On Valentine’s Day in 2012, Nigerian music star, Innocent ‘2Baba’ Idibia proposed to his now divorced wife, Annie Macaulay in front of friends and family.
Dropping to one knee at Club 10, owned by football legend Jay-Jay Okocha, he presented her with a ring.
Thirteen years later, history took an unexpected turn. The 49-year-old once again knelt in proposal, not to renew his vows to Annie, but to another woman: Natasha Osawaru, the Deputy Majority Leader of the Edo State House of Assembly.
Unlike his proposal to Annie, which happened on Valentine’s Day, his engagement to Ms Osawaru took place on the eve of the romantic holiday.
It was earlier reported that the ‘African Queen’ hitmaker announced Ms Osawaru as his fiancée following his separation from Annie Macaulay, his wife of 12 years.
The singer proposed to the graduate of Igbinedion University in Edo State in front of friends in a viral video obtained by this newspaper on Thursday.
In the viral video, the singer and Ms Osawaru were seen dancing together inside a house with friends.
The video also captured the moment 2Baba performed a song before presenting a ring to the lawmaker who holds a Master’s in Film Production from Full Sail University in the United States, after which they shared a long embrace.
In the video, he was also spraying the 30-year-old lawmaker with N1,000 notes.
The 49-year-old singer’s relationship with Ms Osawaru, a member of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), became the talk of the town after their photos and videos surfaced online.
On Monday, he unexpectedly appeared at the State House of Assembly during a plenary session, sparking speculation and seemingly confirming his romance with Ms Osawaru.
However, 2Baba put all doubts to rest by announcing on his Instagram page that he would marry the lawmaker.
May Edochie’s Lawyer Reacts To 2Baba’s Proposal
Nigerian socialite May Edochie’s legal team, the DPA Family Law Clinic, reacted to the romance between singer Innocent ‘2Baba’ Idibia and Honorable Natasha Osawaru.
2Baba caused a buzz on social media after he announced his plans to marry Honorable Natasha.
Recall that May Edochie faced a similar situation after her husband of many years, Yul Edochie, took another wife, Judy Austin, and welcomed kids with her, without her knowledge.
May Edochie’s lawyer compared Yul Edochie and 2Baba’s situation by praising the music star.
According to the DPA Family Law Clinic, the singer announced his separation from Annie Idibia before making his relationship with Honorable Natasha public.
The lawyer said that 2Baba wasn’t planning to be a polygamist because he knew he needed to divorce his ex-wife before getting married to another woman.
“2Face seems to have done things the right way. He first announced his separation from his wife, Annie, and the fact that he had filed for divorce. He is not planning to be a polygamist. He knows that he must divorce his current wife before marrying Natasha. To that extent, they are complying with the law.
“2Face had done well in that regard. He did not try to gaslight the nation with some new-found love for African traditions and polygamy. We hope that his divorce from Annie will be concluded in accordance with the law. And after that, we wish him and Natasha a happy marriage.”
May Edochie’s Lawyer
May Edochie’s lawyer’s post made the rounds on different social media platforms and it raised mixed feelings from Nigerians.
“Just wish them well and try to find happiness in your own lives. Life is just to short to have unnecessary headache over other people’s choices.. whatever works for them is their own business ❤️.”
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“Watching the man you love being affectionate with another woman hurts like hell.”
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“Can’t celebrities marry once and for good? What are they teaching their fans like this, to keep changing women and their women keep changing men, don’t they know they influence a lot of people?”
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“Sisters love yourself invest a lot in your mental health don’t ever make a man feel he is the price.”
Gloryjamx
“Congratulations 2Baba. Men please always do what makes you happy say na one life we all get. Na who wear shoe know where the shoe dey pain am for leg. not people wey Dey admire the shoe.”
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