How Omoni Oboli met her husband at just 17

Omoni Oboli and her husband Nnamdi Oboli look like what love stories are made of. The couple who got married in 2000 have now been married for almost 22 years.

The Nigerian entertainment industry is currently undergoing a pandemic. Almost every celebrity is either divorcing or separating from their marriage. This is why we must appreciate and commend celebrity marriages that continue to thrive despite all the current happenings.

Omoni  Oboli isn’t just great at acting, she also seems to be be great at raising her family of 5. She somehow manages to strike a balance between her very busy career life and her family life, balancing them both we enough  to not miss out on either.

Who is Omoni Oboli?

Omoni Oboli is a talented Nigerian actress and filmproducer who came into the acting scene back in 90’s.

In 2010, she won the award for Best Actress Narrative Feature at the Los Angeles Movie Awards, as well as an  award for the Best Actress at the Harlem International Film Festival.

She has also won Big screen Actress of the year award during the 2024 Eloy Awards for a movie she produced called “Being Mrs Elliot”. Her most notable movies include Okafor’s law, wives on strike and the first lady.

Nnamdi Oboli is a life and relationship coach as well as a writer fo motherhood in style magazine. He is a also a co-producer of some of some award winning movies like The Rivals, Render to Caesar and Being Mrs. Elliott.

This is how Omoni Oboli And Her Husband Nnamdi Oboli Met

Nnamdi Met Omoni back in 1996. At the time, she was just 17 and he was 25. They both met at a movie location however they were not smitten with each other at first sight.

She  was at the beginning of her acting career. In 2000, 4 years after they met, Nnamdi asked her out officially on a date. They dated for just 2 weeks before he asked her to marry him.

He was 29 and she was 21. She accepted his proposal and today the pair are now set to celebrate 22 years together. Whew!

She had her traditional marriage the moment she graduated from the university in January of 2000 and later had her white wedding in October,28 right after she turned 22.

Their marriage is blessed with 3 handsome boys named Gozie Oboli, Chizi Oboli and Tobe Oboli.

Omoni Oboli And Nnamdi Oboli’s Cute Anniversary Message To Each Other

In 2019, Omoni Oboli And Nnamdi Oboli Celebrated their 19 year anniversary with the sweetest love messages to each other.

Omoni Oboli took to her instagram  share to a cute photo of her and husband with a caption appreciating him and expressing just how much she loves him.

She wrote

“Do you know what today is? It’s our anniversary my boyfriend, my lover, my baby daddy, my husband, my best friend. Happy anniversary bestie @nnamdioboli. It’s been 19 years of you loving me unconditionally.

Only you can be who you are to me. I’d go 100 more years with you my forever love. God was looking out for me when he sent you to me.
I love you to infinity and beyond PS: I couldn’t have picked a better day to kick off my new business. Announcing soon but first #Omonifam. Help me bless God for sending me an almost perfect man.”

Her husband also took to his instagram page to shower with some econiums similarly appreciating her for being his wife

On instagram he shared a loved up photo of the two then with the caption

“My wife! My best friend! My partner for life! It’s been a whirlwind since we first met, and then got married this day 19 years ago!  I can’t think of anyone that could’ve been you to me. Can’t imagine a life without your smile and comfort and beauty I found my good thing the moment I saw you.

I can say without a doubt that I always knew the decision to make you my wife was easy. But I’m under no illusion that it wasn’t a gift from God that made you my wifey. Thank you for the many years of joy and love you’ve shared with me. I only pray that we will have many more glorious and blessed years together to see. Happy Anniversary babe. Tell your husband he’s a lucky man #happyanniversary.”

We need a full book guide on how these stunning couple are making it work. They make raising a family and being married look so effortless and Omoni has said previously in an interview that divorce is not an option in her marriage.

Not only have these two proven that celebrity marriages and marriages in general can look beautiful, they are also proof that soulmates do exist.