- Comedian and actor Okechukwu Onyegbule, known as Okey Bakassi, said on Instagram on Monday, 12 October 2026, that he and his wife Ezinne are still together.
- Okey Bakassi called a viral report that his wife had moved to the United States and wanted a divorce fake news, and asked fans to report the page behind it.
- Okey Bakassi and Ezinne married in Port Harcourt on 1 September 2001 and marked their 25th wedding anniversary on 1 September 2026, six weeks before the rumour.
Okey Bakassi says 25-year marriage is intact, calls split story fake
In an Instagram video on Monday night, 12 October, the comedian told fans to ignore a viral report that his wife had left for the US, six weeks after the couple marked their 25th wedding anniversary.
Six weeks ago, Okey Bakassi was on Instagram thanking his wife for 25 years of marriage. On Monday night, 12 October 2026, the Nollywood comedian was back on the same account telling fans that the marriage is still standing, after a viral report claimed she had left him. "My family is intact and in God's hands," he wrote under a…