Ekpo, Lambe Dispute Escalates to N100M Legal Demand

Nigerian media personalities Robert Ekpo and Mayowa Lambe are locked in a heated public dispute after Ekpo's recent podcast appearance led to a cease-and-desist notice from Lambe demanding N100 million in damages.

Ekpo, a comedian and on-air personality, detailed the breakdown of his 11-year marriage to Lambe during an episode of The Honest Bunch podcast released earlier this week. The couple, who met on Instagram and married in November 2015, had lived apart since around 2021, with Ekpo claiming he financially supported Lambe while she resided abroad. In the interview, Ekpo alleged that Lambe secretly used contraceptives during their marriage, misleading him into believing he had fertility issues that prompted his own medical tests. He further accused her of deceiving him about a trip to Miami, which he said was for cosmetic surgery rather than fertility treatment, and of sharing an apartment with a male flatmate who became romantically involved with her. Ekpo expressed shock upon discovering Lambe's recent marriage to another man in Texas, United States, stating he had funded her travel to Nigeria last year only to receive a cold reception from her.