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Alakija was born into a middle class home [5] on 15 July 1951. Her father, Chief L.A. Ogbara, had 8 wives and 52 children, [6] and Folorunso's mother was his first. [7] She is from the Yoruba ethnicity of south-western Nigeria. [8] At the age of ten, Alakija traveled to the United Kingdom for her education [citation needed].
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Folorunsho or Folorunso audio ⓘ (also spelled as Folusho or Foluso) is a Nigerian given name or surname of Yoruba origin meaning "under God's protection" [1] [2] Notable people with the name include: Folorunso Alakija, Nigerian businesswoman; Folorunso Fatukasi, American football player; Ambrose Folorunsho Alli (1929-1989), Nigerian medical ...
Folorunso ⓘ is a given name and surname. It means given to the lord to keep. [1] Notable people with the given name include: Folorunso Alakija (born 1951), Nigerian billionaire businesswoman; Folorunso Fatukasi (born 1995), American football player; Notable people with the surname include: Ayomide Folorunso (born 1996), Nigerian-born Italian ...
Alakija featured in the Holla at your boy music video of Nigerian music superstar Wizkid as the lead dancer in 2010. [1] [2] She has acted in several films, including Drawing Strands, Getting over him, and Small Chops. [3] In 2017, she acted in the TV series Scandals, which is a collaboration between Ghana and Nigeria. [4]
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It was this self-assertiveness that led his family to abandon their assimilated Portuguese name in favour of a native one, Alakija, in 1913. Towards the end of his life it culminated in his ascending to the aristocracy of his tribe, as he was created the Bariyun of the Ake Lineage of Egbaland and the Woje Ileri of Ile-Ife . [ 7 ]
Alakija ⓘ is a surname of Yoruba origin.It means "Title of the ruler of Ìkijà" [1].Notable people with the surname include: Adeyemo Alakija (1884–1952), Nigerian lawyer, politician and businessman; Aduke Alakija (1921–2016), Nigerian lawyer and diplomat; Tejumade Alakija (1925–2013), Nigeria civil servant and educator