Most people know that you and Ooni Adeyeye Ogunwusi have been in a relationship for years, how come it took him so long to pronounce you as his queen?
Hmmm… In life’s journey, sometimes you can’t choose your race. Our families had met over five years ago. That was commitment for me. At that time, my daughter was very young and she was my focus, and then there was a caveat on the throne because I was already a mother. To protect my daughter, I had to be patient. My daughter comes first and means the world to me. I knew I had my husband and he wasn’t going anywhere no matter how long it took. We knew what we had and we knew we were both reincarnation on the throne of our forefathers. The focus was not to be official, but to protect my only child, I chose that and will choose it over and over again. My husband is my crown jewel; I have always called him my husband over the years. I honour, love and adore him. It’s up to him when he chose to officially introduce me to the world. Everything comes to you at the right time, so be patient and trust the process.
How easy is it living or cohabiting with so many queens in the palace?
I am not based in Nigeria, so I am not living with any of my sister wives. When I visit, I see some of them, we are all mature and we cohabit in a very respectful way. I actually don’t see enough of them, I don’t know if that’s a good thing or a bad thing. I was raised in a polygamous home, so I understand the dynamics and gimmicks of cohabiting with many wives.
A lot of people see you as a person who has imbibed the culture and tradition of Ife kingdom and you are proud flaunting yourself as ‘Aya Odun’, how easy is it for you knowing that you were not born into a traditional worshippers’ family?
My late father was a Christian, my mother was a Muslim; and I was born identifying with my father’s religion, which I love. But I was a very different child with a spiritual gift. Contrary to what many believe or think, my father was also a spiritualist. He was ‘Awo Funfun’, so he was ecstatic to know he has given birth to his kind. Whenever my father did spiritual appeasing in his prayer room, he would always have me witness some of it, at a very young age. I was fearless and very courageous. I would touch and hold anything with no fear. One of the nicknames my father gave me was ‘Obirin bi Okunrin’ (a woman who acts like man), and to hear my husband call me ‘Obirinmesan at’abo’ (Nine women and a half) reminds me of my late father. One of the gifts I have is having things revealed to me in dreams, and this has helped me in my life journey. I have always been spiritually inclined, and my father did my divination at a very young age. I have sacred incisions on some parts of my body, which was done by my father for fortification, and none of my siblings has it. When I met my husband years ago, it was our spirituality that connected us, as we already knew each other in the spiritual world. So, it was easy for us to connect physically. My husband also helped me understand who I truly was in the spiritual realm. It was very easy for me to embrace traditional worship because it has always been in me.
How would you describe your husband, the Ooni of Ife?
If I were to describe my husband, I will describe him as my crown jewel, my father, my heartbeat, and the love of my life. My husband is prodigious; he’s an amazement to me, and everyone that comes in contact with him. He’s outstanding. Though, he has been through so much in his life, it’s incomprehensible to understand how he stays strong and selfless at all times. I can never find the right word to describe my darling husband. While others search for what they can eat, my husband always hunts for what he can give as a true king. He has dedicated his entire life to humanity; I embrace and embody that from him.
It seems you are the only dark-skinned queen in the palace, do you feel intimidated by all the light-skinned queens?
No one can intimidate me, if anything I think it’s the other way round. I am a very self-confident lady who appreciates the way God has created her. I could describe myself as 5Bs: Black, Beautiful, Brainy, Bodily-set and Bold. I am very comfortable in my beautiful skin and my husband loves me that way.
As a UK-based successful accountant and entrepreneur, considering the distance, how challenging is it for you to perform your roles as a queen of the Ooni of Ife?
Yes, I am UK-based, that is my home and my country of birth too. I have also lived a part of my life in Nigeria as a young girl in boarding school. I have learnt how to shuttle between both countries from a young age. This has prepared me for my journey now. I was able to change my priorities over time and stayed focused on my goals. Achievers only work from clear sense of priorities. The key for me was to prioritize what’s on my schedule, and to get things done no matter what. Being a UK-based person does not restrict me from carrying out or delivering on my assignments as a queen of Ile-Ife. My assignments as a queen do not require me to always be in Ile Ife. Even in the UK, I am also serving my community as a Yoruba queen or African queen. Thankful, I am based in London, which is a six hours flight to Nigeria. That I make possible when there is an utmost need for it. Though, I am unable to attend all assignments as a queen because I am raising a young child in the UK.
As a mother and a wife, Olodumare (God) has blessed me with the wisdom to always strike a balance between the two people that mean heaven to me and my community.
What are your plans for the city of Ile Ife?
For over seven years, we haven’t had an Olori that has really embodied or taken on the Isese (traditional rites) in Ile Ife. My plan as a wife and a queen of the Arole Oduduwa, who understands the tradition of our land, is to support my husband to the fullest and rebuild the trust of our people in the culture and tradition of Ile Ife. Once our ancestors and deities are appeased the way they should, things will go smoothly in our kingdom, and Ile Ife will be liberated, as it should always be.
How well do you balance your duty as a queen, mother and sister to your socialite in-laws?
