Stella obasanjo biography of william

Stella Obasanjo became famous not only for being the first lady of Nigeria, married to Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, but also for being a political activist in her.

  • Stella Obasanjo became famous not only for being the first lady of Nigeria, married to Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, but also for being a political activist in her.
  • Stella Obasanjo (14 November 1945 – 23 October 2005) was the First Lady of Nigeria from 1999 until her death.
  • In 1963, he married Olaide Idowu, a Nigerian librarian at Ogun State University, and in 1989, he wed Folake Doherty, his current wife.
  • Stella Obasanjo.
  • Born in the village of Ibogun-Olaogun to a farming family of the Owu branch of the Yoruba, Obasanjo was educated largely in Abeokuta, Ogun State.

    • In 1963, he married Olaide Idowu, a Nigerian librarian at Ogun State University, and in 1989, he wed Folake Doherty, his current wife.!

    Stella Obasanjo

    First Lady of Nigeria (–)

    Stella Obasanjo (14 November – 23 October ) was the First Lady of Nigeria from until her death.

    She was the wife of former PresidentOlusegun Obasanjo, although she was not the First Lady in , when Obasanjo was military head of state. She died while undergoing elective liposuction abroad.[1]

    She was a political activist in her own right, supporting causes such as women's liberation, youth as leaders of tomorrow, and the rehabilitation of a war-torn Nigeria.[2]

    Early life and education

    Stella Abebe was born on 14 November , she was from Iruekpen, Esan West, Edo State.

    Her father, Dr. Christopher Abebe, was chief of the United Africa Company (UAC) who became the first indigenous (African) chairman of UAC Nigeria.[3][4]

    She began her education at Our Lady of the Apostles Primary School.

    She enrolled at St. Theresa's College, where she obtained her West African School Certificate in with grade o