In colonial Lagos, Lady Oyinkan Ajasa (later known as Lady Oyinkan Abayomi) was born to Sir Kitoye Ajasa, a Yoruba aristocrat who was the first Nigerian to be knighted by the British, and Lucretia Olayinka Moore, a princess of the Egba royal family. She was born on March 6, 1897.
Lady Oyinkan attended the Anglican Girls’ Seminary in Lagos, graduating in 1909. She then studied at Young Ladies Academy at Ryford Hall, Gloucestershire, and in 1917, she attended the Royal Academy of Music in London. She returned to Lagos in 1920 and became a music teacher at the Anglican Girls’ Seminary.
During this time, she met and married a lawyer named Mr. Moronfolu Abayomi in 1923, who was the love of her life. Tragically, he was assassinated two months later in court, leaving Lady Oyinkan devastated and resolved never to marry again.
Dr. Kofo John, who wanted to marry her, received an unusual condition: he had to change his name to her late husband’s name, Abayomi. Remarkably, he agreed, marrying her and becoming Dr. Kofo Abayomi, a very famous figure.
In this picture, Lady Oyinkan Abayomi arrives at a social function in Lagos with her husband, Dr. Kofo Abayomi.
Things men do for love!
Source: yorubahistoryoflostwonder
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