Thursday, October 9, 2025, is a special day for the popular Lagos real estate couple, Dr. Bamidele and his lovely wife, Tolulope Onalaja, as they celebrate their 21st wedding anniversary. The couple is the proud owners of RevolutionPlus Property Company Limited, a well-known real estate firm.
They are also the founders of the Chris Bamidele Onalaja Foundation (CBOF), which focuses on various initiatives, including education and scholarships, child and maternal health, economic empowerment, support for widows, water and sanitation, and disease prevention.
Dr. Bamidele and Tolulope have made significant strides in life, and their contributions to society speak volumes. Their journey is particularly inspiring because they both come from humble beginnings. The couple, affectionately known as “Bams & Ayabams,” has been intentional in nurturing their love while successfully building the RevolutionPlus Group—a conglomerate with multiple subsidiaries that began as a single property business.
They have skillfully blended their professional and personal lives, working together to achieve success in both areas. Their love story began over two decades ago when they had little to show for their efforts. They chose love over material wealth and have become role models for the younger generation. Today, they not only share their riches but also maintain a strong friendship.
Every October 9th is a celebration of the love and strong bond they have built over the years. To make a positive impact and foster a good image, the couple established TolDel Nursery and Primary School, a tuition-free institution that provides quality education to underprivileged children in Ikorodu, Lagos State.
Through Chris Bamidele Onalaja Foundation (CBOF), numerous schools have been built, and students have received educational materials, computers, and scholarships.
In the area of Economic and Community Development, CBOF collaborated with the Lagos government to sponsor the Lagos City Marathon for five consecutive years. During the COVID-19 lockdown in 2020, CBOF distributed palliative food packages to over 1,000 households, extending the initiative to Oyo State.
In terms of Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene, CBOF has drilled multiple boreholes in various locations and communities, as well as constructed public toilets. All these projects remain intact and functional to this day.
For Widow Empowerment, many widows have benefited from CBOF’s skills acquisition programs, learning trades such as soap making. In total, over 1,000 individuals have been empowered.
CBOF has also provided free medical assessments to towns and communities in Ibeju-Lekki, with doctors employed by the foundation. In Oyo State, the people of Ido Local Government in Ibadan, as well as those in Ogun State from Agbede-Odubose, Ikorodu, Obada, and Molaka Community in Abeokuta, have benefited from CBOF’s free medical outreach.
“No one was left behind,” as both young and old, men and women, were attended to by our doctors. As part of CBOF’s child and maternal health initiative, we are constructing an ultra-modern Child and Maternal Care Center in the Amuwo-Odofin area of Lagos. We have already held an elaborate groundbreaking ceremony to flag off this multi-million naira project.
Under the Education and Scholarship program, CBOF has built schools, provided scholarships to students, and distributed educational items, including free computer systems. One of our many projects is the Toldel Nursery and Primary School located in the Ikorodu area of Lagos, which currently has over 90 pupils enrolled.
Aside Toldel, we have also built two additional schools. The second school is Wasimi Junior High School in Maryland, which features a complete block of classrooms, auditoriums, and staff rooms. This facility was commissioned by the representative of the Lagos State Ministry of Education in 2021. The third school was constructed in Makoko, in the slums, and was donated to Christ Embassy and the Chris Oyakhilome Foundation to help local children access free education.
Additionally, we donated computers and air conditioners last year (2024) to the National Immigration Service Passport Office in Ikoyi.
To empower women, we provided free sewing machines and grinding machines. Additionally, over 200 women received 50,000 naira each to learn skills in soap making, zobo production, and various drink-making techniques. This funding was intended to help them purchase raw materials to kickstart their businesses.
Recently, on Wednesday, July 23, 2025, the school held its sixth graduation ceremony for students transitioning to secondary school. Parents, teachers, and students expressed their deep gratitude to the founders for their relentless efforts in providing less privileged children with access to completely free private primary education over the past six years.
The couple’s efforts extend beyond the primary level. They are committed to building a free secondary school for graduates of Toldel Nursery and Primary School. Additionally, they offer scholarships for deserving students whose families cannot afford higher education, covering costs all the way up to the university level.
Let’s celebrate the Revolutionary couple and congratulate them on their 21st wedding anniversary. Wishing them many more years together!
