[3][4][5] He celebrated his 15th coronation anniversary in 2014[6] Oba Folagbade Olateru-Olagbegi was born into the ruling family in Owo.

He was the eldest son of the late Olowo of Owo, Sir Titus Olateru Olagbegi II.

Whilst he was working at the law school he married the late Bisi Cole and they would have four children.

[9] He was married to Yeyesa Ololade Olateru-Olagbegi, a barrister and law lecturer at Ondo State University, and they had children.

He was a lecturer in the Nigerian Law School, where he retired as a reader in 1999 and a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN).