Former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode and his ex-beauty queen wife, Precious Chikwendu, have separated.
The couple, who are parents to four sons, including a set of two-year-old triplets, got married in 2014.
There are speculations that the union hit the rock irreversibly due to a health challenge which Ms Chikwendu has been trying to cope with since they became a couple.
According to a family source, the health issue posed a serious challenge and the couple later became separated.The source also maintained that they had countless disagreements over ‘‘unapproved outings.’’
The family source said, ‘‘Snowwhite was fond of going out without Fani-Kayode’s permission and he could no longer tolerate it’.’
The source also denied reports that the union broke down due to domestic violence allegedly meted out to the ex-beauty queen by the ex- former minister.
In a chat with this Premium Times, Chikwendu’s uncle, Okey Onyemachi, also denied allegations that the marriage hit the rocks as a result of domestic violence.
He said, ‘‘I never witnessed any domestic violence incident but I am aware that they are separated and are not staying together as we speak, but reports of domestic violence are very funny and malicious.
“I am unhappy about the reports and my major concern is the children and why people are cooking up fake stories. The allegations that the kids aren’t chief’s is a big lie and unthinkable. Precious is my niece and I can confirm that all these stories are false.’’
Precious, who is fondly referred to as Snow White, is a model, actress and former beauty queen.
She represented Nigeria at the Miss United Nations World Beauty pageant in 2014.