Professor Jide Owoeye was born on the 1st of March 1956, in Ibadan, Nigeria; he is married to Mrs. T.T. Owoeye and their marriage was blessed with four lovely children.
Professor Jide Owoeye graduated from University of Ibadan in 1997 with B.SC(Hons) in Sociology. He received his M.Sc., 1981 and PhD, 1988 in international relations respectively at Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife and post graduate diploma in distance Education 1998.