- Nigerian celebrities have been plagued by a series of failed relationships, with a hint of drama.
- Celebrity couples that post their relationships online often have to deal with messy breakups
- Today, Legit.ng will be taking a look at some of Nigeria’s top celebrity relationships that ended in a shabby way
Celebrity dating in Nigeria can be quite an adventure, especially if the couple make it a routine to post their love lives online.
Time has proven that the same social media platform that was used to share their sweet moments can also be used to vent their dirty laundry when things turn sour.
Photos: Davido, Sophia Momodu, @nkechiblessingsunday, @tontolet
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However, some celebrity relationships in Nigeria have stood the test of times and continue to inspire fans through social media. However, celebrity relationships are not all the same and some end up being a public eyesore online.
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Today, Legit.ng will be taking a look at some of Nigeria’s top celebrity couples that had messy breakups that made the rounds on social media.
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1. Sophia Momodu and Davido
Davido, the top Nigerian singer and his first child mama Sophia Momodu made headlines with their messy split in 2016. It led to the music star insulting Sophia’s journalist uncle, Dele Momodu, after he tried to intervene when Imade was almost taken away from her mother. After the matter was resolved within the Adeleke family, Imade and Sophia were reunited. Davido had been known to call Sophia unprintable names at the time during their heated ‘custody battle’ and breakup.
2. Alexx Ekubo & Fancy Acholonu
The celebrity couple was popular online in the second half of December 2022 and early 2023 months after their breakup. After breaking up with Alexx, Fancy took to social media in 2022 to publicly beg Alexx. This led to many people bashing the couple. Later, she began to speak out and accuse Alexx of being manipulator and a narcissist. She continued to share more information about him and claimed that they never touched each other in their five years together. He even encouraged her not to sleep with any men she wanted.
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3. Kazim ‘Adekaz’ Adeoti and Funsho Adeoti:
Nigerian businessman and movie promoter Adekaz married Mercy Aigbe, a popular actress. It was claimed that Mercy and Adekaz had been dating before they married. This was despite Funsho, the businessman, having been married almost 20 years. Funsho, who is in America with their children dragged Mercy when he discovered that Mercy was staying in the same house her husband and she built. Adekaz, Mercy, and their children spent Valentine’s Day together in Maldives. His first wife, Funsho took to social media to remind them that it was their 20th anniversary.
4. Tonto Dikeh, Olakunle churchill:
Popular Nollywood actress, Tonto Dikeh and Olakunle Churchill’s relationship drama does not seem likely to end soon even though the businessman is now married to another actress, Rosy Meurer. On their son’s 7th birthday, Churchill posted on social media about how much he missed him and could not wait to reconnect with him. Tonto claimed that Churchill was an inactive dad who had never met his son, or paid his bills. This led to Tonto’s new series of drags. She also shared a video and court documents in which she described how Churchill failed in his duties to appear in court on the date he was supposed. His lawyers demanded N250,000 for transportation to allow him to attend court.
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5. Nkechi Blessing Sunday, Opeyemi Falegan
Many netizens claim that this Nollywood actress and Falegan are still in love due to their tendency to drag each other on social networks at any provocation. Nkechi blessing said her ex-boo was broke and accused her, among other things, of having dirty underwear. But, they had shared beautiful photos and made sweet promises before their relationship ended.
Some celebrity relationships in Nigeria are not all rose-colored.
Source: Legit.ng