HIM Ooni of Ife celebrates his birthday

by - October 17, 2019

A happy birthday to His Imperial Majesty Alayeluwa Ooni Adeyeye Enitan Babatunde Ogunwusi Ojaja II, AROLE ODUDUWA and 51st Ooni of Ife, Nigeria.

His Imperial Majesty was born on October 17th 1974 to Prince Aderopo Ogunwusi and Princess Wuraola Ogunwusi of the Giesi Royal House, Agbedegbede Compound. He is the the fifth child in a family of seven with elder sisters TRH Princess Folashade Ogunwusi, Princess Adesola Ogunwusi, Princess Adebimpe Ogunwusi and brothers Prince Adetunji and Prince Adegboyega

Before taking the Ooni staff, He was a chartered accountant and a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria. He worked with various national and multinational companies in Nigeria and around the world. He was also a real estate developer and businessman.

Following the death of the 50th Ooni, HIM Oba Okunade Sijuade, Olubuse II, The Ooni was chosen by the kingdom's kingsmen amongst the most eligible indigenes of the kingdom on October 26th 2015. He received his crown and staff on December 7th 2015.

In 2008, he got married legally to Adebukola Bombata who now resides in the United Kingdom. After taking his staff in 2015, he got married to Zaynab Otiti Obanor who became HRH Olori Wuraola in 2016. In 2017 The Ife Palace announced that the couple was separating and the Olori stripe of her titles becoming know Her Highness Queen Zaynab.

In October 2018, the palace announced that His Imperial Majesty pick Prophetess Morenike Naomi Oluwaseyi as a new wife and traditional wedding was held at the palace. Taking the title of Her Imperial Majesty Olori Silekunola Moronke Ogunwusi, Yeyeluwa is an evangelist and founder of En-Herald Ministries.


He is the father of one, a daughter HRH Princess Adeola Ogunwusi who recently graduated university in the United Kingdom with a master's degree in Urban Economic Development. 

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