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Actress Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde celebrates daughter’s engagement

From The Punch · () English

Translated from English, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • Nollywood actress Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde celebrated her daughter Meraiah's engagement on Instagram.
  • She shared a video of the proposal, expressing excitement about planning a wedding.
  • Meraiah, an apparel product developer, announced her engagement with a "New chapter" caption.

Veteran Nollywood actress and filmmaker Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde shared joyous news on social media, celebrating her daughter Meraiah's engagement.

Omotola posted a video of the proposal on her Instagram page, writing, "Have you heard? My twinnie is engaged! I guess we have a wedding to plan! Congratulations to the lovebirds." The actress, widely known as Omosexy, expressed her delight at the milestone.

Have you heard? My twinnie is engaged! I guess we have a wedding to plan! Congratulations to the lovebirds

— Omotola Jalade-EkeindeOmotola Jalade-Ekeinde announcing her daughter's engagement and excitement for the wedding.

Meriah, who is also known as Meraiah or Mimi and works as an apparel product developer, had announced her own engagement two days prior with a post captioned "New chapter." The 26-year-old's engagement has generated significant buzz among fans and followers.

Meriah is one of four children Omotola shares with her husband, Captain Matthew Ekeinde, a pilot. The couple, married in 1996, also have children named Princess, Matthew (MJ), and Michael. Fans flooded the comment section with congratulations, with many expressing excitement for the upcoming wedding and Omotola becoming a grandmother.

New chapter

— Meriah EkeindeMeriah Ekeinde's caption announcing her engagement.
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Originally published by The Punch in English. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.