Nwoko Drugs Showdown Ignites Explosive Marital Feud
By: Abudu Olalekan
Nollywood star Regina Daniels confesses to past drug use amid bitter accusations from hubby Ned Nwoko, who blames her family. From rehab sabotage to assault claims—this celebrity split just got messier. Unpack the raw social media war.
Drama. Pure, unfiltered drama. That’s what hit social media Sunday. Regina Daniels, the Nollywood queen, and her senator hubby, Ned Nwoko? Their marriage mess just blew wide open. Drugs in the spotlight. Fingers pointing everywhere. Accusations flying like daggers. What started as whispers of trouble now screams headlines. And folks? They’re glued.
It kicks off with Regina. Sunday morning, Instagram live. She’s spilling it all. Admits to drugs, yeah. But twists the knife. Says Ned introduced her to that world. For his pleasure, she claims. “You liked me high,” she writes. “Made me wild, romantic—just how you wanted.” Ouch. She calls his rehab talk fake. Says he encouraged it. For sex. Then, darker stuff. Sexual assault allegations. Confinement. Him grabbing her phones. Forcing docs to pump her with sedatives. Bipolar meds, even. When she pushes back.
Regina’s done playing nice. “Ned, how could you lie so bold? No remorse?” She slams him for dragging her family in. Especially brother Sammy. “They got nothing to do with this.” She says he’s isolating her. Arresting everyone close. So she’ll crawl back, broken. No one left. And the marriage? “Never legal. No court. I sacrificed prime years, career—for what?” Time to walk. “Love ain’t force.”
But Ned? He’s firing back hard. X handle lighting up. Blames Sammy and another bro, Lawrence. “They hooked her first. Supplied the drugs.” Says they’re addicts too. Pulled her deeper. Rehab? He tried. Docs said cut enablers off. But Sammy sneaks in. Friends too. Smuggling the same poison. Tensions exploded with her fam. He sponsored Sammy’s last uni years at Ekpoma. N125 million to her mom. Musical gear. Abuja flat. Gratitude? Nah. Harassment instead.
Videos drop. Sammy storming the house. Yelling at kids, staff. When Ned’s away. Aggressive. Disruptive. One night, 4 a.m. wakeup call. Regina high, on phone. Some girl in the mix—Ned boots her out. Sammy shows up raging. Demands face-off. Security hauls him away. “Audacity shocking,” Ned writes. Without drugs, would he dare? Now, Sammy needs real help. Not pity. Law enforcement involved. That arrest in Lagos? Transferred to Abuja. Court. Remanded. Bail pending.
Ned denies beatings. Calls a circulating video staged. “Nollywood script. Filmed outside my house—me gone.” Pure distraction. He insists her substance battle wrecked things. Alcohol too. She’s incoherent, stumbling. Needs rehab bad. Earlier posts? Domestic violence claims from her. He flips it. Blames the highs.
This feud? Weeks building. Regina’s cries for help. Ned’s pleas for intervention. Sammy’s nabbed amid it. Now, a silver lining? Her parents reconcile. Long split. Videos show Regina emotional. Tearful. Fear for Sammy. Pressure crushing. Uncertainty. Fans flood comments. “Free Sammy!” Celebs chime in. De-escalate, they beg. Family first.
It’s messy. Heartbreaking. A power couple crumbling public. Regina, once fairy-tale bride. Ned, the influential lawmaker. Delta North senator. Their union? Fairytale turned nightmare. Drugs as the scapegoat? Or deeper rot? Assault claims. Money trails. Family feuds. Social media’s courtroom now. No jury. Just likes, shares. Outrage.
Regina stands firm. “You never saw me lose control. Stop the drugs distraction. Tell the truth.” Ned pushes rehab. “Current battle straining us.” But she counters: Fight wasn’t about highs. He went public fast. “Drugs, drugs!” To bury real issues. Media bait.
Public’s split. Some side Regina—victim of control. Others back Ned—saving her from demons. Her bro’s arrest? Fuel to the fire. Reconciliation with parents? Bittersweet win. But the showdown rages. Will courts step in? Divorce papers? Or patch-up? Anambra’s light dims? Wait, wrong state—this Delta storm.
Reportersroom’s on it. Celeb splits hit different in Naija. Watch this space. More twists likely. Hearts breaking. But truth? It’ll surface. Eventually.
