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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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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The Ooni of Ife, Adeyeye Ogunwusi has dismissed reports circulating on social media claiming that he conferred a chieftaincy title on Nollywood actor and comedian James Olanrewaju, describing the claims as false.

The clarification was contained in a statement issued on Saturday, July 4, by the Director of Media and Public Affairs at the Ooni’s Palace, Moses Olafare.

According to the statement, the Ooni said he received Baba Ijesha and his wife at the palace on Wednesday, July 1, to celebrate the birth of their son but did not confer any traditional title on the actor. The monarch said he presented Baba Ijesha with a brand-new car and cash gifts as an expression of his fatherly love and royal generosity. However, he stressed that no chieftaincy title was bestowed on him during the visit.

The statement explained that “Awada Konge Oduwa,” which Baba Ijesha later described on his social media pages as a chieftaincy title, was merely a light-comedy remark made by the Ooni during a relaxed interaction in recognition of the actor’s outstanding career as a comedian. The monarch maintained that the remark was never intended to constitute a formal installation or conferment of a traditional title.

I did not confer any Chieftaincy title on Baba Ijesa ? Ooni of Ife

He added that although Baba Ijesha, as an indigene of Ile-Ife, is deserving of honour and could be considered for a chieftaincy title in the future, no such title has been conferred on him.

“However, no such title has been conferred on him. The conferment of chieftaincy titles in Ile-Ife remains a sacred traditional process governed by established customs, consultations and traditional rites, which are publicly conducted in accordance with the age-long traditions of the source. None of these customary procedures took place during the actor’s visit to the Palace.”

The Ooni also urged media organisations and members of the public to disregard reports claiming that Baba Ijesha had been installed as the “Awada Konge Oduwa” or conferred with any chieftaincy title.

While appreciating the actor for acknowledging the royal kindness extended to him and his family, the monarch reaffirmed his commitment to celebrating and supporting deserving sons and daughters of Ile-Ife and the Oodua race while preserving the sanctity, dignity and integrity of the traditional institution of chieftaincy.

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