By Victoria Ige
Gospel act Sammie Okposo has stated, for the umpteenth time, that he is not romantically involved with singer-actress Stella Damasus.
Damasus, who’s the widow of late entertainer Jaiye Aboderin, has been linked to Okposo for years, but the pair have consistently denied being involved in any way other than being colleagues and good friends.
A release by Okposo’s publicist, made available to NET last week says that contrary to reports that the pair were seeing ‘holding hands’ in Lagos on April 24, Okposo had actually attended Damasus’ birthday party at The Palms Shopping Mall, in Lagos.
‘‘Saturday April 24th, 2010 was Stella Damasus’ birthday which held at Soul Lounge, a hang-out inside the Palms Shopping mall in Lagos. It was not only Sammie Okposo that was there to celebrate with the star actress. There were other guests like Charles Novia, Mandy, Yinka Davies, Uzodima Okpeche and other select guests. Contrary to misinformation that Stella and Okposo left in the same car, that is far from the truth. Sammie left the venue of the birthday party with his assistant while Stella rode in her friend’s car- Francess at the time of their depature. Francess, a close associate of Stella is a former employee of Globacom and now a banker’’ the statement from MME Okposo’s PR company reads.
‘‘The relationship between Sammie and Stella is on a platonic level and dates way back, as it was exhibited when she co-hosted with MC Abbey the Out Of Africa Easter Concert staged by Sammie Okposo last month. It isn’t out of place for the respected gospel act to reciprocate her kind gesture with his presence on one of the days that mattered most to her – her birthday’’.
Stella Damasus joined the single girls’ club again, when her husband Jaiye Aboderin slumped and died on December 3, 2004. She remarried years later, to Emeka Nzeribe, taking off her Aboderin suffix and replacing it with Nzeribe.
The marriage has however, been trailed with rumours of break up in recent times.
Okposo, one of music industry’s long-standing bachelors, is a ladies’ man who dated Kate Henshaw for years, before the relationship packed up. Talks of his alleged on-and-off affair with Damasus has been on for years; even though he continues to deny having anything to do with the singer-actress.
32 comments
1day okposo 'll set married 2 som bodi ,if its tru dat dia datin oda leave dem is ok.
Let okposo go and get married rather than messin himself around
thr is a thin line btw simply airing ur opinions & bin downright disrespectful
dat he's nt married does nt permit u to open ur mouth and say he's messin around…air ur opinion but b descent abt it..peace
See let me tell you a thin one day we be one day that okoposo we get set we some body
See let me tell you a thin one day we be one day that okoposo we get set we some body.
A clear conscience fears no accusatn. Don't allow rumour mongers 2 distract u. From upcoming artiste VEEJAY.
One day bush meat go catch d hunter
If the youngman says he isn't dating the younglady,then i don't c any news there.Just let them be,or wat do u say?
I think is no crime if two friends hangout and if Okposo said there's nothing btw them apart 4rm friendship,let d press let them be…
Nna 2 like 2 pokenose into oda pple affairs sef,which level.mo na dey mind nna own bisuness abeg.
Na una knw(a b c) pple.
that's their biz,if only "dat thing" speaks,would have heard from both of their's directly.i rest my case!
They are adults nd knw wat is good 4 them.
wetin dey there guys. why una dey talk like pikin.. i think say una don mature enough.. If Okposo date stella wetin do am ???.. Notting dey there guys.. He can date anybody ok even obama pikin.. lol..
fine bobo jam fine sisi, who go who. make una fine una own level joooooo
they both have conscience and both know the truth. we cannot force it out. but the truth will come out one day, in as much as it is no bodys business anyway
Sometimes, as nigerian we say what we do not no, b/cos we want to demage d good name of people
Wetin concern una 4 d matter, una no go rest?
i will like 2 make stella damasu as my friend.4rm jude
no matter what stella is my role model.Baby, keep ur good work up. I love u
u re not only my role model but u re also too pretty. i adore, u re my Best
u people should live them alone they no what is good and bad
pls nobody should disturb my baby girl again
Is it bad to date stellah damascus afterall she is beautiful, un resistable so guys mind en let dat beauty be bcoz she is been through alot
stelle i stil luv ur styl
If they say they are not dating each other then let them be, infact is it a crime for 2 people to be in love? stop gossiping it’s not good any body gosiping is a jealous person.MAKE UNA TAKE TIME for DAT MATTER oooo.
Abeg make una leaven dem alone nah
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I think the two parties are old enough to know what they are saying ,i mean they are not kids to lie about dating themselves.
Hi baby
W@t rog if d both of dem get married? Atleast stalla is nt goin 2 remain single 4eva let dem flex deir world.