Beautiful on-air personality, Toke Makinwa has spoken online amidst the news about her supposed marriage to her male friend, Farouk.
She shared photos of her outfit from her Thanksgiving church events on her Instagram page, accompanied by a thankful message to God.
The media personality turned actress dazzled in a white outfit. She is grateful for the beauty bestowed in replacements for the ashes.
She is also thankful for the crown of glory which she received.
“You have given me so much Beauty for Ashes and crowned my head with so much glory. My cup is running over. My darling @bridalaccent made this dress, I feel like I’ve gained a sister in you. Thank you for bringing my vision.”
Toke Makinwa
As usual, her timeline is flooded with beautiful comments and congratulations.
A few hours ago, Toke Makinwa appreciated God for standing by herself through her trials and tribulations.
She threw a Thanksgiving 40th birthday party over the weekend in anticipation of her birthday on the 3rd of November.
The media personality appreciated God for not judging her the way the world judged her. Toke noted how God saw her through her divorce when she thought she was going to die.
She also noted how people had broken her heart, but God kept it together.
In July, Toke had replied to a troll who mocked her for being unmarried. The troll identified had stated that the media personality had passed the single era and was now in her unmarried era.
Toke reacted, declaring that God would do hers for her and that her troll would be alive to congratulate her.
Toke Makinwa Dismisses Marriage Rumours
A popular media personality, Toke Makinwa, dismissed rumours of a fresh marriage during her 40th birthday Thanksgiving party in Lagos.
It emerged on Sunday night that the media personality secretly married an entertainment guru, Farouk Umar, at the Oriental Hotel on Victoria Island.
The rumours got rife after a video of the duo, who wore a white dress and ‘buba and sokoto’, sharing lovey-dovey moments went viral on social media.
However, dismissing the rumours at the party, Toke clarified that they are just friends, adding that he was there for her during her trying times.
“On Obasanjo’s internet, they said I got married to this guy. This guy is my best friend. Listen, on Toke Makinwa’s internet, they said I married Farouk. Farouk, my friend, ore mi.. this is my nigga and my friend, my brother, who wan marry you. Farouk held me down when there was nobody.”
Toke Makinwa
The media personality also reflected on her tumultuous marriage with her longtime partner, Maje Ayida, in 2014. and the eventual divorce in 2017 over infidelity allegations.
She thanked God for giving her the strength to withstand the challenges, saying that she felt like she would “die” the day she ended her marriage.
“Jesus, you comforted me when my friends left me. Jesus, you saw me through a divorce. When I thought I was going to die, when I did not know if I was going to wake up the next day, somehow you held me together.
“Even when I showed a frail faith, you knew I was not frail. Somehow, you made me a tiger. You are the one that liveth. You are the one that will never fail.”
Toke Makinwa
The 39-year-old OAP also appreciated her friends for standing by her during that difficult period. “I thank God for all my friends here. I thank God that I am not looking out to look for you guys; I am looking up. I have not been the best of fried for you guys, but somehow, you see something, and I am grateful,” she said.
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