October 08, (THEWILL) – Barely two months after she attempted to commit suicide by jumping into the Lagos lagoon on Third Mainland bridge over the collapse of her two months old marriage, Farida Abdulkadir has reached the golden age of 50. The beauty entrepreneur and boss of House of Phreedah Bodycare and Spa, celebrated the day by taking close friends and family members to a dinner at Marriot Hotel, Lagos and thereafter retired to one of the exclusive suites in the hotel.
Earlier in the day, Farida gifted herself a 2022 model of Lexus saloon car with a customised plate number, ‘Phree.’ Friends, family and her customers took time out to send her well wishes as they expressed delight to see her happy and celebrating again having moved on from the drama that characterised her marriage and its eventual collapse.
She had tied the knot in June with Demola Okulaja in a lavish wedding ceremony that saw King Wasiu Ayinde Marshall serenading the couple and their guests which included traditional rulers, socialites, business moguls, movie stars etc while comedian, Gbenga Adeyinka steered proceedings.
Farida claims she single handedly spent N100 million for the wedding ceremony. The couple’s love story started over two decades ago when they began an off-and-on relationship until recently when Ademola, after serving time in a London prison, returned to Nigeria and decided to take his relationship with Farida to the next level. They had barely settled down to enjoy marital bliss when the centre could no longer hold them together any longer.
