The Olowo of Owo in Ondo state, Oba Folagbade Olateru Olagbegi CFR has joined his ancestors. Oba Olateru-Olagbegi Oba Olagbegi passed away last night at the age of 77.
He was installed as the traditional ruler of the ancient town in 1999 by the Owo kingmakers but was given the staff of office by the 2003 by the late governor Olusegun Agagu.
He was a lawyer and received his first degree in law from London, UK and attended Nigeria Law school, in 1968 before practising Law under the tutelage of late Fatai Williams and rose to the peak of his career as a Senior Advocate of Nigeria.
He was a lecturer in the Nigerian Law School, where he retired as a reader in 1999 and he was appointed as Chancellor of University of Benin (Nigeria) in 2005 and later University of Abuja..
He is currently chancellor of the University of Jos and former chairman of the Ondo council of Obas. He was married to Olori Ololade Olateru Olagbegi, a barrister and law lecturer at Ondo State University, and they are blessed with children and grandchildren.
Details later…
Source: Tribune
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