‘Imagine entering a marriage preparing for its funeral’ – Bashir El-Rufai’s ex-wife opens up

Halima Nwakego, ex-wife of Bashir El-Rufai, has opened up about her divorce, heartbreak and experience as a single mother, revealing that she had doubts about her marriage even before it began.
Halima shared her experience in a post published on her substack, Memoirs of a Single Nigerian Twin Mum with ADHD.
She revealed that her marriage to Bashir, son of former Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai, ended in July 2024.
The couple married in 2020 and welcomed twin boys in 2021.
Bashir had announced the end of the marriage, describing the situation as “Gen Z wahala”, before later apologising publicly over the way he disclosed the separation.
Reflecting on her mindset before and du...