Entertainment
List of celebrities whose marriages crashed in 2023

Several celebrities’ relationships and marriages took a downward spiral from amity to enmity in 2023.
The year ended with a number of celebrity marriages ending bitterly due to one or more reasons.
Some of the reasons have been identified to include domestic violence, infidelity, emotional detachment, feminism, lack of defined gender roles amongst others.
Some celebrities whose unions crashed in 2023 are:
1. Popular sensational Yoruba actress, Wunmi Toriola in January 2023, announced the end of her marriage via an Instagram post.
According to the actress, her ex-husband couldn’t handle her fame and would always rub it in whenever an argument arose. She also debunked allegations of being violent in the marriage.
2. Yoruba actor and producer, Yomi Alore, popularly called Yomi Gold, also in January announced the end of his second marriage to his wife, Meenah.
The actor took responsibility for the split while also praising his wife. He further blamed loss of love and affection in the union for the split. According to him “When love dies in a relationship nobody should force it”.
3. Sensational Yoruba actor, Bolanle Ninalowo, in September, announced the end of his 17-year marriage to his wife, Bunmi, on Instagram.
Announcing their separation, Ninalowo said; “A sad reality I prayed, nurtured and worked tirelessly hard never to experience for the sake of all. My wife and I have decided to go our separate ways and headed for an irreconcilable marriage dissolution.”
4. Veteran Nollywood actress, Stella Damasus, in October, confirmed the breakup from her husband, Daniel Ademinokan.
According to the actress, she was served breakfast via YouTube, adding that her husband has moved on with another lady.
This shocked many fans, who did not see it coming because of their usual public display of affection which portrayed marital bliss.
5. Davido’s logistics manager, Isreal Afeare, popularly known as DMW, announced the end of his marriage to his wife, Sheila Courage in a post via instagram in November.
Israel DMW accused his wife of ingratitude, despite his generosity during the marriage. He claimed that Sheila left the marriage in August.
6. Popular Yoruba actor, Damola Olatunji was previously in a relationship with his colleague, Bukola Awoyemi, popularly called Arugba.
The actress announced their separation via her Instagram page, alleging her partner of infidelity, which he outrightly denied.
She also claimed that she was never married to Olatunji but bore him children.
Entertainment
I’d be divorced again if I remarried – Toke Makinwa

Media personality, Toke Makinwa said she does not regret her decision not to remarry.
She stated this in the latest episode of her podcast, Toke Moments.
Makinwa married Maje Ayida on January 15, 2014, but the union hit the rocks in 2017 following allegations of infidelity.
Nearly ten years after, the media personality has not remarried, a decision she said she does not regret.
Speaking on her podcast, Makinwa said she would have been divorced again if she had walked down the aisle a second time.
“Honestly, regret is exhausting. Number two, get comfortable with your truth,” she said.
Makinwa said she was almost teary anytime she remembered she was 40 and childless until she chose to accept her truth.
“I used to feel like, ‘Oh my God! How am I 40 and don’t have a child? How am I 40 and single? How am I 40 and alone?
“Listen, if I’m completely honest with you guys, if I had gotten married again, I’d be divorced again because the lessons just never stop.
“I’m grateful for the journey. I’m grateful for where I am at,” she said.
Entertainment
Mercy Chinwo: Court orders arrest of VeryDarkMan for defamation

The Chief Magistrate Court in Wuse Zone 6, Abuja, has issued a bench warrant to arrest blogger Martins Vincent Otse, also known as VeryDarkMan (VDM), for “criminal defamation” of gospel singer Mercy Chinwo’s reputation.
The magistrate directed the Nigeria Police Force, along with other law enforcement authorities, to arrest VeryDarkMan and bring him to court to answer the charges leveled against him.
Magistrate Emmanuel Iyanna issued the bench warrant on Thursday, March 13, 2025, after VeryDarkMan failed to appear before the magistrate despite a court summons issued on March 5, 2025.
Though VeryDarkMan’s lawyer, Deji Adeyanju, requested that the magistrate reconsider the bench warrant and that he physically produce his client in court, Magistrate Iyanna denied the request and insisted that VeryDarkMan be produced in court by security agents.
When contacted, Adeyanju told Channels Television that a bench warrant was issued against his client.
“Yes, a bench warrant has been issued against him for failure to show up in court.
“They are just interested in media trial over the matter. They are not interested in prosecuting the matter,” Adeyanju said.
The bench warrant stemmed from alleged defamatory statements made by VDM on social media, accusing Chinwo of involvement in a contractual dispute and the purported diversion of $345,000 linked to her former record label boss, Ezekiel Onyedikachukwu, also known as Eezee Tee.
In support of her claims, Chinwo furnished the court with documentary evidence, including emails and payment receipts, to substantiate that VDM’s allegations were not only entirely false but damning and injurious to her public image and reputation.
The complainant’s lawyers led by Pelumi Olajengbesi of Abuja-based law firm, Law Corridor, Chinwo said the alleged actions of the defendant are contrary to Sections 391 of the Penal Code and Section 24 (1)(B) of the Cybercrime (Prohibition, Prevention etc) Act 2015.
Entertainment
Rapper DDG sacks his cameraman for flirting with his date

American rapper and YouTuber Darryl Dwayne Granberry Jr., widely known as DDG, has fired his cameraman for flirting with his date.
In a video of his recent livestream that has gone viral, the rapper can be seen on a date with model Tiana at a restaurant, but his cameraman, Johnny, keeps interrupting them by flirting with the model.
His actions enraged the rapper, who then texted him, notifying him that he had been fired.
“Check your phone, Johnny,” he told the cameraman after sending the text.
The cameraman displayed the message he received from his boss on the screen. The message reads, “You fired after stream.”
DDG has been going on dates with multiple different women since his breakup with his baby mama Halle Bailey.
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