7 Nigerian Celebrity Mums & Their Yummy Mummies

Behind these amazing celebrity mums we love are their equally amazing mothers, who play their priceless roles behind the spotlight. Meet the yummy mummies of some of your favourite Nigerian celebrity mums…

1. Tiwa Savage

The 36-year-old superstar and mum to 1-year-old Jamil couldn’t wish for a better mum than Cecilia Savage. She once shared via social media in honour of her super mum’s birthday:

“During my high school days I was bullied for several years, I would get jumped on the bus, head flushed down the toilet and so on, it got so bad that I did something drastic and life threatening because I was so depressed.

My mother was called to school on several occasions and each time she came she would ask to see the other students bullying me and would always pray for us all. Of course they would joke and laugh but my mother was always so calm and reserved and she would take me home, cook me Naija food (we were living in London at the time) and she would make me realize how loved I was and how rich my culture is, how beautiful I am being a Nigerian girl (I was bullied for being African, skinny, dark and I had a strong naija accent) what my mother didn’t do was fight, shout or argue with the other girls or their parents (who were at times very rude and disrespectful), instead she showered me with love and reminded me where I was from. One of the many reasons why she is my hero, my role model, biggest inspiration, my best friend, …Anyone that has met you has experience what a calm, shy, gentle but very hip mummy you are.The only doromegasupermummy…Thinking of what you have done for me brings tears to my eyes. I only pray I can be half the mother you are to me to my children…”

Aww…what could be sweeter than that?

2. Uche Jombo

The Nollywood star actress and mum to 16-month-old Matthew owes a whole lot to her mum for never giving up on her. In an interview with MIM, Uche revealed:

“During my teenage years I did everything I wasn’t supposed to do…If you asked my mum who among her kids could make the police come to arrest her, she would call my name. If you asked her who was going to bring a teenage pregnancy home, she would equally call my name…At a point, I was scared to have a child because my mum would always say there’s no way I’ll escape having a child like me.”

Thanks to her persistence and several sacrifices of love, Uche‘s ‘African Queen’ couldn’t be more proud of how her darling daughter finally turned out.

3. Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde

Celebrating her late mum in honour of Mother’s Day last year, the superstar and mum of four shared the photos below and wrote:

“My beautiful mother Mrs Toyin Jalade née oguntade . Sacrificed so much to ensure her 3 kids had a chance. This is a mother’s love. I miss you everyday mum. E sin mi de bi ti eru oni bami…( ill explain this someday ). If you still have your mum, pamper her Now…”

4. Omawumi

Songbird and mum of two, Omawumi Megbele-Yusuf also has a pillar in her 62-year-old mum, Chief Mrs. Queen Aya Megbele, who she says is her ‘prayer warrior, paddy, fellow gossip partner, chief executioner, (and) no nonsense mama cathedral.’

5. Annie Idibia

Nollywood actress and mum of two girls, Annie Idibia, never misses a chance to gush about the amazing woman who sacrificed all to raise her and her brothers following her split from their father. She previously told MIM:

“My mum is a very strong woman, she scaled through it (her parent’s divorce). She’s my best friend, we’re always together…My mum was a full housewife when she was with my dad, but after the divorce, she had to look for something to do to take care of her four kids and we all had to do menial jobs to help out.”

6. Waje

The singer and single mum to 17-year-old Emerald also has said, among other things, that her mum is her ‘confidant, bank manager, teacher, bestie and mentor extraordinaire’.

Spot the striking resemblance between all three of them in the adorable photo below?

7. Mercy Johnson

Mrs. Elizabeth Johnson is the proud grandma to Mercy’s children, Purity, Henry and Angel. We’re sure the star actress has a lot to be thankful to her for.