1. Senator Gbemisola Saraki
Who
could have thought these women would remain single this long? They are
rich, powerful and a good number of them are drop-dead gorgeous. Those
that
are not super-rich in their own rights have fathers who have tons of money to have any man come running after them.
Those
among them who have tasted the juice of matrimony soon found its
after-taste a bit bitter and have done away with it, preferring to
remain single even after a child or two. But others seem to be too busy
to have time for any form of romance that could lead to the altar or is
it that no man good enough has come their way to propose? Whatever the
case may be, they are yet to find their better-halves. Some are in their
twenties, thirties and others are hitting on forties and beyond. Here
are some of the daughters of the super-rich who are still single.
If
her wishes have been well served by God, this ravishingly beautiful
woman, who was a two-term senator at the National Assembly would have
been the current governor of Kwara state. After her marriage to one
Segun Fowora crashed some years ago, the super-politician has still
remained single. The reasons are best known to her.
Though
she is a mother of three, the Senator is a dead ringer to any beauty
queen any day. She has everything a man could need in abundance. She was
born into wealth and she has done so well for herself that her
achievements could compete with that of any man.
Born
about four decades ago, Saraki attended Cheltenham Ladies’ College,
London and University of Sussex , where she obtained a Bachelor of
Science degree in Economics. Upon returning to Nigeria , she worked in
the banking sector before her foray into politics.
Senator Gbemisola Saraki
2. Ms Arunma Oteh
Ms
Arunma Oteh who is of Nigerian/British nationality might have been
described as the “Iron Lady” of Nigeria’s Securities and Exchange
Commission, for her no-nonsense approach to the job of policing
Nigeria’s financial business world but nobody would argue she is a
damsel that could disarm any man.
She
has got the beauty and for the brawn, a look at her resume does the
talking. She studied at the University of Nigeria in Nsukka, Nigeria,
and earned a First Class Honors degree in Computer Science. She went on
to the Harvard Business School where she obtained a Masters Degree in
Business Administration.
Whether
her status as a single woman will remain for long remains to be seen
but going by her status and achievements, she has more than enough to
bring into any marriage and of course that wedding, low-key or otherwise
will surely be a society affair.
Ms Arunma Oteh
3. Deola Sagoe
Deola
Sagoe, daughter of Chief Michael Adeojo, Chairman of Toyota Nigeria
Limited, is a woman who was born into money but has carved a niche for
herself as a haute couture fashion designer who has rocked the country
and caught the eye of the international fashion community.
She
is a mother of three who has refused to remarry after her marriage to
Kofi Sagoe hit the rocks some years back. She studied at the University
of Miami and University of Lagos with a Masters in Finance and
Management
Friends
of Deola have said she is married to her job and her creative mind is
working 24/7 to have time for any marriage. She broke through in her
career when she was appointed to represent Nigeria in an international
campaign organized by the United Nations World Food Programme. The
campaign, titled “Catwalk the World: Fashion for Food.”, became the
launching pad that propelled her into international reckoning.
Deola Sagoe
3. Funke Adedoyin
Princess
Funke Adedoyin, the daughter of frontline industrialist, Chief Samuel
Adedoyin of Doyin Group of Companies, has served the nation two times as
a minister in the administration of former President Olusegun Obasanjo
between 1999 and 2007.
The
mother of one has never been married but she is rich and powerful. When
she was asked whether she intended to marry in the nearest future she
only curtly remarked that she was in a relationship and that her son,
who is a teenager is the centre of her world. “He is my heart. He is my
everything. He is why I wake up in the morning and the reason why I go
to bed at night,” she said.
However,
she doesn’t like to be asked when she will get married. All she said is
that she is happy in a relationship, saying “I think that you cannot
have it all in life but you can have it all at the same time.
Funke Adedoyin
4. Edith Jibunoh
Edith
Jibunoh is your modern day super successful woman who has come clean
and good from playing hard and square on the field populated by men. The
daughter of Dr. Newton Jibunoh, the popular adventurer and explorer has
worked in the MDG Office of the Nigerian Presidency and the World Bank,
where she worked on East Asian countries and External Affairs at the
Bank’s UN office.
Since
her short-lived marriage to Stan Rerri was dissolved, Edith has been on
her own. Beautiful, lively and very attractive, Edith is any man’s
dream of a wife but the woman who has written severally on African
development and governance seems to prefer spinsterhood.
5. Biola Okoya
Chic,
sophisticated and very rich, Biola Okoya, one of the most celebrated
daughters of business mogul and billionaire, Chief Rasaq Okoya of
Eleganza Group of Companies, has not even come close to contemplating
marriage after her marriage attempt with Akinwande Johnson failed.
Biola,
who is regarded as a stylish woman loves to party and would be a lively
one for any man. But for reasons best known to her, she has decided to
shun the allure of matrimony. There was even a gist that Biola once
stated that she would never succumb to the dominance of any man.
