LADIES LODGE ENTERTAINMENT

Longevity, many believe, is hereditary while others are of the view that it is from the Almighty. Some countries are said to harbour the oldest people in the world but with the likes of Alhaja Alimatu Abdulmaliq, who is said to be 160 years or thereabouts, Nigeria could be said to be one of the places with the oldest people in the world. In this interview the oldest woman in Kwara, Alhaja Alimatu Abdulmaliq , spoke on her experiences. What was your childhold like? I was born some one hundred and sixty something years ago to the family of Alhaji Kokewukobeere in Oja Gbooro area of Ilorin, in today's Kwara State. I have witnessed the reign of six emirs of Ilorin. I was born at a time when there was no means of recording date of births or because people were not literate enough to do that but with the number of emirs who came to power and reigned in my lifetime in Ilorin, I believe my age should be around 160 years. I remember one of my contemporaries, Sheu Ahmad Folo...