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Sir Ok OSINUSI Talks About WAHAB & BODE OSINUSI
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The Story Of The three OSINUSI Brothers
That is the story of the three Osinusi brothers, particularly: Otunba Wahab Osinusi, Chief Bode Osinusi and Alhaji Kamorudeen Osinusi. Each are blood brothers. The primary 2 brothers have handed on to higher glory, remaining the final. One factor all of them have in widespread is that they have been prime socialites in these good previous days. However age mellowed them. Chief Bode Osinusi, who was a terrific fashionista in his days died a couple of years again.
Otunba Wahab Osinusi (who’s a lawyer and hotelier) turned 90 a couple of month, (in June) again and died a couple of days in the past, forsaking the Nice Sir Ok who many name Sir Ok Orilonise.
However lets let you know about Alhaji Kamoru Oshinusi, the Lagos socialite who has dominated the Lagos social scene for over 50 years. Who doesn’t know Sir Ok? They’re from a serious ruling home in Ijebu often known as Fidipote royal household.
You’ll need to be new within the Lagos social scene to not know Sir Ok. Is it for his style assertion or for his luxurious way of life? Identical to his elder brother, late Prince Bode Osinusi, the husband of Princess Afusat Osinusi who likes to adorn his apparel with matching pocket handkerchiefs, shoe and cap, his youthful brother, Sir Ok loves white attires and luxurious jewelry. He’s keen on his customised chain with Sir Ok written on the pendant. He additionally likes to hold his designer bag. There isn’t a doubt that the Osinusis are extremely style conscious.
Sir Ok was many musicians delight years again and plenty of of them together with King Sunny Ade sang his praises within the 80s 90. Sunny Ade and His African Beats devoted an entire observe to him? Chief Sunday Adeniyi Adegeye devoted the fifth observe to him in his album Sound vibration in 1979. He’s keen on lavishing the best denomination of naira notes at events and he wouldn’t go to events with out his clutch bag, crammed with cash. He’s the lifetime of any get together and likes to at all times spend huge.
He loves White. You’ll at all times see him rock white attires to most occasions. His love for white is outstanding.
Sir Ok Osinusi sells male materials and does designer outfits for males. He runs his luxurious retailer in the identical constructing as his spouse in Surulere. He was many male celebrities delight then within the 80s and 90s.
Late Sikiru Ayinde Barrister reward sang him within the 80s and 90s.
He’s identified for his generosity.
A number of days in the past was the 8-day Fidau of his brother, Otunba Barr. Wahab Olaniran Osinusi. There was a prayer session and get together on Sunday eighth October, 2023. The 8-days Fidau and last burial was held on the Adeola Odutola Corridor in Ijebu-Ode.
Many dignitaries have been there to rejoice with the kids, grandchildren and nice grandchildren fo the deaceased. In the course of the occasion Metropolis Folks obtained Sir Ok to speak about his late brother. He revealed what he’ll miss about his brother who’re late. We requested him how he noticed the end up that day.
“Right this moment’s Fiday Prayer is a superb one, I give because of God, it’s not straightforward to deliver nice individuals like this collectively.
“You may see the group. The entire place was stuffed up with nice individuals. We actually thank God”.
How does he really feel in regards to the passing of his brother?
“I really feel unhappy. However on the similar time I’m joyful. Due to his age, 90 years is by the grace of God. We’re all fortunate in our household. My brother Wahab Olaniran Osinusi has accomplished very nicely, throughout our rising up the love he has for me can’t be comprehend and I at all times cherich it. If I proceed to let you know about my brother until tomorrow I’ll have one thing to let you know. As a result of what he has accomplished for me alone is numerous, talkless what he has accomplished for different individuals, however I thank God for all times.
Out of the three of them he and late Otunba Bode are the socialite of the household, he was a beat fairly. How did he handle that relationship?
“He’s not that fairly. It’s as a result of he’s based mostly in Ijebu-Ode and we have been dwelling in Lagos. However Bode is late now. I’m the one one unnoticed of the three.
However we nonetheless produce other brothers within the households. There was a time after I was within the 24 place within the household, however as we speak we at the moment are 4 or 3 in quantity”.
How vital is the title of the “Osinusi” household, how vital is that household in Ijebu-Ode?
“It’s a nice household, with a terrific title. I thank God that I come from that household, I cherish it very a lot. We’re from Fidipote Royal household, our late nice grandfathers was the Awujale Onirungbon of Ijebuland a way back earlier than the current Awujale Oba Sikiru Adetona. My household is okay, and we’re pleased with the household title as a result of the inspiration they gave us was the one we’re following.
All people calls him Sir Kay, how did the title emerge?
“It was in my college days. Identical to a joke, I used to be along with my associates and once we have been about to enter the classroom somebody simply stated, that’s Sir Kay, and my preliminary title was Kamorudeen, so, that’s how the title emerged.
That day I used to be saying one thing, it sound humorous in a approach. In order that they have been now hailing Sir Kay! And from then I used to be bering the title”.
What are his names?
“Kamorudeen Orilonise Osinusi.
What tithe does he maintain?
“I’m the primary Tudaki Adinni Muslim of Nigeria”.
All people says that Sir Kay has a novel approach of dressing, how did he developed that tradition of dressing?
“I’ve been dressing like this even earlier than I went to Hajj. I like my faith as a Muslim, and earlier than I went to Hajj in 1970, I identical to dressing on this approach, it wish to appears to be like like our forefathers however I made my to look completely different.
He’s additionally into style and textile enterprise. Is he nonetheless within the enterprise?
“Sure Issah Allah, that’s my particular enterprise. I’ve been doing the enterprise with my father since I used to be 4 years previous. I can keep in mind, I used to go to buy with him in Abeokuta at Itoku however they used to known as it Plaff then. I used to be going to buy with him and my mom. My mom continues to be alive. My mom is from Isale Eko and my father facet is from Ijebu-Ode. Once I was dwelling with my father in Ijebu-Ode, he’s a textile seller and after I moved to Lagos I continued to be going to buy with my household in Lagos. They too are into textile enterprise. I’ll say I used to be bred and introduced up within the textile enterprise and I’m 77 years previous now.
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