2020 in review: 8 Nigerian celebrities who celebrated 40 this year

2020 in review: 8 Nigerian celebrities who celebrated 40 this year

2020 is a year that many people across the world will never forget in a hurry and this is as a result of the sad events like the coronavirus pandemic that happened.

The pandemic shut down economies, schools, religious places, and other activities, however, people still had the cause to celebrate.

For some Nigerians, especially celebrities, they hit a milestone in their ages this year and even the pandemic could not stop their celebration.

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Legit.ng highlights eight celebrities who celebrated 40 this year.

1. 9ICE

Singer Abolore Adegbola Akande was the first celebrity to mark his 40th birthday on January 17. The musician threw a private birthday dinner that had some of his colleagues in attendance.

2. Tiwa Savage

The beautiful singer turned 40 on February 5. As expected, the singer's fans, followers, and colleagues took to social media to celebrate her.

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3. Chioma Akpotha

The stunning actress marked 40 years of being on earth on Thursday, March 12.

Chioma has been in the movie industry for many years and she is still relevant to date.

4. Bolanle Ninalowo

The handsome actor shared the good news as he marked 40 on Thursday, May 7. According to him, his 40th birthday will be the first time in 10 years that he will be spending his special day with his wife and kids.

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D'banj, Chioma Akpotha, Bolanle Ninalowo and Tiwa Savage
D'banj, Chioma Akpotha, Bolanle Ninalowo and Tiwa Savage celebrated 40 this year. Photo: @iambangalee, @chiomakpotha, @iamnino_b @tiwasavage
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5. D'banj

The Koko master went all out to celebrate his 40th birthday on June 9. Members of the Mo’Hits group reunited and performed during his online party.

6. Toyin Abraham

The actress turned 40 on September 5, and her fans made the day a memorable one for her.

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Toyin Titans visited an orphanage on her behalf and also gifted the actress a huge money cake.

7. Joseph Yobo

The footballer clocked 40 on September 8, and his family was on stand by to celebrate with him.

Joseph shared a photo of him posing with six cakes on his big day.

8. Linda Ikeji

The popular blogger was one of the celebrities who made headlines when she clocked 40 on September 19.

Linda celebrated her big day with 85 pairs of shoes and 35 designer bags. She also got herself a 2020 Range Rover Autobiography.

In other news, Legit.ng earlier reported that Chioma reminded Davido of his late mother with a thoughtful present as the singer clocked 28.

Chioma presented Davido with a lovely necklace from his favourite jeweler, Ice Box, and it had a photo of the singer as a child with his late mother carrying him.

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The singer who was obviously moved by the gift shared a photo of it on his page and explained how emotional he was to see his photo of himself with his mom on the necklace.

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