They have it all; affluence, connections, social standing, etc, yet the urge to remain prominent members of the single boys’ club for various reasons, which mostly boils down to lack of luck in love, burns high.

They no longer care what society thinks of their marital status and would prefer to live life on their own terms. It is our hope that interested members of the opposite sex reading this will find the boldness to shoot their shots at these eligible bachelors and make love happen for them.

Adedeji Adeleke: The very wealthy businessman and father to popular singer, Davido, is very much single. The founder and president of Adeleke University was married to Dr Veronica Imade Adeleke, a former lecturer at Babcock University, before she passed on in 2003 at only 39.

Later, Adedeji attempted to give marriage another shot when he tied the knot with a middle-aged lady known as Tejumade in 2011, but the union lasted only four years before it was dissolved by an Osun State High court due to irreconcilable differences.
Sunny Aku: When wealthy businessman, Prince Sunny Aku got married to beauty entrepreneur, Dabota Lawson in 2014 at the Oriental Hotel, he must have thought he had reached his final bus stop. Dabota was his second attempt at marriage and notwithstanding the 35-year age difference between them, he wanted the union to work and he kept her happy by buying her some of the best things in life, flew her to some of the most exotic places for vacation.

While in Nigeria, she had access to his private jet which she flew in unhindered. Unfortunately, Dabota had other plans. He alleged that she was unfaithful to him. In fact, during one of their getaway periods at the Intercontinental Hotel Lagos, he had her followed and caught her sneaking into another room in the hotel when she told him she was just stepping out of the hotel on an urgent errand.

The marriage ended as quickly as it was contracted and the diminutive CEO of Novena Majesty Furniture Limited has chosen to remain single ever since.

Aliko Dangote: He may be Africa’s richest man, but despite his wealth, he is still very single. A father of three ladies and a grandfather of six, Dangote gave marriage two shots but ended them when he wasn’t getting the best out of them. His first marriage was contracted when he was an adolescent and later got hooked to Maria AD Muhammad Rufai.

Some of his most prominent relationships have been with a former Nigerian beauty queen and at another time, with a serial entrepreneur. Not forgetting a handful of flings with some Lagos-based socialites. With none ending in marriage, Dangote felt the need to explore beyond the shores of Nigeria, with hopes of getting true love and maybe, possibly leave the single boy’s club. Unfortunately, that adventure ended up being a disaster. The 64-year-old has no doubt been unlucky with love.

Musa Danjuma: Musa Danjuma is one rough neck when it comes to infidelity and this has cost him his five marriages. But he couldn’t care less. The last being with Nollywood actress, Caroline Ekanem Danjuma, who spent the better part of the marriage fighting off mistresses and concubines, some of who the wealthy younger brother of retired general, Theophilus Danjuma, had no qualms bringing into his matrimonial home. Unable to bear the humiliation any longer, Caroline was forced to leave the marriage with the three children she bore him.

Thinking her leaving would make him sober, the reverse became the case. He upgraded one of his regulars who Caroline had a physical altercation with before ending her marriage. The Zimbabwean born mixed race fashion designer began to accompany him to high profile events.

At one point, she was the hostess in his home when he celebrated his birthday. There are, however, speculations that the fair skinned beauty may have been dumped with Musa moving on to the next available lady.

It remains to be seen if the law trained 67-year-old will give marriage another trial for the sixth time.

Stanley Ugochukwu: He is the youthful and wealthy boss of Stanel Group of Companies with a huge presence in Awka, Anambra State where he comes from. Stanley who is in his 30s is not only hardworking, he has access to to-ranking government and the business world.

Stanley used to be married to Irene Tallen, one of the daughters of Pauline Tallen, a former Deputy governor of Plateau State and now Minister of Women Affairs. The union produced four children while it lasted.
Stanley later began dating actress, Ini Edo shortly after his marriage ended.

The relationship which many thought would lead to a happily ever after situation, ended for reasons best known to both of them. Stanley has since remained single.

