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Popular Real Estate Mogul, Lamina Ojugbele Dies At 89

The demise of one of Nigeria's iconic real estate merchants, Bashorun Lamina Ayinla Ojugbele has been announced. Trendscopenews learnt that the prominent businessman and Lagos socialite passed away on Wednesday (yesterday). He died at the age of 89, according to a report monitored on CityScoop. Ojugbele until his dead was the Bashorun of Otaland. The Ota Prince was born on June 16, 1935 by the first Iyalode of the ancient town of Ota.  Not only was Ojugbele in his his lifetime a successful businessman but one of the biggest names in the entertainment industry in those days. In fact, the name Lamina Ojugbele was very prominent in the social circle of the 60s and 70s. He was one of Nigeria’s pioneer club owners who patronized notable musicians of the time. One of the famous traditional Apala music exponents of that era, Alhaji Yussuf Olatunji did a number in one of his albums on Lamina Ojugbele and his ‘Ota Night Club & Guest House’.   Ota Night Club and Guest House, located on P