Again, Ooni Of Ife Unveils New Wife (2024)

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Again, Ooni Of Ife Unveils New Wife (1)

The Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi, Ojaja II, has officially announced a wedding date with another wife, Opeoluwa Elizabeth Akinmuda.

According to invitation cards reportedly sent by the palace, the wedding thanksgiving service and celebration is scheduled to hold on Saturday, May 20, 2023.

It was gathered that the occasion will be preceded by the Queen’s ceremonial arrival into Ile-Ife’s old Ife Oodua Palace on Thursday, May 18.

Recall that the monarch picked six women including Elizabeth as wives in 2022. His wedding to the women came after his marriage to Olori Naomi crashed. Prior to Olori Naomi, the monarch was married to Queen Zainab, who also divorced him.

He married six women between September and October 2022, starting with Mariam Anako, an Ebira from Kogi State, on September 6, 2022. Then, on September 7, 2022, he married Elizabeth Opeoluwa Akinmuda, an Ondo native. On October 9, 2022, he married Tobi Phillips, a native of Okitipupa, Ondo State, as his third wife. The monarch went on to pick Ashley Afolashade Adegoke, an Ile-Ife Princess, as his fourth wife on October 14, 2022 and then on October 20, 2022, he married Ronke Ademiluyi, another Ile-Ife Princess, as his fifth wife. On October 24, 2022, the monarch tied the knot with his sixth wife, Princess Temitope Adesegun.

Again, Ooni Of Ife Unveils New Wife (2024)

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The Ooni of Ife, Oba

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Oba means "ruler" in the Yoruba and Bini languages. Kings in Yorubaland, a region which is in the modern republics of Benin, Nigeria and Togo, make use of it as a pre-nominal honorific.
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Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi, Ojaja II, has officially announced a wedding date with another wife, Opeoluwa Elizabeth Akinmuda. According to invitation cards reportedly sent by the palace, the wedding thanksgiving service and celebration is scheduled to hold on Saturday, May 20, 2023.

Who is Olori Tobi Philip? ›

Olori Tobi Phillips is the third wife of the Ooni of Ife. In October 2022, barely a month into her marriage to the Ooni, Olori Tobi, whom the monarch married on the 9th of October, revealed how she prayed their union into existence. Olori Tobi is a native of Okitipupa in Ondo State.

Who is Olori Naomi Ogunwusi? ›

Olori Naomi Silekunola, the estranged queen of the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi, has turned 31. On April 15, 2024, the Ooni's ex-wife took to her official Instagram page to announce the good news of her birthday with her numerous fans. However, she also sparked rumours of her getting remarried.

Who is Olori Opeoluwa Elizabeth? ›

Olori Opeoluwa Elizabeth Akinmuda is a 30-year-old medical doctor from Ondo State. She is said to be a devout Christian and a strong believer in traditional Yoruba culture. The Ooni's marriage to Olori Opeoluwa Elizabeth Akinmuda is his sixth marriage.

Who is Olori Temitope? ›

As the sixth wife of the Ooni of Ife, Olori Temitope is also a dedicated philanthropist and CEO of Hopes Alive Initiatives (HAI), an advocacy program aimed at addressing socio-economic, cultural, and environmental challenges to uplift the most vulnerable in society.

Who is the wife of Tobi Ooni of Ife? ›

Ooni married Olori Tobi, his youngest queen on 9 October 2022 after six years of working for him. PREMIUM TIMES reported that the queen, since marrying the king, has expressed gratitude to him on many occasions for making her dreams come true.

Who is Queen Tobi Philips? ›

It is common knowledge that Olori Tobi Phillips-Ogunwusi is the third wife of the six wives of His Imperial Majesty, Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi, the Ooni of Ife. Apart from being a Queen of the Source, Ile-Ife of the Yorubas, she is a woman of many parts who has distinguished herself in several callings before…

Is Olori Naomi divorced? ›

Evangelist Naomi Silekunola, the estranged wife of the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi Ojaja II, on Tuesday, broke her silence on social media since her divorce post on December 23, 2021.

What happened between Ooni of Ife and his wife Naomi? ›

The queen announced her separation from the Ooni, confirming that her three-year marriage to the monarch had ended in December 2021. In her post on Instagram, the former Olori said she shall no longer be referred to as wife to the Ooni of Ife or as Queen of Ile-Ife but as the Queen of the people.

Does Olori Naomi have a child? ›

Olori Naomi shares rare photos of her son with Ooni of Ife, Tade.

Who is the sixth wife of Ooni? ›

The Ooni of Ife, Oba Enitan Ogunwusi, on Monday tied the knot with a princess from Ijebu, Temitope Adesegun. The marital rites were performed at a ceremony in Magodo, Lagos. With the marital rites, Olori Temitope becomes the sixth wife to marry the Ooni of Ife in two months.

Who is the 7th wife of Ooni? ›

From the goings-on in the royal palace of the Ooni, the new wife is Dr. Opeoluwa Akinmuda. Thus, with her brilliance as the new cap for the monarch's harem, the other wives of the king look even more stately, aristocratic, true queens of a true king.

Who is Ooni's first wife? ›

Before he was crowned Ooni, he had married Adebukola Bombata in 2008. Ooni had a daughter, Adeola Aanuoluwapo Ogunwusi, in 1994 from his former wife, Omolara Olatunbosun. The marriage crashed over unresolved issues. After becoming the Ooni, Oba Ogunwusi married Zaynab Otiti-Obanor from Edo State on March 16, 2016.

Who is Naomi silekunola? ›

Prophetess/founder EN Heralds ministry.

Who was the female Ooni of Ife? ›

Ooni Luwoo's reign remains the only one by a female in Ife to date. Her son Adekola Telu was the founder of the Iwo Kingdom.

Who is Olori Aderonke? ›

Olori Aderonke Ademiluyi-Ogunwusi, the esteemed queen of the Ooni of Ife, @queenronkeofficial. Organized by the Oodua Foundation under Aare Gani Adams @ganiadams_foundation , the pageant celebrates Yoruba heritage through beauty, grace, and intellect.

Is Queen Naomi still married to the King? ›

The Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, and estranged queen Naomi Silekunola are back on good terms. The queen moved out of the world of the revered king in 2021 when she packed out of the palace in defiance of culture and tradition. She left with the fruit of the marriage – a prince.

Who is the first wife of Oba Enitan Ogunwusi? ›

In March 2016, he married Zaynab Otiti Obanor of the Benin Kingdom and Edo State. In 2017, Zaynab Otiti filed for divorce from Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi. The divorce was finalized in August 2017. In October 2018, he married Prophetess Morenike Naomi Oluwaseyi.

Who is Naomi Silekunola? ›

Prophetess/founder EN Heralds ministry.

Who is Princess Adeola Ogunwusi mother? ›

The mother of Princess Adeola Ogunwusi, daughter of the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi, has refuted the claims that the king raised her daughter as a single parent.

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