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Re: Folorunsho Alakija: The Icon Who Refused To Be Conquered by Lekby25: 5:40pm On Dec 24, 2025
floss:
She’s lucky she won under a different regime… I’m sure Tinubu would’ve used Omotosho to take that away and she will be sued for thinking that she knows the law cheesy

In omotosho’s Supreme Court, if you are given life sentence, just know you got fair trial…
The person there as the head of govt when she recovered the license wasn't an easy person to overcome too
Re: Folorunsho Alakija: The Icon Who Refused To Be Conquered by Harddiskng(m): 5:41pm On Dec 24, 2025
OneCandleAway:
Yes I saw an aide holding her as they walked. The funny think is you hardly see them giving life changing charity to the less fortunate.
How many people did you give a significant portion of your income to in 2025? You know the answer so why do you expect a rich man to give life changing charity, simply cuz you think they are rich
Re: Folorunsho Alakija: The Icon Who Refused To Be Conquered by DeepSight(m): 5:41pm On Dec 24, 2025
Stevosty:
She saw an opportunity, took it, and stood by it till it becomes success, but this blindness thing I am reading is not so comforting.
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Nothing special, she used to be tailor to Maryam Babangida and that's how it started.
Re: Folorunsho Alakija: The Icon Who Refused To Be Conquered by Pootle: 5:46pm On Dec 24, 2025
those looking for suger mummy, na this one be suger mummy
Re: Folorunsho Alakija: The Icon Who Refused To Be Conquered by fxexperts: 5:52pm On Dec 24, 2025
Ewedegubbler:
So after all these she decided to start bleaching and ended up blind.

Who the hell was she bleaching her skin for?
only an olodo still thinks that bleaching can make someone go blind. Ewu

Stevosty:
She saw an opportunity, took it, and stood by it till it becomes success, but this blindness thing I am reading is not so comforting.
She is old already and old age comes with its own unique sickness.
Re: Folorunsho Alakija: The Icon Who Refused To Be Conquered by fxexperts: 5:54pm On Dec 24, 2025
DeepSight:
This tailor who was IBB's . . . .
And why are all the other tailors of IBB wifes not oil licence owners. yeye talk.
Re: Folorunsho Alakija: The Icon Who Refused To Be Conquered by Exousiang01(m): 5:55pm On Dec 24, 2025
OneCandleAway:
Yes I saw an aide holding her as they walked. The funny think is you hardly see them giving life changing charity to the less fortunate.
Yes you don't see them because they don't make noise and brag about it.
She and her husband are crazy givers.
They are hundreds of children of widows in school today through her program.
You are right, you don't see but that's because they do it the way it should be done, Away from the cameras
Re: Folorunsho Alakija: The Icon Who Refused To Be Conquered by Bigwig02(m): 6:05pm On Dec 24, 2025
OneCandleAway:
Yes I saw an aide holding her as they walked. The funny think is you hardly see them giving life changing charity to the less fortunate.
You say.... Please don't go there, I know of a Friend that has full scholarship under her Program, I heard of the Woman from Him... Her Foundation is none to be compared in Education for Needy..
Re: Folorunsho Alakija: The Icon Who Refused To Be Conquered by Lifestone(m): 6:14pm On Dec 24, 2025
Omotaday:
Nothing inspiring here.


You should have explained the magic she did as a fashion designer to be in a position to apply and receive an oil license.
You were in a haste to comment. Read the piece again and do some finding out, then you will understand
Re: Folorunsho Alakija: The Icon Who Refused To Be Conquered by Housing(m): 6:15pm On Dec 24, 2025
NaijaNaWaa:
Supreme Stitches... na Maryam Babangida tailor she be oo
She was born with a silver spoon. Her father has more than one hundred solid buildings in Lagos State with over 60% of it in Lagos Island far back as late 60s/ early 70s.

