You seem very busy and quite successful, but do you ever find time to go into the kitchen?

Mrs Alakija : Absolutely! Just yesterday, I still cooked beans for my church fellowship members . I always cook when my husband is in the country. I’ve had cooks for years, but there’s always a difference when you add your own personal touch. At weekends, I cook. I also cook each time he’s arriving from his trips because he always prefers to eat from my own cooking at such times. Also, we eat together. I do believe that no matter her level of success, a woman must always remember that she must not depart from her kitchen.

To some my friends who are of the notion that in this century men should do a lot of cooking and cleaning because of busy schedules. My friends this is the richest I mean richest in africa and probably one of the busiest woman ever. Pls make reference to her last statement then u will understand the logic behind the sky-rocketing figure stats in divorce rates

KINGwax: ko ni da fun e! Talo ran popsy e nishe?
And stop claimin some fuckin oil...yo motherfuckers has every right to go into the business but yo chose to go into kidnapping and all stupid form of shameful profession.
Have we ever cried over dangotte scooping our limestone?
You're an idiott!!

Please show those bigots (SS-SE KIDNAPPERS) who the boss is

solomon111: shut the fucck up your moronn!
You think people actually care who owns the oil-block,especially when it is not affecting their life positively?
The only reason why i have misgivings about yorubas owning oil-blocks,is because of your ungrateful nature.
Everyday we keep on hearing lagos this,lagos that,fashola this,,fashola that,we build lagos since the 1900,and all kinds of BS.
The amount of money that some of these yoruba fraudsters make from the SS is more than whatever benefits other ethnics groups gain in moving to lagos,but then our yoruba hypocrites won't aknowledge it.
Ungrateful parasites.
Mscheww!

So make u go huge transformer then, or na SS get Lagos again, can't u guyz just go back and put ur house in order before claiming another mans land. LAGOS IS IN SOUTHWEST OWN BY THE YORUBAS AND YOU (KIDNAPPERS) CAN DO NOTHING TO CHANGE THAT, AND IS STILL THE FASTEST DEVELOPING CITY IN AFRICA.

Some peeps don't know the amount of crude oil in the SW.
The amount generated from Ondo crude Oil alone is more than ABIA and IMO combined.

Does anyone know if she's related to the popular alakijas in London? *jusswondering*

Baby mama: the husband is named Modupe
Is that not a woman's name
Like a man answering Chinwe or Ifeoma

,

Calm down. Its a unisex name.

baby_123: I find it irritating that people think she will have to do something to BUY the oil wells. When some of your fathers were still cruising palm wine tapper bicycle the Alakija's had money. What rubbish. She is an accomplished woman, deal with it or die. Abeg. Mtscheew!

@ the bolded - I just read about the Alakija family... They're part of the Afro-Brazilian(Amaros) slave returnees of Egba descent who built the old Lagos... Their name used to be Plasido - and they're old money... And they have been Aristocrats way before there was Nigeria - most of them attended Oxbridge(Oxford and Cambridge university)... Very interesting background and story... I'll ask my pops about the family...

Ignore the haters...

Baba_O: [/b]
shut the fu.*k and stop saying what you dont know you this m.oron

Seems pissed off because Babangida could have helped get her the oil blocks? Your irrational thoughts show who you are, Oba of Lagos!

I'm proud of this woman.

I'm proud to be Yoruba.

SELFWORTH: Interesting . Her face looks a different colour to her hand.

How did she manage to buy and own a oil bloc? They aren't exactly available at Tejuosho market ?

All these wealth? What can you do with it all ? You enter the world empty handed and leave empty handed .

Not impressed . I won't exactly call her a self-made millionaire .

Shut the f u c k up ..... Broke a s s ode!

I AM VERY PROUD TO BE A YORUBA... Yoruboid

victorD3:


Your are insane

Her oilfields are even off Lagos coastline.

Now Igbos go and kill yourselves

ikachi1:

And according to information I gathered, the SS and the SE repatriate over 4 billion naira weekly to their parent churches in Lagos area through tithes and offerings mostly with Pentecostal churches. That amounts to 16 billion monthly. Talk of exploitation of the highest order. I de laugh!

