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  • Ayo Mogaji reunites with ex, Jibola Dabo, to celebrate son’s graduation

    Ayo Mogaji reunites with ex, Jibola Dabo, to celebrate son’s graduation

    Veteran actress, Binta Ayo Mogaji, recently reunited with her ex, Jibola Dabo, to celebrate their son’s graduation from Lead University in Ibadan, Oyo State.

    Binta Mogaji shared photos on Instagram of herself and Jibola Dabo at their son Fareed Ademide Mogaji’s convocation ceremony.

    She expressed gratitude to those who supported her son’s success, including her ex, Jibola Dabo.

    Binta Mogaji wrote: “Alihamdulillahi Alihamdulillahi Alihamdulillahi I glorify God’s name for witnessing my only son’s @fareed_mogaji graduation at lead city university, ibadan. Convocation 2024. I thank thank the people who had been my support systems so far @kolayems4u @waleilebiyi @olakunleakinyele @iyaibeji04 @jibola_dabo @seunawodele Taiwo Adamolekun, Alhaji Mutiu Adepoju(headmaster) Ms Ayo Adisa, My very good friendMadam Bisi Mohammed @epitome_schools @performingartslcu_, Kola Thomas junior, The entire members of house5 social club, and last but not the least @jamalmogaji.

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    “I am so grateful to you all and those who couldn’t make it but were with us in kind too numerous to mention. Nkan ayo koni tan ni ile gbogbo wa o ese mo dupe”

    The graduate, Fareed Mogaji, also thanked God, his parents, and his friends for their support throughout his educational journey.

    He wrote: “Alhamdulillah, I thank the almighty for bringing me this far, I thank my parents @bintaayomogaji and @jibola_dabo , without you guys I would not be here right now, I thank all my friends who stood by me since day one and a special appreciation to Alhaji Kola Adeyemi, for all the support and efforts he put into my education, @epitome_schools @jamalmogaji @performingartslcu_ it has been one hell of a journey.”

  • It’s okay for women above 40 to have kids outside wedlock – Ayo Mogaji

    It’s okay for women above 40 to have kids outside wedlock – Ayo Mogaji

    Veteran actress Ayo Mogaji has advised women over 40 to prioritise motherhood, even if it means having children outside wedlock.

    In a candid interview with Oyinmomo TV, Mogaji shared her wisdom, urging women who have reached the 40 landmark to have children even if marriage isn’t imminent.

    She said: “For women who are 40 and do not have a husband, but are in a relationship with someone who is not ready for marriage but willing to have a child, they should not hesitate to have a child, even if the man won’t take responsibility.

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    “At 40, many women are told they are too old to be a suitable wife, and often face the stigma of being unable to conform to traditional expectations.

    “Even if they marry later, they may already be old by the time their children grow up, while their peers are becoming grandmothers.

    “If you meet someone you like and both of you are ready to have a child, go ahead and do it.

    “If no such opportunity arises, adoption is always an option for women who desire to become mothers.

  • I had my only child at 40 with one fallopian tube – Ayo Mogaji

    I had my only child at 40 with one fallopian tube – Ayo Mogaji

    Veteran actress Ayo Mogaji has shared the inspiring story of becoming a mother at 40 despite having only one fallopian tube.

    She revealed in an interview with Biola Adebayo that her first pregnancy was ectopic, resulting in the removal of one fallopian tube.

    An ectopic pregnancy happens when a fertilized egg implants and develops outside the usual space within the uterus.

    Typically, this occurs in a fallopian tube, where eggs normally travel from the ovaries to the uterus, resulting in what is known as a tubal pregnancy.

    Against the odds, she conceived naturally with her remaining tube and gave birth six weeks after her 40th birthday.

    “There was this lawyer who wanted to marry me because he had been in a marriage for 14 years and they never had a child. He took me to his mum and I was looking for a child that period. Our mothers were introduced and I got pregnant.

    “Unfortunately, the pregnancy was ectopic. It stayed right inside the fallopian tube and LUTH was on strike at that time. So, by the time we realised what was happening, they took me to seven hospitals and the late Uncle Ede Aderinokun was the one who gave me a note to the hospital where they admitted me.

    “They didn’t even want to admit me. The doctor said he wasn’t sure if I could survive till tomorrow and I said “Do you believe in God? Even if you do not believe in God, believe in me because I believe in God. We did not have an agreement that I was going to die like this.’ They did the operation and it took them seven to nine hours the following day.

    “Fortunately or unfortunately, the ectopic pregnancy ruptured before they could do anything and it ruptured my appendix, so they had to remove one fallopian tube. I am living with one and I had my child through natural birth with that one I have left.”

    Mogaji also opened up about her abusive marriage, which lasted for 13 years.

    She advised women to escape abusive relationships, emphasising that no one deserves to suffer mental and physical torture.

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    “When matrimony leads you to a place where you can’t have your own friends, the family can not come, you will start looking at them somehow, even knowing the kind of job you were in before you got married. The reaction at home, the abusive language, the physical abuse, the mental torture; when it gets too much, I will advise anybody to get out of that kind of marriage because otherwise, they may come and meet your candle.”

    While she harbors no ill feelings towards her ex-husband, she believes reconciliation is unlikely due to his jealousy and complex issues.

    “There can’t be room. If I could tolerate that thing for 13 years thinking there could be a change, then there can never be change. He is not a bad person but when you are too jealous and have a complex, it is very hard. It can’t work. You can try to make your marriage work, yes you can try,” she said.