With his personal residence in Ikoyi
Re: Folorunsho Alakija: The Icon Who Refused To Be Conquered by Wotowotoman: 6:18pm On Dec 24, 2025
PWANMaxGroup:
She's smart and courageous. I salute her doggedness. Every investor and businessman should take a cue from her resilience in this current economic climate.
Smart? Courageous? How? 🤔

Person dash you oil bloc, you go call oil company to develop am and offer them percentage if it works. If e no work, all man waka. Please what’s the smartness and courage in this? undecided

Any damn person could do it. The hard part is getting someone to dash you oil bloc because they like you.

Please stop comparing a rent seeker that benefitted from a corrupt military junta to the intelligent entrepreneurs that are intelligent enough to come up with business ideas that end up working. These are the real smart and courageous people angry
Re: Folorunsho Alakija: The Icon Who Refused To Be Conquered by Wotowotoman: 6:21pm On Dec 24, 2025
Bigwig02:
You say.... Please don't go there, I know of a Friend that has full scholarship under her Program, I heard of the Woman from Him... Her Foundation is none to be compared in Education for Needy..
How many people she dey give scholarships compared to the billions of dollars she’s making from Nigeria’s commonwealth? 🤔
Re: Folorunsho Alakija: The Icon Who Refused To Be Conquered by erniok2: 6:21pm On Dec 24, 2025
NaijaNaWaa:
Supreme Stitches... na Maryam Babangida tailor she be oo
Ah ha. The dots now connects.
Re: Folorunsho Alakija: The Icon Who Refused To Be Conquered by Wotowotoman: 6:23pm On Dec 24, 2025
Stevosty:
She saw an opportunity, took it, and stood by it till it becomes success, but this blindness thing I am reading is not so comforting.
Which opportunity she saw and took? Do you know anything about the oil industry? 🤔
Re: Folorunsho Alakija: The Icon Who Refused To Be Conquered by ElSudani: 6:26pm On Dec 24, 2025
OneCandleAway:
Yes I saw an aide holding her as they walked. The funny think is you hardly see them giving life changing charity to the less fortunate.
So, a modern, well equipped hospital doesn't count as a life changing charity?
Some Nigerians and a sense of entitlement! She doesn't owe you a red cent.
Re: Folorunsho Alakija: The Icon Who Refused To Be Conquered by Wotowotoman:
Omotaday:
Nothing inspiring here.


You should have explained the magic she did as a fashion designer to be in a position to apply and receive an oil license.
No mind all these lazy youths wey no fit reason with brain wey God dash dem for free. That’s why Naija is in shambles today. If this was in China, na gallow she and her military oga go dey rot by now angry
Re: Folorunsho Alakija: The Icon Who Refused To Be Conquered by erniok2: 6:28pm On Dec 24, 2025
Wotowotoman:
Smart? Courageous? How? 🤔

Person dash you oil bloc, you go call oil company to develop am and offer them percentage if it works. If e no work, all man waka. Please what’s the smartness and courage in this? undecided

Any damn person could do it. The hard part is getting someone to dash you oil bloc because they like you.