Once
a hot item on the social scene, she has recoiled into a quiet life,
setting adrift the rumour that all is not rosy between her and her
billionaire father, who is obviously taken in with his last wife, Shade.
Biola Okoya
6. Oyin Adenuga
If
there is such a thing as the most eligible single girl in town, Oyin
Adenuga’s name would sure be on top of the list. The beautiful daughter
of the ‘big boss’, Dr. Mike Adenuga of Globacom, has everything going
for her except having the right man to fit his missing rib. For money,
she has no care in the world as she could have anything money can buy.
For
education, she is supremely schooled, having graduated from the
prestigious University of Maryland, Baltimore County with a Bachelor’s
degree in Sociology at 19. After working with her father’s
establishments for years, she is now in business of fashion retailing
for herself, though she operates her business from Atlanta Georgia.
Just
after the spectacle of her sister’s wedding, Bella, bedazzled society,
the news of her own set marriage rocked the media. But before the news
had time to settle, another broke that the wedding was off and rumours
ran crazy that her supposed boyfriend was only influencing her through
some mystic means to railroad her into matrimony.
Oyin Adenuga
7. Tabitha Kwajafa
Not
much is known about Tabitha, the daughter of Fulani Kwajafa, former
boss of National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, but she is
beautiful and rich. She runs a boutique, AMEN 2 in Abuja. The boutique
is strictly for the high and mighty.
There
is a gist that she has a son but that gist is unconfirmed. The real
thing is that Tabitha is waiting for a man to sweep her off her feet.
She’s got more than enough in dowry for any man willing to take on the
prospect of having this free-spirited woman for a wife.
Tabitha Kwajafa
8. Dr. Fatima Atiku Abubakar
Dr.
Fatima Atiku Abubakar is the first child of Hajiya Titi Atiku Abubakar
for Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, Turakin Adamawa and former Vice President of
Nigeria. She is a medical doctor who prefers a quiet life away from
social glare.
The
doctor who is in her late thirties is single but it is unclear whether
she has an issue for anyone. Why this highly wealthy woman of substance
is still single is best known to her. She is a darling of her father and
a few years back, we saw how the family could go the extra mile in
seeing off their offsprings to matrimony at the wedding of Adamu Atiku
Abubakar, the first son of the family. No expense was spared and anybody
who is somebody in the country graced the wedding which was more of a
carnival.
9. Orie Kalu
Orie
Kalu is a beautiful woman who would surely attract a second look. But
this daughter of former Chairman of Union Bank of Nigeria, Elder K.U.
Kalu hasn’t been able to get tied to any man for keeps.
She
shuttles between Nigeria and the United states and word has it that she
is doing well for herself except signing off her maiden name.
Orie Kalu
10. Gloria and Elvina Ibru
Gloria
and Elvina Ibru are daughters of Olorogun Michael and Cecilia Ibru. To
say the girls are rich is an understatement. Though both babes are on
the big side , they are certainly beautiful, taking their good looks
after their beautiful mother.
These
girls who always rock social gatherings in the company of each other
are lively, easy-going and fun to be with. Both are of marriageable age
but are still unmarried. For some reason, they disappeared from the
social scene for a while only to reappear recently. The sisters were
first noticed at a party in the company of their brother, Chief Oskar
Ibru and were later seen at some of their favourite hangouts with some
of their friends.
11. Daphne Dafinone
Daphne
Dafinone, daughter of legendary accountant and billionaire, Chief David
Dafinone, is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in
England and Wales, and Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria.
She trained with KPMG Peat Marwick Mcclintock, Chartered Accountants,
United Kingdom, where she qualified, before joining Horwath Dafinone.
Daphne,
who is in her late twenties, later earned a Ph.D. in Internal Audit and
Corporate Governance from City University (London). She is one of the
family members who made the Guinness Book of Records as the family with
the most Chartered accountants.
Unlike
her sister, Joy Amazu (nee Dafinone) Daphne is yet to sign off her
maiden name to a man of her choice. Recently, she was conferred with a
chieftaincy title.
11. Daphne Dafinone
12. Mabruka Mai Deribe
She
is the daughter of the stupendously rich Mai Deribe. A fashion designer
for the upper class, her cute body has won her many admirers. She is
still single and in a recent interview she said her ideal man must
possess her late billionaire father’s qualities.
Mabruka
Mai Deribe , is the designer behind Mabs couture and she is well
respected in the the fashion circle . The Abuja-based designer who had
been away for a while has been busy working on an entirely new line of
hand- made fashion accessories- earrings, bracelets and rings ,
crystallized ankara print fabric and dressy kaftan dresses. One wonders
when she will gets busy with finding a better-half .
Mabruka Mai Deribe
