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HOW MANY LONDON & US CELEBRITY LADIES STORMED AKEEM & BANKE ADETORO’S BROTHER’S WEDDING IN IBADAN

 


Sunday, 15th August, 2021 was an eventful day in Ibadan, as about 250 London & US celebrity ladies stormed the city to honour popular socialites, Hakeem & Banke Adetoro whose brother had his wedding party.

 




It was the wedding party of Mojisola Funke and Akinkunmi Olalekan which was held at the Hall of Grace, the largest hall inside the renowned Jogor Event Centre located along Liberty Road in Ibadan, Oyo state. The party was the talk of town considering the large pool of socialites and celebrities from home and abroad.

 Below are details of moments from the epoch event.

 

HOW THE PARTY WAS STORMED BY LONDON & US CELEBRITIES

One of the reasons why there were a huge number of celebrities at the party was linked to the groom’s sister, Banke Adetoro, who is a London celebrity fabric merchant. She plies her trade on Liverpool Street in London.

Banke and her husband Akeem are big on the social scene both in London and Ibadan. The presence of the couples alone at events comes with glitz and glamour. The lovely couple attracted a large pool of socialites from London and US not leaving out the ever lively socialites rocking the Nigerian social scene. They were all looking radiant in their stylish dresses which made the event highly colourful.

 

Prior to the day of the event, these celebrities had arrived Ibadan. Some of them had already booked virtually all the prominent hotels in Ibadan as they really came home to felicitate with Akeem and Banke Adetoro as well as enjoy their brief stay in Nigeria to the fullest.

 


IT WAS AN EVENT FILLED WITH PAPARAZZI

 

The party saw lots of paparazzi. Activity on the red carpet alone was eye catchy and quite enticing. The red carpet was the first point of stop for virtually all the socialites that graced the event. This was where guests began to have the feel of what the event would look like.

 Journalists from reputable media houses were all on ground conducting interviews with some of the socialites and celebrities, while photographers were busy taking shots of the stylish and outstanding guests.

 


MEET THE COUPLE AND THEIR PARENTS

 

The bride of the day is Mojisola Funke Shipe. She is the daughter of Madam Folashade Adunni Shipe. Akinkunmi Olalekan Sanusi is the groom. He is the son of Alh. and Alhaja Wahab Sanusi. The coming together of the couples has taken the relationship between both parents to a level of greatness.

 

HOW THE WEDDING PARTY WENT

 

The party proper began with the grand entry of the Groom’s parents ,Alhaji and Alhaja Wahab Sanusi.This was immediately followed by the entrance of the bride’s parent, Madam Folashade Adunni Shipe. Their entrance into the hall was colourful and classy, as each parent danced into the hall with a large crowd of family members accompanying them to the special seats reserved for them.

 The couple was ushered into the hall in super style which was glamorous and full of excitement. They both digged the danced out, as DJ Applemix supplied them with trendy music.

 Calling the shot was the tall and handsome MC, Yinka Salau, the anchor of the day. He delivered the programme of the day as expected in his usual engaging way. Guests really had a fun filled event as the 3000 capacity event hall was filled to the brim.

The couple was called on to cut the well decorated, white but classy wedding cake. The couple of the day and their three charming children proceeded to the dance floor for a romantic display of true and unending love, while the children surrounded them as they danced to the Blues brand of music churned out by the DJ.

 


Few minutes later, K1 D Ultimate and his band mounted the stage. They gave a mind blowing performance that shook the hall. After he had done a couple of displays, the couples stepped out right at the front of the stage to dance as the Fuji icon sang to praise and wish them a happy marriage celebration.

 Later on, family, guests and associates joined them to dance on stage as the party had already hit its peak.

 

About the 3 DIFFERENT  ASO-EBI

 

The event was one which many celebrities in attendance would remember forever. They stormed the party and really showed class with their alluring outfits making remarkable fashion statements. Three different Aso-ebis were chosen for the party; one was the general Aso-ebi, there was another one called Aso-Ijo while the third one was a beautiful fabric worn by friends of Banke who flew in from London and US. These abroad based celebrity women stood out, looking sparkling and gorgeous in their dresses. The fashionable Akeem and Banke also looked outstanding and marvelous in their outfits. The dominant colour of the day was powder blue which gave the event a special outlook.




 


NOTABLE CELEBRITIES WHO MADE GRAND ENTRY

There were lots of remarkable moments to relish at the party. A lot of celebrities stormed the venue and their grand entrance was indeed electrifying and worthy of note. Among those whose arrival caught the attention of the entire hall was the chairman of the day, Chief Lowa Odusesan. This was also followed by the arrival of Senator Teslim Folarin, Chief Akin Fijabi, popularly called Onile Obi, Olugbon Orile Igbon, His Imperial Majesty, Oba Francis Olushola, Iyaloja General, Folashade Ojo, and Fuji maestro, K1 D Ultimate. The presence of Olubadan was also felt as representatives of the king and the staff bearer was in attendance.One of Baba's Olori’s attended.


Other dignitaries whose presence didn’t go unnoticed at the event were popular socialites like Shina Alabi Bobagunwa, Hon. Yinka Taiwo Borokini, Chief Kayode Adanla, Alh. Lateef Ashiru, Hakeem Adetunji, Hon. Murphy Adigun Akogun, Oloye egbon gomina, Alh. Tope Shipe, and many others.

 








K1 MOUNTS THE STAGE

 

Fuji Icon and Mayegun of Yoruba land, Alhaji Wasiu Ayinde Marshal popularly called K1 was the star of the night. The highly revered musician is a big fish and the most sought after entertainer on the social scene right now.

He now performs back to back at events. In the last couple of weeks, K1 has performed almost every day at top social events in Lagos, Ijebu, Ibadan and beyond. His performance that night was top notch as he kept all the society ladies on their feet all through the duration of his stage performance which last for about 7 hours. Even the big boys at the event couldn’t hold the vibes when sitting as they rose to enjoy the groove.

 

HOW IYALOJA GENERAL DAZZLED

Iyaloja General, Yeye Folashade Ojo was fully on grand. She hardly stays long at events but this time around she stayed long and dazzled at the party. She danced to popular tunes from the DJ and to K1’s music and her dance steps caught the attention of many. She is a great dancer. This she showed to a great extent as she enjoyed K1’s music.















By Jamiu Abubakar

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