What is a power couple?
According to dictionary.com, a power couple is a romantic or married couple in which each individual is well-known or successful in their own right. The phrase occasionally refers to contented, successful, regular marriages.
In the middle of the 1980s, ‘power couple’ started to complement and ultimately replace ‘super couple’. In 1983, it was used for the first time in print to describe Bob and Elizabeth Dole, who were the US senator and education secretary at the time, respectively. The Doles were referred to as a power couple by many other publications in 1984 and 1985, including U.S. News, The New York Times, and Cosmopolitan. Here, “power” refers to the pair’s significant sway.
The Doles held political influence, but other non-politician couples soon began to wield power. Two married Olympic cyclists were referred to as a power couple by Cosmopolitan in 1987, together with the Doles and the recently wed Madonna and Sean Penn. In the same year, Phylicia Rashad, best known for playing Clair Huxtable on The Cosby Show and Ahmad Rashad, a former football player and sports presenter, were both featured in Ebony as TV’s power couple.
Top 10 power couples in Nigeria
Celebrity couples abound in the Nigerian entertainment sector. Some people are talented, but when they work together, they may be a strong team.
Below is a list of the top ten power couples in Nigeria.
Olu Jacob & Joke Silva
Both actors have extensive Nigerian film business experience and serve as role models for the upcoming Nollywood stars. Even though Olu Jacobs and Joke Silva have been married for a long time, they still appear to have recently tied the knot. They have been together for nearly 34 years, and over that time, they have managed to stay in love while weathering all kinds of adversity and thriving in the spotlight.
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Bankole & Adesua Etomi-Wellington
Bankole Wellington, better known by his stage name Banky W, is a Nigerian musician and owner of a record company. He is married to the well-known actress Adesua Etomi. Even though the couple’s marriage is still relatively new, it is undoubtedly the most praised in the Nigerian entertainment sector. The duo is always the centre of attention wherever they go.
2Face Idibia and Annie Idibia
Annie Idibia and her husband 2Face Idibia, are one of the top 10 hottest celebrity couples in Nigeria in 2022. Before getting married, Annie Idibia and 2Face Idibia’s relationship lasted more than ten years. Since then, despite constant breakup rumours, their bond has grown stronger by the day. The wedding took place in Dubai on March 23, 2013. These two together represent romanticism in a more profound sense. When it comes to social expressions of love for his found and reunited wife, Annie Macaulay, 2face is king. They always walk hand in hand, looking into each other’s eyes, grinning heartfelt smiles, and laughing together in public.
Davido and Chioma
One of the top 10 famous power couples in Nigeria in 2022 is David Adeleke and his stunning girlfriend Chioma Rowland. This couple’s romantic chemistry appears to defy gravity. Davido and Chioma’s relationship first came to the public’s attention in 2017. Since then, their bond has grown stronger by the day. Davido has professed his love for Chioma in popular songs like Aye, Assurance, 1 Milli, and countless more ways. The two are prone to be caught with each other in public, displaying affection on an uncountable number of occasions.
Regina Daniels and Ned Nwoko
Regina Daniels and her husband Ned Nwoko are one of Nigeria’s power couples.
Ned Nwoko is a Nigerian senator, while Regina Daniels is a Nollywood actress. Nwoko is 40 years older than Regina, but the pair insists age is just a number. The traditional wedding of Regina Daniels and Ned Nwoko took place in Ogwashi-Alor, Delta State, Nigeria, on May 28, 2019.
During a media interview with an on-air personality, Daddy Freeze, Regina Daniel said she married Ned Nwoko out of love and not for money. She also admitted that she always referred to him as her kid. This couple’s romantic chemistry appears to defy gravity.
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Mercy Johnson and Prince Okojie
Mercy Johnson and her husband, Prince Odianosen Okojie, were united in marriage on August 27, 2011, and they have four children together—Purity Ozioma Okojie, Divine-Mercy Ehinomen Okojie, Henry Ozioma Okojie, and Angel Onosetale Okojie—three daughters and a son. Mercy Johnson and her husband are frequently pictured on social media acting silly and adorable.
Simi and Adekunle Gold
Simi and Adekunle are also one of the top power couples in Nigeria. Both Simi and Adekunle Gold are revered musicians from Nigeria. While his stunning wife Simi is a well-known Nigerian R&B singer, songwriter, recording artist, stage performer, and model, Adekunle Gold is a well-known Nigerian highlife singer, songwriter, performer, record artist, and graphic designer. Adekunle Gold and his stunning wife Simi are natives of Lagos State, located in the southwest of Nigeria.
Adekunle Gold studied arts and design at the Lagos State Polytechnic, and his stunning wife Simi studied mass communication at Covenant University in Ota, Ogun State. They married on January 13, 2019, at a ceremony attended by top dignitaries, public figures and celebrities from the Nigerian entertainment industry.
Chizzy Alichi and Chike Mbah
Chizzy Alichi and Chike Mbah’s romance first made headlines in 2019, and since then, their connection seems to be becoming stronger and stronger. In December 2019, Nollywood actress Chizzy Alichi and her husband, Chike Ugochukwu Mbah, had a lavish traditional wedding ceremony. This was followed by a similarly vibrant white wedding.
Chike Ugochukwu Mbah is a native of Imo State, a prolific investor, entrepreneur, producer of motion pictures, and philanthropist. In addition to having landed properties in Abuja, Lagos, Imo State, and other regions of Nigeria, he engages in the import and export of goods.
Omotola Jalade & Matthew Ekeinde
Omotola Jalade, often known as “Omosexy,” and her husband, Matthew Ekeinde, have been together for 23 years; at the time of their wedding, she was 17, and he was 27. Although he is a pilot, his marriage to a Nollywood legend also catapulted him into prominence. They are a prominent pair in the industry because of how well their marriage has held up. They have four adorable children.
RMD and Jumobi
Richard Mofe-Damijo, a seasoned actor from Nigeria, is married to Jumobi Adegbesan-Damijo, a well-known TV host from the 1990s. Today, she is a prominent businesswoman and media figure.
According to reports, RMD and Jumobi originally connected soon after the actor’s first wife passed away in 1996. They married in December 2000. Their union has produced four successful adults as offspring.
Although the pair would prefer to keep their marriage private, they have been photographed together on numerous occasions, including at various media and cinema events. They are the centre of attention everywhere they go.
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