Veteran Nollywood actor, Emeka Ike, has described dating for financial benefits as “romantic scam”.

He claimed that some ladies go into relationships with the primary aim of raising funds, which according to him, equates to fraud.

Speaking in a recent interview with BBC Pidgin, the actor urged ladies who date for money to join street-begging instead of scamming unsuspecting men.

He said, “Love and marriage is not scam. But there are a few hungry people who are using relationship as meal tickets. That’s where it becomes a scam.

“Love is beautiful. If you find someone who genuinely likes you, it’s very sweet. But when you are liking him or her for an end they are not aware of, that’s a scam.

“A lot of girls are going into relationships because what they want to get from the man. They should just join street-begging instead of using relationship to raise money.

“Relationship is supposed to be sacred. Love is the pillar of every good relationship. Let’s stop messing it up in Nigeria. Let’s stop pretending that we are in love just to raise money. Relationship shouldn’t be a source of income.”

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Nollywood actress, Jaiye Kuti, has spoken about what she described as a growing lack of support among members of the Nigerian film industry, saying many actors and filmmakers are unwilling to stand by one another during difficult times.

During an appearance on the Oyinmomo podcast, Kuti said that many people in Nollywood face the same problems but choose to act as though everything is fine rather than speak up.

It was reports that the thespian said this attitude is affecting relationships within the industry and making it harder for practitioners to work together.

The actress said film production requires a huge financial investment, yet many people do not understand the pressure producers face to recoup the money spent on making and distributing movies in cinemas.

She also said the public often admires celebrities without knowing the realities behind their lives.

According to her, many of the images people see on social media do not reflect the struggles those entertainers deal with behind the scenes.

Kuti recalled her own experience after some cinemas removed her movie from their schedules.

She said she publicly complained about the development but did not receive support from fellow actors, even though many of them had faced similar situations in the past.

She said: “Our relationship is gradually breaking down… Everybody is just acting like it’s okay. How is it okay? The people you’re emulating and looking at as an example, do you really want to know them? The people you call celebrities and follow on social media.

“Not one actor stood by me or went those cinemas or even supported me, despite the fact that we’re all going through the same thing.

“But If I celebrate my birthday, the next day they’d wish me a happy birthday. So I stopped wishing people a happy birthday because I don’t want anyone to wish me on my birthday. Please don’t.”

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Nigerian preacher and marriage counsellor, Reverend Funke Felix-Adejumo, has cautioned married men against sacrificing their health or lives while trying to please their spouses.

Felix-Adejumo argued that it is impossible for a man to completely satisfy a woman.

It was reports that Felix-Adejumo stated this while addressing her congregants.

“Listen to me very, very carefully. Do everything, but don’t kill yourself. Married men, hear me, I’m a woman speaking to you now. There is nobody that can please a woman,” she said.

Explaining her remarks, Felix-Adejumo said women naturally desire improvements, citing beauty enhancements as an example.

“The Almighty God gave us nails, we will cut the nails and attach another one. God gave us eyebrows, we will shave it off and put another one. God gave us hair, we will remove it. The Almighty God cannot please us; who are you that you want to please us?” she added.

She encouraged men to focus on doing their best rather than placing excessive pressure on themselves.

“Don’t die! Do your best,” she said.

Turning to women, the bishop urged wives to pursue financial independence instead of depending entirely on their husbands for money.

“Don’t let the money you will have be only sexually transmitted money. You have your money. So that whatever your husband gives you, it will be an addition. Esther chapter 2, they gave her her own. Where is your own now? Who says you too cannot surprise your husband with a Prado?”

Drawing from her personal experience, Felix-Adejumo said, “When my husband turned 60, I gave him 61 gifts.”

She concluded by encouraging women to develop their own sources of income, saying, “Your life should not be dependent on ‘until daddy comes’. We have left that level.”

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