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  • Nigeria must be united, peaceful throughout 2018 – Ooni of Ife

    The Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, Ojaja II, has called for national peace, unity and tranquility, saying they are pillars with the capacity to strengthen Nigeria’s bid for socio-economic development.

    Oba Ogunwusi stated this in Ile-Ife on Saturday while speaking at the Grand-finale of a New Year Prayer Programme organised by the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Ife Chapter.

    He acknowledged the goodness of God for the gift of life and the opportunity to witness the day.

    He also urged Christians to let their thanksgiving supersede their requests from God.

    “He is the Almighty King of Kings that spares our lives throughout 2017 till date, despite all challenges facing each and every one of us” he said.

    “There is nothing we can offer Him than to give Him all our praises throughout the days of our lives.

    “Only God is worthy of our praise, who can questioned God, if we all have been buried,” he said.

    The royal father called on Christians to always pray for peaceful coexistence before, during and after the forthcoming elections across the state and the entire country.

    He advised them to support the present administration in its efforts to make the country a better place for businesses to thrive and for peace to reign.

    Ogunwusi counselled the youths to shun violence and to work assiduously for a brighter future.

    Preaching earlier on the topic: `God of host is a consuming fire’, Pastor Samuel Akinsulure, the Christ Apostolic Church, (CAC) Ife District Coordinating Council (DCC), told the congregation that God will fight the battles of their lives, town, state and country as a whole this year.

    He, however, urged Christians to abstain from all forms of immoral activity and rededicate themselves to service to God.

    He further urged them to prepare for the second coming of Jesus Christ, adding that only those, who believed in His resurrection, would be saved.

    Also, Dr Wale Bolorunduro, the immediate Past Osun Commissioner for Finance, urged that Christians to be faithful to God and worship Him without limits.

    Bolorunduro, who noted that there was hope for the country, said that all the challenges facing the country would soon be overcome.

    He urged Nigerins to be prayerful, adding that with God all things are possible.

  • In photos: Ooni goes back to school, as Aregbesola unveils mega school in Osun

    Newly built mega school, Ilesa Government High School in Osun by the administration of Governor Rauf Aregbesola has drawn the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi back into the school environment.

    Newly built mega school, Ilesa Government High School in Osun

    Although, the Ooni, alongside the governor, fondly called ‘Ogbeni’ by supporters were spotted in a photograph session sitting on a secondary school size student chair, however, their visit is not to receive lecture but to commission a monumental edifice built by the governor purposely to forward educational pursuits in the state.

    Amazed by the quality of the facilities in the school, Ooni who gave an unstopping praise to Aregbesola said the efforts of the governor on infrastructure is not for the present alone, but would serve as a legacy for both the governor and for the people of the state.

    He compared Aregebsola to former governor of Lagos State, Lattef Jakande whose infrastructural legacy in areas of school building and housing estates is yet to be forgotten in Lagos across Lagos.

    “Some might not appreciate this works now, years later, people in the state would pray for the governor…,” says the monarch.

    Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola: The making of the educated person”

    Speaking at the occasion, Aregbesola said in the beginning of his administration, he promised to make education a priority. He said this school in particular was notorious as a den of gangsters and juvenile cultists, and these problems in the educational sector lead to organizing an education summit presided over by Prof Wole Soyinka.

    According to him, all the interventions in education came from the report of that summit. He said;

    “One key point in the report is the environment of learning. A rundown dilapidated school structure cannot be conducive to learning”.

    The governor also appealed to parents’ to ensure they paid the N6000 a year due for the students in order to maintain the school and make t last for decades.

    He explained that it wasn’t common to have such free education anywhere in the country with state of the art infrastructures at the student’s disposal, so it was essential that the mega schools all across the state be maintained.

    The governor furthers, “Generally, the world is increasingly being defined and controlled by those who can think and bear their intellect on the matter and any situation. The possibilities, therefore, look infinite for them”.

    “In the next 10 years, knowledge would have transformed the world beyond recognition. Self-driving cars, running on battery, using zero fuel, and programmed with all the addresses will be in the market in commercial quantity”.

  • Ooni Of Ife accepts bride price refund

     

    Says Olori Wuraola is free to get married again

    Following weeks of intense speculations on social media, Wuraola Ogunwusi declared that her marriage to Oba Enitan Adeyeye Ogunwusi, the Ooni of Ife, was over.

