IBADAN 1820 – 2025: Full List of Olubadan of Ibadanland Till Date, Their Years of Reigns, Origins

Editor:

As the world basks in the historic euphoria of the coronation of former Oyo State Governor and Senator, Oba Rasheedi Adewolu Oladoja as the 44th Olubadan, OPEN TELEVISION NAIJA (OTN) News has thought it needful to profile the full list of all Olubadans that ever reigned (till date), over the largest city in West African by land mass within the last well over two centuries of the existence of the ancient city.

OTN News, from culled archival reports presents from Ogun Update, the full list of all the Olubadan of Ibadanland from the year 1820 up to the newly crowned Olubadan of the Ibadanland, Oba Rashidi Adewolu Ladoja, who was officially installed as the 44th Olubadan of Ibadanland on the 26th of September, 2025.

This culled report, detailing the names of all Olubadans as well as their years of reign on the throne, as compiled, is subject to review.

1. Lagelu - (1 year) - 1820

 2. Baale Maye Okunade – (6 years) – 1820–1826

3. Baale Oluyedun Labosinde – (4 years) – 1826 – 1830

 4. Baale Lakanle – (5 years) – 1830–1835

 5. Basorun Oluyole Ojaba – (15 years) – 1835–1850

 6. Baale Oderinlo Opeagbe (Idiomo/Kure) – (1 year) – 1850–1851

7. Baale Oyesile Olugbode (Ita Baale) – (13 years) – 1851 –1864

8. Bale Ibikunle - (1 year) – 1864 – 1865

 9. Basorun Ogumola (Mapo) – (2 years) – 1865–1867

10. Balogun Beyioku Akere (Onitamperin) – (3 years) – 1867 – 1870

 11. Baale Orowusi (Awarun, Kobomoje) – (1 year) – 1870–1871

12. President Oadoke Latoosa (Oke-Are) – (14 years) – 1871 –1885

 13. Balogun Ajayi Osungbekun (Kobomoje) – (8 years) – 1885–1893

14. Baale Fijabi I (Child of Babalola, Oritamerin) – (2 years) – 1893 – 1895

 15. Baale Osuntoki Olusun (Agbeni) – (2 years) – 1895–1897

 16. Basorun Fajimi (Yerombi, Oranyan) – (5 years) – 1897–1902

17. House of Mosaderin Sunlehinmi (Oranyan) – (2 years) – 1902–1904

18. Sister Opadare's house (Mapo) – (3 years) – 1904 –1907

19. Basorun Sumonu A killer (Bottom-left) – (3 years) – 1907 –1910

20. Baale Akintayo Awanibaku (Elenpe Bere, Aboke) – (2 years) – 1910 – 1912

21. Baale Irefin (Omo Ogundeyi, Oke Ofa Babasale) – (2 years) – 1912–1914

 22. Baale Shittu (Omo Are Latosa, Oke Are) – (11 years) – 1914–1925

23. Baale Oyewole Aiyejenku (Child of Foko, Oke Foko) – (5 years) – 1925–1930

24. Olubadan Okunola Abaasi Alesinloye (Ijebu land) – (16 years) – 1930–1946

 25. Olubadan Fagbinrin Akere II (Oritamerin) – (3 months) – 1946

 26. Olubadan Oyetunde I (Eleta) – (8 months) – 1946

 27. Olubadan Akintunde Bioku (Oleyo, Oranyan) – (1 year) – 1947–1948

28. Olubadan Fijabi II (Oritamerin) – (4 years) – 1948 – 1952

29. Olubadan Memudu Alli (Iwo Gbenla) – (3 months) – 1952

30. Olubadan Igbintade (Apete, Oke Ofa) – (3 years) – 1952 – 1955

31. King Isaac Babalola Akinyele (Alafara) – (9 years) – 1955 –1964

32. King Jesus Kobiowu (Oranyan) – (2 months) – 1964

33. King Salawu Akanbi Aminu (Adeoyo) – (6 years) – 1965–1971

 34. Oba Shittu Akintola Oyetunde II (Eleta) – (5 years) – 1971–1976

35.King Gbadamosi Akanbi Adebimpe (Odinjo) – (1 year) – 1976 – 1977

 36. Oba Daniel Tayo Akinbiyi (Elekuro) – (5 years) – 1977–1982

37. King Yesufu Oloyede Asanike (Idi-Aro) – (10 years) – 1983 –1993

38. King Emmanuel Adegboyega Operinde (Ijebu land) – (6 years) – 1993 –1999

39. King Yinusa B. Ogundipe (Arapasowu I, Oranyan) – (8 years) – 1999 – 2007

 40. Oba Samuel Odulana Odugade I – (9 years) – 2007–2016

 41. Oba Saliu Akanmu Adetunji – (6 years) – 2016–2022

42. King Lekan Balogun - (2 years) - 2022-2019

43. King Akinloye Owolabi Olakulehin (Ige Olakulehin I) – (1 year) – 2025)

44. Oba Rashidi Ladoja ( 26, September 2025)