Vanguard Allure

Top Menu

  • Vanguard

Main Menu

  • Home
  • Allure Magazine
    • Features
    • Magazine
    • Profiles
  • Allure TV
  • Celebration
    • Fashion & Style
    • Weddings
    • Lifestyle
    • Events
  • Wellbeing
    • Allure Woman
    • Healthy Living
    • Beauty
  • Happiness
    • Food
    • Shopping
    • Travel
    • Relationships
    • Career
  • News
  • Vanguard

logo

Vanguard Allure

  • Home
  • Allure Magazine
    • Quinnybel Ventures empowers Nasarawa communities women with entrepreneurial skills

      October 15, 2026
      0
    • Africa Cannot Remain Just a Source; We Must Become the Factory— Beatrice ...

      October 14, 2026
      0
    • Many women in underserved communities in Nigeria struggle to afford quality mental ...

      October 13, 2026
      0
    • Omoayena Odunbaku @ 45: Still Becoming

      October 11, 2026
      0
    • EXCELLING BEYOND BORDERS

      October 4, 2026
      0
    • Stakeholders call for fair, consistent coverage of women in public leadership

      September 23, 2026
      0
    • Erelu Dr Anuoluwapo Esuola: Finding Purpose

      September 20, 2026
      0
    • Bertha Amuga: Beyond the Crown

      September 13, 2026
      0
    • Susan Jumoke Fajana-Thomas: Leadership Beyond Borders

      September 6, 2026
      0
    • Features
    • Magazine
    • Profiles
  • Allure TV
  • Celebration
    • Fashion & Style
    • Weddings
    • Lifestyle
    • Events
  • Wellbeing
    • Allure Woman
    • Healthy Living
    • Beauty
  • Happiness
    • Food
    • Shopping
    • Travel
    • Relationships
    • Career
  • News
    • From the Streets to Runway: Collection Celebrate Talent and Transformation

      August 30, 2026
      0
    • The Winlos Unveil Prophet Suddenly 4, Take Children's Discipleship Campaign to the ...

      August 2, 2026
      0
    • Omobola Abioye to host Fireside Conversation in Brussels

      June 21, 2026
      0
    • WeMove Summit celebrates power of motion

      June 14, 2026
      0
    • EDEN REBORN: ‘Glamgirl By Sefiya’, A Couture Fantasy Where Fashion Becomes Mythology

      June 3, 2026
      0
    • Seinde Signature Introduces Luxury Perfume Bar Experience in Ikoyi

      May 7, 2026
      0
    • Seinde Signature Hosts Sarah Baker in Landmark Multi-City Fragrance Premiere in Nigeria

      April 14, 2026
      0
    • Faith Morey Takes The Grace Circle Beyond Borders with Accra Edition

      April 11, 2026
      0
    • World Autism Day: Foundation calls for early intervention in Children

      April 7, 2026
      0
  • Beyond the Crown: Danielle Adewusi Takes Women’s Health Advocacy to Miss Universe

  • Quinnybel Ventures empowers Nasarawa communities women with entrepreneurial skills

  • Africa Cannot Remain Just a Source; We Must Become the Factory— Beatrice Eneh, Convener, Beauty in the Motherland

  • Many women in underserved communities in Nigeria struggle to afford quality mental healthcare — Ladi Stephen

  • BREAST CANCER: A DIAGNOSIS IS NOT A DEATH SENTENCE

Allure WomanCelebration
Home›Wellbeing›Allure Woman›Toke Makinwa turns 36, ruminates on 2020 struggles

Toke Makinwa turns 36, ruminates on 2020 struggles

November 3,2020
Share:

Popular media personality, Toke Makinwa turns 36 today, November 3.

The vlogger, lifestyle entrepreneur and author has taken to the social media to share her expectations and struggles through year 2020.

According to her, one of her expectations was that this time November 2020, she would be posting baby-on-the-way pictures. However, this has not come to being as her belly is still flat. “The only thing I had going for me was work,” she added.

Recall that she also had to deal with Corona Virus and she got infected.

Toke stated that all of these left her in a state of anxiety and she just wasn’t feeling great.

She is however still optimistic knowing that God makes no mistakes.

She then counselled her followers who may be passing through the same experience to know that God is never late and their miracle is taking longer cos it will be a sign to the whole world that He did it.

Here is her long post: “The month of October was not the best I’ve felt, I don’t just want to post glam pictures cos I do love the glam life but that’s not all there is to me. I have been given this platform to share, to rise, to fall, to bare it all so you all know that there’s nothing like picture perfect, we are all just trying to figure life out.

“I was stressed emotionally, exhausted spiritually, working round the clock feeling empty cos I had so many expectations and it seemed like the devil heard be brag so loud about how good God has been to me, he decided to test my mind. Falling sick after God told me the plague in the land will not visit my family.

“Oh, I had expectations that this time November 2020 I will be posting baby on the way pictures but my belly is still flat, and my waist is still disappearing 😀😀😀. The only thing I had going for me was work. Losing friends to betrayal and my anxiety on an all-time high. I couldn’t travel cos my work load kept piling and I just wasn’t feeling great. I stopped praying cos I was tired of the same prayer points and as my birthday drew closer I felt even more anxious.

