I remember when I was in boarding school in Nigeria and we screamed, “I’m after you with your insert-object-of-choice-here!” The bad news is that this seems to be going on in Nollywood as husbands and men are being shared. Or is it the wives and women that are being shared? The good news, however, is that this news is totally blog worthy. Keep reading for the full gist.
Meet Ruth Okoro. Model. Actress. Cancer Survivor. Former wife of Philip Ehiagwina. Never heard of him? That’s okay. Not many have. Once upon a time, they used to be husband and wife. She spent 10 years with him. I don’t know if all 10 years were spent being married, but according to Ruth, she invested 1o years in him.
Meet Ini Edo. Gorgeous woman. Good actress — most times. Now producer. Questionable fashion sense. Famous for her ability to conjure up tears at the snap of the fingers. Loved her in her debut movie. Don’t remember the name now. Surely, you know Ini?
Meet Uche Jombo. Actress. Writer. Producer. My first Nollywood guest on the Verastically Speakin’ show. Criticized for being overly dramatic in some of her roles. Know her? (Wait oh! Whose hand is behind Uche in this picture?)
Meet Ikechukwu Uche. Born January 5th 1984. Footballer for Granada CF (on loan from Villarreal CF as a striker). You may or may not have heard of him before today. That’s fine.
So what connects these people? Well, like I said, once upon a time, Ruth Okoro used to be married to Philip Ehiagwina. They eventually got divorced and Philip went on to marry Ini Edo. According to Ruth, she was still married to Philip when he started messing around with Ini Edo, and she (Ruth) contacted Ini to tell her to leave her husband for her. Clearly, that did not work. Ruth and Philip had a messy and public break-up. They had all kinds of nasty things to say about each other.
Fast forward to Uche Jombo and Ikechukwu Uche. They dated for 10 years – what is it with this 10 year thing sef? And at a point, they were even engaged. That is no longer the case as Ikechukwu Uche has found love in the arms of — Ruth Okoro! Yes, the same one that used to be married to Ini Edo’s current husband.
Trust Nigerian blogs. They (not me oh!) have carried the news and said that Uche Jombo was dumped “unceremoniously.” But how do these people know that she was dumped? What if she dumped him? And even if he dumped her sef, when is being dumped ever ceremonious anyway? Fine, there are times that you do back flips because a certain person has broken up with you; trust me, I know. But who says Uche’s alleged dumping was unceremonious. For all we know, the chic was doing back flips! To drive the point home, they have even used this sad-looking picture, which I’m sure is a screen shot from one of Uche’s movies. Walahi, e no go better for you people oo!
Oh, but wait, there’s more! Uche has “reacted” to this whole saga. She has completely denied ever dating Ikechukwu Uche. My girl! *in Denzel Washington voice* I cannot say that I blame her. I will probably do the same if I were her. In fact, I have done it sef, and I have no regrets. Some people just need to be erased from your history. Sure, 10 years may be a little long to erase, but where there is a will, there is always a way.
Call me partial, but I like Uche. She was my co-host. And that means a lot to me. Goodluck Uche. May you find the man that God has specially kept for you.
I really should keep up with Nigerian celebrities and their drama.
And since when did Nigerian women start showing their nyash?
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But isn’t this how life is generally? You break up and date someone else?
Yes. But generally in life, it is somewhat frowned upon when it seems like all the dating is going on in the same circle – so to say.
Make sure you revisit this matter 10 years from now. Kind of like, where are the cast of the Brady Bunch, see what they are up to today!
Maybe in 10 years, Uche Jumbo would have married Philip’s sister and their daughter will be dating Ikechukwu’s cousin’s son.
Manny, I would absolutely love to do that! I can almost guarantee – and this is not a good thing – that ten years from now, something would have changed. I just don’t know what it is yet.
Honestly? The whole thing is just confusing o jare. Now I have to go back and read carefully to know who was dumped, who did the dumping, who was ‘snatched’ and who did the ‘snatching’! 😀
Vivacious, haha. I don’t blame you, my dear. It really is a lot to take in. I wonder who Uche Jombo will date next or marry.
I love your Denzel Washington Voice…I could here it from here!!! O deep gan!lol
Hahaha. I bet you could. LOL. How nah?
