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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