     

    TheNewsGuru reports that the Ooni Of Ife, Oba Enitan Adeyeye Ogunwusi, has accepted a bride price refund which implies that the marriage has been officially annulled and the former queen is free to take another shot at marriage.

     

    The customary bride price paid by the revered monarch has been returned fully from the elders of Queen Zynab’s Family in Benin City, Nigeria.

     

    According to a source in Benin, the Ooni was initially skeptical about accepting the bride price, but was persuaded by the elders, who stated that it is a way of officially annulling the marriage.

    “She’s free now, she’s free…,” the Ooni was quoted to have exclaimed afterwards.

    The elders had opted for amicable settlement instead of a jagged separation. Both families appeared calmed about this final annulment of the marriage that lasted less than two years.The monarch’s wedding which was held in March 2016 amidst pomp and pageantry hit the rocks over alleged infidelity.

     

    Another reliable source said it was imperative that the bride price be returned even If it is just a token, stating that it holds significant value according to tradition.

     

    “When a bride price is returned, the man no longer have ties or right over the woman in question, and they can only see themselves afterwards as friends if they so desire,” the source said

     

     

    Recall that after Olori Wuraola declared that her marriage to the Ooni of Ife had hit the rocks, a certain Ifa priest, Yemi Elebuibon, said that any man who sleeps with the estranged wife of the Ooni of Ife faces death.

     

    The Ifa devotee also said that the former queen must undergo some cleansing rituals with any man before they can become intimate. In addition, he said a cleansing process is necessary to enable the Olori to regain a normal life.

     

    Read Also: BREAKING: Ooni of Ife’s royal marriage allegedly crashes

  • The marriage was ‘arranged’ from the beginning -Kemi Olunloyo reacts over Ooni’s alleged marriage crash

    Following multiple reports about the Ooni of Ife’s marriage allegedly hitting the rocks, a myriad of Nigerians have reacted to the saddening news.

     

    One of such reactions came from outspoken Nigerian journalist, Kemi Olunloyo who said the marriage was arranged from the beginning.

     

    According to her:” I don’t know what to call this!! Reports of a King DIVORCING especially in a yoruba mornach is very troubling. This marriage was “arranged” from the beginning. Ogunwusi’s ex-wife at the coronation then vanishes, then Wura married the next month and some reports say the oracle has already picked yet a new wife.

     

    “Wuraola Ogunwusi preached SUBMISSION to your husbands. She stated clearly at an American women’s summit that she was not a fan of gender equality, something I blasted the government about. I am married and it’s 50/50 over here. Next she shows up at celebrity domestic violence rallies. Monarch snitch says the breakup borders around loyalty. Was she suffering abuse, domination or worse? We don’t know. She had no children with the Ooni either.

    “So so sad! Goodluck to the ex Queen who I call #MadamOoni now said to have moved back to #Lagos. See how long it took me to marry? Life ain’t perfect.” Olunloyo wrote

  • Watch Ooni of Ife performs cleansing rites on plane to Canada

    Watch Ooni of Ife performs cleansing rites on plane to Canada

    A video of the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi, observing what appears to be a traditional cleansing rite, while en route to Canada, is presently trending on the internet.

  • 2019: Vote your president out if he performed below expectation – Ooni tells Nigerians

    The Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi has said the Nigerian electorates have the powers to vote out any the president or leader who performed below their expectations in office.

    The Ooni stated this in an interview with Osasu Igbinedion on The Osasu Show.

    Oba Adeyeye noted that until Nigerians realise the powers they carry, politicians will continue to take them for granted

    In his words: “If you are not happy with your president, you go for another election, and you will vote your president out. If you are happy with your president, you will continue with that government for them to be in power.

    “Truth be told, we Nigerians don’t know our power yet. We don’t know our voting power, yet. Until we know it, we won’t stop complaining, especially the youth. Once we know it, we won’t complain again.

    “My school of thought is let us, first of all, organise ourselves and let us talk positively about this country. Let us stop derogatory, hate speeches. Things that will continue to divide everybody further.”

  • I never asked Gani Adams to resign as OPC leader – Ooni

     

    The Ooni of Ife, His Imperial Majesty, Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi Ojaja II has refuted media reports in which he was quoted to have ordered the Coordinator of the Odu’a Peoples Congress (OPC), Otunba Gani Adams to vacate his position.

    Oba Ogunwusi made this known in a statement made available to journalists by his Director of Media and Public Affairs, Comrade Moses Olafare.

    The monarch who described Gani Adams as an unapologetic loyalist of Ooni’risa maintained that he has invested so much of resources into the socio-cultural emancipation of Oodua race and can only be treated with a deserved reciprocation of love and respect as a patriotic Ooduan who has never hesitated to demonstrate love and respect to the sacred throne of Oduduwa.

    “Baba Ooni never at anytime claimed to have ordered Otunba Gani Adams to resign as the Leader of the OPC. He sees him as an unapologetic loyalist son who has always treated him as his father with love and absolute respect.

    “Otunba Adams is a great Ooduan and veteran Oodua Self-determinationist who has invested so much the socio-cultural emancipation of the Oodua race. That is why we have always welcomed him as a member of the inner chamber of the Ooni’s Palace”. Olafare said.

    On the request by a factional group of OPC members on a visit to the Ooni at Ile-Ife recently begging him to intervene in the OPC matters, the Yoruba foremost monarch admonished all the factions within the Pan-Yoruba group to close ranks and work together as one big family in the interest of unity and peace in Yorubaland.

    “Baba said to them to close ranks in the interest of peace and unity of Yorubaland. He assured them of his fatherly support at all time as long as the unity of Yorubaland is not in jeopardy.

    “Kabiyesi Ooni’risa is even expecting the members of OPC, and the members of Oodua Progressives Union (OPU) as well as the members of Olokun Festival Foundation at the annual Oodua Festival slated for January 25th and 26th in Ile-Ife”.

     

  • Photos: Ooni of Ife visits Gov Ambode

  • We must exhibit love, forgiveness as Christ did – Ooni of Ife

    The Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, has admonished Christians to exhibit love, forgiveness and peaceful co-existence among each other at all times as Christ did.

    The traditional ruler described Jesus Christ as the Lord of peace and love with an unparalleled forgiving spirit who should always be remembered and honoured with the existence of love and peace by Christians.

    According to him, that was the only way harmonious co-existence can be achieved not only within the ranks of his followers but also among the members of the larger global society for whom Jesus lived and died over 2000 years ago.

    The traditional ruler said this on December 25 (Christmas Day).

    In a statement signed by his Director of Media and Public Affairs, Comrade Moses Olafare, the Ooni wished all Christians in Nigeria and across the globe a merry Christmas.

    He charged religious leaders to always lead by example by not just preaching but always act like Jesus if their followers should take them seriously.

    The statement reads: “People of the world must see themselves as one before the God Almighty and must treat one another with forgiveness, peace and love as symbolized by Jesus Christ if the world must be a conducive place for everyone to survive.

    “There is no greater gift and honour you can give to Jesus Christ other than exhibition of forgiving spirit, display of love and ensurance of absolute peace because these are what the lord Jesus symbolizes.

    “We all must see ourselves as equal before the almighty God who purposefully created us with different cultural backgrounds.

    “The surest way of achieving the much needed global harmony is when we always imbibe the spirit of forgiveness and extend hand of love and peace to one another, with this Jesus Christ will be happy in heaven.

    “God will always smile to us and of course the world will become a better place for all of us to dwell happily,” the statement added.

  • The King of Kings made me a King- Ooni of Ife,Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi

    Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi, the 51st Ooni of Ife and his entourage were present at the just concluded Nigeria Music Video Awards held last night at Eko Hotel Convention Centre.

    Many were stunned when he shared the inspirational story of how he became a king.

    He got the audience listening with rapt attention, as he narrates his inspiring story.

    Hear him:” Whoever doesn’t believe that the King of king does exist do not fight that person. Do not drag anything with that person just find your way to Ife and bring that person to me and I will gracefully tell the person my story. If you are looking for a grace story tell the person my story. The king of kings made met to become who I am today. If you put all your hopes in him whatever you want to become in life, you will become”

     

    Watch the video below

    https://youtu.be/26EUuJB4Nok