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Popular Socialite, Jide Odekunle Dies From COVID-19

Both Lagos and Ibadan social circles have been thrown into a deep mourning again, as a prominent member, Chief Jide Odekunle dies. The two cities, in less than a month, have lost five prominent men to death. The Senator representing Lagos East Senatorial District in Nigeria's Upper Chamber, Adebayo Osinowo popularly known as Pepper died on 15 June, 2020; the former governor of Oyo State, Senator Abiola Ajimobi died on 25 June then followed by the business mogul and the Parakoyi of Ibadan land, Chief Bode Akindele. Another popular socialite Alhaji Yahaya Busari also died within that period and now Jide Odekunle. Odekunle, the former general manager of Lagos State Infrastructure Maintenance and Regulatory Agency (LASMIRA), was said to have died from COVID-19 complications at the Onikan Isolation Centre, on Saturday 4 July, 2020. Chief Jide Odekunle, in his lifetime was a successful businessman and a technocrat. He was quite socialbale and popular too. His connection cu