Lagos socialite Okoya-Thomas is dead
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- Feb 2, 2015
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Lagos socialite and business mogul, Chief Molade Okoya-Thomas is dead.
Okoya-Thomas, who holds the traditional titles of the Asoju Oba of Lagos, Babasuwa of Ijebu-Remo and Odofin of Ife, was until his death the Chancellor of the Lagos State University and Chairman of CFAO Nigeria Limited.
He died at the age of 79.
Okoya-Thomas was born in Lagos on June 8, 1935 to late Hussam Okoya-Thomas (the first Baba Adinni of Furabay Mosque, Olowogbowo, Lagos and the first local staff of CFAO who served the company for 52 years).
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