I Appreciate My Mother For Her Love And Sacrifice Over The Years – Toke Makinwa

Popular media personality, Toke Makinwa has come out to share a past incident that shaped her life.

She recently praised her mum for her love and sacrifice over the years, and fans have been reacting.

According to her, she remembers buying tipex to change her position on her report card many years ago, only for her mum to find out and punish her heavily for it.

Toke added that her mother persistently encouraged her to face her studies, and she is better for it now.

Her words, “Another incident that sort of shaped my life, I was always at the bottom of my class and there was this one time that I, I think we were only 52 in class and I came 52, a part of me thought I was smart so I bought a Tipex and changed the 5 and just left the 2.”

WOW.

Toke Makinwa (born 3 November 1984) is a Nigerian radio personality, television host, vlogger, lifestyle entrepreneur, actress and author. Toke is known for hosting The Late Morning Show on Rhythm 93.7 FM and for her YouTube vlog series Toke Moments. She released her book On Becoming in November 2016. She is one of the top five African female show hosts.

Toke Makinwa was born on 3 November 1984, in Lagos state. She attended the Federal Government Girls’ College in Oyo State. Makinwa later attended the University of Lagos, where she earned a BA degree in English and Literature.

She lost both her parents in a gas explosion when she was 8 years old. On 15 January 2014 Makinwa married Maje Ayida whom she had been involved with for eight years prior to their wedding. In 2015, she separated from Ayida after discovering that he had impregnated his ex-girlfriend.

At the end of Big Brother Naija season 6, which she served as a host, she disclosed that she had lost her elder sister. In March 2022,she suggested that anyone doubting her claim to fame should research about her achievements using Google.