Odunlade Adekola was born on 31 December 1978 in Abeokuta, the capital of Ogun State, southwestern Nigeria. He is, however, a native of Otun Ekiti, Ekiti State.[7] He attended St John's Primary School and St. Peter's College in Abeokuta, obtaining the West African School Certificate Examination before he proceeded to Moshood Abiola Polytechnic, where he received a diploma certificate.[8] He proceeded to further his education and in May 2018,he received a degree in Bachelors of Business Administration at the University of Lagos.[9][10][11]