Category: Social Circuit

IT was a joyous day for businessman Timi Alaibe on Friday, June 10, as he marked his 60th birthday with family, friends and associates.

At the ceremony, former President Olusegun Obasanjo presented a book to Alaibe. According to the elder statesman, the book was written by Alaibe’s 29 friends, and they gave him the honour to present it on his birthday.

Although Obasanjo did not give names, Atedo Peterside, CEO of Air Peace- Allen Onyema, Musa Danjuma, Shola Jeremi, Scott Tommy, Terry Waya, Aliko Dangote, Olumide Akpata, Julie Pinnick, Donald Duke, Chief James Ibori, Senator Florence Ita-Giwa, and Tony Elemelu attended the party.

An exciting part of the birthday gig was the dance session with his daughter, Ebitimi, who got married in 2018. She appeared to be a better dancer but Alaibe did his best to replicate all her moves. It was such an adorable moment, which also gave hints of the bond they shared.

Alaibe would have wished his wife, Augustina Alaere, was there to experience the occasion. But lung cancer took her away on January 31, 2009, after a long battle.

FAMILY and friends held an event to mark two years’ remembrance of a former beauty queen, Ibidunni Ighodalo.

Ibidunni, who was the wife of the Senior Pastor of Trinity House, Victoria Island, Lagos, Ighodalo, lived a selfless life. She was a philanthropist and a pastor. This explains why she still lives in the hearts of people who came in contact with her before death.

Ibidunni’s brother, Dare Ajayi, marked her sister’s remembrance in a special way. He rocked white native wear, which had his sister’s face boldly on it.

Ibidunni’s daughter, Keke, also mesmerized guests with her singing talent at the memorial ceremony. She joined the praise and worship band.

ON Thursday, afrobeat singer, Femi Kuti, turned 60, and he was celebrated by family and friends far and wide.

One of the posts that caught attention was made by Funke Kuti, the mother of Femi’s son, Made.

While celebrating the singer, who is on a tour in the United States, she said he was getting old. “And just like that, you are 60! You are getting old,” she wrote in pidgin. “Thank you for all you do. You are such an amazing man and father. Thank you for loving our son unconditionally. May God continue to bless and favour you now and always.”

Before the one-time lovers went their separate ways in 2011, Funke was a popular face and dancer. Despite their separation, however, they still maintain a cordial relationship. Made is the only child of their marriage.

Death has separated Lagos businessman, Foluso Adeagbo, from his wife, Omolara. They were married for 28 years, and the union is blessed with two daughters – Morenike and Modupe.

Their romance started at the University of Ife, now Obafemi Awolowo University, in 1985. They both studied Philosophy.

Omolara’s service of songs and evening of tribute was held on Thursday in Lagos, and her daughters shared amazing things about her.

Morenike said many people had described her late mother as soft-spoken, quiet, and elegant, but she was much more.

“If you knew my mother, she was funny, energetic, charismatic, and full of life. She was the centre of the universe,” she said.

“It was truly the greatest honour to come to the world through her and such a blessing to be raised by her. She was my dearest best friend. There are no words to describe the weight of the loss and the pains I feel for not having her physically with us any longer. She loved God, she was an angel here on earth, and she practiced what she preached.”

Her husband has also been enjoying the support of friends since the sad news broke. They know the lovers were inseparable and they are trying to ease the pain. These friends include Senator Tokunbo Abiru, Aare Dele Momodu, Senator Tokunbo Afikuyomi, Hon. Segun Dawodu and Senator Laren Tejuoso

Omolara’s husband is the Managing Director of Cumnavig Securx Limited and Gabfol Lounge at Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos.

IT has always been argued that couples may struggle to run businesses together but it appears to be a different case for Audrey Joe-Ezigbo and her husband, Professor Joe Ezigbo. On June 4, their company, Falcon Corporation Limited, turned 28.

Audrey is the Deputy Managing Director of Falcon while her husband is the Managing Director, and they have successfully grown the business from nothing to something.

Recalling how the journey began, the leading oil and gas woman said she was humbled by how God had taken what was a little seed of a dream and amplified it into a great business.

