{"id":64149,"date":"2025-04-12T19:10:46","date_gmt":"2025-04-12T19:10:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/?p=64149"},"modified":"2025-04-12T19:10:46","modified_gmt":"2025-04-12T19:10:46","slug":"toke-makinwa-im-open-to-polygamous-marriage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/2025\/04\/12\/toke-makinwa-im-open-to-polygamous-marriage\/","title":{"rendered":"Toke Makinwa: I&#8217;m Open to Polygamous Marriage"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>By Adenike Lawal<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Popular media personality and actress Toke Makinwa has set social media abuzz after revealing she is open to becoming a second, third, or even fifth wife, as long as it brings her the companionship she desires.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking candidly on a recent episode of her podcast &#8216;Toke Moments&#8217;, the 40-year-old broadcaster and fashion icon admitted that the burdens of independence sometimes leave her longing for a partner who can share life\u2019s daily decisions.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I am the boss everywhere and that could be tiring,&#8221; Makinwa confessed, saying &#8220;You feel like you need someone to lean on. Someone that could decide what is for dinner. Must it be me?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Makinwa, who was previously married to fitness expert Maje Ayida before their highly publicized split in 2017, reflected on the pressures that come with professional success.<\/p>\n<p>While she cherishes her autonomy, she admitted that the constant weight of decision-making can be overwhelming.<\/p>\n<p>Her openness to polygamy marks a bold departure from conventional narratives about relationships, sparking widespread discussions about love, independence, and evolving family structures in modern society.<\/p>\n<p>Fans and critics alike have flooded online platforms with varied reactions, with some applauding her honesty and others debating the complexities of polygamous unions.<\/p>\n<p>As always, Makinwa\u2019s fearless approach to sensitive topics continues to position her as a leading voice in conversations about personal choices and societal expectations.<\/p>\n<p>Would you like me to also draft a follow-up opinion piece or an audience reaction roundup to complement this story? It would work great as part of a full feature package.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Adenike Lawal Popular media personality and actress Toke Makinwa has set social media abuzz after revealing she is open to becoming a second, third, or even fifth wife, as long as it brings her the companionship she desires. Speaking candidly on a recent episode of her podcast &#8216;Toke Moments&#8217;, the 40-year-old broadcaster and fashion [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":32,"featured_media":64150,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[179],"tags":[59],"class_list":["post-64149","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-entertainment","tag-featured"],"aioseo_notices":[],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/64149","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/32"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=64149"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/64149\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":64151,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/64149\/revisions\/64151"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/64150"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=64149"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=64149"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=64149"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}