November 24, (THEWILL) – Chief Elizabeth Ifeyinwa Jibunoh, a former society matriarch and wife to popular environmentalist, Newton Jibunoh, otherwise known as the Desert Warrior, recently clocked 70. She spared no cost to celebrate her entrance into the club. The celebration started with a thanksgiving service at the St John’s Anglican church, Falomo in Ikoyi, Lagos.
Dressed in a black and white ensemble, the celebrant was joined by her friends and close family members, including her 11 grandchildren, all of whom adhered to the white dress code, as she thanked God for sparing her life in good health. Thereafter, she hosted well-wishers to a grand celebration at the Hall restaurant in Victoria Island, Lagos.
Some of those in attendance were Major-General Ike Nwachukwu (rtd); former minister of state for petroleum resources; Henry Odein Ajumogobia; Olori Ladun Sijuade, Olorogun Oscar Ibru and his wife, Wanda; Jide Balogun; Chief Chidi Anyaegbu; Olu Okeowo; Ireti Asemota, Florence Ita Giwa, Don Etiebet and his wife, Nike Agunbiade, Hajia Abba Folawiyo, Dede Mabiaku who performed to the delight of the celebrant and several other guests. Surprisingly, her husband, Newton Jibunoh was absent at both the thanksgiving church service and the reception party.
A Master’s degree holder in Museum and Gallery Management from the City University in London, United Kingdom and a diploma in Floral Artistry from Boerma Institute Alsmer, Netherlands Chief Elizabeth is an art consultant and also the founding Director of Didi Museum, Nigeria’s foremost private museum. She worked with the Smithsonian Institution to facilitate the repatriation of the Alonge Photographic Artworks back to their ancestral home in Benin City, Nigeria.
In addition to dealing in exquisite leather goods to the upper crust of society, she is also a health and wellness resources person and runs both the Ridgewood Wellness Sanctuary and the Beth and Bue company. A passionate social entrepreneur, she is the Founder of the Strength of Women Initiative. She is an avid art enthusiast and enjoys mentoring rising artists.
Ivory Ukonu is a versatile journalist with many years of experience, with entertainment and society reporting as her area of core competence.
