The Victoria Island axis was busy on Saturday, August 6th 2022 when foremost billionaire, General Theophilus Danjuma threw a lavish and classy 70th birthday soirée for his wife, lady of style, Senator Daisy Danjuma. The beautiful birthday witnessed a high influx of individuals, from state Governors, and celebrities, to Corporate titans and Military Chiefs in society. It was one party that shook the whole of Victoria Island due to how influential and supportive Daisy Danjuma and her husband are. People from different walks of life came to celebrate the glorious life of the ‘birthday girl’ who is ageing very gracefully. The party also served as a payback time for friends because of her goodwill. The classy shindig was held at the prestigious Eko Hotel convention centre, Victoria Island.
City People’s Society Editor, TAYO OYEDIJI (08111811219) and photojournalist, Sunday Oyemade were there and bring you the gist of the party.
EKO HOTEL WAS BEAUTIFULLY TRANSFORMED
To host any event at Eko Hotel and Suites sure tells you the class and status of the personality involved. This was what wowed many guests as they made their entry into the beautifully lit hall which accommodated many important guests. From the aisle which displayed the pictorial voyage of the celebrant with family and friends, to the hall, to every table which was tagged in different numbers, it was a colourful ambience all through. No decoration was needed as the hall is beautiful enough and it is only the tables and chairs that had a touch of décor and chandelier lights to go with it. All the aisle red carpet was customized and paparazzi took their turns to take beautiful shots of all guests as they made their way into the venue. Eko hotel was responsible for all the 3-course dinner meals and they also served exotic drinks like champagnes and cognacs to go with. Who did all this beautiful decor? It was no other than Naija’s number 1 florist, Uche Majekodunmi of the Newton and Davids brand.
A PEEP INTO DAISY DANJUMA’S LIFE
Senator Daisy Ehanire Danjuma, the amiable wife of the foremost general, TY Danjuma turned 70 and she never looked it. She opted for a simple but very expensive French tulle dress in ivory colour and paired it up with her usual diamond chandelier earrings and rings. Married to Gen TY Danjuma for over 20 years, they both had a daughter together called Saraya. She is a law graduate of Ahmadu Bello University Zaria with over 35 years of post-call experience. She began her career as a State Counsel in the Lagos State Ministry of Justice (Department of Public Prosecutions) and was a pioneer Legal Counsel to the Legal Aid Council of Nigeria before working for the investment bank Nigerian Acceptances Ltd. (NAL). She spent the next decade as Company Secretary/Legal Adviser to the Nigerian Television Authority (NTA) before moving into private practice. She is a former Chairman of SAPETRO. In 2003 she was elected Senator of the Federal Republic of Nigeria where she served on numerous committees, most notably as Chairman of the ECOWAS Parliament’s Women and Children’s Rights Committee and Senate Committee Chairman on Women Affairs and Youth Development. Senator Danjuma is an alumnus of the Lagos Business School, and a member of the International Bar Association (IBA), The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) and the International Federation of Female Lawyers (FIDA).
BEHOLD THE GENERAL OF ALL GENERALS
Gen TY Danjuma rarely throws parties but when it comes to his delectable wife, he drops everything and gives her the best that she wants. Gen TY Danjuma is known to always dote on Sen Daisy Danjuma and never joke with her. There is virtually no year, he does not celebrate her on account of her birthday and has flown her to choice destinations most especially their second home, Marbella in Spain. This 70th birthday was also a grand one as he threw his heavy weight behind his wife and made sure she had a good time. He was at the party all through, eulogized and prayed for his wife. One of the side attractions at the party was that we never knew Gen TY Danjuma is a great dancer, he declared the party opened where he had a special dance with his wife for many minutes.
GUESS WHO SAT ON THE BIG VVIP TABLE?
