It’s Valentine’s Day, a day to celebrate your romantic love and even rejoice with those that have found it. To celebrate Valentine’s Day this year, we’ll be sharing a list of couples in the Nigerian entertainment scene with marriages that have lasted for decades.
1. Omotola Jalade and Matthew Ekeinde
Nollywood actress Omotola and her husband Captain Matthew Ekeinde got married in 1996. The couple pride themselves in keeping their private life away from the public eye. As such, they have managed to stay scandal-free for 25 years! Omotola and Matthew have four children together.
2. Joke Silva and Olu Jacobs
Veteran actors Olu Jacobs and Joke Silva have been married for 35 years. The couple have two sons. Joke Silva revealed in an interview with Premium Times that she almost left him due to some learning curves earlier in their marriage, but they always managed to weather the storms together.
3. Patrick and Ireti Doyle
Veteran TV broadcaster Patrick Doyle and phenomenal actress Ireti Doyle have been married for 21 years. The marriage has not been without its ups and downs, at one point that they were seemingly estranged. But they have stuck together through it all.
4. Omoni and Nnamdi Oboli
Nollywood screen goddess and beauty queen Omoni Oboli has been married to Nnamdi Oboli since 2000 and the pair have three sons together. The couple leads a very private life, occasionally sharing images and videos of their lovely family.
5. RMD and Jumobi Adegbesan
Nollywood icon Richard Mofe-Damijo and TV presenter Jumobi Adegbesan in 1999. RMD has four children, two from his marriage to May Ellen-Ezekiel which ended after her death in 1996.
6. Tunde and Wunmi Obe
Tunde and Wunmi Obe have been quite the dynamic duo for a long time. They formed the music group TWO in 1988 and tied the knot 10 years later. The couple released five albums and have three children together.
7. Nobert and Gloria Young
This veteran Nollywood couple has been married for 19 years and they share 3 children. They have one of the most lowkey marriages in Nollywood and there has not been a single scandal between them.