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Porsha Williams has wasted no time in reverting to her maiden name.   The American reality star, who married Nigerian businessman Simon Guobadia 15 months ago, filed to divorce him this month.   The divorce announcement came after it emerged that Simon was denied US citizenship because of credit card …

  An Akure Magistrate Court in Ondod state has declared as barbaric, evil and ungodly an igbo tradition which denied a father access to his children because he didn’t pay bride price to the wife’s family. Magistrate Segun Stephen Rotiba made this known when he gave ruling on the court …

Nigerian socialite and businesswoman, Sandra Iheuwa has called out her ex-husband Steve Maduka popularly known as Steve Thompson over claims that she removed his surname from their son’s name. According to Iheuwa, her ex accused her of stopping their son from bearing his name after insisting that he did not …

Sophia Momodu, Babymama of Afrobeat star, David Adeleke aka Davido, has caused a stir online after revealing that she plans to change her daughter, Imade’s surname. Naija News recalls that some weeks back Momodu had earlier claimed that some men are financial bullies to their babymamas. She explained that the …

Danielle Edochie, the first child and only daughter of popular Nigerian actor, Yul Edochie has carried out an unusual action on her social media page amidst the ongoing saga in her family. A glance on the YouTuber page indicated that she has removed her father’s name from her names on …

Judy Austin has edited her Instagram bio to include “Yul-Edochie” as her surname.   The actress, who secretly married her colleague Yul Edochie this year after welcoming a son with him last year, had retained her surname “Muoghalu” on Instagram.   In June, she referred to herself as “Judy Austin Yul-Edochie” …

The estranged wife of the Ooni of Ife, Naomi Silekunola, who announced her divorce from the revered monarch, Oba Enitan Adeyeye Ogunwusi, in December 2021, has refused to drop the royal surname. Naija News reports that this is coming two days after Ooni’s new wife, Maria Anako was welcomed into …

A man has divorced his wife after she refused to remove her father’s name and replace it with his surname in all her documents as well as social media handles. Facebook user Iyke Orji who shared the story online said the husband had asked the wife to effect the change …

Advertisement Nollywood actress and producer, Funke Akindele has dropped her husband’s name ‘Bello’ as she celebrates her new appointment as the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) deputy governorship candidate in Lagos state. This is coming barely two weeks after her husband, Abdulrasheed Bello, popularly called JJC Skillz, took to his Instagram …

Nollywood actor Yul Edochie’s second wife, Judy Austin Moghalu, has officially taken his surname. The actress made this known via her Instagram page on Friday, June 17, 2022.