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Ajimobis: Peep Into Their Marital Journey.
So many would say his daughters will miss him because he was very close to them.
Don’t forget that they have their spouses to console them except Ajaya who is the last daughter and still single.
Truth be told, his wife, Mrs Florence Ajimobi must be inconsolable now.
Senator Abiola Ajimobi and his wife were an item!
Always together, you would think they were teenagers in love. To think she was a devout Christian and her late husband, a practicing Moslem.
The couple who was married for 39 years before Ajimobi kicked the bucket on June 25, 2020 after suffering from COVID-19 complications, remained a shining example to their children.
Florence also reportedly tested positive for COVID-19 but recovered.
“We met initially in London, then we met in Nigeria; then we met at the bank. It was then I told myself: ‘this is my wife.’ I went to her and said ‘hello’ and she replied ‘hello!’ The person with whom I went to the place asked, ‘How did you know the woman you are greeting?’ I said ‘go and ask the woman, don’t ask me.’ She then went away and I went my own way. The third time it was raining and I offered her my umbrella and she accepted my offer of umbrella. I then asked, ‘Do you remember me?’ She said ‘no.’ I said, ‘Well, we met before’ and she said, ‘Okay, what’s the problem? You want me to use your umbrella or you want to toast me?’ Many things later happened and in the end we got married. The particular attraction I saw in her was honesty, very hardworking and that, she still has,” he revealed of their initial meeting in an interview.
They would always celebrate their edding anniversaries especially when he became a governor and even after he left office.
On their 38th anniversary in 2019, while writing on his social media handles, the enigmatic administrator mused, “Not a long journey, but our God-ordained union has been an adventure. Not a love story, our marriage has been an epic tale of romance and lessons.
“Not just a happy ending, our marriage is a blissful loop of sweet memories and fantastic endless tales.
“Thank you, my Masterpiece of Nature for everything. Happy wedding anniversary to us. It has been 38 years of amazingness.”
When they celebrated their 39th wedding anniversary in November 2019, 61-year-old Florence wrote,
“39years strong
Eternally grateful to have the best man with me through the years. Best husband, father and grandfather. Thank you for being a good and solid companion on this journey.
As we look to the future with so much hope, may our evening years together bring a more joy than we have ever known.”
But that didn’t mean he didn’t cheat on her.
A loving wife, Mrs. Florence Ajimobi, said she caught her husband having an affair on two occasions.
Mrs. Ajimobi said this while speaking with her daughter, Bisola in a video which was posted on Instagram earlier in 2020.
According to Florence, when most men cheat, it is just about sex and nothing more.
Mrs. Ajimobi said, “Even on one or two occasions that I caught him cheating, he will apologise and once he apologises and it ends, I never go back to them (the issues) again. I never, Bisola because what I’m saying is to err is human, to forgive is divine.
“We are friends. Even as a wife, sometimes I fall below his expectations. Sometimes we do something worse than cheating.”
“So, even before I got married, I made up my mind that this union called married would be forever.”
ters will miss him because he was very close to them.
But they have their spouses to console them except Ajaya who is the last daughter and still single.
Truth be told, his wife, Mrs Florence Ajimobi must be inconsolable now.
Senator Abiola Ajimobi and his wife were an item!
Always together, youwould think they were teenagers in love.
The couple who was married for 39 years before Ajimobi kicked the bucket on June 25, 2020 after suffering from COVID-19 complications, remained a shining example to their children.
Florence also reportedly tested positive for COVID-19 but recovered.
“We met initially in London, then we met in Nigeria; then we met at the bank. It was then I told myself: ‘this is my wife.’ I went to her and said ‘hello’ and she replied ‘hello!’ The person with whom I went to the place asked, ‘How did you know the woman you are greeting?’ I said ‘go and ask the woman, don’t ask me.’ She then went away and I went my own way. The third time it was raining and I offered her my umbrella and she accepted my offer of umbrella. I then asked, ‘Do you remember me?’ She said ‘no.’ I said, ‘Well, we met before’ and she said, ‘Okay, what’s the problem? You want me to use your umbrella or you want to toast me?’ Many things later happened and in the end we got married. The particular attraction I saw in her was honesty, very hardworking and that, she still has,” he revealed of their initial meeting in an interview.
