Breaking News: Olubadan Of Ibadan Is Dead

The Olubadan of Ibadan, Oba Samuel Odulana Odugade is dead as the monarch passed away yesterday evening in his sleep at his palace around 7:30pm. He was aged 101.

The details of his death were sketchy and when one of his sons Prof Femi Lana was contacted, he declined comments on the incident. Oba Odulana who turned 100 years in 2014, was reportedly taken to a morgue late into the night to avoid attention, as his death some fear will stir great bitterness all over the entire city. The personal assistant to the late monarch Chief Isiaka Akinpelu also denied the death, dismissing it as a rumour. He stressed that the Olubadan is still hale and hearty.

Oba Odulana mounted the throne in 2007 as the 39th Olubadan of Ibadan land. He was the 17th Olubadan since the title was elevated from Baale Ibadan to the Olubadan in 1930. The first traditional ruler to bear the new title was Oba Okunola Abass who reigned from 1930-1946.