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Dr Nicky Okoye, Nigeria’s Digital Asset Markets WizKid loses Mum

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Nigeria and Jamaica has lost the great matriarch of the Royal family of Eze Dunu 1 of Ifite Dunu Dunukofia, Anambra, Her Royal Highness, Mrs Barbara OKOYE, originally born a Jamaican native, she was mother to Nigeria’s investment and digital asset markets, Wizkid, Dr Nicky Okoye.
Barbara Okoye died on Tuesday the 11th of November 2025, to a brief illness while being treated at a London UK hospital.
She was aged 92, and she is survived by several other children and grandchildren, including Prince Chinedu Okoye, one time Regent of Ifite Dunu, and Princess Augustina Okoye in whose care her highness was when she left the World, among many other children and grandchildren.
Her Highness Barbara Okoye was married to His Royal Majesty Igwe Augustine Ezechi Okoye, the Eze Dunu 1 of Ifite  Dunu, Dunukofia LGA, Anambra State of blessed memory, who joined his ancestors of the Royal Clan of Ifite Dunu DunuKofia Anambra State in December of 2003.
Mrs Barbara Okoye was best known for her professional nursing career, in the medical and healthcare industries for which her professionalism served three continents across the World including the United States in North America, the United Kingdom in Europe and Nigeria in Africa.

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In addition, she started and operated successfully, several  entrepreneurial ventures which included the Clayton Lounge Hotel and the Gannet Concorde Hotel both hospitality properties in Enugu, an institution of higher learning, as well as her “Mothercare” stories which provided nursing mothers, across eastern Nigeria, with all their unique branded baby needs and Mothercare needs as well as mother friendly home equipment.

Dr Nicky Okoye, who is the last son of Mrs Barbara Okoye, is best known for his role as the Chief Strategy Officer of the Nigerian Stock Exchange (now Nigerian Exchange Group), Co-Founder and first Group Executive Director Operations of Transcorp Plc, and as a serial entrepreneur, founding several enterprises including but not limited to, Chairman of ANABEL Group, founder/CEO ANABEL MOBILE, Africa’s first manufacturer of smart mobile devices, CEO ANABEL Capital, founder of the Global Investment Advisory Community, driving the Digital Asset Markets for Nigeria and Africa and President of the African Enterprise and Entrepreneurship Institute.
The funeral arrangements will be announced by the family in due course.

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Aisha Achimugu’s Glamorous Rendezvous With Paris

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Paris has always had a way of making fashion feel less like clothing and more like theatre. And when the world’s style aristocracy gathered for the Spring/Summer 2027 season, Nigerian high flying businesswoman, Aisha Achimugu, arrived with the kind of polished glamour that commands attention without demanding it.
Against the timeless backdrop of the French capital, Achimugu stepped into the world of Paris Fashion Week in a look that married sophistication with modern femininity. Her ensemble was defined by a refined silhouette, impeccable tailoring and the kind of carefully considered styling in which every detail appeared deliberate. The proportions were elegant, the finish luxurious, while her accessories added just the right measure of sparkle and personality.
Her beauty look complemented rather than competed with the outfit. Immaculately styled hair, luminous makeup and a poised, confident bearing completed the picture, allowing the clothes to retain their quiet authority. It was a lesson in restraint: nothing appeared excessive, yet every element, from the jewellery to the finishing touches, contributed to the overall effect.
The real strength of Achimugu’s Paris appearance, however, was in the details. The interplay of texture and silhouette gave the look dimension, while the accessories provided those subtle flashes of glamour associated with the best society dressing. There was an understanding of proportion, balance and occasion, a recognition that at Paris Fashion Week, being noticed is not necessarily about wearing the loudest look in the room.
For Achimugu, fashion has never seemed like an afterthought. It is part of the persona, the jewellery, the sculpted silhouettes, the luxurious textures, the immaculate finishing and that unmistakable confidence of a woman comfortable in her own skin.
Her Paris appearance offered yet another glimpse into the glamorous lifestyle of the Felak Concept Group boss, whose public persona has over the years straddled business, philanthropy, high society and fashion.
In the city, amid the fashion houses and international style elite, Achimugu appeared more than as a spectator but as a Nigerian woman confidently occupying a global fashion space. Her look spoke in the sophisticated language of Parisian dressing, polished, assured and intentionally glamorous, while retaining the unmistakable confidence of a woman bringing her own sense of style to the occasion.
And as the lights of Paris dimmed on another fashionable season, her appearance left behind the unmistakable impression of a woman who understands that fashion, at its most powerful, is as much about presence as it is about clothes.

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Danielle Adewusi Crowned Miss Universe Nigeria 2026

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Danielle Adewusi is crowned Miss Universe Nigeria 2026 after defeating 19 delegates in Lagos, earning the chance to represent Nigeria in Mexico (more…)

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Rotary Club Ikeja Trains 60 Interactors in Leadership

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Rotary Club Ikeja leadership training equips 60 Interactors from five clubs with practical skills in leadership, teamwork and community service (more…)

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