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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].
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]
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
2015 [14]; World ranking Name Citizenship Net worth Sources of wealth 67: Aliko Dangote Nigeria 17.7 Billion: Sugar, flour, cement 393: Mike Adenuga Nigeria 4.2 Billion ...
Folorunsho Alakija; Rommel Asagwara; Tonye Briggs-Oniyide; Tonye Cole – co-founder of Sahara Group; Mfon Ekpo; Aliko Dangote – Chairman, Dangote Group; Theophilus Danjuma; Shafi Edu; Mr Eazi – Singer, songwriter, and entrepreneur; Francis Edo-Osagie; Tony Elumelu — Founder, Tony Elumelu Foundation; Thomas Etuh; Morenike Molehin
Adeyemo Alakija (1884–1952), lawyer, politician, businessman, president of Egbe Omo Oduduwa; Akinwunmi Ambode (b. 1963), Governor of Lagos State, Nigeria from 2015 to 2019; Ayodele Fayose (b. 1960), Governor of Ekiti State; Babajide Sanwo-Olu (b. 1965), Governor of Lagos State from 2019; Babalola Borisade (1946–2017), Federal Minister of ...
Aliko Dangote (born 10 April 1957) is a Nigerian businessman and industrialist. He is the first man to build a private refinery in Nigeria. Forbes estimates his net worth at US$10.7 billion and Bloomberg Billionaires Index at $27.1 billion, and ranked 225th and 70th richest individual in the world respectively in 2025.
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