Lagos, Nigeria — Popular social media star and relationship therapist Blessing Okoro, better known as Blessing CEO, don announce her engagement to Ikechukwu Ogbonna, wey dem dey call IVD. Di announcement come from her Instagram page on April 15, 2025, as she share emotional post wey dey contain intimate photo of di couple.
She write, “I SAID YES….. @ivd001. For di first time, I no want drama. For di first time, I no want di noise. I just want peace and softness! To hear our heartbeat as one and hear you breathe into my face. Let’s do dis together as we take dis journey forever. YES, YES, YES, I WILL MARRY YOU. IKECHUKWU DARRY OGBONNA.” Dis touching message don spark new conversations about dia relationship, wey dey face plenty speculation and controversy.
Since late 2022, di duo don dey linked romantically, after IVD lose him wife, Bimbo. Bimbo’s death come after violent domestic incident wey shock many Nigerians and raise discussion about toxic relationships and domestic abuse. At dat time, IVD was accused by Bimbo’s family of long-standing abuse, leading di police to hold him pending investigation.
In a twist, Blessing CEO come publicly defend IVD, saying Bimbo get mental health issues and claim say IVD no guilty. She even use Instagram Live share voice notes and chat wey allegedly show di couple’s relationship, an action wey provoke heavy backlash and lead to her brief arrest in March 2023 for cyberbullying and libel against Bimbo’s family.
Despite di backlash, Blessing insist say her intentions no bad and she dey speak out as relationship expert wey dey genuinely care about di facts. Although she deny say she dey romantically involved with IVD at di time, many people don dey speculate say di two don pass friendship. Her new engagement go raise questions among her followers, especially women wey dey look to her for advice on healthy relationships.
As she enter dis new chapter, Blessing appear ready to leave behind di noise of di past and embrace wetin she call “peace.” Whether dis union go mean redemption, rebellion, or redefinition, dat one no dey clear yet.
In another related matter, Nollywood actress Nkechi Blessing Sunday don also address her critics after one video wey show her looking different from di glam images she usually dey post. Di video, wey surface after billionaire Obi Cubana‘s big birthday party, show her in a relaxed state, which provoke mixed reactions from netizens.
Nkechi respond to di backlash, saying, “I control my narrative. If I use filters on my page, na my choice. How I appear on someone else’s camera no be my business.” She further clear say people fit see her however dem want, but on her platform, she go show wetin she like.
As di conversation around beauty standards and filters continue, her fans don show support for her perspective, insisting say it’s her right to portray herself di way wey she choose.
