This is Adeola Odutola (Ogbeni Oja) Lodge, Ijebu-Ode (built in 1939).
The late Queen Elizabeth II slept there in 1956, during her Official visit to Nigeria.
Queen Elizabeth II was scheduled to visit only Ibadan, Enugu and Kaduna as the regional capitals.
She requested her visit be rerouted to include Ijebu-Ode to enable her visit Chief Timothy Adeola Odutola, the Ogbeni Oja, her father’s friend who usually wined and dined with the royals at Buckingham Palace.
She passed a night at the Ijebu-Ode residence of the Ogbeni Oja.
– Sola Fanawopo
General Prince Adekunle & Pa S. B. Oshoffa (1980): Music Meets Faith This 1980 Daily Times photograph captures a meaningful… Read More
Conference of Obas, Itoro Hall, Ijebu-Ode (1941): Tradition Meets Colonial Authority This historic photograph from 1941 captures a remarkable gathering… Read More
Nigeria’s Second Republic Governors (1979): Who Is Still Alive Today? The 1979 elections marked the beginning of Nigeria’s Second Republic,… Read More
Benjamin Adekunle, the Butcher who vowed to Kill all Igbos Benjamin Adekunle was born in Kaduna, Nigeria, on June 26,… Read More
THE FALL OF A BILLIONAIRE FROM IJEBU The story of Alhaji Safiriyu Tiamiyu, the man who started ST Soap from… Read More
Who is Scared of Hon. Ibrahim Kunle Olarewaju? Recent desperate attacks against Hon. Ibrahim Kunle Olarewaju have revealed a deep-seated… Read More
This website uses cookies.