The title of this piece is so ironic
that it surely elicits mirthless laughter from you, our dear readers. Unlike
what the Yorubas will readily tell you that, ‘The whip used for the older wife
is hanging on the doorpost to be used on the new wife,’ a lot of our career
Nollywood home breakers have gone on to find love with the men they succeeded
in snatching from their ‘rightful owners.’ In this piece, TOFARATI IGE follows
the marriages of top Nollywood actresses who ‘took over’ other women’s men, and
are enjoying the fruits of matrimony.
LOLA
ALAO
Often described as the leader of
Yoruba actresses that date married men, and even acts as a pimp for them, Lola
Alao has had more than her fair share of marriage scandals. The actress got
married for the second time recently to one Wale Ajibola Yakubu, who is
reported to be an ex-convict after serving time in a Kuwait jail for credit
card fraud. She has had a string of unfruitful affairs with married men, and it
is alleged that it was Lola who linked other actresses to the treasurer of the
Lagos branch of National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW), MC Oluomo.
It should also be recalled that Bisi
Ibidapo Obe, who has a baby for Hon. Dino Melaye, fingered Lola as the person
who introduced them to each other and also engineered their break-up as she
claimed that Lola was also dating Melaye at the time. Described by her
ex-husband, Dare Ogunlana, as a woman who would bring ruin to any man she
marries, Lola was once rumoured to be dating a certain Biodun Bodunrin,
Holland-based Nigerian who is married with kids.
Though she came out to refute the
claim, she was also said to have had a thing with Gbenga Bankole, popularly
called Gbenga Astoria, of the Astoria Catering World. E24-7 MAGAZINE gathered
that Lola’s marriage to Wale is water-tight at the moment; partly because she
sacrificed a lot to ensure that the marriage came to pass. It is common
knowledge that Lola has always lusted after the ‘green card’ and Wale,
ex-convict or not, is the answer to her prayers as he is an American citizen.
INI EDO
‘Ini Edo is beautiful and curvy,’
must be the understatement of the century. The dark-skinned Akwa Ibom-born
thespian has made her mark in the Nigerian movie industry, and her beauty
rarely goes unnoticed. However, the dimple cheeked actress has a side of her
that is not so elegant. Classed among the actresses that have become the
nightmare of many married couples, the fear of Ini Edo seemed to be the
beginning of wisdom for many married ladies.
Ini got married to Philips
Ehiagwina, an America-based Nigerian in 2008, and the marriage is still
together, even though they have no off springs between them. Ini reportedly
began dating Phillips when he was still married to fellow actress, Ruth Okoro,
and this ultimately resulted in Philips divorcing Ruth who had sacrificed so
much for him. Despite a thick cloud of bad rumours always hanging over their
marriage, Ini and Phillip still seem to be happily married and in love.
BUKKY WRIGHT
Christened Oluwabukola Ajoke Asake
Wright at birth, her beautiful looks have attracted her sustained attention
from men of different walks of life. Bukky Wright has been the architect of
many controversies with married men in the industry and outside.
The actress
has been linked to married men like Corporate Pictures boss, Alhaji Abdulrazak
Abdullahi; Rotimi Makinde and Bolaji Basia. She was involved in a messy media
fight with Basia when their union broke up, with Bolaji accusing her of
lesbianism and fetish acts.
She got married to US big boy,
Adewale Onitiri, in 2011, and she seems to have relocated to America to be
close to her husband, who was reported to have banned her from acting. Wale,
who studied at the University of East Texas, lost his late wife, Adebisi, to
the dreaded cancer disease. There are no cracks on the wall of her marriage as
she seems to be having the best of times with Wale.
STELLA DAMASUS
There is no contesting the fact that
Stella Damasus is a pretty lady; it is also without a doubt, that she is one
actress who has a lot of controversies trailing her. Stella first got married
to Jaiye Aboderin who passed away in 2004 of a heart attack while he was
playing basketball.
Not long after Jaiye’s death, Stella
met and fell in love with Emeka Nzeribe, though their relationship didn’t last
for long. However, Stella was in the news for the wrong reasons earlier in the
year when she was rumoured to have gotten married to Doris Simeon’s estranged
hubby, Daniel Adenimokan.
Though the couple has not come out
to categorically deny or confirm their relationship, it is common knowledge
that members of the public blame Stella for gate-crashing Doris’ union. Even
though, Daniel’s relationship with Doris had started developing cracks when he
met Stella, many people believe that Stella has a hand in the hitherto lovely’s
couple’s marital woes. The couple are still living happily together for now,
with Stella Damasus regularly dispensing advice on love, sex and marriage.
FOLUKE DARAMOLA
Her marriage to Kayode Salako in
February this year generated so much controversy that it provided fodder for
journalists many weeks on end. Kayode was hitherto married to Bukola Salako who
bore him three sons, before Foluke Daramola stepped into the picture.
This was amidst revelations made by
journalist, Bukola Fasuyi, who introduced the duo, that Foluke, who has been
married once before, used ‘juju’ to get Kayode to marry her.
However, Kayode, who is the
coordinator of “Fasholamania,” debunked the claims, stating that he consulted
numerous clerics before marrying Foluke. Kayode declared that if he was to do
it over again, he would still go for Foluke as she is the apple of his eyes.
IRETI OSAYEMI
Thick-set Ireti Osayemi is the wife
of actor and movie director, Bankole Adeoye popularly called Banky Adeoye. When
she began dating him, he had a dutiful wife who bore him two sons. Ireti had
her first child for Banky in November 2007, before getting married in 2008.
She
also had a second child for him in 2009. Her marriage is currently on solid
ground.
Culled from E-24/7 Magazine.
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