Nigerian celebrities never miss a trend, and right now everyone is hopping on the 80s trend.
Many social media timelines have been flooded with AI pictures of celebrities in their 80s era.
At the time of reporting, the likes of Iyabo Ojo, Mercy Aigbe, Ini Edo, Chioma Akpotha, Adeniyi Johnson, Temitope Aruga, Kazim Adeoti, Bakare Zainab, Seyi Edun, Angela Okorie, Frederick Leonard, Afeez Owo, Chinney Love, Chizzy Alichi, and Adewunmi Fatai have joined the trend.
Iyabo Ojo shared a cute photo of her family, including her two kids, her son-in-law Juma Jux, and her grandson, Rakeem.
Chioma Akpotha, while sharing her 80s photos, said she was serving 1985 glamour like she never left the decade.
Ini Edo described herself as the Queen of the 80s.
Filmmaker Chinney Love said life was good back then, as all she needed was a good pub and a chilled bottle of beer.
Chizzy Alichi said she would have been the finest baddie in that era.
In July, many celebrities joined Caramel Plug’s cropped photo trend after her beef with Anita Joseph, who stole her photo and edited her head out of it.
Earlier this year, many on TikTok had hopped on the Holy Spirit trend, which involves someone reaching out to the Holy Spirit (who wears a bird form).
The likes of Funke Akindele, Mercy Johnson, Kiekie, Uche Ogbodo, Uche Elendu, Mercy Aigbe and others have joined the trend.
Knocking them, she expressed anger at seeing some captions like, ‘Holy Spirit no carry me because of my nyash, weight and others. She questioned whether they knew who they were talking about and admonished them to be careful and not reduce something sacred to a joke.
Also, in January, celebrities hopped on the ‘2016’ trend by posting photos from 2016 that best capture what their lives were like a decade ago.
The “2026 is the new 2016” trend featured nostalgic items that had taken over people’s social media feeds, with throwback photos taking centre stage. From celebrities to friends, social media users have described 2026 as the new 2016 with their posts.
BBNaija, Queen Mercy shared photos from her beauty queen regime, noting how she has been hustling back-to-back with no rest. The mother of one said she always wanted this life – riches and fame, and now she is famous, and now learning how to maintain it and build generational wealth.
Laura Ikeji noted how 2016 was her year as she was on fire and everything aligned with her. She noted that that year she got several endorsements, money, a house, got engaged, made lots of friends, started her business, had a closet full of clothes, and became famous via Instagram.
Mercy Aigbe had noted that the year was when the looks were intentional, and the covers spoke for themselves. The mother of two noted how, a decade later, she is still standing and evolving.
Toke Makinwa said she wouldn’t have believed the ride ahead and how good things would become. She expressed how glad she was to have inspired so many women to step out of the box, build their own box, and write their own story.
Bolanle Ninalowo said he never had time to look back, as his only goal was to go from Bolanle to Makanak. The father of two, expressing gratitude to his Maker, vowed never to return until it’s done.
Stella Damasus shared photos of herself from her 2016 era, saying she was looking back and thanking God for her growth. Damasus said it won’t always be easy or comfy, but in the long run, it will be worth it.