Gbenga Adeboye

Gbenga Adeboye Abefe Funwontan
Born	September 30, 1959 Osun State, Nigeria
Died	April 30, 2003 Nigeria
Nationality	Nigerian
Other names	Funwontan Oduology
Citizenship	Nigerian
Occupation	Comedian
Spouse(s)	Omolare Gbenga Adeboye
Parent(s)	Rebecca Tinuola Adeboye (mother)
Relatives	Damilola Gbenga Adeboye (Daughter)

Gbenga Adeboye (1959 – April 2003) was a Nigerian singer, comedian, radio presenter and master of ceremony.

Elijah Oluwagbemiga Adeboye was born on 30 September 1959 at Odeomu, Osun State, southwestern Nigeria.

He was a chief host of a popular radio program presented in Lagos State Broadcasting Corporation in the early 1980s where he got the household name Funwontan Oduology. Gbenga was described as a generous comedian by a veteran Nigerian actress, Idowu Philips whose first car was a gift from the comedian. He was also described as merchant and legendary king of traditional Oduology by his fans before he died of kidney-related diseases on April 30, 2003.

Gbenga Adeboye is the pioneer founder of FIBAN in Nigeria, Freelance and Independent Broadcasters' Association of Nigeria. An independent cooperate body of qualifed broadcasters.

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