That Ruth Okoro na fineeeee girl, God she too fine! come slim, tall, fair she too much abeg. ike uche na local champion! always acting like a 10 year old because they use fake age to play football he is acting like a child…na today?. everything about the guy is funny, he looks funny, unkept, dry and wrinkled. (short old man) ike uche you get money but you no fit speak betta english shame on you igbo boy.
You don’t know what you want in a woman, jumping from one to the other. If you know what is good for you this uche, hold that Ruth tight before a much better guy snatches her from you.
My advice to you is use your money and go to school. you can have all the money in the world but if you cannot speak good English, you are an (ILLITERATE) for life. Money miss road.
i love this Ruth Okoro to death. Very pretty girl, with a babyface. She is one cute girl i swear. Best part is she does not give a f**k about negative talks, she always goes for what she wants. Love her loads. God bless u miss divalicious….i love your attitude girl. Bold, Focus and proud.
Okonkwo, well, I don’t know Ruth, Uche, or Ikechukwu personally, so it’s hard for me to say how right or wrong you are about anything you have said. But I will say, thank you for reading and commenting though. And of course, goodluck to everyone.
sorry jombo but this one beat you hands down. love your acting but ruth okoro beauty i can’t ignore. even the pose a lone na die. i notice something, uche jombo can pass for the girl’s mother especially if jombo was oyibo like her lol. sorry i just noticed that. good jon ike uche you finally made a perfect choice.
Okereke Irene … I don’t know oh! You think Uche looks that old? I don’t think so sha. She looks to be in her thirties, no? Anyway, beauty is in the eye of the beholder … thankfully. But yes, Ruth is a fine girl. (So is Uche)
Hmmmnnnnnn…. Naija na wa!
Hey gorgeous! Na your country people ooo! 😀
hope ike uche will keep her, the girl look very good. marry before or not so what, they looser left her for ini edo it was not her who left him according to the stories. This uche guy look confuse and very childish everytime, if he breaks this girl heart God will destroy his life. Im very sure he has spent time with her………if you know what i mean. So if he end up leaving her too because she was with another before, curse will follow him. big curses……..my feeling say that and it is always right. and hope ruth don’t leave him too they look good together
Yes, I hope he keeps her too. I don’t know about curse. That one hard small. But I wish them both the best of everything.
Vera, there should be pictures of five people here, no? I was LMAO the way some blogs were describing the whole thing – former wife of new husband of bla bla bla. LOL…
YES IKECHUKWU UCHE AND RUTH OKORO ARE IN A SERIOUS RELATIONSHIP. THE PAIR ARE AN ITEM. UCHE SPENDS MOST OF HIS HOLIDAYS WITH RUTH. THEY ARE MADLY IN LOVE AND VERY ATTACHED TO EACH OTHER A CLOSE SOURCE DISCLOSED
Nice! Good for them. Wish everyone the best.
I LOVE THEM BOTH A LOT AND WISH THEM THE BEST OF LIFE TOGETHER……MAKE UNA FOLLOW SAY AMEN JOR….
Amen!
i dey love wetin i dey see….oooo. uche sef follow like better things…..na..wa..ooooo…. uche make you no follow use this oyibo fine girl com leave am ooooo…i take God name de beg you. As i see say una footballers no dey fit look one woman so. i just dey talk am….keep this fine one well.
ike uche please keep this one this time. since it did not work out with you and jombo.
it will be very bad if you keep breaking this women heart because you never know what is waiting for you in future.
you are one of my best super eagle star and i want the best for you.
A single guy who is playing with women heart everytime is hipping nemesis for himself with out knowing it.
don’t get yourself into that trap because you will not get out a live. it is a very dangerous game. so i hope ruth okoro is not going to be another jombo. i like you two together. God bless you!
nonsense who cares
LOL.
Why are people saying Ruth is a very fine babe? To me, she’s barely average and she looks like she’s had some “help” with her skin complexion.
Mmmm. I cannot confirm or deny that. I know nothing about her complexion.
No simisola ! She is not doing thing with her skin,dat was her right from secondary school.she used to be my house capt.she is every nice person.I don’t belive what her ex said about her.
People lie all the time. Whatever the case may be, I hope they’re all fine.
Wish them all T̶̲̥̅ђe̶̲̥̅̊ best