John Obayuwana: He is as old as the luxury and lifestyle business in Nigeria, plying his luxury trade via his Polo Company. John, popularly known as the King of Luxury has remained unmarried after more than 20 years since he divorced his wife, Comfort and mother to one of his two children, Jennifer, who is also an executive director at his company. Wedding bells almost rang for John when he dated former Miss Nigeria, Ene Maya.

They were romantically involved for over 10 years but when John refused to play ball, Ene had no choice but to move on. When the very stylish John celebrated his 70th birthday two years ago, he did so with no woman to share the day with him.

Hosa Wells Okunbo: Unknown to many, the wealthy chairman of Ocean Marine Solution, an offshore asset protection company rendering services to major oil companies, is a patron of the single boys’ club. Okunbo, who has been in London for the past seven months battling a life-threatening ailment, is presently without a woman to call his wife. A trained commercial pilot, Okunbo started out life with Evelyn, his first wife and mother of his grown-up children.

Unfortunately, the love they both shared waned. And while Evelyn moved on and relocated to America, Okunbo decided to formalise his relationship with his female friend, Nosa whom he spoilt silly with his wealth. So smitten was he with Nosa that they were seen as the quintessential couple with many wishing to emulate what they both shared. But all that was a façade.

It turned out that his very beautiful wife, in whom he was well pleased allegedly began to step out on him. To say that he was shocked at the discovery would be putting it mildly. He reportedly cut off Nosa from his life but not before settling her.

She now lives in Houston, Texas in the USA, in one of his homes which he gave her as a parting gift. He has remained heartbroken since, nursing his ill health all by himself without the company of a loved one.

Juwon Obasanjo: Juwon’s union with Tope Adebutu, daughter of wealthy businessman and lotto magnate, Kessington Adebutu, without mincing words, was already doomed even before it was solemnised in 2017.

From his mother, Taiwo Obasanjo’s failed attempt to use the court to move his wedding to another date so as to avoid a spiritual repercussion, to allegations of infidelity and physical abuse by his own wife, to being accused of being a drug addict – the union was fraught with all manner of allegations.

Well today, Juwon, one of the sons of former President Olusegun Obasanjo, is single and may likely not give marriage another shot after the traumatic experience of his short-lived marriage.

Festus Keyamo: The self-acclaimed human rights activist and current Minister of State for Labour and Productivity is very much single and has been for almost ten years. He was formerly married to the mother of two of his three children, Irene Isioma, whom he chased out of his home alongside the products of their union.

Keyamo’s reasons were that they have lived apart for two years, that she is foul mouthed, not domesticated, ill-tempered and irresponsible. However, Irene believes he is the one who is irresponsible, tight-fisted and with a philandering nature. Before settling down with Irene, Keyamo as a young lawyer in Lagos was involved romantically with a socialite and milliner, Lavonne Cele Tawo. The relationship produced a girl child.

Oba Abdulrasheed Akanbi: He is perhaps the only monarch in Nigeria today who is without a queen. The flambouyant and controversial Oluwo of Iwo kingdom in Osun State, ended his marriage of over four years to his Jamaican/Canadian born queen, Chanel, on his Instagram page, while warning the public to disregard any business transaction with the 35-years old woman, using his office.

While the king attributes the end of the union to personal and irreconcilable differences, his ex-queen blamed the monarch’s unending life of fun and endless controversies surrounding his reign, including his inability to properly take care of her and their son, as some of the reasons the marriage ended.

It has been almost two years and the Oluwo is more interested in partying and hanging out with his fellow monarchs than to think about getting a replacement for his departed queen.

Yomi Folawiyo: He is one of the sons of the late wealthy industrialist and the Baba Adinni of Nigeria, Wahab Atanda Folawiyo. Yomi, who has had two failed marriages, the second to prominent skin beautician, Bimbo Kashamu, niece to Senator Buruji Kashamu, has had to retreat from the social scene in order to reorganise his personal life.

His marriage to Bimbo in 2011, which produced a daughter, ended on a sad note in 2016. Bimbo accused him of being a chronic debtor who lies at will.

Source: Thewilnigeria.com