Wednesday, July 29, 2015

Ooni of Ife, Oba Sijuwade Passes Away at 85


Ooni of Ife, Oba Okunade Sijuwade, on Tuesday died at age 85 after a brief illness.
It was reported that he passed away in a London hospital. The report further states that Alayeluwa Oba Okunade Sijuwade was officially born on January 1, 1930. He became the 50th traditional ruler or Ooni of Ife at the age of 50 in 1980, taking the regnal name Olubuse II. Born in Ile-Ife to the Ogbooru ruling house, Sijuwade was the grandson of the Ooni Sijuwade Adelekan Olubuse I.


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