001 by the Federal Government of Nigeria on Monday 10th May 1999 at a colourful ceremony held at Nigeria Universities Commission, in the Federal Capital of Abuja, signalling government's approval of Igbinedion University Okada as the first private university in Nigeria. Hon. AllAfrica is a voice of, by and about Africa - aggregating, producing and distributing 500 news and information items daily from over 100 African news organizations and our own reporters to an African and global public. Palace press release, reference no: BTC.A66/VOL.V/171, Learn how and when to remove this template message, "Reminiscences with Chief Gabriel Igbinedion", "Gabriel Igbinedion (Lucky's father) Removed as Bini Chief declared Enemy of the Oba", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Gabriel_Igbinedion&oldid=1114014464, This page was last edited on 4 October 2022, at 10:23. 2. Welcome to the Pulse Community! Luckywas appointed Chairman of Oredo Local Government Area of the present Edo State of Nigeria in 1987, a position he held until 1989. While abroad, she graduatedwith a Masters Degree in Economics and Statistics. whenRun:function(a,c){if(q(a))b(a).onReady(c);else d(43)}}}(r),!1,29);t(r.runnerBox,"runElement",r.runnerBox.runElement,!1,30);t(r.runnerBox,"whenRun",r.runnerBox.whenRun,!1,31);t(r,"getLogs",function(a){if(!0===a){window.console.group();for(a=0;a 10s");g()},1E4)});"complete"===document.readyState&&(v(48,"isComplete"),g());"loaded"===document.readyState&&(v(48,"isLoaded"),k());l(document,"DOMContentLoaded",function(){v(48,"DOMContentLoaded");k();l(document.getElementsByTagName("body")[0],"pageshow",function(){v(48,"body pageshow");g()})});l(document,"readystatechange",function(){var a= In 2008, a Federal High Court in Enugu sentenced him to six months in prison with the option of a N3.5 million fine. mobile: 'false', (n.isInit=!0,n.value=b,c()):d(11,a)}))});c()}function m(a,b){l=!0;var c=s.resolvePath(a,"js",!0);c in e||(e[c]=J(a),s.load(c,function(){if(c in
He previously owned the now-defunct private airline,Okada Air, of over 40 aircraft (planes and helicopters). Volume 9 #2. p. 43-62. This article gives a detailed breakdown of the relationship between the Esama of Benin Kingdom, Chief Gabriel Igbinedion and the origin of the word Okada used for commercial motorcycles. The HS125, was launched and blessed at Benin Airport by His Royal Majesty Omo NOba NEdo, Uku Akpolokpolo, Omo NOba Erediuwa, the Oba of Benin. Do you have a story about him you would like to share? This is the powerful moving biography of one man's determination to win-, This remarkable biography weaves the story of an endlessly fascinating man, his family and business empire-. With Chief Igbinedion now 70, his reign on the nation's business front might seem in its twilight. His father, Rolf Aurness, was a businessman, while his mother, Ruth, was a journalist. His father was very famous who was popularly known as (Ihaza) according to his Chieftaincy family title in Usen, inOvia South West Local Government Area of Edo State. PRESENT APPOINTMENTS: Chief Gabriel Osawaru Igbinedion (born 11 September 1934) is a Nigerian businessman and traditional aristocrat from Okada Town in Edo State. He also served as orderly to (the late Chief Obafemi) Awolowo's wife. In no distant time, the name Okada became the name for all motorcycles used for public transportation across the country. By submitting above, you agree to our privacy policy. Lucky grew up in Edo State where he attended primary and secondary schools.He proceeded to the University of Wyoming, Laramie,where he became a licensed marketer 1n 1982. var pulse2EmbedConfig = { pulsevideo: { player: "flowplayer", params: { autoplayNext: !0, enableAds: !1 }, plugins: [{ script: "https://imasdk.googleapis.com/js/sdkloader/ima3.js" }, { script: "https://embed.videos.ringpublishing.com/flowplayer/plugins/ads.min.js", config: { ima: { ads: [{ adTag: "https://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/live/ads?iu=/53159133/PulseNG_video_640x360&description_url=[placeholder]&tfcd=0&npa=0&sz=640x360&gdfp_req=1&output=vast&unviewed_position_start=1&env=vp&impl=s&correlator=", time: 0 }] } } }] }, OnettvVideo: { 'MAIN_ELEMENT': { preset: "mainVideoRADPGh", enableGoogleAnalytics: 2, volume: 0, enableEndScreen: 1, autoplayRelated: 1, enableAds: 1, adserverUrl: "https://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/live/ads?iu=/53159133/PulseNG_video_640x360&description_url=[placeholder]&tfcd=0&npa=0&sz=640x360&gdfp_req=1&output=vast&unviewed_position_start=1&env=vp&impl=s&correlator=", floatingControls: 1, embedType: 'inTextVideo', showAdvertComment: 1 }, 'INTEXT': { preset: "mainVideoRADPGh", enableGoogleAnalytics: 2, volume: 0, enableEndScreen: 1, autoplayRelated: 1, enableAds: 1, adserverUrl: "https://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/live/ads?iu=/53159133/PulseNG_video_640x360&description_url=[placeholder]&tfcd=0&npa=0&sz=640x360&gdfp_req=1&output=vast&unviewed_position_start=1&env=vp&impl=s&correlator=", floatingControls: 1, embedType: 'inTextVideo', showAdvertComment: 1 } }} !0:!1;if("HTML"===a.tagName)return!0}function g(b){if(b===a)return!0;if(q(b))return!1}function h(a,b){function c(a){f++;if(200