At the party was a specially made table which befits the kings and the queens, it was the VVIP table where the celebrant and her husband sat. They were joined by important personalities, sighted on the VVIP tables were PDP presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, Labour Party Presidential Candidate, Peter Obi, NNPP Presidential candidate, Alhaji Rabiu Kwakwanso, Lagos Governor, Babajide Sanwoolu, former Governor, Sen.Ibikunle Amosun, former Speaker and Governor of Sokoto State, Aminu Tambuwal, Taraba Governor, Arch. Darius Ishaku, Alhaji Samad Rabiu, Chief Timi Alaibe, Zenith Bank Chairman, Jim Ovia, Minister of Petroleum, Timipre Sylvia, minister of trade, Industry and Investment, Niyi Adebayo and wife, Erelu Angele Adebayo, Captain Najomo, Aremo Segun Oniru, former Delta Governor, James Ibori and wife, Senami, former MD of All States Trust Bank, Ebitimi Banigo, Tunde Ayeni, Former Kwara First Lady, Toyin Saraki, Chief Mrs Nike Akande, Mo Abudu, Ruth Osime, Access Bank MD, Hubert Wigwe, Segun Awolowo, Nkiru Anumudu, Sisi Abah Folawiyo, Ibe Kachukwu, Rev. Esther Ajayi, Mrs Dupe Jemibewon, Delta Governor, Ifeanyi Okowa, Nkiru Anumudu, Lady maiden Ibru, Evelyn Hosa Okunbo, Hon. Abike Dabiri, Kemi Dasilva Ibru, Esosa Anenih, Uche Majekodunmi, Biola Okoya, Ekua Abudu, Sena Anthony, Alhaja Bintu Tinubu, First Lady of Edo state, Betty Obaseki, Chief Bisi Olatilo, Kwara Governor, Abdulrahman Abdulrasaq, Alhaji Aliko Dangote,Chairman of access bank, Josephine Awosika, Hajia Bola Shagaya, Tayo Ayeni, Sam Iwuajoku, Folake Majin, Martha Najomo, Chief Olu Okeowo amongst others.
ABOUT SENATOR DAISY DANJUMA’S SIBLINGS
Daisy Danjuma has many siblings who are doing great in their respective careers. They were also in support and stood by their sister all through her party, The siblings were led by Dr Osagie Ehanire, former minister of state for health, who is the scion of the family, her other siblings are Iyayi, Edugie, Andy, Yuwa and Isaiah with the in-laws-Eleanor, Ven. Falope, Mr Abebe, Gen Ty Danjuma, Dame Benedicta and Alh, Usman-Sami and many of their children.
DO YOU KNOW HOW CLOSE LAGOS SUPER BIG BOY, TUNDE AYENI Is TO THE DANJUMAS?
Seeing Lagos billionaire, Tunde Ayeni at the party was not surprising because he shares a close friendship with the Danjuma families. In fact, so close is he to Gen TY Danjuma that Tunde was the one who stood in for him to launch Erelu Abiola Dosunmu’s books on her birthday and Tunde referred to Gen TY as his chairman. He was at the party to celebrate with the Danjumas whom he refers to as his family. Tunde and Musa Danjuma pulled in other big boys to the party. They were seen in a tete-a-tete with their friend of many years…
OVER 6 GOVERNORS HONOURED THE DANJUMAS
There were many excellencies at the party, which further gave the party a thumbs up. Lagos governor, H.E Babajide Sanwoolu, Taraba Governor, Darius Ishaku, Former Anambra State Governor, Peter Obi, Former Ogun Governor, Sen. Ibikunle Amosun, former Ekiti Governor, Niyi Adebayo, Delta State governor, Ifeanyi Okowa, Kwara Governor, Abdulrahman Abdulrasaq all turned up for the Danjumas.
HOW DAISY PULLED 3 PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES TO HER PARTY
To say the Danjumas are influential is simply stating the obvious because it will take someone who is very prominent and powerful to pull such a crowd to her party. At Senator Daisy Danjuma’s were 3 presidential candidates of 3 big parties in Nigeria, Atiku Abubakar of PDP, Peter Obi of Labour Party and Rabiu Kwakwanso of NNPP party. They were at the party to celebrate with the Danjumas. They obviously set their political differences aside and were united for one common cause at the party.
WHEN ERELU ABIOLA DOSUNMU HAD TO PAY BACK
The last 2 weekends were the high octane 75th birthday celebration of Erelu Abiola Dosunmu and not only was Daisy Danjuma felicitate with her, she and her husband, played a significant role at the party. She was part of the dignitaries who launched Erelu’s book handsomely when she turned 70 years back as well. So same goes for Daisy, as Erelu stormed her 70th party on time and made sure she had a nice time. She made a glowing speech about the celebrant.
NIGERIA’S FIRST LADY, AISHA BUHARI HONOURED DAISY
There seems to be an existing relationship between the First Lady of Nigeria, Hajia Aisha Buhari and Sen Daisy Danjuma. One can not take the fact away that they are both pretty wives of foremost generals. At the party, the First Lady was represented by her daughter, Zahra Buhari Indimi. Fondly called Aunty Daisy by Mrs Aisha Buhari, she has shown how much she loves the celebrant in her birthday wishes sent through her daughter.
