According to latest reports, the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi, Ojaja II, has decided to accept another bride as a second wife just 24 hours after taking in a new bride, Mariam Anako.
According to Inspiration FM, after the completion of their marital ceremonies, the Ooni officially welcomed his new wife, Mariam Anako, into the palace on Wednesday, September 7th, and videos from the occasion went viral on social media.
It has now been gathered that a team of Chiefs from the Palace in Ile-Ife, Osun State, visited the family of another bride-to-be, Dr. Elizabeth Opeoluwa Akinmuda, in the Magodo area of Lagos on Wednesday.
On Tuesday, September 6, 2022, the Ooni married his fourth wife, Mariam Anako.
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Following brief formalities at the palace's entryway, the new bride was led into the palace.
She was then escorted into the palace's inner court, where her husband and other guests awaited her.
According to reports, Anako's relatives from Ebiraland in Kogi State and Ilorin in Kwara State attended the wedding ceremony.
Anako is said to be a prominent executive in an oil and gas company.
This will be the Ooni's fourth marriage attempt.
It should be noted that the renowned king's former (third) wife, Naomi Silekunola, stated in December 2021 that her marriage to the beloved monarch will end.