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词条 Adegboyega Dosunmu Amororo II
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  1. Early life

  2. Career

  3. Awards and honours

  4. References

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|name = Adegboyega Dosunmu II
(CON)
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|succession = Olowu of Owu Kingdom
|reign = July 2005 – Till date
|predecessor =Oba Adisa Odeleye
|successor =
|reg-type =
|regent =
|spouse = Mrs. Olatunbosun Dosunmu, (nee Oyetayo)
|issue =
|house =Palace of the Olowu of Owu Kingdom
|father = Benjamin Okelana Dosunmu
|mother =
|birth_date =
|birth_place =Owu kingdom, Ogun State South-Western Nigeria
|death_date =
|death_place =
}}Adegboyega Dosunmu Amororo II (CON is the traditional ruler of Owu kingdom, Ogun State, Nigeria with the appellations of Olowu of Owu Kingdom.[1] He succeeded Oba Olawale Adisa Odeleye, Lagbedu 1 who died on June 2003 at the age of 65 years.[2]

Early life

Oba Adegboyega Dosunmu was born by Prince Benjamin Okelana Dosunmu into a ruling family of the late Adesunmbo Dosunmu, Amororo I, who reigned between 1918 and 1924.[3]

Benjamin Okelana Dosunmu was the third son of the late Oba Adesunmbo Dosunmu, Amororo l.[4]

He attended Owu Baptist Day School, Abeokuta for his Primary Education in 1941 and proceeded to the Baptist Boys High School, Abeokuta where he obtained the West African Senior School Certificate in 1950.[5] After he graduated from King's College, Lagos in 1956, he was admitted into Hendon College of Technology in London to study Drama and Television Production in 1963.[6]

He proceeded to Landmark Baptist College Tennessee, USA in 1987 where he obtained a bachelor's degree in Theology.[7]

Career

Dosunmu joined the Nigerian Civil Service as a Clerk Grade II in 1956 at the Nigerian Railway Corporation, Ebute Metta, Lagos state.[8] After serving in that capacity for two years, he joined a broadcasting organization where he rose to the position of Head of Drama Department.[9]

Dosunmu later worked as a Broadcaster at the Nigerian Broadcasting Corporation where he rose to the position of Head of Drama Department.[10]

He is the producer of a Popular Nigerian TV soap, The Village Headmaster that holds the record of being the longest running popular TV series for over 20 years.[11]

He left the Nigerian Broadcasting Corporation in 1975 to establish a private film production outfit, Starline Films Limited under a production he wrote and directed the popular Nigerian movie, titled Dinner with the Devil, the first Enebeli Elebuwa's featured movie that brought him into limelight in 1974.[12][13]

He later joined politics and was elected as Chairman of Abeokuta Local Government in 1976.[14]

On July 2005 he was appointed the Olowu of Owu Kingdom.[15]

Awards and honours

He had received numerous awards and honour in recognition of his immense contributions to the development of the Owu kingdom and the nation. Among others are:

  • Commander of the Order of Niger, CON awarded by late Umaru Musa Yar'Adua, the former president of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.
  • Omolafe of Owu, a chieftaincy title awarded in 1968 by Oba Salami Gbadela Ajibola, Gbadela Ayoloye II.[16]
  • Omoluberin of Owu a chieftaincy title awarded by Oba Adebowale Oyegbade, Akinjobi I in 1975

