Many would remember that 2011 was a particularly trying year for Lagos socialite and property merchant, Alaba Shonibare. That was the year he lost his wife, Nike Shonibare, after her prolonged battle with cancer.
Withdrawing from the social circuit, the chairman of Shonny Investment Property Company only regained his groove early this year when he started attending social events. Last week, he went a step further and surprised many when he married at a low-key but classy function that had in attendance close friends and family.
Incidentally, he had been stepping out at functions with his new wife, who is from the popular Unuigbe family. They even attended Pastor Paul Adefarasin’s 50th birthday dinner in company with each other, but not many people paid heed until the wedding last week.