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Four Celebrity Marriages That Crashed In 2023

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It is common knowledge that celebrity marriages in Nigeria have always been a popular issue among many.

This is owing to the rate at which these marriages have continued to fail.

Although many have thrived, others have regrettably ended, leaving their fans in disbelief.Here are four celebrity marriages that have sadly ended in 2023.Bolanle Ninalowo:Fans were stunned to learn that the 17-year marriage of popular Nollywood actor, Bolanle Ninalowo and his wife, Bunmi, had ended.
Ninalowo announced the breakup on his Instagram page on September 1, saying the split was for the benefit of everyone involved.This won’t be the first time the couple would be making headlines for their relationship hitting the rocks.In 2017, the actor in an interview with Genevieve Magazine revealed that after 12 years together, he and his wife had decided to divorce. They did, however, reconcile in 2018.Yomi Gold:Yoruba actor and producer Yomi Alore aka Yomi Gold, announced the end of his second marriage to his wife, Meenah, in January 2023.While announcing the divorce, Gold took responsibility for the marriage crashing, calling his wife a ‘good person’.BRed:Nigerian Musician, Adebayo Adeleke aka BRed’s marriage to Faith Johnson ended in a split in 2023 after charges of cruelty and adultery.The split couple, who shared a baby boy named Adetayo Oshioke Adeleke, who was born in 2019, have now unfollowed each other on Instagram and have continued to slight each other on social media.Faridah Sobowale:Sobowale and her husband Odulaja tied the knot in June, the marriage however crashed in August.The Lagos socialite attempted to end her life following the crash of her two-month-old marriage to her now-estranged husband, Demola Odulaja.Sobowale was rescued from jumping off the Third Mainland Bridge in Lagos.Odulaja, who confirmed the rumours, said his two-month-old marriage to Sobowale failed due to alleged infidelity.

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BBNaija’s Queen Mercy Confirms crash of Her One-year Marriage

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Big Brother Naija reality show star, Queen Mercy Atang, has finally confirmed the crash of her one-year marriage.

The single mother of one got married to David Oyekanmi in March 2024 amid a public dispute with her baby daddy, skit maker Lord Lamba.

A few months after their marriage, Mercy sparked marital crisis rumours after she unfollowed her husband on Instagram and deleted their wedding pictures.

Debunking the speculation, the BBNaija Shine Ya Eye housemate explained, “I was trying to take my marriage off social media and reduce some of the things I put out there.

However, in a new development on Wednesday, she finally confirmed her separation from David while addressing her marital status in an Instagram comment.

Queen Mercy had shared a new picture of herself from actress Mercy Aigbe’s mother’s burial last week.

Commenting on the photo, a fan, @makachrist, asked, “Queen, hope you are still married because asa, you are too beautiful to be single.”

The reality star replied, “Single and unavailable.”

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It’s Chaotic, Fireboy on Relationship, Dating

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Nigerian Afrobeats singer Adedamola Adefolahan, popularly known as Fireboy DML, has opened up about his dating life, revealing that it is chaotic.

Speaking in a recent episode of the Reprezent podcast, the movie star said the messy nature of Lagos dating scene inspired his hit song, ‘Ashawo.

“In my song ‘Ashawo’ I was trying to paint a picture of what the dating scene is like in Lagos where I live.

It’s a mess,” he explained.

On his relationship experience, Fireboy said, “It is chaotic. But I thrive with girls. When I’m under pressure, I usually find balance in girls.”

Fireboy has previously revealed that he was looking forward to suffering a heartbreak in a bid to get inspiration to make more genuine music.

The singer has not publicly confirmed a girlfriend or any romantic relationship

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Dagrin Influenced Me, Other Rappers – Olamide

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Ace rapper Olamide has revealed the role that late Indigenous rapper, Dagrin, played in his career.

Speaking on the impacts of Dagrin in a recent video broadcast, the YBNL boss admitted that the late rapper influenced him and a lot of other rappers.

Olamide revealed that he listens to Dagrin’s critically acclaimed album, ‘C.

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O’ for inspiration whenever he is experiencing “writer’s block”.

He said, “Dagrin’s ‘C.E.O’ album is a timeless project. That’s the only rap album almost everybody in the south west can sing word for word. Dagrin influenced a lot of rappers, whenever we need motivation, we would go and listen to his album.”

Dagrin died in an auto crash in April 2010.

His music became more popular after his death.

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