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| Kessiena Salubi |
-How She Parted Ways With Former Godmother, Eunice Efolie
The untimely death of
Kessiena Eseoghene Salubi, the popular Lagos Big Girl, on Friday, November 7, 2014, was
the death of many dreams- hers, her family, colleagues, friends and many
admirers, whom her life revolved around. She died in her sleep after arriving home
from a late night outing. She was aged 34.
Indeed, the horrible incident,
occasioned by Kessiena’s tragic death has thrown a dark cloud over the Salubi
family. Neither Kessiena nor her siblings had a foreboding of her death.
Kessiena was reported to
have resumed at the office quite early on Thursday, November 6. It was shortly
after she closed from the office that she decided to go out with some friends. Sources
disclosed to The ELITES that when Kessiena returned home later in the night,
she had her supper and a bath before she retired for the night. It was the
last time anyone would see her alive. What happened between the time she slept
and when her maid found her stone dead the following morning, will forever remain in the realm of
human conjecture.
The ELITES gathered that
Kessiena was found dead by her maid, who had gone to her room to ask what she
would have for breakfast. The maid was reported to have discovered her stone
dead on the bed, with foam in her mouth. Confused with what next to do, the
maid, reportedly called and alerted some of Kessiena’s friends, who promptly rushed
to the house and took her body to the mortuary.
Kessiena Salubi came into
limelight thirteen years ago. She started out as a model, during her
undergraduate days at the University of Lagos, where she studied Architecture. Later,
she contested and won the Miss Unilag Beauty Contest in 2001. The following
year, she contested in the Miss Nigeria Beauty Pageant, where she emerged as
the first runner-up.
Before long, Kessiena
arrived on the Lagos social scene with a bang. She became a protege of Eunice
Efolie, the famous Lagos Island society lady. The two ladies were inseparable and were
regular sights at all the major functions held in the society. Blessed with a smoldering
beauty and an arresting gait, Kessiena made quite an impression with the
menfolk.
Unfortunately, a scandal,
occasioned by her feud with Eunice Efolie forced her to recline into her
cocoon. The feud was sparked by a disagreement over who controlled the heart of
a former controversy-prone Governor General. Needless to say that, the scandal
crashed her friendship with Efolie and deflated her then soaring status within
the society.
However, Kessiena was able
to rise through the rubble of the scandal. Initially, she went underground and
relocated to Benin. Later, she moved over to Abuja, where she worked at NOA
Architects. A few years ago, Kessiena relocated to Lagos and established her
architectural firm, Designs 4-5 Studios. She was described as very hard working
and passionate and a good team player, who paid a lot of attention to detail in
whatever assignment she embarked on.
Details of her burial arrangement will be announced later by her family.
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