Tag: OBAFEMI AWOLOWO
Awolowo died in the bathroom — Daughter
Tokunbo Awolowo-Dosunmu, daughter of the nationalist Obafemi Awolowo, has said that her father died in his bathroom in 1987.
She disclosed this in a recent...
Awolowo’s daughter Tokunbo Awolowo-Dosunmu reveals last words to her
Tokunbo Awolowo-Dosunmu, daughter of the late nationalist Obafemi Awolowo, has revealed the last statement her father made to her.
Speaking with Edmund Obilo from the...
Obafemi Awolowo made my success possible – Former Ecobank chairman John...
Ex-chairman of Ecobank John Odeyemi has revealed that his success was made possible by the scholarship provided by the late nationalist Obafemi Awolowo.
Odeyemi, 85,...
Segun Awolowo excited over plans to stage Awo play in UK
Segun Awolowo, grandson of the late Premier of the defunct Western Region Obafemi Awolowo has expressed excitement over plan to stage a play titled...
Osinbajo, Tinubu, Sanwo-Olu, others attend funeral of Awolowo’s eldest child
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, national leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Bola Tinubu, and Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu were some of the...
Obafemi Awolowo’s glasses missing from statue in Lagos
A pair of glasses worn for the statue of the late statesman Obafemi Awolowo in Ikeja, Lagos has gone missing.
The glasses went missing last...
Awolowo’s eldest child Tola Oyediran is dead
Tola Oyediran the eldest child of the late statesman Obafemi Awolowo has passed on.
She died on Friday aged 79.
Mrs Oyediran was until her death...
Buhari names train stations after Tinubu, Soyinka, others
Minister of Transportation Rotimi Amaechi says President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the naming of train stations along the Lagos-Ibadan and the Itakpe-Ajaokuta-Warri corridors after...
BBNaija’s Seyi pays tribute to grandfather, Awolowo, on 33rd death anniversary
Ex-Big Brother Naija housemate, Seyi Awolowo, has paid tribute to his late grandfather, Chief Obafemi Awolowo, on the 33rd anniversary of his death.
The 31-year-old...
Seyi Awolowo shares lesson learnt from grandfather, Obafemi Awolowo
Ex-Big Brother Naija housemate, Seyi Awolowo, has shared a lesson he learnt from his late grandfather, Obafemi Awolowo.
The 30-year-old explained in a post on...