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
[edit]Shadare was born in Akure. His parents were Chief Joshua Orishagbohun Shadare, a 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
[edit]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
[edit]- ^ 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.