References

1. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.vanguardngr.com/2012/10/odun-omo-olowu-yam-festival-in-another-style/|title=Odun Omo Olowu: Yam festival in another style|work=Vanguard News|accessdate=30 December 2014}}
2. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.vanguardngr.com/2013/10/odun-omo-olowu-celebrating-culture-best/|title=Odun Omo Olowu: celebrating culture at its best|work=Vanguard News|accessdate=30 December 2014}}
3. ^{{cite web|url=http://citypeoplegroup.org/i/tag/oba-dr-olusanya-adegboyega-dosunmu/|title=Oba Dr. Olusanya Adegboyega Dosunmu - citypeoplegroup.org|publisher=|accessdate=30 December 2014}}
4. ^http://allafrica.com/stories/200507180452.html
5. ^{{cite web|url=http://m.thenigerianvoice.com/news/72576/1/olowu-stool-court-summons-obj-monarch.html|title=OLOWU STOOL: COURT SUMMONS OBJ, MONARCH|work=thenigerianvoice.com|accessdate=30 December 2014}}
6. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.punchng.com/news/traditional-rulers-commend-amosun-on-infrastructure/ |title=Traditional rulers commend Amosun on infrastructure |work=The Punch - Nigeria's Most Widely Read Newspaper |accessdate=30 December 2014 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141230142518/http://www.punchng.com/news/traditional-rulers-commend-amosun-on-infrastructure/ |archivedate=30 December 2014 }}
7. ^{{cite web|url=http://sunday.dailytrust.com.ng/index.php/news/11536-owu-day-ogun-govt-fails-to-arrest-monarch |title=Owu day: Ogun govt fails to arrest monarch |work=Sunday Trust online |accessdate=30 December 2014 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141230135540/http://sunday.dailytrust.com.ng/index.php/news/11536-owu-day-ogun-govt-fails-to-arrest-monarch |archivedate=30 December 2014 }}
8. ^http://allafrica.com/stories/200509140230.html
9. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.thenationonlineng.net/archive2/tblnews_Detail.php?id=48552|title=Details - The Nation Archive|publisher=|accessdate=30 December 2014}}
10. ^{{cite web|url=https://books.google.com.ng/books?id=88sTRTl6yKwC&pg=PA227&lpg=PA227&dq=%27Dinner+with+the+Devil%27%27+by+Sanya+Dosunmu&source=bl&ots=Vr3_INMHXh&sig=KBOBOxTHQeidUDHHjUPE6TW2pQg&hl=en&sa=X&ei=T4uiVO2RHcXbPPj_gYgB&redir_esc=y|title=Dictionary of African Filmmakers|publisher=|accessdate=30 December 2014}}
11. ^{{cite web|url=http://movietainmentmagazine.com/we-were-spending-n7-weekly-to-produce-village-headmaster-paramount-ruler-of-owukingdom-hrm-oba-dr-olusanya-adegboyega-dosunmu-fta-con/ |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2015-12-30 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141230133902/http://movietainmentmagazine.com/we-were-spending-n7-weekly-to-produce-village-headmaster-paramount-ruler-of-owukingdom-hrm-oba-dr-olusanya-adegboyega-dosunmu-fta-con/ |archivedate=2014-12-30 |df= }}
12. ^{{cite web|url=https://books.google.com.ng/books?id=7tkkAc4KRpwC&pg=PA160&lpg=PA160&dq=%27Dinner+with+the+Devil%27%27+by+Sanya+Dosunmu&source=bl&ots=-faEuzBCJb&sig=xDfIxgZpBmtFwkJo4RhsHW5u_fs&hl=en&sa=X&ei=T4uiVO2RHcXbPPj_gYgB&redir_esc=y|title=Black African Cinema|publisher=|accessdate=30 December 2014}}
13. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.vanguardngr.com/2012/12/enebeli-elebuwa-nollywood-stakeholders-mourn/|title=Enebeli Elebuwa: Nollywood, stakeholders mourn|work=Vanguard News|accessdate=30 December 2014}}
14. ^{{cite web|url=http://dailypost.ng/2014/10/28/egba-monarchs-endorse-amosun-second-term/|title=Egba monarchs endorse Amosun for second term|work=DailyPost Nigeria|accessdate=30 December 2014}}
15. ^{{cite web|url=http://sunnewsonline.com/new/?p=27112 |title=Ogun may dethrone coronet Obas |author=Our Reporter |publisher= |accessdate=30 December 2014 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141230224843/http://sunnewsonline.com/new/?p=27112 |archivedate=30 December 2014 }}
16. ^{{cite web|url=http://nigeriavillagesquare.com/forum/archive/index.php/t-27688.html|title=[General] Adeboye, Gani, 273 others bag national honours [Archive] - Village Square Forum|publisher=|accessdate=30 December 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141230164031/http://nigeriavillagesquare.com/forum/archive/index.php/t-27688.html|archive-date=2014-12-30|dead-url=yes|df=}}
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