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Movie Markers Shun Ini Edo …As She Faces Marital Crisis
If the news making the
rounds in the entertainment clan is any thing to write home about, Nollywood’s screen goddess Ini Edo-Ehiagwinas fortunes in Nollywood seems to have taken a down ward course as the dark movie marketers over the allegation that she is pompous and undisciplined.
It was gathered that this is the reason she has not been getting roles in moves as she used to get sometime past, while actress like Mercy Johnson has her baby. The story also has it that the delectable Nollywood actress has not featured in any movies recently which confirms the story.
It was also gathered that the Akwa-Ibom born actress was also not been having it easy with her marriage due to her inability to conceive, but the latest twist to everything is the current crisis facing her husband Mr. Phillip Ehiagwina in faraway America his place of abode. According to our source, the actress husband is on verge of being repatriated and his citizenship withdrawn.
The source has it that the crisis started when Phillip who had been married in USA to a lady named Ruth Okoro before meeting Ini Edo was said to have divorced the lady to later marry Ini Edo. The report has it that Phillip knowing what he wanted from the marriage was to use the lady to get a citizenship was quick to walk away from the marriage after he had successfully laid his hands on what he married her for, leaving the lady who claimed that the met her a virgin in the lurch.
Recently, stories emanating from the U.S. are that Philip Ehiagusna’s dealing with his former wife is currently under the investigation of the Federal Bureau of investigation (FBI) as well as the United States immigration. The current situation of things seems to have triggered some series of reactions from Phillip’s family who are blaming the misfortune on Ini edo.
They accused her of bringing the misfortune on their son due to her bad behaviour. Some of the husband’s kith and kin recalled a media report that alleged that the actress was practicing lesbianism which she quickly refuted. Other relations of the husband are against the Nollywood dive that she has been found several times doing things that are not befitting of a married woman as she has decided not to let go of her clubbing and drinking habit.
Her dilemma also stems from the fact that she was said to be responsible for all the money spent in the process of their wedding both in Nigeria and the USA. But a source claimed that her husband’s non receding appetite for women has been adding more strain to the marriage that most will describe as marriage of convience as the couple do not live together under the same roof.
According to an insider report, the wife Ini Edo is based in Nigeria, while the husband living in the United States of America with the two not having any plans to agree to live together. The source revealed that the two do not even stay under the same roof anytime the husband is here in Nigeria of the wife in the US. Findings also reveal that both have however not bordered to issue any statement to deny the story which is unlike them as they are usually quick to answer such as issue.
It is also worthy of note that reports of one scuffle or the other have been a frequent things in the marriage only to be dispelled by one Greek gift or the other to convince the people that all is well, while all is not actually well.
Spotify yesterday revealed a significant surge in heartbreak song streams in Nigeria during the Valentine’s Day season, with a 626 percent increase between 2022 and 2024.
This was disclosed in a statement issued in Lagos, Nigeria by Spotify’s Head of Music, Sub-Saharan Africa Phiona Okumu.
Okumu said, “Spotify data reveals a surprising trend, a massive surge in heartbreak song streams.
“Nigerians are turning to their playlists to express their emotions, with a staggering 626 per cent overall growth in heartbreak streams from 2022 to 2024.
“This Valentine, the sound of love is accompanied by the sound of heartbreak, and the data shows it’s louder than ever before.”
She said on Valentine’s Day, most surprisingly, male listeners streamed heartbreak songs at a significantly higher rate than female listeners, with a 362 per cent increase compared to 169 per cent among women.
“This could suggest that men resonate with the feeling of heartbreak more and turn to music as a private outlet for processing emotions.
“Whatever the reason, one thing is clear, when love is in the air, so is heartbreak and Nigerian men are pressing play on their pain more than expected.
“While Valentine’s Day is often celebrated with grand gestures, heartbreak is a common theme on Valentine’s Day -more than what’s publicly shown,” she said.
Nigerians will join their counterparts across the world to mark the 2025 Valentine’s today.
Grammy-winning Nigerian singer Temilade Openiyi, popularly known as Tems, has joined MLS side San Diego FC’s ownership group as a club partner.
SDFC announced today that Tems joined the ownership group through her company, The Leading Vibe.
In the process, Tems became the first African woman to be involved in MLS ownership.
“We are delighted that Tems has joined San Diego FC as a club partner,” SDFC chairman Sir Mohamed Mansour said in a statement.
“Tems is a globally significant artist who will help us reach new audiences and spread the word about our unique project, which, of course, has its foundations in sub-Saharan Africa through the unique Right to Dream organisation.”
Reacting to her addition as the latest partner in SDFC’s ownership group, the singer said: “I am thrilled to join San Diego FC’s ownership group and to be part of a club that celebrates creativity, culture, and the power of community.
“Football has a unique way of bringing people together, and I am excited to help build something special in San Diego, a city that thrives on diversity and innovation.”
Fashion and beauty entrepreneur, Toyin Lawani, has claimed she is enduring back pain and that her spine is degenerating.
Lawani revealed this in a video posted on social media last Tuesday.
In the clip, she opened up about her experience with epidural anesthesia, an injection administered to pregnant women in the spine to reduce pain during childbirth.
The mother of three claimed that since receiving the injection, she has not felt like herself.
She accused doctors of not fully informing women about the long-term side effects of epidurals.
According to Lawani, she received the anesthetic injection during the birth of her last two children.
She said, “When you hear ‘epidural,’ run. Doctors tell you about the side effects but do not tell you about the long-term effects on your body. I have about three friends having the same issues that I am having.
“Like, I am just 42, how did I end up with spine issues? I have a degenerating spine. I have implants in my spine. I go paralyzed. I can’t stand for a long time. I can’t even breathe properly sometimes because it affected so many things in my body when I had the surgery.
“They will not tell you because you just want the pain to go away. I have had two epidurals. I had my first as natural birth. The last two were epidural. The last one I had epidural because I had to undergo a surgery and I had no choice.
“See, the pain does not stop. My back is killing me and my spine is degenerating.”