God has given me an excellent wisdom to be able to balance my life. I strike a good balance with my husband, my daughter, my businesses, my career and my families. I live away from my husband, but it doesn’t feel like it half the time. I am grateful for having a family, who understands how busy my life could be as a mother, wife and also career lady.
Hmmm… In life’s journey, sometimes you can’t choose your race. Our families had met over five years ago. That was commitment for me. At that time, my daughter was very young and she was my focus, and then there was a caveat on the throne because I was already a mother. To protect my daughter, I had to be patient. My daughter comes first and means the world to me. I knew I had my husband and he wasn’t going anywhere no matter how long it took. We knew what we had and we knew we were both reincarnation on the throne of our forefathers. The focus was not to be official, but to protect my only child, I chose that and will choose it over and over again. My husband is my crown jewel; I have always called him my husband over the years. I honour, love and adore him. It’s up to him when he chose to officially introduce me to the world. Everything comes to you at the right time, so be patient and trust the process.
How easy is it living or cohabiting with so many queens in the palace?
I am not based in Nigeria, so I am not living with any of my sister wives. When I visit, I see some of them, we are all mature and we cohabit in a very respectful way. I actually don’t see enough of them, I don’t know if that’s a good thing or a bad thing. I was raised in a polygamous home, so I understand the dynamics and gimmicks of cohabiting with many wives.
A lot of people see you as a person who has imbibed the culture and tradition of Ife kingdom and you are proud flaunting yourself as ‘Aya Odun’, how easy is it for you knowing that you were not born into a traditional worshippers’ family?
My late father was a Christian, my mother was a Muslim; and I was born identifying with my father’s religion, which I love. But I was a very different child with a spiritual gift. Contrary to what many believe or think, my father was also a spiritualist. He was ‘Awo Funfun’, so he was ecstatic to know he has given birth to his kind. Whenever my father did spiritual appeasing in his prayer room, he would always have me witness some of it, at a very young age. I was fearless and very courageous. I would touch and hold anything with no fear. One of the nicknames my father gave me was ‘Obirin bi Okunrin’ (a woman who acts like man), and to hear my husband call me ‘Obirinmesan at’abo’ (Nine women and a half) reminds me of my late father. One of the gifts I have is having things revealed to me in dreams, and this has helped me in my life journey. I have always been spiritually inclined, and my father did my divination at a very young age. I have sacred incisions on some parts of my body, which was done by my father for fortification, and none of my siblings has it. When I met my husband years ago, it was our spirituality that connected us, as we already knew each other in the spiritual world. So, it was easy for us to connect physically. My husband also helped me understand who I truly was in the spiritual realm. It was very easy for me to embrace traditional worship because it has always been in me.
How would you describe your husband, the Ooni of Ife?
If I were to describe my husband, I will describe him as my crown jewel, my father, my heartbeat, and the love of my life. My husband is prodigious; he’s an amazement to me, and everyone that comes in contact with him. He’s outstanding. Though, he has been through so much in his life, it’s incomprehensible to understand how he stays strong and selfless at all times. I can never find the right word to describe my darling husband. While others search for what they can eat, my husband always hunts for what he can give as a true king. He has dedicated his entire life to humanity; I embrace and embody that from him.
It seems you are the only dark-skinned queen in the palace, do you feel intimidated by all the light-skinned queens?
No one can intimidate me, if anything I think it’s the other way round. I am a very self-confident lady who appreciates the way God has created her. I could describe myself as 5Bs: Black, Beautiful, Brainy, Bodily-set and Bold. I am very comfortable in my beautiful skin and my husband loves me that way.
As a UK-based successful accountant and entrepreneur, considering the distance, how challenging is it for you to perform your roles as a queen of the Ooni of Ife?
Yes, I am UK-based, that is my home and my country of birth too. I have also lived a part of my life in Nigeria as a young girl in boarding school. I have learnt how to shuttle between both countries from a young age. This has prepared me for my journey now. I was able to change my priorities over time and stayed focused on my goals. Achievers only work from clear sense of priorities. The key for me was to prioritize what’s on my schedule, and to get things done no matter what. Being a UK-based person does not restrict me from carrying out or delivering on my assignments as a queen of Ile-Ife. My assignments as a queen do not require me to always be in Ile Ife. Even in the UK, I am also serving my community as a Yoruba queen or African queen. Thankful, I am based in London, which is a six hours flight to Nigeria. That I make possible when there is an utmost need for it. Though, I am unable to attend all assignments as a queen because I am raising a young child in the UK.
As a mother and a wife, Olodumare (God) has blessed me with the wisdom to always strike a balance between the two people that mean heaven to me and my community.
What are your plans for the city of Ile Ife?
For over seven years, we haven’t had an Olori that has really embodied or taken on the Isese (traditional rites) in Ile Ife. My plan as a wife and a queen of the Arole Oduduwa, who understands the tradition of our land, is to support my husband to the fullest and rebuild the trust of our people in the culture and tradition of Ile Ife. Once our ancestors and deities are appeased the way they should, things will go smoothly in our kingdom, and Ile Ife will be liberated, as it should always be.
How well do you balance your duty as a queen, mother and sister to your socialite in-laws?
