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80th birthday celebration of HRM Oba Abiodun Oniru in Lagos

Sunday, September 10, 2017 at 2:49 PM by Khadijah Thabit 1 min read

His Royal Majesty, Oba Idowu Abiodun Oniru, the Oniru of Iruland clocked 80 on September 6, 2017 and it was a week of activities.

The celebration kick started a few days before the main event. It began with a Cultural Day, a thanksgiving and the big party was held 6th of September.

Some of the dignitaries at the ceremony were Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi, Ooni of Ife; Rilwan Akiolu, Oba of Lagos; Aliko Dangote, Africa’s richest man and many more.

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80th Birthday Celebration of HRM Oba Abiodun Oniru, Oniru of Iruland in Lagos — 80th birthday celebration of HRM Oba Abiodun Oniru, Oniru of Iruland: Photo credit: Twitter/mofiobafemi

Oba Idowu Oniru is the Architect of the modern and sprawling Oniru estate in Victoria Island. He did a lot to make Oniru estate what it is today.

He was born in 1937 when Oniru Palace was at Igbodu, a village within Egbere (native name of Victoria Island)

Check out more photos from the event below:

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