Ooni of Ife reacts to Olori Naomi’s separation from him

<p><strong>The Ooni of Ife&comma; Oba Enitan Adeyeye Ogunwusi Ojaja II&comma; has denied media reports announcing his separation from his wife&comma; Queen Silekunola Naomi&period;<&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><a href&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;Openlife&period;ng"><strong>Openlife<&sol;strong><&sol;a> reports that Queen Naomi in a post on her Instagram page on Thursday disclosed her <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;openlife&period;ng&sol;ooni-of-ifes-wife-olori-naomi-announces-divorce-from-monarch&sol;">divorce<&sol;a> from the first-class traditional ruler&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>She revealed that her decision to move on was due to irreconcilable differences and not based on the decision of the monarch to marry another queen&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Part of her statement reads&colon;<em><strong> &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Today I announce the beginning of a new dawn and the close of a chapter&period; Today&comma; I am a mother to God’s unique gift&period; I am no longer a slave to my thoughts of perfection&period; I&comma; at this moment&comma; announce that I shall no longer be referred to as wife to the Ooni of Ife or as Queen of Ile-Ife but as the Queen of the people and mother of my adorable Prince&period;”<&sol;strong><&sol;em><&sol;p>&NewLine;<h1><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;openlife&period;ng&sol;boko-haram-fires-rockets-at-ngomari-airport-area-as-buhari-visits-maiduguri&sol;"><span style&equals;"color&colon; &num;ff0000&semi;">Explosion Rocks Maiduguri Airport As Buhari Visits Borno<&sol;span><&sol;a><&sol;h1>&NewLine;<p>However&comma; in an interview with <em>Vanguard<&sol;em>&comma; Ooni’s spokesman&comma; Moses Olafare&comma; said the alleged divorce is a rumour&comma; asking the public to disregard the claim&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>He said&colon;<em><strong> &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;This is not the first time such rumours had been peddled&period; There was a time it was reported that she left the palace and the next thing&comma; she gave birth&period; So&comma; the story is not true and it should not be taken seriously&period;”<&sol;strong><&sol;em><&sol;p>&NewLine;