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I’ve Had Failed Marriage With 3 Kids, But Nobody Knows — Jim Iyke

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2 years ago

July 9, 2023

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…Admits He Caused The Failed Marriage

Nollywood actor, Jim Iyke, has revealed that he had a failed marriage, despite having three, but not many people know about the personal issue.

Jim Iyke made this revelation while speaking in an interview with media personality, Chude Jideonwo.

The father of three stated that his marriage failed due to the death of his mother, adding that he was the cause of his marriage failure.

He said, while grieving over his mother’s death, he emotionally abandoned his partner, who recently gave birth to his first son.

Jim Iyke noted that he invested all the love he had in his child and “left his wife behind.”

He said, “I have had a failed marriage but nobody knows that. I have three kids. I caused my marriage to fail. I am not the type that would blame anybody for my mistakes. There is a saying, ‘to boss up, own up’, There is a part of me that would take the easier route out.

“Anytime I did anything mediocre in my life, I always did it when I was emotional because I am extremely proficient in being deliberate and being strategic about everything I do.

“Every time I failed; it was because I got emotional. I became mediocre then I appeal to the smaller man in me and the part that was not emotionally intelligent.”

Jim Iyke said due to his closeness with his mother, no one was willing to inform him about her death.

He said, “When I lost my mother, I could not find my feet for years. There was a lifestyle, spiritual connection that I lost. It took them 72 hours to tell me that I had lost my mother. I just got out of an interview in London.

“There is always that one person in the family that is a deliverer of bad news. The person who does that in our family said he would not break the news to me because there is a great chance I would not make it.”

On how his mother’s death impacted his relationship with his wife and son, the actor stated, “Just when I was getting over it, my woman was pregnant with my first son.

“I had a quiet space, there was nobody around me to take care of me anymore. There was nothing all of a sudden and the grief hit me. The loss hit me and I could not sleep for days. I was irritated and was not the loving man she met.

“I am a goofball, forget the perception out there. I am the prankster of the family and the guy that starts the laugh at the most serious issue. They don’t even invite me to family meetings because I start with a joke then my father calls me to order.

“I lost my sense of humour, the lion in me and the leader in me. I just gave myself to the elements, so she suffered for that. I became an obsessive dad. I took everything in me to my son.

“I was changing diapers; I was the proper stay-home dad. I took everything to him and left her behind. I took all my love and attention and invested it in my son and left her behind. I was an excellent father and a woeful husband. They are white, they are not built like us.

“After a while, she said, I can’t find who I married. Then we parted as friends. I told her, ‘I am here but I am not here. There is no presence here. I don’t know what it would take me to heal and bring myself back here but if you want to wait for me I will appreciate it and if you can’t I will understand’. She said she can’t.”

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Singer Mr Eazi Weds Temi Otedola In Iceland [VIDEO]

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21 hours ago

August 9, 2025

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Popular Nigerian musician, Mr Eazi, has wedded billionaire daughter Temi Otedola in Iceland.

The couple reportedly held their white wedding on Friday, August 8, 2025, at Iceland’s iconic Hallgrímskirkja Church.

Mr Eazi exchanged vows with Temi in the presence of their close family members and friends.

Other public figures at the private ceremony were Africa’s richest businessman, Aliko Dangote; content creator, Broda Shaggi, among others.

A trending video on social media also captured the bride’s sister, DJ Cuppy, and their mother.

Recall that the singer proposed to Temi, the daughter of Nigerian billionaire Femi Otedola, in April 2022.

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https://x.com/dammiedammie35/status/1954099475598791087?s=19

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Why I Was Absent At Davido’s Miami White Wedding —Cubana Chief Priest

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22 hours ago

August 9, 2025

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Celebrity barman, Pascal Okechukwu, popularly known as Cubana Chief Priest, has explained that long-standing U.S. visa issues prevented him from attending singer Davido’s white wedding in Miami, Florida.

In an Instagram post on Saturday, Okechukwu said he woke up with “mixed feelings,” describing his joy for the couple alongside the disappointment of missing the event.

Sharing a throwback video from Davido’s traditional wedding in Lagos in 2024, he wrote: “Woke up this morning with mixed feelings. I’m happy, and I’m still sad at the same time. Sometimes, God has a way of making you understand that you are powerless regardless of all you may think you have.”

Addressing criticism over his absence, the nightlife entrepreneur said it gave him “multiple reasons and proofs to apply again” for a U.S. visa.

He also appealed directly to the U.S. Embassy in Nigeria, saying: “#usinnigeria do it for me this time. You can clearly see how disappointed and hurt the world is to see me absent at my best friend’s wedding… Well, delay is never denial, CP is still hopeful.”

Despite not being there in person, Okechukwu said his wife and family attended to represent him. “The largest part of me, which is my family, my beautiful, elegant, expensive, eloquent and sophisticated wife #_deangels, is there to share in this luxury blissful experience. So I’m there in body and spirit,” he said, while wishing Davido and his wife Chioma “an amazing wedlock.”

He revealed plans to reapply for a visa next week, adding: “#usinnigeria I’m in again next week. Please give me access to the greatest country in the world. This pain is really paining.”

Earlier in January, Cubana Chief Priest disclosed on Channels TV’s Rubbin’ Minds that errors made on his first U.S. visa application, filled out by someone else when he was younger, had persisted in the immigration system, repeatedly leading to denials.

“Some mistakes were coming up during interviews… Anytime I came, it kept popping up,” he explained, adding that Davido often tells him about life in America, an experience he still hopes to enjoy soon

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VIDEO: Davido Reveals Cost Of His White Wedding

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1 day ago

August 9, 2025

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Music star, Davido and white Chioma smilling ahead of their white wedding that cost $3.7 million

Nigerian Afrobeat star, David Adeleke, popularly known as Davido, has disclosed that he spent $3.7 million on his forthcoming white wedding with his wife, Chioma Rowland, in Miami, United States.

He made the revelation in a now-viral video during preparations for the event, saying, “I spent $3.7 million cash, so we should know what we are doing here.”

Recall that Davido had announced the wedding date a few months ago.

In an interview with The Breakfast Club earlier this year, the ‘Fem’ crooner confirmed that the couple, who traditionally tied the knot in a star-studded ceremony at Eko Hotels, Lagos, in June 2024, will hold their white wedding in Miami, Florida, in August 2025.

Ahead of the ceremony, the couple arrived in style for their pre-wedding party in Miami, setting the tone for what is expected to be one of the most glamorous celebrity weddings of the year.