July 04, (THEWILL) – A week ago, socialite, Habeeb Okunola, was installed the Akosin of Yorubaland by the Iku Baba Yeye, the Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Lamidi Olayiwola Adeyemi, in a very colourful ceremony that spanned two days. Although he was conferred with the title in 2019, the ceremony proper and presentation of staff of office, held on Friday, June 25 and Saturday, June 26, 2021 in the presence of many dignitaries in the expansive palace of the Alaafin, in Oyo town. The chieftaincy title, which means the first person in Yorubaland to perform an extraordinary feat worthy to be celebrated, bestows enormous authority on the holder across Yorubaland.
The ceremony, which began with Islamic prayers, ended with the public presentation of Okunola’s book titled, ‘Little Bites of Inspiration’. As MD/CEO TILT Group of Companies Limited, and Founder of Habeeb Okunola Foundation, Okunola at only 39, sits atop a financial empire with stakes in real estate, construction, energy, engineering, agriculture, media and technology.
Ivory Ukonu is a versatile journalist with many years of experience, with entertainment and society reporting as her area of core competence.
