Omatshola Ademola Adollo was born on the 28th of February 1966 to Sir Samuel Oritsegbubemi and late Mrs Clara Kofoworade Adollo (nee Amos). At the time of his birth, his father was a Banker who relocated from his hometown Jappa in Warri Delta state to Ilesha where he met his wife who had also moved from her home town Ijebu Ode in Ogun state to become a Nurse. The young professional couple already had a little daughter and were happy with the new addition to their growing family. Over the years, his Father rose through the ranks and became a seasoned Banker while his Mother in addition to her Nursing expertise dedicated her time to entrepreneurship.

Shola had the privilege of tasting different cultures in Nigeria as the family moved around a lot due to the nature of his Fathers job. He made friends in Ilesha, Benin, Sapele, Warri, Kano, Ibadan, Port harcourt and Lagos and attended St Clares in Osogbo, St Andrews and GTTC schools in Ilesha, Emotan primary school in Benin and proceeded to secondary school in Aghalope and then F.G.C Kano where he completed his secondary school studies in 1982. He later attended School of Basic Studies, Port Harcourt and in September 1984, he gained admission to University of Port Harcourt to study Theatre Arts under the tutelage and in the department of the renowned late Professor Ola Rotimi of "The Gods Are Not To Blame" fame. Shola had a great interest in Arts and Communication and following his University degree, he served his NYSC year at NTA (1988 to 1989). His intention was to follow in the footsteps of his extended family members who were in the entertainment industry. However, after working for a brief period in First Bank Nigeria, gaining experience in the UK between 1990 and 1996 within a retail and marketing business and having learnt the art of trading and business from his Mum since childhood, he felt within himself that he needed to pursue a different path in entrepreneurship. This led him to venture into various businesses in communication, manufacturing, transportation and fashion.

As he experienced life, he discovered he found more joy, happiness and self fulfilment in the business of making people happy. He loved music; he played, collected and shared music all his life. That was his gift, passion and pleasure. Some of his friends at the University of Port Harcourt, Rivers State remember him as the best on campus DJ, and perhaps one of the very best in Rivers State in the 1980s. Shola was forthright in his thinking and stubborn concerning the issues and matters he believed in. He would rather suffer for what he believed in rather than be a coward. The pleasure of his happy customers was always first in his mind and in the end whom he gave his life up for. Even though his death is terribly tragic, we know for sure that he would never go out of life a weakling. In that last stand, he chose to stand boldly in the face of opposition. He could not sit back after all his sweat and hard work were finally yielding progress!

Shola had a privileged upbringing so indeed the struggles of his adult life were quite heart wrenching but he never stopped believing; he was not intimidated by other people's successes and was very confident in his skin. What surprised him however, was how some of his friends attitudes changed when they escaped poverty which negated every education received at the great Uniport of the 1980s under the cloud of late Claude Ake, Ikenna Nzimiro and many others who were supposed to be emulated, who lived virtuously and were humble or sometimes indifferent to success. In 2018 where is welfarism? He did not wallow in self pity or bitterness towards those he had pulled up during their own times of lack but who chose not to do the same for him. He remained hopeful.

In the last couple of years, he finally found happiness and settled as a very joyful and devoted family man having married his beautiful wife, Dr. Pamela Adollo, who loved him unconditionally.

He is survived by his first child and daughter Urowoli Adollo, his second child and baby daughter Toritseju Adollo, his wife, father, sisters Alero Adollo and Toritseju Olaitan, brothers Oritsegbubemi and Oritsejeminoyo Adollo, cousins, nieces, nephews and many good friends who will forever remember him as "Lynton Swing, the best on campus DJ and socialite at Uniport". 

Adieu. May your soul rest in peace.