“Yesterday I watched a sermon by @sarahjakesroberts titled “Girl get up” and I broke down really bad, I was carrying it all in, smiling for the world but the weight of all my emotions was on override and I let it all out. I felt God, I felt new and I felt peace.

“I started to remind myself of that little girl with dreams, the little girl that wanted to live the life that I live now and though all isn’t perfect, I am turning 36 whole. I know only God could have brought me this far and the view from the 36th floor will be even more amazing.

“I know this was meant to be a hot picture but I decided to share this to let someone out there know that we are all in this thing called life together. All of it, the happy and sad, the joy and aches, the wins and loss, the view will only get better, I promise you.

“Sorry for the long caption, if it’s not for you, scroll and pass but if it is, read it knowing God knows your name and he makes no mistakes. He is never late and your miracle is taking longer cos it will be a sign to the whole world that he did it. Hang in there ❤️”

TagsbirthdayToke Makinwa
Previous Article

Ibukun Awosika, Ini Edo, Temi Otedola Attend ...

Next Article

Khafi Kareem reveals birthday wish

0
Shares
  • 0
  • +
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0

Related articles More from author

  • Allure MagazineNews

    Jim Iyke showers encomium on son as he clocks one year

    September 3, 2016
    By allure1
  • Allure MagazineNews

    Ghanaian Songstress, Efya celebrates her birthday in a splash of colours

    April 10, 2017
    By allure1
  • Allure MagazineNews

    Rapper, Olamide celebrates birthday with launch of TV station

    March 15, 2018
    By allure1
  • EntertainmentFashion & Style

    Ruth Kadiri Ezerika is a Year Older & More Beautiful

    March 24, 2021
    By Dami
  • Charly Boy to hold thanksgiving service for surviving prostate cancer
    CelebrationEntertainment

    9 Children, 16 Grandchildren – Charly Boy Counts His Blessings As He Turns 70

    June 12, 2020
    By Oluwamuyiwa Oyedele
  • Allure MagazineNews

    Oyenike, wife of embattled filmmaker, Seun Egbegbe holds naming ceremony for new baby

    June 1, 2017
    By allure1
0

  • Allure MagazineNews

    Nigerian Police foils kidnappers’ plan to abduct comedian, Okey Bakassi’s nephew

  • Lifestyle

    Toyin Lawani fires back at those criticizing her

  • Allure MagazineNews

    “I have been celibate since this year” – Singer, Orezi reveals

  • 5312
    Followers
  • 0
    Likes

Timeline

  • October 16, 2026

    Beyond the Crown: Danielle Adewusi Takes Women’s Health Advocacy to Miss Universe

  • October 15, 2026

    Quinnybel Ventures empowers Nasarawa communities women with entrepreneurial skills

  • October 14, 2026

    Africa Cannot Remain Just a Source; We Must Become the Factory— Beatrice Eneh, Convener, Beauty in the Motherland

  • October 13, 2026

    Many women in underserved communities in Nigeria struggle to afford quality mental healthcare — Ladi Stephen

  • October 11, 2026

    BREAST CANCER: A DIAGNOSIS IS NOT A DEATH SENTENCE

Categories

Subscribe to our Newsletter

Sign up to receive email updates and to hear what's going on with our magazine!

  • Recent

  • Popular

  • Comments

  • Beyond the Crown: Danielle Adewusi Takes Women’s Health Advocacy to Miss Universe

    By CHIOMA
    October 16, 2026
  • Quinnybel Ventures empowers Nasarawa communities women with entrepreneurial skills

    By Temitope
    October 15, 2026
  • Africa Cannot Remain Just a Source; We Must Become the Factory— Beatrice Eneh, Convener, Beauty ...

    By allure
    October 14, 2026
  • Many women in underserved communities in Nigeria struggle to afford quality mental healthcare — Ladi ...

    By allure
    October 13, 2026
  • Chioma Jesus, Sammie Okposo, Midnight Crew set for #THUGGLA2018

    By CHIOMA
    April 24, 2018
  • American rapper, Kendrick Lamar wins Pulitzer prize for 2017 ‘Damn’ album

    By CHIOMA
    April 17, 2018
  • Afrobeat singer, Seun Kuti drops new album titled ‘Black Times’ 

    By CHIOMA
    April 23, 2018
  • Actor, Yul Edochie declares intention to run for presidency

    By CHIOMA
    April 23, 2018

Entertainment

  • September 12, 2026

    Etinosa Idemudia: The Many Sides of a Nollywood Powerhouse

  • August 25, 2026

    Country music Icon Dolly Parton dies at 80 

  • August 2, 2026

    The Winlos Unveil Prophet Suddenly 4, Take Children’s Discipleship Campaign to the Big Screen

  • June 6, 2026

    Subtle Intensity: Balikis Badru’s Figures Between Music, Memory, and Elemental Force

  • January 3, 2026

    Olajide Ajose, Davido, Omoni Oboli Make Visibility 50 Africa List

Follow us