They would always celebrate their edding anniversaries especially when he became a governor and even after he left office.
On their 38th anniversary in 2019, while writing on his social media handles, the enigmatic administrator mused, “Not a long journey, but our God-ordained union has been an adventure. Not a love story, our marriage has been an epic tale of romance and lessons.
“Not just a happy ending, our marriage is a blissful loop of sweet memories and fantastic endless tales.
“Thank you, my Masterpiece of Nature for everything. Happy wedding anniversary to us. It has been 38 years of amazingness.”
When they celebrated their 39th wedding anniversary in November 2019, 61-year-old Florence wrote,
“39years strong.
Eternally grateful to have the best man with me through the years. Best husband, father and grandfather. Thank you for being a good and solid companion on this journey.
As we look to the future with so much hope, may our evening years together bring a more joy than we have ever known.”
But that didn’t mean he didn’t cheat on her.
A loving wife, Mrs. Florence Ajimobi, said she caught her husband having an affair on two occasions.
Mrs. Ajimobi said this while speaking with her daughter, Bisola in a video which was posted on Instagram earlier in 2020.
According to Florence, when most men cheat, it is just about sex and nothing more.
Mrs. Ajimobi said, “Even on one or two occasions that I caught him cheating, he will apologise and once he apologises and it ends, I never go back to them (the issues) again. I never, Bisola because what I’m saying is to err is human, to forgive is divine.
“We are friends. Even as a wife, sometimes I fall below his expectations. Sometimes we do something worse than cheating.”
“So, even before I got married, I made up my mind that this union called married would be forever.”
Source: Kemi Ashefon
Nigerian superstar Ayodeji Balogun, popularly known as Wizkid has officially made history as the first African artist to surpass 10 billion streams on Spotify across all credits.
This milestone cements his legacy as the leading figure in the global expansion of Afrobeats, having been the first African artist to reach every billion-stream threshold on the platform (from 1 billion to 10 billion).
The Ojuelegba crooner achieved the feat as his streams across all credits on the platform recently hit the 10 billion-stream mark.
His collaborative hit with Canadian superstar Drake and British singer, Tyla is his most streamed song on the platform with almost 4 billion streams.
His third studio album, ‘Made In Lagos Deluxe’ is his most streamed project on Spotify with over a billion streams.
Wizkid’s most streamed song as lead is ‘Essence’ featuring Tems, which has amassed over 333 million streams.
Meanwhile, American singer Billie Eilish’s ‘Birds Of A Feather’ has surpassed Tones and I’s ‘Dance Monkey’ as the most streamed solo song by a female artist in Spotify history.
‘Birds Of A Feather’ recently hit 3.37 billion to surpass ‘Dance Monkey’, which has 3.3 billion streams.
Actress and producer Funke Akindele has officially shattered box office records once again. Her latest film, Behind The Scenes, has surpassed her previous work to become the highest-grossing film of all time in West Africa.
The film reached this historic milestone after crossing the ₦1.77 billion mark at the box office in early January 2026.
This is according to box office performance data from cinema distributors and industry trackers across the region.
The development shows the growing commercial power of locally produced films and Funke Akindele’s continued dominance as Nollywood’s most bankable filmmaker.
The film’s record-breaking run comes after weeks of sustained audience turnout, strong word-of-mouth, and consistently high weekly grosses, positioning it ahead of Akindele’s previous blockbuster, Everybody Loves Jenifa, which ended its theatrical run at about N1.8 billion.
What the data is saying
Available data shows that Behind The Scenes has already recorded a cumulative box office gross of approximately N1.77 billion as of the last weekend in cinemas.