Please stop comparing a rent seeker that benefitted from a corrupt military junta to the intelligent entrepreneurs that are intelligent enough to come up with business ideas that end up working. These are the real smart and courageous people angry
100% correct. We are good at celebrating mediocrity as long as money is involved.
Re: Folorunsho Alakija: The Icon Who Refused To Be Conquered by tfelicityk(m): 6:29pm On Dec 24, 2025
She had done well and pays her dues also... May God continue to protect her and her good health.
Re: Folorunsho Alakija: The Icon Who Refused To Be Conquered by tommy589(m): 6:31pm On Dec 24, 2025
DeepSight:
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Nothing special, she used to be tailor to Maryam Babangida and that's how it started.
It started way before that. She was a successful tailor of international repute while also managing a fashion designing school. In "84 or 85 she won fashion designer of the year at a time when African fabrics were the in thing in international exhibitions
Re: Folorunsho Alakija: The Icon Who Refused To Be Conquered by crusufixo(m): 6:31pm On Dec 24, 2025
Exceed15:
Yes she's officially blind and fully committed to God's work
I hope her blindness was not man made
Re: Folorunsho Alakija: The Icon Who Refused To Be Conquered by Wotowotoman: 6:34pm On Dec 24, 2025
Exceed15:
Yes she's officially blind and fully committed to God's work
If she’s truly committed to God, tell her to return the oil bloc and all the money made from it to the Nigerian people. She knows due process was not followed when it was dashed to her by a corrupt military man. Nonsense angry
Re: Folorunsho Alakija: The Icon Who Refused To Be Conquered by DeepSight(m): 6:37pm On Dec 24, 2025
tommy589:
It started way before that. She was a successful tailor of international repute while also managing a fashion designing school. In "84 or 85 she won fashion designer of the year at a time when African fabrics were the in thing in international exhibitions
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I mean the path to billions in dollars.
Re: Folorunsho Alakija: The Icon Who Refused To Be Conquered by BodePolScience: 6:37pm On Dec 24, 2025
Alaigbo:
Stay and be waiting wasting your wretched life away.
Nah bad mouth go kill you las las... If you don't change from your insolent attitude.
Re: Folorunsho Alakija: The Icon Who Refused To Be Conquered by Wotowotoman: 6:49pm On Dec 24, 2025
tfelicityk:
She had done well and pays her dues also... May God continue to protect her and her good health.
Guy, abeg no lie. You pass English for WAEC? 🤔
Re: Folorunsho Alakija: The Icon Who Refused To Be Conquered by lapazi(m): 6:53pm On Dec 24, 2025
Omotaday:
Nothing inspiring here.


You should have explained the magic she did as a fashion designer to be in a position to apply and receive an oil license.
Don’t mind the clowns!
Re: Folorunsho Alakija: The Icon Who Refused To Be Conquered by egunna(m): 6:54pm On Dec 24, 2025
Housing:
She was born with a silver spoon. Her father has more than one hundred solid buildings in Lagos State with over 60% of it in Lagos Island far back as late 60s/ early 70s.

With his personal residence in Ikoyi
aha, that explains it. I was wondering how from being a tailor, she got a licence to drill oil. That place is not for the downtrodden
Re: Folorunsho Alakija: The Icon Who Refused To Be Conquered by lapazi(m): 6:54pm On Dec 24, 2025
Lifestone:
You were in a haste to comment. Read the piece again and do some finding out, then you will understand
Understand what exactly, it’s like you guys think it’s only kids that are here.
Re: Folorunsho Alakija: The Icon Who Refused To Be Conquered by Shimbo96(m): 6:59pm On Dec 24, 2025
But some people said this woman is blind?🙄 Fake news can ruin a nation.
Re: Folorunsho Alakija: The Icon Who Refused To Be Conquered by jaxxy(m): 7:21pm On Dec 24, 2025
Omotaday:
Nothing inspiring here.


You should have explained the magic she did as a fashion designer to be in a position to apply and receive an oil license.
in this life pray for grace and favor. what magic did Obasanjo do to leave death sentence in Abacha's prison and end up as 2 time president? undecided

There is No self made millionaire or billionaire. There was favour and pure luck in all their stories.

Even if u qualify by merit do u know how many millions of people also qualify by merit for same position or opportunity and don't get it or were not a the right place to hear about the opportunity?

Time and chance happens to Them All.
Re: Folorunsho Alakija: The Icon Who Refused To Be Conquered by Wotowotoman: 7:34pm On Dec 24, 2025
jaxxy:
in this life pray for grace and favor. what magic did Obasanjo do to leave death sentence in Abacha's prison and end up as 2 time president? undecided

There is No self made millionaire or billionaire. There was favour and pure luck in all their stories.

Even if u qualify by merit do u know how many millions of people also qualify by merit for same position or opportunity and don't get it or were not a the right place to hear about the opportunity?

Time and chance happens to Them All.
Oga stop yearning dust. Go read about Apple and Microsoft. No luck or favor there. These guys created something from scratch. See your mouth like grace angry
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