{"id":241692,"date":"2026-02-24T07:32:10","date_gmt":"2026-02-24T07:32:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/abiaradiostations.com.ng\/news\/a-day-the-lord-has-made-bbnaijas-cross-okonkwo-weds-fiancee-in-lagos\/"},"modified":"2026-02-24T07:32:10","modified_gmt":"2026-02-24T07:32:10","slug":"a-day-the-lord-has-made-bbnaijas-cross-okonkwo-weds-fiancee-in-lagos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/abiaradiostations.com.ng\/news\/a-day-the-lord-has-made-bbnaijas-cross-okonkwo-weds-fiancee-in-lagos\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018A Day The Lord Has Made\u2019 \u2013 BBNaija\u2019s Cross Okonkwo Weds Fianc\u00e9e In Lagos"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"mvp-content-main\">\n<p>Former Big Brother Naija (<strong>BBNaija<\/strong>) housemate and actor, Cross Okonkwo, has officially tied the knot with his fianc\u00e9e in a civil wedding ceremony held in Lagos State.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Abia Radio News<\/strong> reports that the intimate ceremony took place on Monday, February 23, 2026, at the Federal Ministry of Interior in Lagos, marking a new chapter in the reality star\u2019s life.<\/p>\n<p>Cross announced the joyful news on his Instagram page shortly after the ceremony, describing the date as divinely ordained.<\/p>\n<p>Sharing loved-up photos from the event, the reality TV star wrote,<em> \u201c23\/2\/2026 A day the LORD has made. Mr &amp; Mrs Okonkwo.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The post, which featured images of the couple signing their marriage documents and posing for photographs, quickly attracted thousands of reactions from fans and well-wishers.<\/p>\n<p><picture decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1087267\"><source type=\"image\/webp\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naijanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Cross-Okonkwo.jpg.webp 1063w, https:\/\/www.naijanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Cross-Okonkwo-222x300.jpg.webp 222w, https:\/\/www.naijanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Cross-Okonkwo-757x1024.jpg.webp 757w, https:\/\/www.naijanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Cross-Okonkwo-768x1038.jpg.webp 768w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1063px) 100vw, 1063px\"\/>\n<\/picture><\/p>\n<p>Several of his colleagues from the BBNaija franchise flooded the comment section with congratulatory messages.<\/p>\n<p>Among those who celebrated the couple were Phyna, White Money, Queen Mercy, Erica Nlewedim, Papaya Ex, Sheggz, and Mercy Eke, alongside other Nigerian celebrities.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Abia Radio News<\/strong> reports that Okonkwo rose to fame after his participation in the popular reality television show Big Brother Naija, where he became known for his energetic personality and vibrant presence in the house.<\/p>\n<p>Since leaving the show, he has built a career in entertainment, dabbling in acting and brand influencing, while maintaining a strong social media presence.<\/p>\n<p><picture decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1087266\"><source type=\"image\/webp\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naijanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Cross-Okonkwo-2.jpg.webp\"\/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" width=\"1079\" height=\"1430\" class=\"perfmatters-lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naijanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Cross-Okonkwo-2.jpg\"\/>\n<\/picture><\/p>\n<p><!-- CONTENT END 2 -->\n                                                                                                            <\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former Big Brother Naija (BBNaija) housemate and actor, Cross Okonkwo, has officially tied the knot with his fianc\u00e9e in a civil wedding ceremony held in Lagos State. Abia Radio News reports that the intimate ceremony took place on Monday, February 23, 2026, at the Federal Ministry of Interior in Lagos, marking a new chapter in [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":241693,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[3],"tags":[278,3303,2591,3304],"class_list":["post-241692","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-entertainment","tag-bbnaija","tag-bbnaija-cross-okonkwo","tag-cross-okonkwo","tag-wedding"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/abiaradiostations.com.ng\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Cross-Okonkwo-2-e1771916382665.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/abiaradiostations.com.ng\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/241692","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/abiaradiostations.com.ng\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/abiaradiostations.com.ng\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abiaradiostations.com.ng\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/15"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abiaradiostations.com.ng\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=241692"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/abiaradiostations.com.ng\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/241692\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abiaradiostations.com.ng\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/241693"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/abiaradiostations.com.ng\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=241692"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abiaradiostations.com.ng\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=241692"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abiaradiostations.com.ng\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=241692"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}