Popular Nigerian business man, sports lover and philanthropist, Chief Molade Okoya-Thomas has died.
His death was announced on social media by leading entertainment-industry figures on Twitter and Facebook.
Molade Alexandria Okoya-Thomas was born in Lagos on 8 June 1935. He obtained his formal education at Princess School Lagos, Baptist Academy Lagos, Balham & Tooting College of Commerce London and Columbia University New York.
He is the Asoju Oba of Lagos, Babasuwa of Ijebu-Remo, Odofin of Ife. He is currently theChancellor of Lagos State University and chairman of CFAO Nigeria Limited.
He is an avid sport lover and sole sponsor of the annual Asoju Oba Table Tennis Championships for over four decades.
He died today February 2nd. He was 79. Details as to what caused his death hasn’t been made public yet.