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Molade
Molade is an African given name. Notable people with the name include: *Augustus Molade Akiwumi (1891–1985), Ghanaian lawyer and politician *Molade Okoya-Thomas Chief Molade Alexander Okoya-Thomas FCNA, MFR, OFR, KSS (8 June 1935 – 2 February 2015) was a Nigerian businessman and philanthropist. Chief Okoya-Thomas was born in Lagos. He obtained his formal education at Princess School Lagos, Baptis ... (1935–2015), Nigerian businessman See also * Omolade {{Given name African given names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Molade Okoya-Thomas
Chief Molade Alexander Okoya-Thomas FCNA, MFR, OFR, KSS (8 June 1935 – 2 February 2015) was a Nigerian businessman and philanthropist. Chief Okoya-Thomas was born in Lagos. He obtained his formal education at Princess School Lagos, Baptist Academy, Lagos, Balham & Tooting College of Commerce London and Columbia University in New York City. He was given the chieftaincy titles of the Asoju Oba of Lagos, Babasuwa of Ijebu-Remo and Odofin of Ife. He was also the Chancellor of Lagos State University and chairman of CFAO Nigeria Limited. Early life and education Molade Okoya-Thomas was born in Lagos on June 8, 1935 to Alhaji Hussam Okoya-Thomas (the first Baba Adinni of Furabay Mosque, Olowogbowo, Lagos and the first local staff member of CFAO, who served the company for 52 years) and Alhaja Suwebat Okoya-Thomas (née Gbajabiamila, Otun Iya Adinni of Idita Mosque). Molade Okoya-Thomas had his elementary education at princess school, Lagos, between 1942 and 1946. He subsequentl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Augustus Molade Akiwumi
Augustus Molade Akiwumi (7 April 1891 – 1985) was a barrister and judge who became the second Speaker of the Parliament of Ghana from 1958 and 1960 and an inaugural Justice of the Supreme Court of Ghana between 1960 and 1961. Early life Augustus Akiwumi was born in Lagos, Nigeria to a large Yoruba family of twelve children. He became a naturalised Ghanaian, after he relocated to the Gold Coast as a child with his father, S. O. Akiwumi. S. O. Akiwumi was the vice president of the Red Cross League. In 1910, Augustus Akiwumi was sent to live with guardians, a Smith family of Crosby, Cumbria in England. He attended Queen's College, Taunton, Somerset. Seven of his other siblings also attended boarding school in England. He proceeded to Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge, where he studied law. He also trained as a banker at the Midland Bank, Ludgate Hill, London, prior to his return to Ghana. Career He was called to the bar at the Honourable Society of Lincoln's Inn in 1921. In 1964, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Omolade
Omolade is both a surname and a given name. Notable people with the name include: *Ajibade Omolade (born 1984), Nigerian footballer *Akeem Omolade (born 1983), Nigerian footballer *Omolade Akinremi (born 1974), Nigerian hurdler See also *Molade Molade is an African given name. Notable people with the name include: *Augustus Molade Akiwumi (1891–1985), Ghanaian lawyer and politician *Molade Okoya-Thomas Chief Molade Alexander Okoya-Thomas FCNA, MFR, OFR, KSS (8 June 1935 – 2 Feb ... {{given name, type=both Surnames of Nigerian origin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |