The Ooni of Ife, Oba Enitan Adeyeye Ogunwusi, has officially remarried and has officially introduced his 4th wife, Olori Mariam Anako. According to reports, The Ooni of Ife began looking for a new wife immediately after his marriage to Queen Naomi collapsed in December of 2021 when she came out on Instagram to announce that she was divorcing the Ooni.
Video of the wedding ceremony to the new Olori was shared online by Moses Olafare, Ooni’s Director of Media and Publicity, followed by some pictures. The Wedding arrangements reportedly started in March 2022 after Ooni and Mariam agreed to tie the knot. The traditional wedding ceremony took place on Tuesday, September 6th 2022, while other traditional rights of welcoming a new Olori in the Ooni’s palace will follow up as soon as possible.
The new Queen is from Ebira, Kogi state and is an Oil and Gas executive. The Ooni’s 4th marriage ceremony is taking place 10 months after Olori Naomi Silekunola left him and moved on with her life.
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Prior to his coronation, the Ooni was previously married to Adebukola Bombata in 2008, but the marriage failed. After being coronated, Ooni married Edo-born Zaynab-Otiti Obanor in 2016 but the union lasted for 17 months before their separation.
Ooni then married Silekunola in 2018 and the marriage produced a son before the divorce announcement in December of 2021.
