Barring any last-minute changes, the Ooni Of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi is set to receive his estranged wife, Queen Naomi Silekunola into the palace.
Yes, it has been confirmed that Queen Naomi is getting ready to move back to the ancient Ile Ife palace to assume her place as the queen.
“Of course there was a strain in the relationship after Queen Naomi left Kabiyesi in 2021 when she shared a statement on her social media handles that she was ending her three-year-old marriage and would no longer be referred to as the Queen of Ile Ife. But it was obvious she was under the influence of some certain personalities close to her. Now her eyes are opened and she has realized why she needs to return to her husband,” reliable source revealed exclusively to Kemiashefon.
Atonement
Already, the rituals for her atonement have been completed and she is all set for a glorious entry back to her husband’s palace.
Kemiashefonlovehaven gathered that the queen, whose feet was spiritually and physically swept out of the palace after she refused any form of reconciliation with the Ooni of Ife, had to undergo certain rites to appease the gods and people of Ile Ife for ‘disgracing the sacred throne of Oodua.’
“Queen Silekunola is a good girl but she was pressured to walk out of her marriage to the Ooni by some persons close to her. Unfortunately, those, especially the principal agent, who helped her pack her luggage out of the palace had left her to seek succor in the hands of a man abroad. Silekunola now realised that her destiny is in her hands and she needed to act fast. Though she begged the Ooni after some months of leaving him, the man had also sought the hands of other six women in marriage who are now his wives. Then, he ignored her and her family members,” sources told Kemiashefonlovehaven.
Tadenikawo, the bond of love
Moreover, the bond between the Ooni and queen Naomi, who is Prince Tadenikawo, cannot be ignored or left unattended to outside the palace.
The prince is the first son of the Ooni of Ife and the highly revered monarch has been in constant communication with Naomi because of his son. “He takes good care of his son and had always supported Naomi in many ways people never imagined. The Ooni is a good father,” sources said.
How Ooni and Naomi set tongues wagging at her convocation
Queen Naomi graduated from the Elizade University, Akure on November 13, 2026. That might not be the news but when the king and his entourage showed up at the event and took photographs with Naomi with Tadenikawo present, social media space was nearly shut sown. The couple were all loved up as they took photographs with friends and family members during the convocation ceremony.
“It’s a good way to throw weight behind his wife who bore him the first son. He was seen doling out cash to Prince Tadenikawo at the ceremony and also talking excitedly with his wife, Queen Naomi. We pray all ends well this year for the couple,” sources close to Naomi revealed.