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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]
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]
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]
She was born on 23 May 1941 in British Nigeria. [2] Ajoke married Murtala Muhammed in 1963. [3]She trained as a dental therapist but developed an interest in plants. [2] She set up the Murtala Muhammed Memorial Botanical Garden, a 30-hectare garden along the Lekki–Epe Expressway in Lagos in 1991.
Iyabo Obasanjo (born 27 April 1967) is a Nigerian academic, epidemiologist, and former senator. She is the daughter of former president of Nigeria Olusegun Obasanjo and his wife Oluremi Obasanjo . [ 1 ] [ 2 ]
After the Grammys of it all, members of Bianca’s family spoke out about her look. Her sister Angelina showed support via Instagram by sharing a video of Bianca’s red carpet outfit reveal.
Hadiza Dawaiya Shagari, also known as Hadiza Shehu Shagari (1940/41 – 12 August 2021) was a Nigerian public figure, former First Lady of Nigeria from 1979 to 1983, and widow of Shehu Shagari.
Muhammad Aziz, 83, one of the two men who spent decades in prison for murdering Black activist and civil rights advocate Malcolm X in 1965, shakes hands with lawyers during his exoneration trial ...