favorite celebrities through which ever means we meet them for the first time, maybe TV, our phone, or wherever, we develop a connection to them. To the characters they play, the music they make, the art they give to the world. We grow to follow them and know a lot about them.

So when life takes them away especially at such young ages, we are left devastated wondering all that their lives and careers could have been.

Today, I’m counting down 15 Nigerian Celebrities who tragically died before the age of 40.

1. Bisi Komolafe

Fast-rising Nollywood actress, Bisi Komolafe, died on December 31, 2012 at the University Teaching Hospital, Ibadan as a result of pregnancy-related complications. The beautiful actress was only 27 at the time of her unfortunate demise.

She was later buried on January 4, 2013 in Ibadan.

2. Clems Onyeka

Nollywood actor Clems Onyeka was shot and killed in October 14, 2014 when he got caught in a crossfire between the police and armed robbers in Asaba, Delta State.

The 37-year-old actor was shot along Summit Express, Asaba, Delta State while the police and armed robbers who were attempting to hijack a bullion van engaged in a fiery gunfight.

Clems Onyeka died on the spot. He was returning from the set of a movie.

3. Muna Obiekwe

Beloved and renowned Nollywood actor, Muna Obiekwe, was a household name in Nigeria until he tragically died on Sunday, January 18, 2015 after a long battle with kidney disease.

The amazing actor was only 36 years old when he passed away.

4. Okwy Chukwujekwu

27 year old up and coming actor, Okwy Chukwujekwu, popularly known as ‘Main Boss Man’ suddenly slumped during the shooting of a movie on Tuesday, September 5th, 2017.

The autopsy result revealed that an asthmatic attack was the cause of his death. The actor was buried October 5th 2017 at his hometown Otolo Nnewi, Anambra state.

5. Goldie

Nigerian singer and Big Brother Africa star Susan Oluwabimpe “Goldie” Filani Harvey had a fast-rising career and had established herself as one of the major female artistes in Nigeria before her unfortunate death on 14 February 2013.

Goldie died after returning home to Nigeria from the 2013 Grammy Awards in Los Angeles, California, USA. She complained of a headache and was rushed to hospital where she was later pronounced dead.

According to the autopsy conducted by the Department of Pathology and Forensic Medicine of the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital, Goldie died of ‘hypertensive heart disease,’ which triggered an “intracerebellar hemorrhage.”

She was buried at the Vaults and Gardens, Ikoyi, Lagos on the 25th of February, 2013. She died at the young age of 31.

6. Zara Gretti

Popular Nigerian singer, Zara Gretti died on March 28, 2014 after a battle with Multiple Sclerosis. Born Margret Oluwatoyin Ejiro Joseph, the beautiful singer died at the young age of 28.

7. Tosyn Bucknor

Nigerian media personality Oluwatosin Tosyn Bucknor died on November 19, 2018 due to complications from sickle cell.

The beloved OAP was found dead by her husband, Aurelien Boyer, when he arrived home from work on 19 November 2018.

Tosyn was born with sickle cell anaemia and died at the young age of 37 years.

8. DaGrin

DaGrin was a Nigerian rapper from Ogun State. He died at the age of 25 on April 22nd, 2010 after he was involved in a ghastly motor accident which happened in the early hours of April 14, 2010. HIs car collided with a stationary trailer in front of Alakara Police Station in Mushin, Lagos. He survived a serious head injury as a result of the crash, but eight days after the accident after being admitted in the hospital and being operated on over, the rapper passed away.

9. Nelson Gold

Nelson Gold was a budding Nollywood actor with a promising future ahead of him.

According to reports, the fast-rising actor and graduate of the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, slumped at a movie location in Enugu and was rushed to the hospital where he remained in a coma until he passed on 15th June 2018.

He died only ten days after celebrating his birthday.

10. Kefee

Top Nigerian gospel singer, Kefee Obareki died of lung failure in a Los Angeles hospital on Thursday, June 12, 2014 after being in a coma for 15 days.

The beloved singer died at the age of 34 and was buried amidst tears on Friday July 11, 2014 in her hometown of Okpara Inland, Ethiope East Local Government Area of Delta State, Nigeria.

11. MC Loph

MC Loph’s career was on the up and up. His songs were quickly turning into fan favorites across the country. But on September 14, 2011, after being involved in a car accident on Benin-Ore expressway, MC Loph died. He was only 33 at the time of his death.

12. Olamide David

Olamide David was a Nigerian male child actor best known for playing the lead role in a movie called “Cobweb”. He died at the age of 14 on January 18, 2016 after he was mistakenly kicked in the stomach by another player while playing football. He fell to the ground and complained of pains. They rushed him to the hospital where he died a few hours later.

13. Fada U-Turn

One of Nigeria’s most popular 90s musicians Olufemi Mayomi, a.k.a Fada U-Turn, tragically died on Sunday, November 17, 2013 due to a kidney related disease. The singer was only 36 years old as at the time of his death.

14. Ireti

Adebimpe Adekola popularly known as ‘Ireti’ was a popular 90s actress who was a leading woman in the Yoruba sector of the Nigerian movie industry.

The actress tragically died on Friday, September 27, 2002 after a brief illness due to some complications suspected to be from typhoid fever.

She was in her early 30s.

15. Alizee

Nigerian singer, Zainab Nielsen popularly known as Alizee was murdered on April 5, 2018 by her Danish husband, Peter Nielsen, in their residence at Bellasta Towers, Banana Island, Ikoyi. She was murdered along with their three-year-old daughter, Petra.

According to reports, Peter hit his wife’s head severally on the wall causing her to die, before proceeded to poison his daughter. He then went on to drag his wife and daughter’s lifeless bodies to the kitchen close to the gas to create the illusion that the two women suffocated to death as a result of a gas leakage.

The husband, 53 year old Peter Nielsen, pleaded not guilty to the charges brought against him and was remanded in Ikoyi Prisons on the orders of a Yaba Chief Magistrates’ Court.

Zainab was only 37 years old when she died. Her daughter was only 3.