Oba Okunade Sijuwade

Olubuse II
Oba Okunade Sijuwade
Ooni of Ife
Reign6 December 1980 – 28 July 2015
PredecessorAdesoji Aderemi
SuccessorAdeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi
Born1 January 1930
Ile-Ife, Southern Region, British Nigeria (now in Osun State, Nigeria)
Died28 July 2015(2015-07-28) (aged 85)
London, United Kingdom
Burial
Ile Oodua, Ile-Ife
SpouseYeyeluwa Oyetunde Sijuwade

Olori Morisola Sijuwade

Olori Oladunni Sijuwade

Olori Odunola Sijuwade
Issue
List
  • Adetokunbo Sijuwade
  • Adekemi Alokolaro
  • Aderounmu Fadeyi
  • Adenike Amosu
  • Adegbite Sijuwade
  • Teniade Sijuwade
  • Adekunbi Opawunmi
  • Adewemimo Sijuwade
  • Oluwaseyi Odeyemi
  • Aderemi Sijuwade
  • Adenrele Fayose
  • Adedamilola Sijuwade
  • Adetoun Sijuwade
  • Adejumoke Sijuwade
  • Adeduntan Sijuwade
  • Adekanmi Sijuwade
  • Ademola Sijuwade
  • Ademitope Sijuwade
HouseHouse of Sijuwade
DynastyOgboru Dynasty
FatherOmo-Oba Adereti Sijuade
MotherYeyeolori Emilia Ofasesin Sijuwade
ReligionChristian
Styles of
Olubuse II
Reference styleHis Majesty
Spoken styleYour Majesty

Alayeluwa Oba Okunade Sijuwade CFR (1 January 1930 – 28 July 2015) was the fiftieth traditional ruler or Ooni of Ife from 1980 to his death in 2015, taking the regnal name Olubuse II.[1] He was a traditional ruler of Ile-Ife, Yoruba town in Osun State, Nigeria. He was crowned on 6 December 1980 in a ceremony attended by the Emir of Kano, Oba of Benin, Amayanabo of Opobo and Olu of Warri, as well as by representatives of the Queen of the United Kingdom.[2]

  1. ^ "Oba Okunade Sijuwade Olubuse II". Online Nigeria Daily News. Retrieved 15 September 2010.
  2. ^ "Oba Okunade Sijuwade at 80". ThisDay. 14 January 2010. Retrieved 15 September 2010.