Her Majesty, Queen Silekunola Naomi, on Thursday announced
her separation from the Ooni of Ife Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi Ojaja II.
In a statement posted on her verified Instagram handle and
Facebook page on Thursday, she had announced an end to the three-year
marriage.
This piece, highlights four things to know about the
monarch’s ex-wife.
Marriage
She married Ooni in 2018 when she was 25 years old. It was
gathered that the traditional wedding was done in Akure, the Ondo State capital
before the new bride was brought to the palace.
During the ceremony, the Olori was dressed in white attire
and was ushered into the palace by some traditional chiefs and was taken to
Ogunwusi after the rites had been performed.
The marriage was signed about 14 months after Ogunwusi’s
marriage with ex-queen Wuraola Zaynab Otiti-Obanor ended.
Motherhood
Queen Silekunola and the Ooni had a son together,
Tadenikawo.
The Prince, who is her first and only child, was welcomed on
November 18, 2020.
Debunking rumours of having another child, the Queen said,
“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.”
Ministry
Silekunola is also the founder and president of En-Heralds—
an inter-denominational ministry based in Akure, Ondo State.
She was said to have started public ministry at the age of
18 and became a full-time evangelist in October 2011.
Philanthropy
When an EndSARS protester Kemisola Ogunniyi, who was
delivered of a baby in the prison custody, had her baby christened, Olori
Silekunola was present.
At the christening of the child, held at Vera Christian
Assembly, Ayedun Quarters, Akure, the Olori said she was touched by the
circumstance, in which the baby was born, and presented him with various baby
items and foodstuffs for the baby’s family.
- Punch