Stella Damasus started her journey into marriage with Jaiye Adoderin in 1999, at the age of 22. Both of them met at Jazzville in Onike, Yaba, Lagos. Jaiye was 29 years as at the time. He was a singer in a band called Synergy and also owned an equipment leasing company. Despite being a son to the founder of the Punch Newspaper, Chief Olu Aboderin, he gave his best to everything he did and was very happy doing them.
Jaiye was a good husband to Stella, as she revealed after his death. Other relations also testified that he loved her so dearly and that no other person could love her that much. Therefore, Stella Damasus and Jaiye had a happy marriage together, and their union was blessed with two daughters.
Jaiye Died of Heart Attack Four Years Into Their Marriage
Sadly, their marriage was short-lived as Jaiye passed away after four years. He slumped and died after one of his basketball games with his friends. He was rushed to the hospital, but unfortunately, he could not make it. Jaiye died of a heart attack in 2003 at the young age of 33.
Life after Jaiye’s death was not easy for Stella as she was accused of killing her husband. Some of her husband’s relatives said that she was promiscuous and had an affair at the time. The said affair had given her late husband sleepless nights, which eventually led to a heart attack.
However, there was no proof about this statement, and Stella had continuously mourned her husband even publicly. She made it a point of duty to mark his death day every year, even until 2021, when she marked it with her daughters, by wearing a commemorative T-shirt with his face and name. She also stated in one of her eulogies on Instagram to him that she can never forget him.
