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SHOCKING! Queen Naomi Silekunola divorces Ooni of Ife
The Royal Wife of the Ooni of Ife, Queen Naomi Silekunola has announced on Monday her divorce from the most referred King in Yorubaland
The Royal Wife of the Ooni of Ife, Queen Naomi Silekunola has announced on Monday her divorce from the most referred King in Yorubaland
In a statement posted on her verified Instagram handle and Facebook page on Thursday, Queen Naomi Silekunola announced an end to the three-year marriage.
“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.”
However, the evangelist then declared, “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 Ile-Ife but as the Queen of the people and mother of my adorable Prince.”
Recall that the Ooni has previously suffered a marital breakdown in 2017 when he split from Edo-born Zaynab-Otiti Obanor, whom he married as a monarch on March 16, 2016.
Obanor’s marriage to the king lasted for 17 months before the separation. He later married Silekunola in 2018 and the marriage produced a son, Tadenikawo.
The 47-year-old monarch also had a son with Omolara Olatubosun as a teenager. Olatubosun gave birth to Princess Adeola Ogunwusi but recent, there have been counter-claims between the Ooni and Olatubosun over who raised their daughter.
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