Billionaire businessman and philanthropist, Molade Okoya-Thomas is dead.
Billionaire businessman dies at 79
The businessman’s death on Monday, February 2, was confirmed via Twitter by Ovation Magazine publisher, Dele Momodu.
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The businessman’s death on Monday, February 2, was confirmed via Twitter by Ovation Magazine publisher, Dele Momodu.
The Nigerian Table Tennis Federation has also confirmed the death of Okoya-Thomas who was the sponsor of the annual Asoju Oba of Lagos Table Tennis Championship.
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Before his death, Okoya-Thomas was the Asoju Oba of Lagos, Babasuwa of Ijebu-Remo, Odofin of Ife and also the Chancellor of the Lagos State University and Chairman of CFAO Nigeria Limited.
The official cause of his death is still unknown.
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