So David Oyedepo, Mathew Ajiboye, TB Joshua, WF Kumuyi, and other SW messiahs are now from the SS and SE?

COOLDUN:


So David Oyedepo, Mathew Ajiboye, TB Joshua, WF Kumuyi, and other SW messiahs are now from the SS and SE?

Nope the likes of Chris Okotie, Chris Oyakhilome etc

Mavor: Amen ooo!!! Monkey dey work, Baboon dey chop. This country is headed for a revolution sooner than anyone thinks. Gonna make the Arab Spring look like child's play.

in your dreams. Lazy insolent people. Ode oshi

Forbes rated her wealth based entirely on the oil block and its proceeds, yet some people are trying to rationalise it by talking about some obscure Alakija Family's "old money".

In any case, is this woman an Alakija by birth or by marriage? If by marriage, then does the wealth belong to her or her husband? If it belongs to her husband, then how would she be rated as the richest woman in Africa? Whose 'efforts' or 'connections' earned the oil block - her's or her husband's?

The Fact remains that this level of wealth has all to do with the oil block and little or nothing to do with any supposed "old money", so don't go talking about "haters" until you address the question of how she (and/or her husband) came into possession of the oil block.

pro01: Forbes rated her wealth based entirely on the oil block and its proceeds, yet some people are trying to rationalise it by talking about some obscure Alakija Family's "old money".

In any case, is this woman an Alakija by birth or by marriage? If by marriage, then does the wealth belong to her or her husband? If it belongs to her husband, then how would she be rated as the richest woman in Africa? Whose 'efforts' or 'connections' earned the oil block - her's or her husband's?

The Fact remains that this level of wealth has all to do with the oil block and little or nothing to do with any supposed "old money", so don't go talking about "haters" until you address the question of how she (and/or her husband) came into possession of the oil block.

This thing pain you sha. you are so desperate and angry, you cannot read that she is the VICE CHAIRMAN! DUHHHH!!! Oponu, malu. Go and collect something they rightly own na. As if na your papa land e dey. Dem born you?

ibos again?

When will you ibos grow up and stop playing catch up with and being envious and jealous of yorubas?

We are not your mates.

I believe God made it that way.

Oil money!!! They have shared the money of my niger delta brothers It is now time for owambe to the max. Some idiots are talking about fashion; who are you tyring to confuse. Oh wait it is yoroslaves again

baby_123:

This thing pain you sha. you are so desperate and angry, you cannot read that she is the VICE CHAIRMAN! DUHHHH!!! Oponu, malu. Go and collect something they rightly own na. As if na your papa land e dey. Dem born you?

Lolllll. Abeg no mind them.

How can you question how she got the oil block when she has never been a politician, worked in the public service, nor held any political post? If you want to go down that route, maybe you should question how the multinationals got their oil blocks as well... Question Dangote's source of limestone and his wealth... And question all the rich people in Nigeria that made their money in that country... We might make it a global thing and ask the Rothschilds and Rockefellers how they got their wealth as well... I bet if Deinde Fernandez had made his money in Nigeria, you guys will also question the source of his wealth smh...

Oil blocks are there for sale and you can buy one as long as you're connected, and have the right links...

Old money is old money and the family has always been rich...

onila: Mrs Folorunsho Alakija used to be a designer back in the day, don't know if she still is. I modeled for her Rose of Sharon label for many years and she was such an incredibly pleasant woman to work with. Yes, I'm claiming...haha!

Anyway, she went into the oil business many years back; she has an oil bloc that pulls in N157 million a day. Yes, you read right! She is the Vice Chairman of Famfa Oil and Gas limited and has emerged the richest woman in Africa according to Forbes November 2012 edition, with a net worth of $600million, which is about N94 billion.

The 61 year old former FADAN president is married and has four boys

Only God knows who she had to really really please to get the oil block.

shymexx: How can you question how she got the oil block when she has never been a politician, worked in the public service, nor held any political post? If you want to go down that route, maybe you should question how the multinationals got their oil blocks as well... Question Dangote's source of limestone and his wealth... And question all the rich people in Nigeria that made their money in that country... We might make it a global thing and ask the Rothschilds and Rockefellers how they got their wealth as well... I bet if Deinde Fernandez had made his money in Nigeria, you guys will also question the source of his wealth smh...

