Molade Okoya-Thomas dies at 79
02 February 2015 |
3:12 pm
BILLIONAIRE businessman, Chief Molade Okoya-Thomas is dead. According to reports, he died in the early hours of Monday at the age of 79. Okoya was the Asoju Oba of Lagos, Babasuwa of Ijebu-Remo, Odofin of Ife, the current Chancellor of Lagos State University and chairman of CFAO Nigeria Limited. He is also a well known…
BILLIONAIRE businessman, Chief Molade Okoya-Thomas is dead. According to reports, he died in the early hours of Monday at the age of 79.
Okoya was the Asoju Oba of Lagos, Babasuwa of Ijebu-Remo, Odofin of Ife, the current Chancellor of Lagos State University and chairman of CFAO Nigeria Limited. He is also a well known sports enthusiast, Okoya-Thomas was a committed sponsor of the popular annual Asoju Oba Table Tennis Championship in Lagos.
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