According to media personality Toke Makinwa, having a child is assisting her in healing from traumatic events and childhood trauma that she believed she had already dealt with.
In a post on X on Sunday, the 40-year-old revealed this, saying that her daughter Yakira Eliana, whom she welcomed in August 2025, has been a daily source of solace.
She wrote
, “My daughter brought me healing, she is daily healing parts of me I didn’t even know needed healing, healing from my childhood trauma, from grief I thought I had dealt with a long time ago. Maybe God knew I needed this.”
Toke Makinwa, an actress and author of “On Becoming,” has frequently referred to the loss of her parents in a gas explosion when she was eight years old as one of the most agonising experiences of her life.
After three years of marriage, she and fitness coach Maje Ayida also went through a public divorce in 2017.
However, the on-air personality claimed that becoming a mother has changed her viewpoint and is assisting her in healing past traumas.
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Mavin Records boss Don Jazzy has revealed he doesn’t have the strength of discipline to remain committed to one woman.
Speaking on The Nancy Isime Show, Don Jazzy explained that while some individuals can stay faithful once they’re attracted to someone. However, he struggles with that notion, admitting that he would still admire other women even when in a relationship.
Don Jazzy emphasised the importance of being truthful about his nature, acknowledging that his honesty might drive some people away.
“I don’t believe that I am strong enough to be with [only] one person. I think. People will run away from me being truthful. I will not be dating you and telling you that you’re the only person.
“Some people have the strength to be attracted to somebody [and no one else afterwards]. But for me, the fact that you’re a beautiful lady doesn’t stop me from admiring another woman. She is also beautiful,” Don Jazzy explained.
