There is jubilation in the palace at Ile Ife currently.
The reason isn’t far-fetched.
It’s a celebration of Queen Tobi Phillips’ new set of twins.
This is the first birth since the king married all the six queens in 2022.
Taking to Instagram, the king, Oba Enitan Adeyeye Ogunwusi wrote, “To God be the glory great things he has done. Hearty congratulations to the entire House of Oduduwa and Olori Tobiloba, who today birthed a Prince and Princess to the Royal throne of Oduduwa.
Mother and children are doing well to the glory of God Almighty.
A native of Okitipupa, Ondo State, Queen Tobi has been dated the monarch for over six years before she got married to him customarily on October 9, 2022. She is the third official queen in the palace.
On her personality, she revealed, “I don’t quarrel, I am easy going. I don’t quarrel because I don’t think I have the energy to argue. I rarely get angry, for me to be, then it means that person must have been a pest and done such a thing over and again. I will just warn the person and say, ‘you have done this before; I don’t want you to continue doing it’.
“I tend to forget easily and I have learned to live with people of various characters. Also, I tend to ignore anyone with a nasty character. I like being truthful, I like calm environment. I hate falsehood, I hate being cheated. There are some people who feel they are smart and who tend to play on people’s intelligence but I can’t stand that. If you have confidence in yourself, there is no need to tell lies.”
Recalling how their marriage was almost marred, Queen Tobi revealed in an interview, “That year, I was praying to God that I wanted to get married. Then somebody called me and asked if I wanted to get married to the Ooni of Ife. He later introduced me to him but I didn’t take it seriously. But then, we started dating but there were too many interference and we didn’t get married. That was quite devastating for me. I always promised myself that I would marry who I love. I love him and he has some values about who I wanted to marry,” she said.