THE Ooni of Ife, Oba Okunade Sijuwade,
reportedly passed on,
on Tuesday, at 85 years . He was
born on January 1, 1930.
He became the fiftieth traditional ruler or Ooni of Ife in 1980,
taking the regnal name Olubuse II
Unconfirmed sources said the monarch,
who was said
to have been flown out of the country since last Friday,
died in the United Kingdom.
Most top Ife indigenes and Osun State government officials contacted
late on Tuesday kept mute but some traditional rulers in the
state confirmed that Sijuwade had died......
may his gentle soul rest in perfect peace.
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