They are celebrities and usually, so much pomp
follows their wedding especially for those of them who roll out the drums to
have an earth-shaking ceremony. And when these marriages crumble unexpectedly
after a short while, it is also followed with so much scandal, noise and most
people, especially those who see them as their idols, are left in wonder and
amazement. Saturday Beats beams its focus on some of the marriage crashes that
shocked Nigerians in recent years.
Tiwa Savage and Tunji Tee-Billz Balogun
Theirs looked like a match made in heaven; at
least that was the picture they painted on social media. So beautiful did their
love seem that rap artiste, Ice Prince, in his song, That Could be Us,
praised the couple’s love and told his potential girlfriend that their
relationship could be like Tiwa and Tunji’s.
However, Nigerians got the shock of their lives
about two weeks ago when Tee Billz went on his Instagram page to rant and tell
tales of his wife’s alleged infidelity among other things. In retaliation, Tiwa
Savage granted a no-hold-barred interview where she claimed that her husband
was not only a cheat but was an irresponsible man who stole from her. Although
other entertainers have pleaded with both parties to let peace reign for the
sake of their son, Jamil, Tiwa has made it known that the marriage is over.
Toyin Aimakhu and Adeniyi Johnson
When the romance between
the pair began to brew, many people were skeptical for several reasons. First
on the list was the issue of age difference because Toyin is older than
Adeniyi.
Some argued that it was
an egocentric relationship because it was alleged that Toyin earned more
money and seemed like the breadwinner of the family, so most likely she would
want her decision to be final and this might not sit well with her husband.
Despite all these
odds, the pair tried to prove that love is blind and they proceeded to the
altar. Toyin and Adeniyi had a low key traditional wedding in Ibadan in
February 2013 and on July 8, 2013, they signed the dotted lines at the Ikoyi
registry.
Shortly after they tied
the knot, people began to monitor the marriage just to see if their predictions
would come to pass and the couple made it easy for them by posting their daily
activities online for the public to comment. Sometime in 2015, their marriage
had a hiccup but their parents came to the rescue to patch things up.
Later that year, it was
announced that their marriage crumbled like a pack of cards. Although they did
not give detailed reasons for their marriage failure, Johnson, in an interview
once hinted that his marriage crashed because his wife caught him flirting.
In a recent interview,
the actress disclosed that she doubts she would give marriage or love another
chance.
Ini Edo and
Philip Ehiagwina
Not many knew how the
romance began but they certainly knew how it ended. The union between the two
was one plagued by various controversies; top on the list was the constant war
of words between Phillip’s first ex-wife, Ruth Okoro and the couple.
Despite the storm, the
pair was able to sail through together for about six years before they called
it quits. The separation was a messy one and some news portals reported that
her bride price was returned because she was unfaithful in the marriage. It was
alleged that she had an affair with a governor and that did not go down well
with Phillip. It was also reported that the marriage broke up because the
actress did not conceive a child and the husband’s family was breathing down
her neck for a child. After a long silence on the issue, the actress via her
twitter handle, insisted that she was never unfaithful to her husband. She
wrote, “I asked for a divorce from my ex-husband because of irreconcilable
differences. I never cheated on my husband. There’s a conscious and
malicious attempt at tarnishing my image. This whole saga is
familiar. Let’s not forget the past. Thank you and God bless.”
The ace actress has since
moved on with her life since the marriage crashed in 2014. Although there were
claims in the media that she was in a relationship with an actor, Mike Godson,
she never confirmed or denied the report.
Chika Ike and
Tony Eberiri
The duo signed the dotted
lines to become man and wife in 2006 and by 2013 another dotted line was signed
in an Abuja High Court, but this time, it was to dissolve the marriage. Shortly
after the dissolution of the marriage, the actress took a picture of the court
paper beaming with smiles and it soon flooded the internet.
In a series of
interviews, the actress made it known that the main reason she walked out of
her marriage was because she was a victim of domestic violence. The actress
claimed that her husband was always beating her and she lost her pregnancy on
one of the occasions.
Though she has been
linked with one or two top government officials, the pretty babe is still
singing and gracing the TV screens.
Funke Akindele
and Kenny Oloyede
The marriage between ace
actress Funke Akindele and Kenny Oloyede just lasted for some months, it was
between May 2012 and 2013. The marriage was the talk of town mostly because her
hit movie, Jenifa, had endeared her to the hearts of her fans and many
were so happy that their darling Funke had left the single ladies’ club.
However, some others
wagged their tongues that the marriage would pack up soon because she was not
Kenny’s first wife, others were optimistic that things would work out if they
gave it a shot.
Nevertheless, it still
came as a rude shock when the marriage collapsed when it did! Nobody saw it coming.
It came as a shock when
the actress’ camp released the statement to confirm her separation, “We want to
formally inform you that after due consultation and consideration, she’s now
separated from Mr. Kehinde Oloyede as his wife.”
Subsequently, Oloyede,
went on his Facebook page to break the news to his followers. He wrote, “It is
with a heavy heart that I am announcing the separation of me and my wife, Mrs.
Olufunke Akindele, we’ve both agreed to go our separate ways because of
irreconcilable difference. We still remain best of friends and we forever
remain good friends. I am doing just fine, getting along without you. I don’t
need you anymore in my life. You are the greatest mistake I have made in recent
times.”
When asked why she quit
her marriage, the actress claimed that she was a victim of domestic abuse both
emotionally and verbally.
“I was abused emotionally
and verbally. Really, I felt we could work things out when the trouble started
two months after the marriage, but I made up my mind and shut the door of the
marriage at him when the trouble was coming to me too much,” she said.
Princess and
Adeshola Jeremiah
Comedienne, Princess, was
on top of the world when she was getting married. She was so excited that she
even reportedly said, “I am so happy I’m now getting married, I can now proudly
wear iro and buba like a Nigerian woman…God bless that young man that picked me
and decided to pity me and marry me when I had given up all…I am saying this
because I want you all to hear it, God bless him for me for covering up my
shame.”
But her marriage to
Adeshola was probably the shortest among the list as it packed up almost at the
beginning.
Not much is known about
why the marriage broke up but Princess would always pin it down on
‘Irreconcilable differences’.
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