A week-long ceremony celebrating this man of distinction would be rounded off with a funeral service on Friday 21st February 2025 at Holy Cross Cathedral, Catholic Mission Street on Lagos Island. Time is 10am. Private interment and reception will follow immediately after the service.
Born on April 20, 1935 into the distinguished Family of Pa Lydio Durojaiye Emanuel of the Brazillian Quarters, a renowned and pioneer Pharamacist and his mother Alhaja Nusirat Amope Shonibare the daughter of a Muslim Cleric and Imam both of Lagos Island.
The late Bode Emanuel had distinguished himself early and his intellectual acumen shone brilliantly at the famous St. Gregory’s College, Obalende, Lagos where he was a student from 1947 – 1952. He would later proceed to Articles with Binder Hamlyn & Co., London, United Kingdom from 1955 – 1959 where he was trained as an accountant. In 1959, he became a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants England and Wales and later Member – Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN).