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  • Despite appeal by Ooni of Ife to Nigerian youths not to lose hope on Nigeria, teenage girl jumps into river

    Despite appeal by Ooni of Ife to Nigerian youths not to lose hope on Nigeria, teenage girl jumps into river

    Despite an appeal by the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, to Nigerian youths not to lose hope in Nigeria, a teenage girl has reportedly taken her life after alighting from a motorcycle around Gbodofon area of Abeokuta and jumping into a river.

    It was gathered that the lady committed the act after receiving a call from a yet-to-be-identified person.

    According to eyewitnesses, they were looking at her from a distance and did not really know what she said or heard on the call.

    Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi made the appeal to Nigerian youths while noting that the current challenges confronting the nation will be surmounted and the country will rise stronger and better.

    Despite appeal by Ooni of Ife to Nigerian youths not to lose hope on Nigeria, teenage girl jumps into river
    Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi

    He advised the youths to be creative, focused and deploy their God-given talent to develop the country and take it beyond its current abysmal position.

    The prominent monarch spoke at ABUAD on Friday, during the 10th convocation ceremony of the private university held at the Ado- Ekiti campus of the institution.

    At the ceremonies, no fewer than 1,673 graduates bagged different degrees, with 121 of them decorated with first-class honors.

     

     

     

    TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports that Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi; (Ọjájá II) (born 17 October 1974) is the 51st and current Ooni of Ife.

    He is the traditional ruler/monarch of the Yoruba kingdom of Ile-Ife. He ascended to the throne of his forebearers in 2015 succeeding the deceased Oba Okunade Sijuwade, who was the 50th Ooni of Ife.

    Ooni Adeyeye Ogunwusi was selected from the Giesi Ruling House of Ile-Ife, amongst indigenes who were also heirs to the throne on 26 October 2015. He received his staff of office on 7 December 2015. He has been described as an ‘astute entrepreneur driven by the need to turn impossibilities into possibilities.

    Oba Ogunwusi is the spiritual leader of the Yoruba people now saddled with the responsibility of making supplications to God and the Òrìṣà on behalf of his people and the world at large during annual festivals such as Olojo.

  • 2022 Olojo: Ooni assures of restoration of Nigeria’s lost glory

    2022 Olojo: Ooni assures of restoration of Nigeria’s lost glory

    The Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, has assured Nigerians that the lost glory of Ile-Ife, and the country at large would be restored soonest.
    The traditional ruler gave the assurance at the grand-finale of Olojo festival when he visited the Family Royal Compound, Agbedegbede and some other notable areas on Monday in Ile-Ife.
    He said that Olojo festival was a unique festival that brought light and comfort to the people of the source, Osun, Nigeria and the entire continent after the celebration.
    Ooni appreciated the Almighty God for sparing the nation, in spite of the challenges facing it and its people till date.
    “Whenever we celebrate Olojo festival, all the prayers offered are speedily answered, for the Aare Crown that comes out once in a year is a symbol of peace and harmony.
    “And it’s a point of contact to God Almighty towards resolving all issues in Nigeria, as the country gears up for next general elections in 2023,” he said.
    According to Ooni, this year’s festival will bring an end to the lingering strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) which has paralysed academic activities in the nation’s universities.
    The Royal Father assured that with his prayers, the next general elections would be free, fair and credible, saying that celebration of Olojo festival would restore normalcy.
    “By God’s Grace, we are coming back here next year to thank God and to testify to the power of God that everything is settled,” he stressed.
  • Ooni’s new wife, Mariam steps out with hubby for the first time at Olojo festival

    Ooni’s new wife, Mariam steps out with hubby for the first time at Olojo festival

    Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi Ojaja ll stepped out with his new wife, Mariam Ajibola for the first time at the olojo Festival presently holding in Ile-Ife, Osun state.

    The Olojo festival is an annual event that takes place in Ile-Ife.

    Other dignitaries that graced the occasion include, Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola and Osun state Deputy governor, Benedict Alabi, among many others.

    The new Yeyeluwa of Ife is attending Olojo, a major cultural celebration in Ile-Ife, during which Ooni will adorn ‘Are crown,’ for the first time as Ooni’s wife.

    The new queen was ushered into Ile Oodua Palace in Ile-Ife at 8 pm on Tuesday, September 6 by her mother and other members of her family from Kogi and Kwara states and since then, she had not attended any public outing.

    The Olojo Festival is an ancient festival celebrated annually in Ife, Osun State, Nigeria.

    The festival is one of the popular festival in the Yoruba land, it was once described by Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi as a festival that celebrates the Black race all over the world.

  • Oba Lamidi Adeyemi III made a promise to me this year – Ooni of Ife reveals

    Oba Lamidi Adeyemi III made a promise to me this year – Ooni of Ife reveals

    The Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, Ojaja II, has disclosed that the late Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Lamidi Adeyemi III, made a promise to him to pay his first visit to the Ooni palace in Ile-Ife.

    Ooni described the passage of the Alaafin as a loss to the entire Oduduwa race worldwide.

    This is contained in a statement by his Director of Media & Public Affairs, Otunba Moses Olafare, made available to newsmen on Saturday.

