Oba Jimoh Oladuni Oyewumi Ajagungbade Iii, The Soun of
Ogbomosoland has reportedly joined his ancestors.
The 95 years old monarch died in the early hours of today.
Though no official statement yet from the palace but an
inside source confirmed that Baba died in his sleep.
Born on May 27, 1926 in Ogbomoso to Oba Bello Afolabi
Oyewumi Ajagungbade II and Ayaba Seliat Olatundun
Oyewumi, he ascended the throne on October 24, 1973.
Oba Jimoh Oladuni Oyewumi Ajagungbade III had his
elementary education at St. Patrick Primary School, Oke
Padre, Ibadan from 1932-1938. In 1938, he attended the
Ogbomoso People’s Institute, which was later transformed
into Ogbomoso Grammar School.
Oba Oladunni cut his business teeth by trading in woven
textiles, which took him on trading trips to Ilesa among
other locations.
He formed a limited liability company in 1967 called J.O.
Oyewumi and Co Nigeria Ltd, which specialised in
wholesale and retail trading. From a modest beginning, the
business expanded to include real estate and hospitality.
He established the famous Terminus Hotel and El-Duniya
Hotel in Jos.
Through hard work, continuous self-improvement
(including enrolment in evening educational schools to
improve his education), he was appointed as a distributor
for the French-owned trading firm CFAO in 1954. Prince
Oyewumi, as he was popularly known, made his inaugural
business trip abroad in 1958.
The trip took him to Hamburg and Bremen in then West
Germany; Paris and Marseille in France and London, United
Kingdom. During his stay in Europe, he was able to explore
opportunities for expanding his business by meeting
businessmen and visiting factories