{"id":61840,"date":"2025-02-27T04:11:42","date_gmt":"2025-02-27T04:11:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/?p=61840"},"modified":"2025-02-27T04:11:42","modified_gmt":"2025-02-27T04:11:42","slug":"alakija-loses-sight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/2025\/02\/27\/alakija-loses-sight\/","title":{"rendered":"Alakija Loses Sight"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>By Ade Iyamoye\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Nigerian billionaire and oil magnate, Folorunso Alakija, has reportedly lost her sight following a near air mishap that triggered a severe spike in her blood pressure.<\/p>\n<p>Sources revealed that the 73-year-old founder of Famfa Oil was aboard a flight with her husband, Modupe Alakija, when the distressing incident occurred, ultimately leading to the deterioration of her vision.<\/p>\n<p>In response, she reportedly purchased a new private jet to avoid flying with him, but her condition worsened until she became completely blind.<\/p>\n<p>Alakija, known for her deep religious convictions, allegedly opted for spiritual intervention over medical treatment, founding the Rose of Sharon Glorious Ministry International instead of seeking urgent medical care.<\/p>\n<p><strong>A Life of Wealth and Influence<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Ranked among Africa\u2019s richest women, Alakija\u2019s fortune stems from Famfa Oil\u2019s stake in Nigeria\u2019s lucrative Agbami oil field, awarded to her in 1993 under General Ibrahim Babangida\u2019s regime.<\/p>\n<p>Her close ties with Maryam Babangida, the former First Lady, played a crucial role in securing the oil prospecting license, a move that later sparked legal battles over government attempts to reclaim the block.<\/p>\n<p>Despite recent health struggles, Alakija remains a notable figure in Nigeria\u2019s business and religious circles.<\/p>\n<p>She was last seen at IBB\u2019s book launch on February 20, 2025, where top political and business elites, including Aliko Dangote and Abdulsamad Rabiu, pledged billions in donations.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, rumors of her separation from Modupe Alakija after over 30 years of marriage persist, though the family has not issued an official statement.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Ade Iyamoye\u00a0 Nigerian billionaire and oil magnate, Folorunso Alakija, has reportedly lost her sight following a near air mishap that triggered a severe spike in her blood pressure. Sources revealed that the 73-year-old founder of Famfa Oil was aboard a flight with her husband, Modupe Alakija, when the distressing incident occurred, ultimately leading to [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":32,"featured_media":61842,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[172],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-61840","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"aioseo_notices":[],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/61840","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/32"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=61840"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/61840\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":61843,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/61840\/revisions\/61843"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/61842"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=61840"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=61840"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=61840"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}