Just as Nigerians are being ushered into the New Year and offering prayers for a smooth 2025, Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi’s former wife offers special prayers for everyone
Zaynab-Otiti Obanor, ex-wife of the Ooni of Ife Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, has prayed for courage to face the challenges of the new year.
She made the supplication in a New Year message posted on Instagram on Wednesday.
“As we stand on the threshold of a new year, I reflect on the mercy of God that has carried us through both trials and triumphs. Each experience has shaped us, teaching us resilience and gratitude.
“I pray that this year brings us courage to face new challenges, adventures that excite our spirits, and the possibilities that inspire us to dream bigger and conquer those dreams. I pray we embrace the journey ahead with faith and hope, knowing we are united in love and support and above all that we are all accorded the grace that sustains and illuminate our paths.
Wishing you all the best of 2025. God bless you and all that you hold dear. HAPPY NEW YEAR everyone” the message read.
Known as Olori Zaynab-OtitiObanor during her marriage to the Ooni, Zaynab has successfully moved on with her life after ending her marriage with the monarch in 2017.
Ooni Ogunwusi got married to Zaynab at an elaborate traditional marriage held in Benin, the Edo State capital on March 16, 2016.
Zaynab announced the end of the marriage in an Instagram post on August 30, 2017.
After Zaynab, the Ooni married Prophetess Naomi Silekunola in October 2018 but the marriage also crashed with the announcement by the evangelist in December 2021 that she was no longer Queen of Ife.
The Ooni now has six wives all of whom he married in 2022.