Less than two months after popular Lagos skincare entrepreneur and boss of House of Phreedah, Farida Abdulkabir and her partner, Ademola Okulaja tied the knot in a lavish wedding ceremony, the union has broken down irretrievably, like a pack of badly arranged cards. While their friends and family members have openly expressed their sympathies to the once enviable couple, they are rather, even more concerned about the millions of naira spent on the much-vaunted wedding that has now gone down the drain. Farida claims she single handedly spent N100 million for the wedding ceremony which was anchored by ace comedian, Gbenga Adeyinka. Music was provided by the Mayegun of Yorubaland, King Wasiu Ayinde Marshal who entertained guests, such as traditional rulers, socialites, business moguls, movie stars, etc, with songs from his repertoire.
The guests turned up at the event in expensive but exquisite pink lace ‘aso ebi’ and green head gear for women, while men adorned green caps atop white ‘buba’ and ‘sokoto.’
Farida and Ademola’s love story started over two decades ago when they began an off-and-on relationship until recently when Ademola, after serving time in a London prison, returned to Nigeria and decided to take his relationship with Farida to the next level. They had barely settled down to enjoy marital bliss when the centre could no longer hold them together any longer.
Farida who will be 50 years-old next month, accused Ademola of body shaming her, always referring to her as someone with the body of an 80-year-old woman. For that reason, according to her, she took to undressing or dressing up outside his view, preferably in the bathroom. She claimed he refused to accept her the way she is and put her under undue pressure to go under the knife for a liposuction and Brazilian Butt Lift procedures to make her look more attractive for him. She also accused him of suffering from erectile dysfunction which prompted them to go in search of a remedy for his issue, including going the traditional way by visiting herbalists. She also claimed that he cheats on her without shame or remorse and is emotionally attached to a certain married woman (name withheld) whose romantic love message she intercepted on his phone that burst the bubble. She also claimed that she found out that Demola had nothing to his name and only reunited with her because of her wealth.
In his defence, Demola claimed they attempted to go for In Vitro Fertilisation, IVF so she could bear a child, only for him to discover that she had no womb. He accused her of being a nymphomaniac who cheated on him with over 12 of his friends, a major reason he attempted to call off the wedding but was prevailed upon by well-wishers not to do so.
He also said that no sooner had they tied the knot than he began to experience excruciating headaches and after a series of comprehensive tests which turned up nothing, he was forced to go spiritual only to find out that his wife was fetish. This is what he said prompted him to move out of their matrimonial home. He denied ever cheating on her and only had one affair outside of his marriage after he moved out.
However, a few days after the marriage packed up, Farida attempted to commit suicide by jumping off the Third Mainland bridge in Lagos. She was prevented from doing so by concerned motorists. She would later issue a public apology to her family and friends for her actions, blaming it on depression and suicidal thoughts caused by the crash of her marriage.
Farida was formerly married to Nollywood actress, Foluke Daramola’s ex-husband, Tunde Sobowale, son of a former Ccommissioner for Education in Lagos State, Professor Idowu Sobowale. They got married in 2015, but the marriage collapsed shortly after.
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