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Billionaire And Rolls Royce Collector, Boluwatife Akin-Olugbade Dies Of COVID-19
The name Bolu Akin-Olugbade may not ring a bell to many but here is a man who loves Rolls-Royce car as he loves his breath. Chief Bolu Akin-Olugbade is a Nigerian billionaire who is based in the UK.
News broke in the early hours of Wednesday that the 61-year-old businessman passed away as a result of COVID-19 complications
The socialite died at the Paelon COVID Centre, Ikeja, Lagos.
Until his death, Akin-Olugbade was the Aare Onakakanfo of Owu Kingdom.
He obtained a doctorate degree in Company Law from Cambridge University.
Akin-Olugbade was a Rolls Royce lover and one of the largest collectors worldwide. Chief Bolu was so obsessed with the brand that he had 10 Rolls Royce which has his customized plate numbers- ‘BOLU 1, 2, 3, 4, 5…”
His 10th Rolls Royce, the Cullinan worth $450,000, was reportedly the first shipped to Africa in 2019.
A man of taste and glamour, Akin-Olugbade told ThisDay in 2018: “I have different concepts of how I spend money.
“I spend money on cars because I have always loved cars. I bought my first Rolls Royce in 1984 and now, I am on my ninth Rolls Royce. I believe in dressing well and I travel a lot.”
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