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PICTORIAL: Five Nigerian Female Celebrities Who Went From Fat To Fit

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4 years ago

January 28, 2022

There is no doubt that weight gain can be harmful to one’s health if not controlled. When one is slim or fit, one does not know the enjoyment behind it. Not everyone in the world was born slim.

Some favourite celebrities with heavy or huge figures felt there was a need to slim down. Some had to diet or through surgery to keep fit and attain their figure.

Here are 5 Nigerian female celebrities who went from fat to fit as compiled by The NATION:

Eniola Badmus

Eniola Badmus

Eniola Badmus is a versatile professional film actress, scriptwriter, entertainer and a social media influencer. She got everyone talking since photos of her new figure broke the internet.

She recently lost 33kg in few months, causing her to join the fat to fit gang.

Elvina Ibru ‘Baby’

Elvina Ibru ‘Baby’

Elvina Esewvre Ibru is a broadcaster, actress and filmmaker who also took weight loss decision.

She made the decision to work towards achieving her desired weight because of her health after seeing it work for her sister.

Despite winning a Miss Big and Beautiful Competition UK, the beautiful actress still chose a slim decision. She shared her story noting that weight loss is not an easy task.

Ogunboye Bose

Ogunboye Bose

Bose Ogunboye aka Lepacious Bose is a popular comedian. She also had and shared her weight lose story.

She lost over 70 kg. Speaking on how she achieved her transformation, she said that she stopped eating anything that comes her way and had a weekly food programme. She also did a little bit of skin removal and surgery.

Ngozi Ezeonu

Ngozi Ezeonu

The actress, former journalist and a businesswoman fondly called (Young Mama) because of her ever young looking body shape.

The actress also had a weight loss, through the help of some diet program that helped her lose over 50% of her body weight.

Georgina Chinenye Ibeh

Georgina Chinenye Ibeh

The actress moved from 98.9kg to 75.8kg within two years because she felt her body weight was causing a halt in her career.

(NATION)

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Allwell Ademola’s Brother Seeks Iyabo Ojo’s Forgiveness At Sister’s Burial [VIDEO]

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January 9, 2026

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The late actress Allwell Ademola’s brother, has publicly apologised to Iyabo Ojo after calling her out for not supporting his sister when alive.

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Iyabo Ojo responded, “I over supported your sister when she was alive. I featured in her movies countless times for free.”

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“Big mummy please don’t be offended, you can see that I didn’t abuse you in the viral video. Please I’m sorry.”

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Asake Reconciles With Father, Baby Mama After Viral Accusations Of Abandonment

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January 9, 2026

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Popular Nigerian musician, Asake, has finally reconciled with his father, his daughter and baby mama.

The reconciliation move came after he was called out online for abandoning them after he became rich and famous.

Asake was heavily criticised earlier in 2025, after his baby mama, Adijat accused him of neglect despite standing by him when he had nothing.

In March 2025, Asake’s father, Fatai Odunsi, who is a stroke survivor, also called him out for abandoning him.

Following the backslash from netizens, including some celebrities, Asake reached out to his father and promised to finance his medical bills and also buy him a house.

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Wizkid Becomes First African Artist To Surpass 10 Billion Streams On Spotify

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Nigerian singer, Ayodeji Balogun, popularly known as Wizkid, has made history as the first-ever African artist to surpass ten billion streams on the global streaming music platform Spotify.

The Ojuelegba crooner achieved the feat as his streams across all credits on the platform recently hit the 10 billion-stream mark.

His collaborative hit with Canadian superstar Drake and British singer, Tyla is his most streamed song on the platform with almost 4 billion streams.

His third studio album, ‘Made In Lagos Deluxe’ is his most streamed project on Spotify with over a billion streams.

Wizkid’s most streamed song as lead is ‘Essence’ featuring Tems, which has amassed over 333 million streams.

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‘Birds Of A Feather’ recently hit 3.37 billion to surpass ‘Dance Monkey’, which has 3.3 billion streams.