It seems Prophetess Naomi Ogunseyi never wanted to leave the Ooni of Ife afterall.
The former queen, who declared her separation and then divorce from the highly revered monarch, Oba Enitan Adeyeye Ogunwusi, in 2021, has refused to drop the royal surname.
Her Instagram profile still boasts her former position as queen. “Official page of Her Majesty Queen Naomi silekunola O.,” it reads. Also, the name is still Queen Silekunolanaomi Ogunwusi.
That would have gone unnoticed.
But ironically, the former queen, who has become an Instagram celebrity since her marriage to the king in 2018, would seize any opportunity to flaunt her new ‘freedom’ from the culture and ethos of Ile Ife royal family.
The mum of one would dress in tight-fitted dresses and also share sexy photos of herself at any given opportunity. In fact, there was a time a video of her dancing ‘Buga’ went viral online.
She seems not to give a care to whatever happened to her crashed marriage with the Ooni. To worsen the situation, prophetess Silekunola refused to pull down the post she shared on December 23, 2021 where she announced her separation from the Ogunwusi lineage.
Alas! just three days ago, on September 4, 2022, the Instagram queen removed the ‘divorce’ post.
“She must have thought it foolish to still retain the post nine months after she put it up. While she ran from pillar to post on who would appease the king to accept her back, she didn’t deem it fit to pull down the post. Now, when she knew the king had made up his mind to bring in his new queen, she pulled down the post. But this is coming late. Her feet have been swept off the palace and she cannot return there again,” palace sources revealed exclusively to Kemi Ashefon.
The monarch, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, on Tuesday night welcomed Mariam Anako, the new queen to the palace in Ile Ife, Osun State.
The new wife was ushered into the palace after brief rites at the entrance to the premises.
She was thereafter led into the inner court of the palace to meet her husband and other guests waiting to receive her.
Oba Ogunwusi in a video shared on the Facebook page of his spokesperson, Moses Olafare, around 10:30 pm on Tuesday, was assisted by chiefs and close aides, in welcoming the new wife into the palace.
Also, Ooni elder brother, Sooko Adegboyega Ogunwusi, and the monarch’s other siblings were also mentioned by the compere at the ceremony as being present.
During the ceremony, Anako’s relations from Ebiraland in Kogi State and Ilorin in Kwara State were also present and they took turn to greet Ooni.
The new wife was coming into the palace about 10 months after Naomi Silekunola, the last wife of the monarch left him.
Specifically, Naomi announced separation with the monarch on Thursday, December 23, 2021, thus ended a marriage that produced a son, Tadenikawo, and lasted about 3 years.