When the actress Regina Daniels’ old video—showing her puffing from what appears to be shisha or similar substances—surfaced online just as ...
When the actress Regina Daniels’ old video—showing her puffing from what appears to be shisha or similar substances—surfaced online just as her marriage to Senator Ned Nwoko is making headlines, the internet did not hold back. The clip has stirred fire in the comments, with Nigerians debating celebrity lifestyles, marital power dynamics and substance use. It’s a bit like the global uproar when Rihanna’s “Run This Town” era leaked backstage footage—everyone took sides, and the story went viral.
Nollywood star Regina Daniels is back in the spotlight—and this time, it’s not for a new movie or red carpet glam. An old video has resurfaced showing her smoking alongside her siblings, and it lands smack in the middle of her very public marital crisis with billionaire-politician Ned Nwoko.
In the clip, Regina is seen sitting with a group of people, puffing from various substances (markings suggest shisha or similar) and sipping a drink. Beside her is a man whose identity stirred speculation—one blogger claimed he’s “a high-ranking politician” who may have influenced her behaviour.
The timing couldn’t be worse. This video dropped just after Ned Nwoko issued a statement accusing Regina of ongoing “drug and alcohol abuse” and citing her behaviour as root cause of their marital woes. Social media exploded—some viewers condemned the actress for “acting above her age” and “married to a much older man yet still partying”, while others defended her, suggesting she may be coping with stress and emotional turbulence.
This isn’t the first smoking-video for Regina. One past clip, reported in 2019, had her smoking shisha at a night club with her husband, raising eyebrows then too. What’s different now: the backdrop is a messy marriage with accusations of domestic violence, substance abuse and power imbalance.
Fans and netizens were quick to pile on. One user wrote: “When someone from a humble background suddenly enters generational wealth, it takes strong discipline not to start misbehaving. Another: “Why do people say she doesn’t smoke when there is clear evidence?” Meanwhile, some voices pointed at the age difference in the marriage and asked whether maturity was lacking. (Ned Nwoko is decades older than Regina.)
This saga echoes other high-profile celebrity relationships where substance use, power dynamics and marriage became a cocktail for scandal. For example, when global star Chris Brown’s relationship issues and partying led to tabloid firestorms, many fans questioned whether fame and excess were catching up. The difference: Regina’s story intersects with Nigerian cultural expectations of married women, polygamy, and public morality.
What remains unclear: how much of all this is real, and how much is tabloid spin. The national drug enforcement agency said they won’t act on mere social-media clips without evidence. Regardless, the video has reopened conversation about celebrity behaviour, marriage to older men, and how public figures cope when the façade cracks.