Wednesday, July 29, 2015

The ooni of ife, Oba Okunade Sijuwade dies at the age of 85

 Ooni of Ife, Oba Sijuwade

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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