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Top Five Shortest Nollywood Marriages Exposed
There are a lot of various
reasons behind marriage failures; still it is weird when a sacred union ends in less than a year’s time. Below are the five shortest celebrity marriages ever.
1. Adeshola Princess: The funny woman whose real name is Damilola Adekoya got married on May 8, 2013 and divorced several weeks later. She said that her ex-husband Adesola Jeremiah, should not be labelled as her ex. “I don’t think you should call him my ‘ex-husband because we were together for less than one month. An ex-husband is somebody you marry, and after three years or more, you separate. Anyway, I don’t know where he is. We have moved on.” Princess revealed that the union ended prematurely due to irreconcilable differences, but admitted that she did actually love him.
2. Chiege Alisigwe: Chiege Alisigwe was married to a UK-based businessman, but alleged that the man had other relationships. Unable to bear it, she came back to Nigeria, where she met and married an Enugu-based police officer. However, their marriage crashed in a three month period.
“I won’t say I made a wrong choice of a husband. Maybe I was naïve when the affair was contracted. May be it was a wrong choice. I won’t call it a mistake, but I call it an experience which I have learnt from,” she said. The marriage lasted for only three months, you won’t believe it. I had conceived the baby in my womb before we fell apart three months later, so I had the baby and have taken care of her all by myself since she was born. When I am working, she stays with my sister, and as soon as I am back from location, I take her. She lives with me and I love her so much. Infact, “she is my jewel.”
3. Uche Ogbodo: Uche Ogbodo’s marriage lasted for nearly a month. She didn’t speak much about it because of her pregnancy. The gorgeous Nollywood actress shocked a lot of her fans when she revealed that her marriage crashed. She confessed.
“The marriage lasted barely a month before we started having issues. We were having issues before I found out I was pregnant.”
4. Funke Akindele: Actress Funke Akindele was married for nearly a year to Kehinde Oloyede. She didn’t comment on their divorce, but her ex-husband wrote on his page in social media.
“It’s with heavy heart that am announcing the separation of me and my wife, Mrs Olufunke Akindele. We’ve both agreed to go our separate ways because of irreconcilable differences. We are still best of friends and we will forever remain good friends. Am doing just fine, getting along without you. I don’t need you anymore in my life.”
5. Damola Olatunji: His marriage lasted for nearly a year. It failed because he cheated on his wife with a fellow actress, Bukky Awoyemi. His wife Raliat lamented.
“I am sad, frustrated, and I don’t know where to start from. What did I do to deserve this? I gave my all, or is it a sin to love someone who claims to love you. Damola and I didn’t have any issues, neither did we have any major quarrels, just the normal ups and downs that married couples have. But I started feeling uneasy few weeks to our wedding anniversary when he rarely picked my calls nor replied my sms promptly and will only call me back in the middle of the night.
“Gist started filtering into my ears that Damola was seeing Bukky, but I ignored them. But when my husband wouldn’t change, I asked him and he denied, that the only thing between them is work, until Damola’s brother’s girlfriend called me to tell me that Damola actually brought Bukky to Osogbo and they went to Damola’s uncle’s home where she made dinner for him before they returned into the room to make love. And it started to make sense to me because like thrice in the middle of the night. I had seen Bukky’s text messages to Damola saying I miss you, I love you and can’t wait to see you, but I allowed it to slide because guys in the industry are in the habit of calling themselves darlings and all.
“But I knew I was in serious trouble when I came home for our anniversary, and Damola didn’t pick me at the airport. On getting home, I noticed that Damola had packed all our wedding pictured and all my property into the guest room. While waiting for him, I took a look at his pad and behold, I read his messages, with Bukky talking about the romantic getaways, the fact that he does not want me again and him professing love to Bukky . I was home for 30 days, and Damola only slept home once. Later, I heard he was with Bukky in Magodo. I went to see his parents but got a shocker as they told me point-blank that they would only want what their son wants, and all my parent’s efforts to make peace with his parents were turned down. I have not spoken to Damola for over 70 days as he neither picks my call nor replies my sms.”
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.”