SCION OF THE FAMILY, DR OSAGIE EHANIRE STOOD BY HIS SISTER
The scion of the Ehanire family, Dr Osagie stood by his family. He is the 1st son of the Ehanire family and performed the duties of a father to his sister, Sen Daisy Danjuma. He was among the dignitaries who extolled the virtues of Daisy and was seen along with his wife, Eleanor attending to important personalities and making sure they were all comfortable.
ARMY GENERALS IN THE HOUSE
There were a lot of Army Generals in the house, both serving and retired. The military chiefs came to support their boss, TY Danjuma and also to felicitate Daisy Danjuma on her special day.
GEN TY DANJUMA WITHOUT HIS AGBADA
Have you ever seen General TY Danjuma at parties? Rarely will he go for functions and you won’t see him decked in his Agbada. He loves wearing his Agbada and most of them are expensive quality cotton ones from swiss. They sit well on him and he is also a powerful dresser who matches his attires well with expensive shoes and wristwatches but on this particular birthday, he opted for a navy blue outfit without an Agbada.
DAISY DANJUMA’S LOVE FOR DIAMONDS
It has become a norm for Daisy Danjuma to stand out amongst her peers and she does this with no air around her. The stylish woman is a lover of diamonds, and you can be sure the diamonds don’t come cheap. She loves to play down her jewellery but when she adorns any, they make statements. She wore a beautiful white diamond with an emerald green stone at her birthday to compliment her Ivory tulle French lace which sat well on her and she looked very simple but radiant. Calculating the naira value of Daisy Danjumas’s outfit for her birthday will be well over 30 million because her beautiful dress was custom made and had some pecks of diamonds on it. Her earrings also speak in volume as she is known to always wear strictly diamonds. Her collection of De Beers diamonds is record-breaking. As a collector, she doesn’t wear most of her acquisitions, Tiffany, Piaget, and so on. She has it all in abundance but it’s in her Mikimoto acquisition that she stands out. For the benefit of those who don’t know, Kokichi Mikimoto is the legendary Japanese jeweller who started the cultivation of freshwater pearls and single-handedly convinced the world to fall in love with cultivated pearls. A lover of pearls, Daisy buys the most exotic pearl bling ever. Mikimoto pearls sell for thousands of forex and even millions of dollars depending on their grade. She loves dainty pieces and less complicated looks. Hardly would you spot Daisy at events without her intricately woven set of timeless diamond pieces..
AND CHAMPAGNE FLOWED…
If the party was called a champagne party, it won’t be wrong to say so because Champagne flowed ceaselessly. There was no table that did not have champagne and it was like a bottle to one person. Everyone enjoyed themselves with other exotic drinks which were served till the end of the party. The party was in a lovely dining setting so everyone had it to the fullest.
UNVEILING DAISY DANJUMA’S CHILDREN
Not many people know about Daisy’s immediate family because she likes to keep her private life simply private. She prefers to let her success fly before her rather than for her family to be in public glare. Behind the pretty Daisy, we see at all times are beautiful and handsome 5 children. They are successful in their respective fields. They are Osagie, Isirame, Yuki, Ivie and Saraya. Some of them are graduates with master’s degrees in UK and US universities as professional Doctors, Lawyers, Scientists and Economists. She gave her children a solid background as the family she came from are all learned. They are all in high places and have made a success out of their careers. The children were at her birthday and they also joined in making their mother’s day a beautiful one.
IT WAS AN ARRAY OF NAIJA CELEBRITY WOMEN
It will be absurd not to see many celebrity women at Sen Daisy Danjuma’s 70th birthday because she is a lover of many of her friends whom she parties with all the time. She is a regular face at their parties and this serves as a payback time for her. Amongst numerous celebrity women at the party were Hajia Bola Shagaya, Hajia Abba Folawiyo, Chief Mrs Nike Akande, Alhaja Bintu Tinubu, Mrs Betty Obaseki, Uche Majekodunmi, Angela Adebayo,Ruth Osime, Uju Ifejika, Banigo Pelebo, chief Mrs Jemibewon,, Folake Majin, Nkiru Anumudu,Toyin Saraki,Ekua Abudu, Nkiru Anumudu, and many others.
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