Alakija 1st Female Head Of State Dies at 88

Tejumade Alakija, the first female Head of Service in the Old Oyo State and daughter of the late Ooni of Ife, Oba Adesoji Aderemi, is dead.

The death of Alakija was confirmed by her younger brother, Adelowo Aderemi, in an interview with the News Agency of  Nigeria in Ibadan, Oyo State on Friday.
The 88-year-old Alakija died on Friday morning at the University College Hospital, Ibadan, after a brief illness.