Suggestions




Ikoyi Club Suspends Billionaire Husband Of Folorunsho Alakija Over Assault On Member 

December 21, 2021
by

 

 

Join our WhatsApp Channel

Lagos-based premium recreation  group, the Ikoyi Club, on Tuesday, announced that it had placed one of its  distinguished members, Modupe Alakija, on one-year suspension for physically assaulting a fellow member.

 

Alakija is a lawyer of repute and husband of one of Africa’s richest women and entrepreneur per excellence, Mrs Folorunsho Alakija.

 

In a statement signed by the Honorary Secretary of the Club, Bamidele Ibironke,  and printed on its  letterhead, the Club said Alakija’s suspension was with immediate effect.

 

“The above-named member of the Club is hereby placed on a one (1) year suspension from the Club for physically assaulting and abusing a fellow member, conduct injurious to the interest of the Club, thereby violating Rule 9 (c) of the Club’s Rule Book.

 

“This suspension takes effect from December 1st, 2021 to November 30th, 2022,” the notice explained.

 

 

The rich Alakija couple who got married in 1976 are ranked 20th in the Forbes Billionaire status  and own several investments in the Oil and Real Estate sectors with a combined net worth running into millions of dollars.

Izuchukwu Okosi

Izuchukwu Okosi is a Nigerian sports and entertainment journalist with two decades of experience in the media industry having begun his media journey in 2002 as an intern at Mundial Sports International (MSI) and Africa Independent Television (AIT), owners of Daar Communications Plc.

Related Posts

House of Reps
Previous Story

Reps Raise 2022 Budget By N735bn To N17.13trn

Nigeria Accounts For 35% Of Foreign Airlines’ Trapped Funds Globally
Next Story

FG Reinstates Emirates’ Flight Schedule To Nigeria

Featured Stories

Related Posts

Latest from News

El Rufai

EFCC Detains El-Rufai Over Corruption Allegations

Former Kaduna State Governor and African Democratic Congress (ADC) chieftain, Mallam Nasiru El-Rufai, has been detained by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in Abuja, amid ongoing investigations into alleged financial mismanagement during his eight-year tenure from 2015 to 2023. Highly placed
Why President Tinubu Rejected Me As Ministerial Nominee – El-Rufai

DSS Links El-Rufai to Disappearance of Critic ‘Dadiyata’

Department of State Services (DSS) has reopened its investigation into the 2019 disappearance of Abubakar Idris, known as Dadiyata, a prominent government critic who vanished from his Kaduna home on 1 August 2019. According to a senior security source, the renewed probe

14 Kebbi Wedding Guests Die in Boat Accident

The Kebbi State government has expressed profound sorrow after a boat accident in Yauri Local Government Area claimed 14 lives, mostly women, following a wedding celebration. Governor Nasir Idris offered condolences to the bereaved families, the Yauri Emirate, and local residents, describing
Criminalising Refusal To Sing Anthem Not Our Priority – Lawyer

Lawmakers, Protesters Lock Horns as Electoral Reform Battle Intensifies

Tension gripped the House of Representatives on Tuesday as lawmakers clashed over the Electoral Act (Repeal and Re-enactment) Bill, 2026, amid mounting protests and growing public scrutiny over provisions relating to electronic transmission of election results, Prime Business Africa reports. A crucial
House of Reps
Previous Story

Reps Raise 2022 Budget By N735bn To N17.13trn

Nigeria Accounts For 35% Of Foreign Airlines’ Trapped Funds Globally
Next Story

FG Reinstates Emirates’ Flight Schedule To Nigeria

Don't Miss

Gov. Sanwo-Olu Gifts Free Health Insurance To 5000 Lagosians On Birthday

Lagos State Executive Council will offer less than 5000 persons
ASUU Strike: There's Light At End Of The Tunnel - Osodeke

Why We Embark On Another Indefinite Strike – ASUU

The hope of ending the six-month-old strike by the Academic