Popular Nigerian television host Frank Edoho has revealed that his greatest fear is dying from emotional pain linked to a woman, as he opened up about personal struggles and reflections on life.
Edoho made the disclosure during an interview on the YouTube programme Outside The Box, released on Saturday, where he spoke about masculinity, emotional resilience, and how he hopes to be remembered.
“I don’t want to go to the gates of heaven and they ask me what killed me and they say it’s a woman. Whether that woman be my daughter, my wife, my mother, I don’t want that. I don’t want that to be my way out of this portal,” he said.
He explained that he wants his life to be defined by impact and positivity rather than emotional distress.
“I want to die with a smile on my face saying that all the people I met, I tried to put a smile on their face, and to have the only regret that I wish I did more good. Not that I wish I had more time, that’s all,” he said.
His comments come amid renewed public attention surrounding his personal life, following allegations made by his estranged wife, Sandra Onyenucheya.
Sandra had accused him of repeated infidelity, emotional abuse, and financial misconduct, while also alleging pressure to terminate a pregnancy during their marriage.
Edoho had earlier responded with counterclaims, alleging that Sandra was involved in an extramarital affair and stating that he had confronted singer Chike over the matter in an attempt to preserve their family.
However, in the latest interview, Edoho avoided addressing the dispute directly, choosing instead to reflect on the emotional burden many men carry silently.
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“The task of manhood is very daunting. Men don’t speak. Men go through a lot. Whatever a man is going through, he’s just silent. He doesn’t say it. He holds it to himself. And some of them go to the grave with it. Too many, actually,” he said.
He also shared a personal experience of enduring a prolonged emotional crisis that lasted for about two years without public knowledge.
“For two years, there was a couple of years back I was in a very dark hole but nobody knew. I couldn’t call you guys. I just said, you know what, this is a journey I have to make on myself to reorganise myself. And I’m happy I did. But at the time, I thought that the walls were caving in,” he said.
Edoho added that his career in broadcasting helped him develop emotional control, especially the ability to remain composed despite personal struggles.
“Broadcasting taught me how to have a poker face. No matter what you’re going through, when it’s time to go on air, ‘Hi, good evening, welcome, I hope you’re having a nice time’, the only reason you’re not there is that you’re dead. If you’re alive, it doesn’t matter what you’re going through, you have to be there doing just that.
“But ironically, I can’t do it in real life. I can’t switch off like I switch off when the microphone is in front of me,” he said.
The media personality, known for hosting Who Wants To Be A Millionaire, has previously confirmed that his marriage to Sandra had broken down long before the recent public exchanges, noting that they had been separated for nearly two years.