Time is such a precious thing and youth more treasured the further away one seems from it. When entrepreneur, TV host and beauty pageant titleholder, Nike Oshinowo, was in her prime, one can only sigh. Those days seem so far away, and the memory grows more upsetting because she seems to have deliberately faded from the social scene.
It has been a while since Oshinowo showed up at a party. It seems that her usual coterie of friends changed abruptly when she wasn’t looking. It is even more apparent that the lady who once turned heads is no longer interested in doing so. It may be because of the controversies that trailed her in recent years, or something else.
Perhaps the harshest rumour that pitted itself against Oshinowo is that of an alleged romance between her and a top banker in Nigeria. Reportedly, Oshinowo did more than charm him, going as far as crashing his marriage. The banker, it was alleged, did not care all that much, but instead continued to try to soften her heart with gifts.
There is almost no evidence that this rumour was true. In the beginning, it rented the internet, causing folks to point fingers at the fair lady. Bolder critics went as far as labelling Oshinowo a serial homewrecker, claiming that she did the same thing to the Soleyes, ripping Dr. Tunde from the arms of his formerly beloved wife, Funmilayo.
Whatever the source of these rumours, the fact at present is that Oshinowo has settled herself away from prying eyes. Now focused on her work and children, she has little time to throw around dismantling who said and who did not.
But it causes one to wonder: does popularity fade so quickly? Is it all because Oshinowo wanted to lead a private life or did the harsh hearsay push her out?
