Toke Makinwa astonishes Social Media with Pregnancy Announcement

 

Nigerian media figure Toke Makinwa has astonished her fans and followers by announcing she is expecting her first child, calling the news “the biggest project of my life” and “the highest calling ever.” On August 13, 2025, she shared a heartfelt Instagram post featuring a video of herself in a lovely garden cradling her imminent baby bump. In the caption, she reflected on her journey and thanked God for answering her prayers at just the right moment.

You have completely changed my life. You opened this door that nobody can shut. All that time I was convinced you had forgotten me… but now I see it. You worked on my heart posture to get me ready for the biggest blessing and the highest calling.

The On Becoming author and entrepreneur, who has taken on various roles throughout her career — including radio host, TV presenter, and brand influencer — stated that motherhood is her most valued role to date.

“I’ve worn so many hats over the years but this one trumps it all… You get to see me as a mother, I get to raise my own,” she added.

Expressing joy and gratitude to her unborn child, she wrote: “My bug, I cannot wait to meet you… Thank you for choosing me to come through life to be the greatest reflection of God’s grace.”

Filled with shock and happiness, fans and fellow celebrities flooded her comment section with congratulatory messages.

The announcement comes months after she opened up about not having regrets regarding her singlehood and child-free state.

Speaking on her podcast in March 2025, she said, “Regret is so exhausting; get comfortable with your truth. The hardest thing I could say to myself is, ‘Geez, I am 40, single, and childless.’ I said it, and I did not die! That used to make me almost tear up. But if I am completely honest, if I had gotten married again, I would’ve been divorced again because the lessons just never stop."

“I can look at it and be like, ‘Oh my God, I don’t have a child and husband.’ But I can also look at it and say, ‘I am 40, I am a boss, I have built an empire, I am one of the most resounding voices in Africa, and I am not waking up miserable,’” she added.