Delta North Senator Ned Nwoko has responded to the rumours linking him to actress Chika Ike’s being pregnant.
On Monday, hypothesis was rife that the 64-year-old senator was answerable for Ike’s being pregnant and was set to maneuver into Mr Nwoko’s mansion.
The gossip mill buzzed on Thursday after the actress introduced on Instagram that she was anticipating a child.
Reacting to the rumours, Mr Nwoko denied the allegations in a press release posted on his X web page on Monday and signed by his communications director.
The senator, who lately defected from the PDP to the APC, said, “Our consideration has been drawn to the latest false rumours alleging that Senator Prince Ned Munir Nwoko is planning to marry Nollywood actress Chika Ike as his seventh spouse and that she is pregnant for him.
OFFICIAL STATEMENT FROM THE DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS
Our consideration has been drawn to the latest false rumors alleging that Senator Prince Ned Munir Nwoko is planning to marry Nollywood actress Chika Ike as his seventh spouse and that she is pregnant for him. We categorically… pic.twitter.com/dpprh7PhzW
— Senator (Dr.) Prince Ned Nwoko (@Prince_NedNwoko) February 17, 2025
“We categorically state that these claims are completely baseless and a product of malicious hypothesis.”
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Enter 2Baba
The lawyer-turned-politician additionally denied ever commenting on the separation of Nigerian music star Harmless ‘2Baba’ Idibia from his spouse of 12 years, Annie Macaulay-Idibia.
This newspaper earlier reported that 2Baba introduced his separation from Annie in January and lately proposed to Natasha Osawaru, the Deputy Majority Chief of the Edo State Home of Meeting.
“Equally, studies claiming he made statements about Tuface and polygamy are utterly unfaithful”, stated Mr Nwoko’s handlers.
The previous member of the Home of Representatives said that he was presently on a nationwide project, targeted on fulfilling his political mandate, and had no time for distractions.
He stated, “As a public determine and his spouse, an actress, it isn’t uncommon for bloggers in search of consideration to manufacture such tales.
“This workplace stays out there to journalists for verification of data, and we remind media practitioners of the implications of spreading pretend information. The general public is suggested to ignore these rumours and depends solely on official statements from his workplace.”
Regina Daniels
In what gave the impression to be a response to the rumours, the senator’s actress spouse, Regina Daniels, deactivated her Instagram account on Monday.
This newspaper reported that the lawmaker had praised Daniels since he married her on 26 Could 2019 in Aniocha Native Authorities Space, Delta State.
On a number of events, Mr Nwoko has spoken extremely of the actress, notably for marrying her with out being intimate with him
Nevertheless, the 24-year-old said that she met her husband throughout a household outing and maintained that she stored her virginity till marriage.
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