{"id":6818,"date":"2026-04-14T13:22:49","date_gmt":"2026-04-14T13:22:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/italy\/6818\/"},"modified":"2026-04-14T13:22:49","modified_gmt":"2026-04-14T13:22:49","slug":"jide-kene-wedding-nollywood-actor-ties-the-knot-in-italy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/italy\/6818\/","title":{"rendered":"Jide Kene wedding: Nollywood actor ties the knot in Italy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Nollywood actor Jide Kene Achufusi has tied the knot with his partner, Ifeoma, in a white wedding ceremony held in Milan, Italy, marking a new chapter in his personal life.\n<\/p>\n<p>Videos from the ceremony, which surfaced online, captured emotional moments as the couple exchanged vows in a sanctuary setting and sealed their union with a kiss at the altar.\n<\/p>\n<p>The ceremony was followed by a lively reception, where guests were seen celebrating to music in a festive atmosphere.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\"   decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-2115418\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/italy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Screenshot-2026-04-13-164605.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"842\" height=\"938\"\/>Nollywood actor Jide Kene, and his bride, Ifeoma\u2026Photo Credit: IG\/ iamjidekene\n<\/p>\n<p>Among those present at the wedding was fellow Nollywood actor Uzee Usman, who joined other guests at the reception.<\/p>\n<p>Kene had in the days leading up to the ceremony hinted at his wedding plans through a series of posts on his social media page. <\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\"   decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-2115417\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/italy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Screenshot-2026-04-13-164529.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"834\" height=\"866\"\/>Nollywood actor Jide Kene, and his bride, Ifeoma\u2026Photo Credit: IG\/ iamjidekene<\/p>\n<p>Sharing pre-wedding photos, he wrote captions such as \u201cFirst Look,\u201d \u201cWedding Bells,\u201d and \u201cTo Have &amp; To Hold,\u201d accompanied by the hashtag #JideIfe26.\n<\/p>\n<p>On Monday, the actor officially confirmed the marriage by posting a wedding photo with his bride, writing, \u201cIGBA NKWU \u2013 IFE MELU NA ANAMBRA #JideIfe26.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\"   decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-2115419\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/italy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Screenshot-2026-04-13-164650.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"870\" height=\"813\"\/>Nollywood actor Jide Kene, and his bride, Ifeoma\u2026Photo Credit: IG\/ iamjidekene<\/p>\n<p>The announcement triggered an outpouring of congratulatory messages from fans, colleagues, and well-wishers, many of whom celebrated the actor\u2019s transition into married life.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\"   decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-2115432\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/italy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Screenshot-2026-04-13-164546.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"840\" height=\"930\"\/>Nollywood actor Jide Kene, and his bride, Ifeoma\u2026Photo Credit: IG\/ iamjidekene\n<\/p>\n<p>In the build-up to the wedding, actress Funke Akindele had also drawn attention to the event on her Snapchat, where she teased her designer, Zack Styling, to prepare an outfit for Usman.\n<\/p>\n<p>Kene, known for his roles in Nollywood productions, has maintained a relatively private personal life, making the public reveal of his wedding a moment of excitement for his followers.\n                                            <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Nollywood actor Jide Kene Achufusi has tied the knot with his partner, Ifeoma, in a white wedding ceremony&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":6819,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[5021,5022,5023,5024,5,5025,5026,175,5027,5028,5029],"class_list":["post-6818","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-italy","tag-celebrity-wedding","tag-funke-akindele","tag-ifeoma","tag-italian-wedding","tag-italy","tag-jide-kene-achufusi","tag-jide-kene-wedding","tag-milan","tag-nollywood","tag-nollywood-actor","tag-uzee-usman"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/italy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6818","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/italy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/italy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/italy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/italy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6818"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/italy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6818\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/italy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6819"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/italy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6818"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/italy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6818"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/italy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6818"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}