Olori Silekunola Naomi surprised Nigerians earlier today when she announced her separation from the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, after three years of marriage.
Unbeknownst to many, this is the famous Yoruba monarch’s third failed marriage.
Oba Ogunwusi married Adebukola Bombata in 2008, some years before ascending to the throne in 2015.
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It was also revealed that he had a brief teenage affair with Omolara Olatunbosun, who gave birth to him in 1994, Adeola Anuoluwapo.
In a similar vein, his marriage to Bini princess Zaynab Wuraola Otiti in March 2016 was called off due to irreconcilable reasons.
Aside from the three well-known women, there are a surprising number of additional women in the background.
Long before the Ooni became king in 2015, a particular Princess Ronke Ademiluyi met him.
The London-born lawyer is the creator of the AFWN & AFWL fashion franchises. She is the granddaughter of the late Oba Ademiluyi Ajagun who reigned just before Oba Adesoji Aderemi came on the throne in 1930.
Another woman we cannot miss is Princess Afolashade Ashley who is based in the United Kingdom. She is the founder of the Afolashade Ashley Adegoke Foundation.
The king’s relationship with Ashley is alleged to be the actual reason his marriage with Olori Silekunola crashed.
In the same vein, Princesses Temitope Adesegun and Kemi Fadojutimi also belong to the league of women linked to the Ooni
Adesegun used to work as the personal assistant to the secretary of Lagos State Government during the Fashola administration. Based in Lagos, she is the director of Hope Alive Initiative poverty alleviation advocacy that is powered by the House of Odua inspired by the Ooni.
Fadojutimi, however, is the CEO of All Eyes on Africa Media.