S. O. Shadare
Chief Samuel Olatunbosun Shadare (also sometimes spelled Sadare, ca. 1930 - 1983) was a Nigerian businessman and traditional aristocrat. A member of the Iralepo royal family, he was an omoba of the Kingdom of Isinkan.[1][2]
Life
Shadare was born in Akure. His parents were Chief Joshua Orishagbohun Shadare, an Ado Akure stationmaster in the colonial railways, and Janet Jokotade (née Adeyemi), an Isinkan princess who served as his senior wife.[2]
After being educated locally and serving as an educationist for a time, Shadare began to work for the British colonial administration as a clerk in the Customs and Excise department in Lagos in 1958. A year later, he was dismissed by the government in the lead-up to Nigeria's Independence on 1 October 1960.[1][3][4]
Using the connections that he made at the Port Authority during his time in the service, Shadare later went into private business in the Nigerian first and second republics as a clearer and forwarder, a transporter and a warehouse proprietor. At the time of his death, his company, Seaway Limited, had significant business dealings, and he held shares in various Nigerian companies.[2]
He died in 1983.[1]
Personal life
Chief Shadare was married to Clariza Adaba (née Bluejack), a member of the Fubara Manilla Pepple War Canoe House of Bonny. They had five children together.
His brother-in-law is Chief T. G. O. Gbadamosi, an academic and Muslim leader.[2]
References
- ^ a b c Ominira-Bluejack, 'Shèun (10 March 2025). "The Circle of Life". kalaharireview.com. Retrieved July 8, 2025.
- ^ a b c d Ominira-Bluejack, 'Shèun (March 27, 2025). "The Circle of Life". legacy1995.ng. Retrieved July 8, 2025.
- ^ "Federation of Nigeria Official Gazette Vol. 45 No. 52" (PDF). archive.gazettes.africa. July 31, 1958. p. 7. Retrieved July 8, 2025.
- ^ "Federation of Nigeria Official Gazette Vol. 47 No. 9" (PDF). archive.gazettes.africa. February 11, 1960. p. 8. Retrieved July 8, 2025.