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Stella Obasanjo (14 November 1945 – 23 October 2005) was the First Lady of Nigeria from 1999 until her death. She was the wife of former President Olusegun Obasanjo, although she was not the First Lady in 1976, when Obasanjo was military head of state. She died while undergoing elective liposuction abroad. [1]
She met Olusegun Obasanjo in the Owu Baptist Church Choir when she was aged 14 and they courted for eight years. [3] They married on 22 June 1963 at Camberwell Green Registry, SE London, when she was 21, without the knowledge of their families. [1] [4] She obtained training in institutional management in London. [4]
Obasanjo did well academically, [16] and at school became a keen Boy Scout. [17] Although there is no evidence that he was then involved in any political groups, [17] it was at secondary school that Obasanjo rejected his forename of "Matthew" as an anti-colonial act. [10] Meanwhile, Obasanjo's father had abandoned his wife and two children. [18]
The first lady of Nigeria is an informal, but accepted title, held by the wife of the president of Nigeria. The current first lady is Oluremi Tinubu who has held the title since 29 May 2023. [1] The Constitution of Nigeria does not create an office for the country's first lady or potential first gentleman. [1]
Image credits: Michael Buckner / Getty #3 Scott Disick. Boxes of Mounjaro, which is known for its weight loss effects, were found stacked in Scott Disick’s fridge on a past episode of The ...
In 2018, Hallisay began starring as Doug Kendall, the abusive husband of Maddie Buckley (Hewitt) in 9-1-1. He appeared in the series until 2019 and later reprised his role for one episode in 2024.
In 1999, Maryam Abacha said that her husband acted in the good will of Nigeria; an official of the Nigerian government said that Maryam Abacha said that to convince the government to grant her a reprieve, as the president, Olusegun Obasanjo, had been jailed by Sani Abacha. [2]
Diezani K. Agama (born 6 December 1960) is a Nigerian politician who was the first female President of OPEC. [4]She became Nigeria's minister of transportation on 26 July 2007. [5]