Oil blocks are there for sale and you can buy one as long as you're connected, and have the right links...

Old money is old money and the family has always been rich...

Explain to us how you get an oil block in Nigeria.

pro01: Forbes rated her wealth based entirely on the oil block and its proceeds, yet some people are trying to rationalise it by talking about some obscure Alakija Family's "old money".

In any case, is this woman an Alakija by birth or by marriage? If by marriage, then does the wealth belong to her or her husband? If it belongs to her husband, then how would she be rated as the richest woman in Africa? Whose 'efforts' or 'connections' earned the oil block - her's or her husband's?

The Fact remains that this level of wealth has all to do with the oil block and little or nothing to do with any supposed "old money", so don't go talking about "haters" until you address the question of how she (and/or her husband) came into possession of the oil block.

Well said!

I am thinking her jaws are good.

And while some r arguing about d source of her wealth n stupidly complaining about something they wish their fathers had access....chevron dun explore today own o...multimillion dun enter alakija account again. Dey dere dey hate like mumu when u can learn from her acumen n prevent ur own kids from dis miserable tribalistic life u r living.

Average Nigerian:

Oh she's rich, so she must be doing something dodgy...

How about do a background check and get a full understanding on why she's rich, huh??

Also check why she's so connected in high places, huh??

She's a socialite with a high business IQ and she got rich through her links...

Can South South people drink their oil? - Absolutely not...

Obviously, they have to sell the oil blocks to people and she bought one for herself!

Your thieving politicians with cheese fat bellies are there looting the country blind, you won't say nothing about them... However, you go around chasing shadows, crying about smart business men and women getting paid smh...

FYI - someone from their family tree co-founded the masonic thing in Nigeria... So, you should understand why the family is so connected...

I bet that's how you lot are going to start chasing me around when I come over to get paid in that country, no?? Fvck that shyte, I'll blow your heads off with a sawed-off shotgun...

Sagamite:

Explain to us how you get an oil block in Nigeria.

Maybe, you should check how multinationals get oil blocks and come back to me with your answer...

acidosis™:

So, how did you venture into the oil and gas industry?

Mrs Alakiji : In the 1990s, in the course of my discussion with a friend whom I was designing clothes for, my family and I got involved in a deal to.purchase an oil field. After three years, we were allocated an oil bloc which.nobody wanted at that time because it was deep offshore, over 1,500 meters deep and very expensive to explore at that time. We were approached by Texaco late in 1996, and, after three months daily negotiation, we signed on the dotted lines. Chevron took over Texaco after a few years, but, to the glory of God, we actually stocked oil in commercial quantity, and we were told that the oil had been collecting in there for 17million years, and then we just considered ourselves very lucky. That was how FAMFA Oil was born. I and my husband and our four sons are all heavily involved in the business.
www.vanguardngr.com/2012/06/i-moved-out-of-the-crowd-to-get-it-right-mrs-alakija/

Really?

Who is she fooling?

No one wanted the oil block?

As in really?

People/companies that are experienced in that industry and with lots of expert advisers that will know technology can improve over the years, and consequentially make any deep exploration less expensive, were not interested?

As in really?

So she was the only one "interested" so she got it in 1993/4/5 and all of a sudden, WAKABAM, it became bloc of interest of a leading multinational in 1996?

The water got less deep during that period?

Tell that lie to mugus!

when pple can't explain an issue, they result to insult and brand you hater, envy etc. he who has something to say doesnt fight. the tribal fighting is fun to view sometimes...

she is the richest woman right? thats ok. least of my problems.

shymexx:

Maybe, you should check how multinationals get oil blocks and come back to me with your answer...

Oh, now she is a multinational?

Please educate me how Alakija Multinational get oil blocs.

Oil blocks are always there for sale...

Register a company and bid for them...

If you know the right people and have enough money to spend, you can get one...

Don't blame the woman, blame the system...

At the end of the day, the money stays in Nigeria with an indigenous company...

How about critique multinationals for stealing your oil free-of-charge? Shell, Chevron, Agip et al have been raping you since oil was discovered in Nigeria, yet you won't cry about that... They don't even pay tax in your freaking country - they make the money there and take it out of the damn country!