Biography of oba samuel odulana odugade
Oba Samuel Odulana Odugade was the 40th Olubadan.
In , he was conferred Jagun-Olubadan.!
Samuel Odulana Odugade I
Nigerian traditional ruler (1914–2016
Samuel Odulana Odugade I | |
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Reign | 11 August 2007 – 19 January 2016 |
Coronation | 11 August 2007 |
Predecessor | Yunusa Ogundipe Arapasowu I |
Successor | Saliu Adetunji |
Born | (1914-04-14)14 April 1914 Fadina, Lagelu, Ibadan, Southern Region, British Nigeria (now in Oyo State, Nigeria) |
Died | 19 January 2016(2016-01-19) (aged 101) Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria |
Father | Odulana Ayinla |
Mother | Olanrewaju Ayinke Odulana |
Religion | Christianity |
Samuel Odulana Odugade I (Listenⓘ; 14 April 1914 – 19 January 2016) was the 40th Olubadan of Ibadan and also reputed to have been the oldest living monarch in Nigeria.[1][2]
Early life
He was born in the small village of Fadina in the town of Ibadan, on 14 April 1914, to Chief Odulana Ayinla and Mrs.
Olarenwaju Ayinke. He began his elementary education at Saint Andrew’s School, Bamigbola, Ibadan in January of 1922 and transferred t