    Ooni Ogunwusi, who doubles as the Natural Head of the Oduduwa race worldwide, stated that the late Alaafin was a worthy elder whose entire life was dedicated to the promotion of the prestigious Yoruba culture and advancement of humanity.

    Alaafin made a promise to make his first visit to the Ooni before the middle of the year

    “We have lost a great icon, a great monarch, who saw Oyo through civilization, and modern development without jettisoning the cultural sacredness of the throne first occupied by Alaafin Oranmiyan The Great.

    “Ile Oodua Palace and the Ooni had a great working relationship with the late Alaafin who gave his best in resolving major conflicts in Yoruba land and uniting all sons and daughters of Oduduwa globally among other landmark achievements.

    “The late Alaafin is one of the privileged elders that contributed to the growth of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, and also saw the country through military and democratic eras with unquantifiable positive inputs,” he said.

    Ooni Ogunwusi recalled his last encounter with the late Oyo Royal Father early last month when they both held a closed door meeting of peace and reconciliation with some frontline politicians of Yoruba origin at Ibadan.

    According to him, Alaafin made a promise to make his first visit to the Ooni before the middle of the year.

    Ooni prayed for the soul of the late Alaafin as well as the family to have the fortitude to bear his death.

    He also prayed that Oyo would be spiritually guided to complete the burial of the Royal Father in full accordance with the culture and traditions of their ancestors.

    “While the demise of Oba Adeyemi would be greatly missed for his indelible imprint as a great descendant of Oduduwa, the Ooni hereby urges the entire House of Oduduwa worldwide to continue to pray for the deceased’s family and Oyo indigenes at this trying time.

    “May the Almighty Olodumare also be with the Oyomesi at this critical time that may challenge the culture and traditions of their ancestors in the process of burial rites and the process of selecting the next Alaafin.

    “The position of Alaafin is too culturally important to be handled in a way that undermines our collective traditions and culture.

    “God shall solidly stand with the Oyomesi and the entire Oyo kingdom,” the statement said.

  • Ooni of Ife is not who he claims he is – Ex-Queen of Ife, Naomi

    Ooni of Ife is not who he claims he is – Ex-Queen of Ife, Naomi

    Naomi Silekunola Oluwaseyi, third wife of Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi has said the Ooni of Ife is not who he claims he is.

    TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports Naomi, who married the Ooni of Ife in October 2018, stated this on Thursday via an Instagram post announcing her separation from the monarch.

    Naomi stressed that His Majesty has a picture he would love the world to see and perceive him as and another one which is his true self.

    Speaking on her separation from the Ooni, Naomi stated that she no longer wants to be referred to as wife to the Ooni of Ife or as Queen of lle-Ife.

    Naomi, a prophetess, who runs an interdenominational ministry based in Akure, Ondo State, stated that she made the journey into the ancient throne of Ife with faith in her heart and love for the keeper of it.

    She cleared the air that teligion was never an issue between herself and the Ooni, and that a girl, who is is being said to be her daughter, is not her daughter, but her niece.

    Naomi’s Instagram post announcing her separation from the Ooni reads: “I bless the Lord almighty for His faithfulness in the last 3years of my marriage.

    “In life’s journey, it isn’t how far. Still, how well, indeed though satan should buffet if trials should come, I have this blessed assurance controlling all situations and saying to me it is well with my soul. Certainly, it is well. I made my journey into the ancient throne of Ife with faith in my heart and love for the keeper of it.

    “Few impressions I would love to correct. If anyone knows otherwise, they are free to come up with facts. Let it be known that this decision to move on did not come because his majesty is married to another queen. As many would love to assume, throughout our life as a couple, I was the only married wife to him. There were side attractions, but it was never an issue. I never approached him with any revelation of any sort, as many believed he contacted me first and made his proposal known several months later.

    “The marriage was not an arranged one, as many have misconstrued. I never knew the prophetess said to have introduced me to him. Instead, he introduced her to me after I agreed to marry him. I was only being polite out of respect for him.

    “I have never been pregnant all my life before Tadenikawo; my son is my first ever pregnancy with medical reports to back it up. The girl who is said to be my daughter is my niece I did my best to endure and make it work; many times, I smiled through the struggle, but I have finally realised I had just one assignment, my son, and when God is done, He is done. He chose Saul to be king, and when He was done, He told the prophet Samuel I have moved on.

    “Religion was never an issue between us; please refer to my interview on News Central TV. Instead, His Majesty has a picture he would love the world to see and perceive him as and another one which is his true self.

    “Today I announce the beginning of a new dawn and the close of a chapter. Today, I am a mother to God’s unique gift. I am no longer a slave to my thoughts of perfection. I, at this moment, announce that I shall no longer be referred to as wife to the Ooni of Ife or as Queen of lle-Ife but as the Queen of the people and mother of my adorable Prince”.

    TNG reports Naomi got married and became the Olori after the Ooni’s marriage to Olori Wuraola crashed in 2017.

    Naomi, who is a prophetess, married the monarch in October 2018 and welcomed their son on November 18, 2020.