This Was How My Marriage Failed, Nollywood Actress, Rachel Oniga Opens Up
Top Nollywood Actress, Rachael Oniga has opened up on how she separated from her late husband. The scandal free single mother of three tells The Entertainer in this interview.
On the extent her late ex-husband hurt her: He hurt me badly.Yes. During our years of courtship and marriage, I never suspected that we would just break up like that or anything could ever come between us. Back then he told me everything. I could tell you where he was at every moment; I trusted him so much.
On meeting the other woman her ex-husband left her for: It was later, much later and when I did I was like ‘did he leave me because of this thing?’ I don’t know how to put it but men don’t really appreciate what they have until they lose it.
On how she got over the shock and the journey afterwards: I believe so much in myself, and when I got over the shock of the separation and all that, I made up my mind that I was going to make a statement without a man. I wanted to prove that a hardworking woman could make an impact and with God’s grace I have come a long way.
The truth is that when you’re focused and you know where you’re going to, you’re likely to succeed. I made up my mind then that I wasn’t going to remarry. I was determined to make it and make all men including my late husband know that with God by her side, a woman can make it in life without a man’s support.
Rachael also advised other women going through the same situation she said: “Just believe in yourself and with hard work, you will get there. God is always faithful. I killed my emotions and I said to myself ‘Rachael, your kids must go to the best schools.’ It was just work and my children.
Rachael Oniga, a computer programmer who got into Nollywood in 1993 has remained one of the few actresses that has successfully carved a niche for herself both in the English and Yoruba sector of the movie industry.
The Delta born veteran actress whose first job was on a TV series, a programme called Memorial Hospital played a challenging role in her first movie called ‘Onome” has since featured in over 100 movies.
Women all over the country have concluded plan to converge on the Nigerian federal capital, Abuja on Wednesday to stage a one million women march in protest against the abduction of over 200 female students of Government Girls Secondary School, Chibok in Borno state by members of the deadly Boko Haram,
The immediate younger brother to Arc Mohammed Namadi Sambo the Nigeri’s Vice President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Captain Yusuf Sabo Sambo is dead.
Governo Emmanuel Uduaghan of Delta State has called on religious leaders to intervene in the high rate of students that are dropping out of schools, even as he sought their assistance in asking parents to take parental upbringing seriously.
How National Confab Delegates React To Insurgency, By Ahmed Tijjani
In spite of the violence, destruction and veiled attempt by terrorists to lure Nigeria into unnecessary conflicts, the resolve by Nigerians and their leaders to keep the country one has remained unshaken.
From the speeches by various delegates at the ongoing National Conference, it has become clear that Nigerians have decided to remain united. The delegates have, from different members, mix feeling to the insurgency, but are unted in observing the urgent need for all to be extra-vigilant in their various locations to check the excesses of those causing mayhem.
At the Conference, shades of opinions pointed at the fact that Nigeria’s borders are porous, thereby exposing the country to infiltration by undesirable elements from the neidgbouring countries, even as they insisted that the citizenry need to always pay attention to the security of the neighborhood and towns.
The security agencies in the country deserve some kind of commendation, though there is still much to be done in terms of making more drastic moves to stem the security challenges.
Pastor Tunde Bakare, one of the members of the Confab did say at the plenary: “May l humbly suggest that we send a very strong signal from this conference that we are not safe as long as Nigerians are being slaughtered. He even romance with an idea of suspending the business of the conference “until we see change. That will let them know that we are serious. A drastic situation requires a drastic step.”
Bakare called on the fellow delegates to take step towards ebsuring the safety of the delegates and more importantly, Nigeria and Nigerians, saying: “the death of one is the death of all.”
The entire delegates supported the motion, casting a pall picture on the nation with all the security burden.
The question is where do we go from here?