Nigerian woman found love at 47, married at 48 and gave birth to a baby boy before her 50th birthday
Ladun met her husband, Aigbovo-Giwa-Osagie when she
turned 47, they got married at 48, she became pregnant at 49 and on June 25th,
2021, just before her 50th birthday, she gave birth to a baby boy named
Osarumuwese Oluwaseyitanfunmi Nosakhare.
Her heartwarming testimony and inspiring personal
story was shared by a friend, Ifeanyi Omeni on Monday, June 28. Read below:
Nigerian woman found love at 47, married at 48 and
gave birth to a baby boy before her 50th birthday
GOLDEN GLADIATOR
I loved gladiator films during my growing-up years.
Films like Ben Hur and its counterparts, featuring warriors of the ancient
Roman Empire who fought in amphitheatres, to entertain an excited crowd, were
my great delight. A little bit of that love still lingers, and I sure can
settle down to watch those films at a stretch, without boredom descending on
me.
Those Roman gladiators were like tin gods, ruling the
amphitheatres and looked like the epitome of masculinity. Many maidens will
sure feel safe, encased in those strong arms, characterised by rippling
muscles. And my God, were those guys handsome? Soft on the eyes, with smiles that
could charm maidens of that era. Looks like they were handpicked.
I took a trip to Rome last year and saw the Colosseum,
an amphitheatre where gladiator fights took place in days of old. The
monumental Roman Amphitheatre in Rome, is a golden-brownish building with
perforated holes. I half-hoped to see Ben Hur arise from the arena and show his
skills as a daring gladiator.
Nigerian woman found love at 47, married at 48 and
gave birth to a baby boy before her 50th birthday
The gladiators of old were conquerors, warriors and
celebrated champions. Though the Oxford Advanced Learners Dictionary describes
a gladiator as a man in ancient Rome, who was trained to fight other men or
animals, in order to entertain the public, I beg to differ from that
definition, in this creative message.
I dare to define a gladiator as a male or female who
has fought and won a long-drawn out war. One who can say with confidence that
some may trust in chariots and horses but I will remember the name of the Lord,
for his name is a strong tower and safe within those fortified walls, I have
won a war and can now share the story of my gladiator fight.
This is a narrative of a female gladiator who fought
and emerged victorious and whose story is told to encourage those still facing
failure, that they will become gladiators, too. Nigerian woman found love at
47, married at 48 and gave birth to a baby boy before her 50th birthday
Her story for me, begins many years ago…I walked into
Protea Hotel that day and saw this charming lady with two prominent features. A
glittering golden skin and a gap tooth that added to her charm and poise. From
a distance, I admired her, and was soon brought in close contact with her.
The WhatsApp group was formed for
singles-still-waiting-still desirous to use the way of righteousness to achieve
success. I was one of them and she came on board too. With rapt attention, I
viewed her contributions to the group and was eager to meet her.
The day came, at Dominoes Pizza outlet. Her sweet
presence filled the place and I listened with rapt attention to her tales of
her walk in the walkways of singlehood. Daring, and open, she shared her story
and I was fascinated. Another meeting was at a member’s house and she once
again showed she is a sweetheart.
Many more virtual meetings followed, as I heard her
voice through the thought-provoking comments she made on the WhatsApp group.
She has shown she is a Tale Weaver convert, on the group. Anytime I post an
article and only one person reads it, it is sure to be her. Her comments come
in torrents, encouraging and heartwarming.
This gap-tooth queen, is one great encourager of my
creativity. She bought my recent novels and gave me my very first job of
tribute writing. I crafted a birthday tribute for a friend of hers and her
appreciative comments made my day and encouraged me to take up the art form as
a business venture. I refused financial compensation, but she insisted and
rewarded me.
Was I thrilled that day in the year 2019, when she
sent the message to the WhatsApp group.
‘I, Oladunni
Idowu, finally found love at 47. Join me in appreciating God for his
faithfulness and mercy. Indeed, delay is not denial.’ Her words of
encouragement and inspiration brought to life dead dreams and shrivelled hopes.
The members of the Mature Christian Singles celebrated one of their own,
Ladunni, whose story of triumph made many believe in the message of an on-time
God.
Ladunni’s story follows a trail of triumph. Of a lady
who found love at 47, married at 48, got pregnant at age 49 and just before her
50th birthday, gave birth to a baby boy called Osarumuwese - The Lord has done
me well; Oluwaseyitanfunmi - the Lord has done this for me in full and
Nosakhare - God's Will.
On 25th June 2021, Ladunni took a rapid leap unto the
5th floor as the mother of a baby boy.
I present the GOLDEN GLADIATOR, LADUNNI GIWA-OSAGIE,
whose story has proved the biblical saying that weeping may last for a night,
but joy comes in the morning.
Ladunni’s marriage to Aigbovo Giwa-Osagie, whom I call
the husband of the year, is an encouragement to those Christian sisters who are
beckoning at compromise, because they feel that God has forgotten them and they
want to 'help' themselves.
The Gap-tooth Queen has changed address and has made
many ladies dress their lives with hope.
I attended the GOLDEN CEREMONY OF LADUNNI’S ASCENSION
to the fifth floor and the dedication of her son at White Stone Event Centre,
Billingsway Ikeja, Lagos, on 25th June 2021, where the guests were bedecked in
white, as a symbol of the purity of divine love and the freshness of a new
season.
I watched Ladunni, who appeared at first in white lace
with gold trimmings, and later as the lady in red, symbolizing the love she so
freely shares with her husband. It was palpable as a touch, and people could
not hold back their demonstrations of joy for the woman they came to honour.
Her husband dripped with joy and gratitude to God who
gave him a woman he described as beyond amazing. When he stated that since he
met her, he stopped having headaches, I could testify, for Ladunni is a woman
who sprays her sweet fragrance wherever she steps into.
Her calls and words of encouragement to me, when she
shared the testimony of her meeting with her beau, I cannot fail to recall.
When she noticed my silence on the group, the absence of my usual birthday
tributes for members, she alone checked on me and sent a voice note, praying
for me, to uplift my spirits.
Beloved Ladunni, such an inspiring lady!
I watched the glow on her face on that day of her
coronation as a gladiator and could see that it went beyond the signature of a
skilful makeup artist. It was a glow from within. As though a pipe connected
her innermost feelings of joy, to her outer expression of delight.Beyond the
music of Yinka Alaseyori of oniduromi fame, the presence of comedian Kenny
Black and Sonma Anyama, Dave of My Siblings and I comedy by Funke Akindele,
there was the atmosphere of undiluted joy, a crowning of a maiden’s desire. To
Ladunni Giwa-Osagie, the Golden Gladiator, I dedicate this message. To the
Golden Gladiator, who has not performed to entertain, but whose testimony has
paved a way for many ladies to anchor their trust in God, I present this
tribute. Remain rooted in divinity.
Ify Omeni – The Tale Weaver
I pray… For those who are younger than Ladunni, that
they will not soil their garments of righteousness, while they wait.
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