The movie also posted a historic N129.5 million single-day gross on Boxing Day, one of the highest ever recorded in Nollywood history.
In terms of audience turnout, the film leads West Africa’s 2025 admissions ranking with 223,768 admissions between January 1 and December 31, 2025 (not calculating spillover numbers in 2026 yet. This places it well ahead of Everybody Loves Jenifa, which recorded 148,863 admissions within the same period. The numbers reflect not just higher ticket prices, but a significantly larger cinema-going audience.
More context from the box office
Beyond becoming the region’s highest-grossing film, Behind The Scenes is also the highest-grossing movie of 2025 so far. It represents Funke Akindele’s third N1 billion film, an achievement that remains unprecedented in Nollywood.
The film features an expansive, star-studded cast including BBNaija stars Wanni x Handi, Uche Montana, Scarlet Gomez, Tobi Bakre, Uzor Arukwe, Vee, Mr Macaroni, Ini Dima-Okojie, Iyabo Ojo, Ibrahim Chatta, Dele Odule, Destiny Etiko, Kamo, Afeez Oyetoro, and Ejiro Onojafe. Its broad appeal across demographics helped sustain momentum weeks after release.
The success of Behind The Scenes reinforces Nollywood’s transition into a data-driven, big-budget industry capable of delivering consistent theatrical returns. Funke Akindele previously disclosed that the film’s production budget was close to N1 billion, highlighting the growing scale and financial risk of modern Nigerian filmmaking.
What you should know
Nairametrics has consistently reported on the rise of billion-naira Nollywood films and Funke Akindele’s outsized influence on the box office. The actress-producer had earlier warned fans against sharing pirated cinema recordings, emphasizing how piracy directly threatens film profitability.
Behind The Scenes had shown strong box office momentum from its opening weekend. Funke Akindele’s latest film recorded over N200 million in box office revenue during its first weekend in cinemas, making it the highest-grossing opening weekend of 2025, according to figures released by FilmOne Entertainment, the film’s West African distributor.
The movie, which debuted in cinemas on December 12, attracted 34,548 admissions between December 12 and 14, setting multiple opening-weekend benchmarks in the Nigerian film market. Within just two weeks of release, the title crossed the N500 million mark at the Nigerian box office.
Its momentum continued across the region, as Behind The Scenes surged past N1.1 billion at the West African box office just 17 days after release, becoming the fastest film in the region’s history to cross the billion-naira threshold.
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Police Launch Manhunt For Portable Following Alleged Assault On Baby Mama, Ashabi Simple
Controversial Nigerian singer, Portable, has escaped police arrest after beating up his fourth baby mama, actress Ashabi Simple.
The incident reportedly happened on Thursday, January 1, 2026 during Ashabi’s visit to his bar in Ogun state.
In a viral video of the incident online, Ashabi, who was seen holding the singer’s cloth saying she’s tired of being called his baby mama, insisted that Portable must also recognise her as his wife.
She said: “Oya Pami baby, I’m also your wife, you’ve to stop calling me your baby mama.”
Portable immediately pushed her and replied that he only recognises his wife, Bewaji, noting that other women that have kids with him are baby mamas.
“I only have one wife, the rest of you are just baby mamas,” the singer said.
His response escalated the altercation with Ashabi responding emotionally “Then you will have to kill me, baby.”
After the commotion, the actress and her siblings reported Portable to the police for assault and abuse.
Speaking in a video on Instagram, Ashabi revealed that the police met Portable’s pregnant wife, Bewaji at home as Portable escaped arrest.
“I celebrated the new year in a happy mood with my family. You are the one that called me that you’re in a bad mood, and I told you that I went to my dad’s house for the new year. And you asked me to bring new year food for you and I said ok.
“I called you when I got to your bar, and you asked me to meet you outside. When I got there, we had a minor disagreement and you slapped me, beat me up, seized our phones and threatened my siblings and I with axe,” she alleged.
Reacting to the fight, many Nigerians berated her for forcing herself on him, while some said she has low self esteem.
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