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Tinuade Babalola

HRM Tinuade Babalola Adejuyigbe Adele I (born 25 May 1998) of Iboropa Akoko, also known as, Akokoland, Ondo State, Nigeria.[1][2][3] She is the first female traditional ruler/monarch of the Iboropa-Akoko kingdom.[4][5] Tinuade was made a regent king to oversee the Akokoland as a community head on 23 February 2015, which was not long after her father, Oba Emmanuel Ayowole Adejuyigbe, died on 10 February 2015 (at the age of 57). She was made the Adele (Yoruba word that is used for regent) at the age of 16,[1][6] According to the interview she had with the Tribune Newspaper interviewer, she stated that she went through a few customary rites of passage before she was declared the regent and she administered till 16 December 2021. Additionally, she was a freshman when the process of being a female regent started.[5] She was the first sitting monarch to attend the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) camp without being noticed, which place in Minna, Niger State, Nigeria.[7][8][9][10][11]

Tinuade Babalola
Reign23 February 2015  – 16 December 2021
Coronation2015
PredecessorAdele I
BornTinuade Babalola
(1998-05-25) 25 May 1998 (age 26)
Iboropa Akoko, Ondo State, Nigeria
Names
Tinuade Babalola Adejuyigbe
FatherOba Emmanuel Ayowole Adejuyigbe

Education

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Tinuade received a B.Sc in public administration from Adekunle Ajasin University, Ondo State, Nigeria.[11]

Selection and coronation

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After Tinuade's father, HRM Oba Emmanuel Bablola died, the selection for the regent began afterwards, which made her selected as the customs of the Akokoland stipulate. She was made the female regent king to oversee the Akokoland as a community leader on 23 February at the age of 16.[12] During this time she was an undergraduate in pursuit of a degree in Public Administration from Adekunle Ajasin University, Ondo State, Nigeria.[13]

Personal life

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Tinuade Babalola Adejuyigbe is a first female traditional ruler and community head of Iboropa-Akoko, Ondo State, Nigeria. Apart from being a king, she is a business woman who makes Asooke, beads, crowns, iruleke among other indigenous, cultural attires and humanitarian who heads the Green Women Initiative (GWI). She is single and her tradition permits her to remain celibate while on the throne.[3][6][13]

Green Women Initiative

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Green Women Initiative is a non-governmental organisation with the aim to provide advantages for women in agriculture and agro-allied, it was launched on 25 May 2021 in celebration of her 23rd birthday.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b Online, Tribune (22 April 2020). "I never got to do most of the things people of my age did —HRH Tinuade Adejuyigbe". Tribune Online. Retrieved 30 October 2022.
  2. ^ a b "Regent Oluboropa Tinuade Babalola of Iboropa, Nigeria - THE AFRICAN ROYAL FAMILIES". theafricanroyalfamilies.com. 11 August 2020. Retrieved 30 October 2022.
  3. ^ a b admin. "I GET ADVANCES FROM MEN BUT ITS NOT POSSIBLE TO DATE THEM. I EDUCATE THEM ON THAT - HRM TINUADE ADEJUYIGBE, FIRST REGENT OF IBOROPA AKOKO". Retrieved 30 October 2022.
  4. ^ ""In Most Homes These Days, Women Are The Breadwinners" - HRM. Tinuade Adejuyigbe". YouTube. Retrieved 4 April 2023.
  5. ^ a b "How Tradition Is Marginalising Female Regents In Yorubaland". YouTube. Retrieved 4 April 2023.
  6. ^ a b "I?m not allowed to have a boyfriend and I have to be celibate throughout my reign ? Regent of Iboropa, Tinuade Babalola". Linda Ikeji's Blog. 6 September 2020. Retrieved 30 October 2022.
  7. ^ Online, The Eagle (25 July 2020). "Meet first female monarch to attend NYSC Camp + photos -". The Eagle Online. Retrieved 30 October 2022.
  8. ^ Sobowale, Rasheed (25 July 2020). "Ondo's Babalola becomes first sitting regent to attend NYSC Camp". Vanguard News. Retrieved 30 October 2022.
  9. ^ Odutuyo, Adeyinka (25 July 2020). "Female monarch Oluboropa of Iboropa makes history as she attends NYSC camp". Legit.ng - Nigeria news. Retrieved 30 October 2022.
  10. ^ Ada, Ada (26 July 2020). "Meet the first seating tradition ruler to attend NYSC Camp". DAILY TIMES Nigeria. Retrieved 30 October 2022.
  11. ^ a b "(Photos): Meet Nigeria's first female traditional ruler to embark on NYSC while on throne -". Herald Nigeria. 25 July 2020. Retrieved 30 October 2022.
  12. ^ ""In Most Homes These Days, Women Are The Breadwinners" - HRM. Tinuade Adejuyigbe". YouTube. 9 March 2021. Retrieved 30 October 2022.
  13. ^ a b "Sexual Abstinence, an Essential Part of My Position as Regent – THISDAYLIVE". www.thisdaylive.com. Retrieved 30 October 2022.
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