Toyin Ojora – Saraki

• Born September 6, 1964, into the Ojora and Adele royal families of Lagos, Nigeria, as the daughter of Yoruba aristocrat Oloye Adekunle Ojora, the Otunba of Lagos, and granddaughter of Omoba Abdulaziz Ojora , the Olori Omo-Oba of Lagos. On the maternal side, she is the daughter of the Erelu Oodua, Iyaloye Ojuolape Ojora (née Akinfe), and the granddaughter of Iyaloye Sabainah Akinkugbe, who was also a chief herself. The Akinfes are a titled family of industrialists from Ondo State.

• She had her primary education at St Saviour's School, Ikoyi, Lagos, and Holy Child College Lagos, after which she went to the UK and attended the Roedean School, Brighton. She received her L.L.B in Law from the London School of Oriental and African Studies and her L.L.M in International Economic Law from King's College London, both from the University of London. She returned to Nigeria and was admitted to the Nigerian Bar in 1989.

• She is a global health advocate, health sector philanthropist and founding chair of Wellbeing Foundation Africa.

• As Hereditary Royal Princess of Ijora Kingdom and Iganmu Lands, Lagos and Yon Sabuke of Kaiama Kingdom, Kwara, she was installed as Erelu Bobajiro of Iganmu Land, Lagos. 'Iru, in Lagos, in June 2021. She is married to Senator Bukola Saraki, a former Speaker of the Nigerian Senate who holds the title of Waziri of the Emirate of Ilorin in the Nigerian chieftaincy system. They have four children.

• Yesterday, Tuesday, September 6, 2022, Toyin Ojora-Saraki turned 58.

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