Meet Oba Ladapo Ademola

Oba Ladapo Ademola (b. 1872), the Aláké of Abeokuta (1920-1962), arriving with his daughter, Omoba Aderemi Ademola, for the coronation of King George VI on May 12, 1937.

Omoba Aderemi (also referred to as Adenrele in some sources) practiced nursing in Britain for over 30 years. During that period, she gained considerable popularity for her attendance at numerous royal social events with her father, including a notable Royal visit to the Carreras Cigarette Factory in Camden, London, in June 1937.

On June 27, 1941, she achieved her registration as a nurse (RN) at Guy’s Hospital, London, after successfully completing six years of training.

Following her registration, she worked in various hospitals, initially recorded at Queen Charlotte’s Maternity Hospital in London and later at New End Hospital in Hampstead from December 1942, after passing her Central Midwives Board examination.

In addition to her nursing career, she ventured into acting. She appeared as ‘herself’ in the documentary film “Nurse Ademola,” produced by the Colonial Film Unit, a branch of the British Ministry of Information, between 1939 and 1955. The film showcased her as an African nurse undergoing training at one of London’s prestigious hospitals and is noted to have inspired many African viewers across West Africa. Unfortunately, the current whereabouts of this film remain unknown.

After her father’s abdication of the throne in 1948, she was reported to have returned to Lagos but later moved back to the UK with a man believed to be her husband, Timothy Odutola (A.O.C., the renowned Ijebu businessman). They resided at Balmoral Hostel in Queensgate Gardens, South Kensington, in 1949. This is noted as her last known address, and no further records of her life are available.

Questions remain about whether she was married to Odutola and if she had any children, as well as other details of her life, which are now lost in the archives.
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Source: yorubablog