Senator Ned Nwoko (Delta North) has publicly responded to a viral video showing his wife, Nollywood actress Regina Daniels, in distress, attributing her recent erratic behaviour to alleged substance abuse. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
In a lengthy post shared on his verified social-media handle on Sunday, he claimed that Daniels is now battling drug and alcohol addiction, which he says is the root of the marital crisis. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cRegina was not always like this. Her current battle with drugs and alcohol abuse is the root of our problem. She must continue her rehabilitation programme, or I fear for her life and safety,\u201d Nwoko wrote in a statement headlined \u201cRegina\u2019s Unprovoked Carnage And Rampage In My House And In My Absence.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n
He alleges that, within the last 48 hours, Daniels attacked three staff members in their home and vandalised vehicles and windows \u2014 all, he claims, during his absence. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cShe slapped and hit three staff in the past 48 hours and destroyed property, including cars and windows, for no just cause.\u201d \u2014 Ned Nwoko <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The senator denied allegations of violence against him, pointing out that his other wives have never leveled such accusations. Instead, he pointed the blame at Daniels, describing her as \u201cthe violent one\u201d in their union. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
According to the statement, Nwoko has offered two options for rehabilitation: one in Asokoro, Abuja, and another abroad in Jordan, which he says would minimise access to drugs. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
He further claimed that Daniels relocated to an undisclosed place where she allegedly \u201cwill have unrestricted access to drugs,\u201d and named two individuals, \u201cSammy\u201d and \u201cAnn\u201d, as her supposed suppliers. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
This disclosure comes after a video surfaced in which Daniels is heard saying:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cIn Ned Nwoko\u2019s house, I am nothing, but in my own house I am a Queen. Not again. I can\u2019t stand the violence, it\u2019s too much.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Her brother, Ojeogwu Samuel Danhillman (also known as \u201cSammy West\u201d), also reacted publicly, accusing the senator of assault and vowing to defend his sister. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
To date, Regina Daniels has not issued a public response to the allegations or the senator\u2019s statement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Background<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Regina Daniels first rose to prominence as a child actress in Nollywood, and has since become one of Nigeria\u2019s most recognisable film stars. She married Ned Nwoko in 2019, with the union attracting significant attention in part due to the couple\u2019s wide age gap. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Nwoko serves as the senator representing Delta North senatorial district in Nigeria, and has previously held public office and engaged in business and philanthropic initiatives. <\/p>\n\n\n\n What it Means<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Looking Forward<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Observers are watching for responses from:<\/p>\n\n\n\n Senator Ned Nwoko (Delta North) has publicly responded to a viral video showing his wife, Nollywood actress Regina Daniels, in distress, attributing her recent erratic behaviour to alleged substance abuse. In a lengthy post shared on his verified social-media handle on Sunday, he claimed that Daniels is now battling drug and alcohol addiction, which he […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":46997,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_post_source_name":"","_post_source_url":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[80],"tags":[8790,4791,4836,1448,9951,6612,11264,183,2701,5520,7960,9214,8440,7076,6157,6245,11273,6144,6778,6655,5455,8057,12634,6654,10342,9349,5913,12201,434,5549,7964,5424,11625,6544,3927,12202,6082,8840,7231,8385,8033,12014,11359,594,5140],"class_list":["post-46996","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-entertainment","tag-abuja","tag-abuse","tag-access","tag-actress","tag-age","tag-alcohol","tag-allegations","tag-assault","tag-behaviour","tag-cars","tag-case","tag-child","tag-crisis","tag-delta","tag-divorce","tag-domestic-violence","tag-drug","tag-drugs","tag-engaged","tag-erratic","tag-family","tag-fear","tag-health","tag-jordan","tag-law","tag-married","tag-mental-health","tag-ned-nwoko","tag-nigeria","tag-nigerian","tag-north","tag-politics","tag-professionals","tag-property","tag-queen","tag-regina-daniels","tag-senator","tag-strong","tag-union","tag-verified","tag-video","tag-viral-video","tag-windows","tag-who","tag-young"],"blocksy_meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nsemgh.com\/api-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46996","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nsemgh.com\/api-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nsemgh.com\/api-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nsemgh.com\/api-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nsemgh.com\/api-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=46996"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.nsemgh.com\/api-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46996\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":46998,"href":"https:\/\/www.nsemgh.com\/api-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46996\/revisions\/46998"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nsemgh.com\/api-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/46997"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nsemgh.com\/api-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=46996"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nsemgh.com\/api-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=46996"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nsemgh.com\/api-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=46996"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}\n
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