According to her, Falcon’s 28th anniversary is a day to celebrate lives that have been touched through Falcon – people they have hired, communities they have impacted,  and families that have been blessed.

Audrey, who is also the daughter of the late Military Governor of Lagos State, Rear Admiral Ndubuisi Kanu, said:  “Today is a day that I am grateful for the new projects that we are running and how God is going to use those to help us make a greater tangible positive impact on the economy and the people of Nigeria and Africa and to showcase His glory at a higher level as His marketplace ambassadors.

“…today, I celebrate how God has taken a Microbiologist and turned her into an energy expert, gas advocate, a respected and trusted voice in the gas industry and indeed on the landscape of business within and outside of Nigeria.”

OBA Gbolahan Lawal of Iru Kingdom and Oba Saheed Elegushi of Elegushi in Lagos are not just neigbours, they are friends as well.

Earlier in the week, Elegushi joined the Oniru in celebration of the second anniversary on the throne of his forebears.

Elegushi said the Iru Kingdom is proud of the choice they have made and he is also proud of Oba Lawal’s achievements within two years.

“I pray for God’s renewed strength, more wisdom, and increased resources for you to continue to direct the affairs of Iru Kingdom,” he wrote on his Instagram page.

Meanwhile, the 15th Oniru expressed his gratitude to God for the gift of life and all that they have been able to do. He also shared the highlights of his journey as a king for two years.

“On this day, I pray that we all live to see many more years in peace, in love, in unity, in greatness, in abundance, and with gratitude in hearts,” he said.

SINCE the death of the Founder of the Synagogue of all Nations, Prophet Temitope Balogun Joshua, the church’s future has been uncertain.

Joshua’s demise hit the church in a bad way, as leaders and members were not ready for his departure.

During the first anniversary of his death, the church came alive again. Members and guests worshipped and praised God in a way that Joshua would have wished for.

Pastors and other spiritual leaders also used the occasion to pray for Joshua’s wife, Evelyn, that she would not be stranded in the journey of life. They prayed that she would have enough strength to continue her husband’s legacies.

Joshua passed on June 5, 2021, after a service, a week before his 58th birthday. It was reported that he died peacefully in a praying position without any health concerns.

THE winner of the second edition of the Miss Teen Global Beauty Nigeria, Confiance Oluebubechi Victor, and other delegates of the pageant, recently paid a courtesy visit to the Olu of Warri, Ogiame Atuwatse III.

Miss Teen Global Beauty International will take place in Paraiba, Brazil, from August 21 to August 28, 2022, and they needed royal blessings and prayers from Olu of Warri, Ogiame Atuwatse III, to enable Confiance to come back with the crown.

The National Director, Miss Teen Global Beauty Nigeria, Mrs. Gwendolyn Tagbarha, was a beauty queen winner also. She said she had an eventful reign without scandals.

The Olu of Warri acknowledged the daunting challenges in a world where the majority of youths engage in different vices.

“I quite understand the challenges people like you usually go through, especially when you’re fighting a just cause. Since you have come to the palace to seek our royal blessings and prayers, it is our prayers that God Almighty will grant you the grace to succeed. The palace will get back to you with our support,” the king said.

Prof. Dora Akunyili can smile in her grave that her beloved daughter, Chidiogo Akunyili-Par, is doing all in her powers to keep her legacies alive. She has written a book about her mother, titled: ‘I Am Because We Are,’ describing it as the untold breath-taking story of Akunyili.

While marking the eighth anniversary of her mother’s demise on Tuesday, June 7, Akunyili-Par appeared on Adesuwa Onyenokwe’s ‘In-depth’ conversation where she talked about the late professor’s many battles, including one with cancer.

She also wrote on her Instagram page: “Today, 8 years ago, my mother’s body failed her and with this, she passed on. She fought death until her last breath, saying again and again, “my work here is done.”

Akunyili, a pharmacist by profession, died on June 7, 2014, following her battle with uterine cancer. She was the Director-General of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) and later the Minister of Information and Communications.

Beauty entrepreneur, Tara Durotoye, also shared an online post where she spoke about her memories of the former minister and encouraged everyone to buy, ‘I Am Because We Are.’