STYLE MAVEN, MO ABUDU PLANS BIG FOR HER 50TH BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION

The Quintessential Style Maven, Mo Abudu

Come September 11, Mosunmola Dominique Abudu, the Chairman and CEO of EbonyLife TV, Mo Abudu will be 50. Already, a series of events are being lined up to mark the milestone celebration. Chief among them is the "Mo @ 50, Celebrating Sisterhood", during which Abudu will be giving out awards to deserving and unsung women in the society.

The award is set to promote and recognize women who are innovative and committed to national impact, individuals who have outstanding performance and are making a difference in the

Mo and her daughter Temidayo

area for which they are being considered.

According to Abudu, “I want to celebrate those that are not often celebrated or not celebrated enough, but who are making significant impacts in their particular areas of influence.”
The grand finale of the 50th birthday celebration

will take the form of a classy dinner. This is being planned to floor Abudu's 40th birthday party, which was held at Protea Hotel, Oakwood Park, Lekki, in 2004.

Mo Abudu, is one is one of the few Nigerian women who have consistently blazed the trail with confidence in various fields. A well established style maven, corporate amazon and television entrepreneur, Abudu was born in September 11, 1964, in London to Mr. & Mrs. Lawrence Akintunde.  Having lost her father at the age of 11, Abudu, together with her two younger sisters, was brought up by her mother. Her growing up years were mainly spent in the United Kingdom, where she worked her way through college, attending the Ridgeway School, Mid Kent College and West Kent College. She then went ahead to obtain her masters degree in Human Resources Development at the University of Westminister, London. Abudu began her professional career in 1987 as a Recruitment Consultant with the Atlas Recruitment Consultant firm in the UK. Within a few years, she rose to the position  of Branch Manager. In 1990, she was headhunted by the Starform Group, a very successful business information group in the UK to manage the prestigious Corporate Credit Management Exhibition. Abudu successfully managed the exhibition from 1990 through 1992. Additionally, she assumed responsibility for the research, design and production of several conferences and seminars whilst at Starform. 
Mo Abudu's marriage to Tokunbo Abudu, a successful lawyer, is blessed with two children- Temidayo, who has just completed her Masters' degree and Adekoyejo, an undergraduate at a highbrow university abroad.