Nigerian sports journalist based in Germany, Oma Akatugba, has opened up on why his first wife left him.
In a now-deleted X post shared on his birthday, Akatugba revealed that his wife of 13 years filed for divorce after he got another woman pregnant.
The journalist, who was previously married to a German woman with whom he has three children, later welcomed a fourth child with another woman.
He described the situation as “a painful consequence of my own doing”.
“As my fourth child entered the world, the mother of my first three walked away. A painful consequence of my own doing, yet still, I embrace every blessing life has given me,” he wrote.
In another post, the founder of CSE Africa said he was also dealing with fraud allegations online at the same time his family issues were unfolding.
“At the same time I was facing serious problems on the home front, I was also dealing with fraud allegations online,” he wrote.
“I won’t lie, it broke me in ways people couldn’t see. I didn’t even have the strength to respond or defend myself publicly.
“Almost overnight, I became a single father while also handling legal battles over child custody and everything that comes with separation. It was one of the hardest periods of my life.
“I remember sitting on a plane leaving Lithuania, crying quietly while watching the internet erupt with accusations against me. In that moment, everything felt heavy at once. My family falling apart, my name under attack, and the pressure of trying to hold myself together through it all.”
Akatugba added that the fraud allegations made him realise how deeply his life and work have affected people.
“What this whole fraud allegation situation taught me was how deeply my life and work have impacted people,” he wrote.
“This situation didn’t affect only me — it affected my family, my children, and many people from far and wide who care about me.
“Yet through it all, the support, prayers, and encouragement they showed me were overwhelming.
“More than anything, it reminded me that family is everything and how valued I am by good people.
“I will come back to address this issue properly because it deserves to be spoken about the right way. But first, I needed to put my home and my family in order, because that will always come first.”