God has given me an excellent wisdom to be able to balance my life. I strike a good balance with my husband, my daughter, my businesses, my career and my families. I live away from my husband, but it doesn’t feel like it half the time. I am grateful for having a family, who understands how busy my life could be as a mother, wife and also career lady.
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ReplyDeleteO chimo!🤐🚶🚶
ReplyDeleteThere is time table for knacking.. so long she is happy, nothing concern me
ReplyDeleteIs alright🤐
ReplyDeleteI just fell inlove with this lady❤️❤️ She’s a real woman for saying a mother first before wife I honestly appreciate her for that not all this houseboy/girl that’s actually their child.
ReplyDeleteHmmmm!
ReplyDeleteThis is his real wife.when I saw her at the olokun festival.i knew she was the right one for the King.She look like a reincarnated water goddess.
ReplyDeleteWell, real or not, she has to share him with "unreal" ones.
DeleteHahahaha 😂🤣😂 na so na. Na awa husband
DeleteBlackberry you say?🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Delete🤣🤣🤣@BB
DeleteHmmmmmm
ReplyDeleteNaomi never stood a chance with this one. Just like Camila, she would still have found a way to oust Naomi. Is Ooni the father of her daughter? That palace will be a competition for jazz. Una well done
ReplyDeleteSeems like she was in the man's life longer than Naomi and he couldn't marry her because of tradition.
DeleteActually none of them stood a chance with Ashley except Naomi wasn’t prepared for what she encountered but others are or know.Ashley vibes more with the other queen from Ife, Princess Ronke who was also a mother. Mariam is so miserable there and will soon leave. Even Tobi Phillip feels out of place there too. She seems so useless to herself and don’t know what she should do with herself. I don’t know what she expect that Life would be like there. Anyways come rain come sun, Ooni will always have a wife in Ashley and Ronke. These two would be the last man standing if others leave. Good gamble Ooni. You want to marry and still have your freedom, polygamy it is but if you are looking for soulmate kind of marriage with all the PDA and mushy stuff, remove yourself from polygamy as it can cause unhealthy rivalry and jealousy among sister wives. Anon up, she didn’t reallly experience polygamy like Nigerians living in Nigeria, did you hear her say she was born in uk and lived there? That mean the father just scattered wives everywhere and they didn’t really have relationships with each other or play and experience polygamous siblings rivalry.
DeleteShe speaks well actually
ReplyDeleteI love this queen olorun, she's so intelligent, she's born for this. May your reign be long my beautiful olori ❤️
ReplyDeleteShe practically chased queen Naomi out of the Ooni's palace. Of the Ooni is do in love with you as you claimed, you should be his first wife not 5th and to crown it all the king was not ecstatic about their marriage, she has to fight him for it. He married you cos you are the only one that towed that lane .
ReplyDeleteShe's the 4th and I think he basically did a Fela by wifing all his concubines. She definitely seems like she's good with this arrangement. What can I say? To each his own.
DeleteApparently he wasn't allowed to marry her because she was a single mother
DeleteAshley stop lying
DeleteThe first Queen from Benin was a single mother.
KING XOXO MYSTERY
The first Queen, the Benin lady, Olori Otiti Wuraola Zainab was also a divorcee and Ooni was her third husband. So what exactly stopped the Ooni from marrying her first???
Delete"only people who were not raised in polygamy home would support polygamy blablaba..."
ReplyDeleteMtcheew..
If one woman decide to become a 'feminist' in marriage.. she's due for a sister wife(s)✌️
That thing she experienced as a child is not your regular polygamy.Does she has any relationship with her half siblings? She lived most of her life in uk with her mother I guess and the woman is possibly not dependent on her father to raise the kids.
DeleteThis woman is very beautiful with a nice shape.
ReplyDeleteNice one.
ReplyDeleteThis one tear eye die. Very intelligent answers
ReplyDeleteShe's beautiful and intelligent
ReplyDeleteA beautiful lady...I commend her bravery and confidence, in life we must be brave sometimes to get what we want.
ReplyDeleteShe respects her spiritual roots and she's proud of them! That alone sets her apart from a million yellow paw-paw! May you continue to be happy Olori!
I couldn’t be bothered to read her interview. I read Wurola’s, I read Naomi’s , what exactly is she gonna say that hasn’t been said before? I can’t come spin like a fool on these ppl’s merry-go-round. Dem tiring.
ReplyDeleteShe is a juju advocate - proud traditionalist. That’s the summary of what I read.
DeleteShe is desperate too.
DeleteShe wants to frustrate other wives out.
KING XOXO MYSTERY
She is over confident
ReplyDeleteNaomi will forever remain a queen.
ReplyDeleteThis one is needed because Ooni needs someone to perform traditional rites. He can't do it. Naomi can't do it. Other queen's cannot do it.
Queen Wura, the Benin Queen was a single mother. Can she stop capping?
KING XOXO MYSTERY
What do you mean by Ooni cannot do it? He had been performing other traditional rites nah, except it is meant to be carried by only women.
DeleteFor over seven years, we haven’t had an Olori that has really embodied or taken on the Isese (traditional rites) in Ile Ife.. shots fired and that wasn't necessary.
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