The Nation Newspaper

Tag: Rasaq Akanni Okoya

  • Rasaq Okoya renews marital vow

    Rasaq Okoya renews marital vow

    AARE Rasaq Akanni Okoya hardly grants an interview without speaking glowingly about his younger wife, Sade Okoya. So, when news filtered out weeks ago that the billionaire businessman would be renewing his marital vow with Sade, not a few people looked forward to the day with bated breath. Last Saturday, the landlord of Oluwa Ni Sola Estate, Ajah, Lagos, invited the who is who in the Lagos social, economic and political circles to witness the grand event.

    The day started with seraies of prayers, led by some prominent clerics in Abeke Memorial Mosque, built in the estate in memory of Chief Okoya’s mother. The couple later moved in to one of the expansive living rooms in Oluwa Ni Sola Estate, where guests had been seated to welcome the couple. National Leader of All Peoples Congress, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, and Lagos State Governor, Babatunde Raji Fashola, topped the list of very important guests who graced the event.

    In his characteristic manner, Chief Okoya thanked Sade for accepting to come into his life at the time she did. She went down the memory lane on his journey with Sade. According to him, Sade had not only been loving and supportive, she had been the mainstay of his businesses with her innovative ideas. Sade in return thanked Okoya for being her friend, her father, her husband and her angel.

  • …plans high octane wedding for daughter

    ONE family whose penchant for elaborate celebration is not in doubt is that of Chief Rasaq Akanni Okoya. In this regard, another opportunity has presented itself in an impending wedding between Hadiza, one of the daughters of multi-billionaire industrialist, Aare Akanni Rasaq Okoya and Olamiju, her heartthrob and eldest son of former Oyo State Governor, Otunba Adebayo Alao-Akala.

    Already, April 12 has been picked for the solemnisation of the relationship, and the Oluwanisola Villa home of the bride’s father has already undergone a serious face-lift for the event, which promises to host many of the top players in Nigeria’s political terrain as well as captains of industry. The introduction leg of the wedding had held late last year when members of Olamiju’s family, led by the former Oyo State governor, visited the magnificent Eleganza Estate of the Okoyas in Ajah, Lagos. The session was attended by some prominent Nigerians, including the National Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu.

  • Olamiju Akala marries Okoya’s daughter

    Olamiju Akala marries Okoya’s daughter

    In a move seen by many as a union of two wealthy families, Olamiju, son of former Oyo State governor, Alao Akala, last Sunday tied the nuptial knot with Hadiza, daughter of billionaire businessman, Alhaji Rasaq Akanni Okoya. The wedding saw a section of Nigeria’s high and mighty gathering at the magnificient Oluwa Ni Sola compound of the Eleganza boss. Twenty-five-year-old Hadiza, who only recently returned to her father’s house after sojourning in the UK for many years, and her heartthrob had been the subject of discussions at social circles around Lagos in recent times. The traditional wedding put paid to all the rumours that had been flying around that the proposed wedding had been called off.

    First, it was speculated that theirs was a mere friendship without any emotional attachment. Then the rumour flew around that their romance had broken up because Olamiju was becoming uncomfortable with the overbearing disposition of the Okoya family towards the relationship. But all that later proved to be nothing more than a figment of the imagination of rumour mongers who were ignorant of the depth of the lovebirds’ feelings for each other.

    While their relationship was said to have once been threatened by some stormy issues at the early stage, the storm was later calmed as they grew together in love.

  • Akanni Okoya clocks 74

    Akanni Okoya clocks 74

    Friends, family members and well wishers gathered at the expansive compound of Alhaji Rasaq Akanni Okoya penultimate Friday for thanksgiving and prayer for the man of means who added another year. It was the day the Chairman of Eleganza Group of Companies and landlord of Oluwa Ni Sola Estate in Ajah, Lagos, turned 74.

    As usual, he had his annual birthday celebration on that day and a special prayer was organised for him at the Oluwa Ni Sola Estate mosque, followed by a reception in one of the halls in the architectural masterpiece.

    His youngest wife and special ally, Folasade, was everywhere to ensure that there were no lapses of any kind. Choice drinks and exotic wines were freely served with sumptuous meals at the occasion. A live band was also on hand to entertain guests.