Following rumours of the separation between the Ooni of Ife and his queen, Olori Wuraola, the queen has indeed confirmed that the marriage between her and the Ooni is over. Having changed her name to Queen Zaynab – Otiti Obanor on Instagram as she no longer goes by the name Olori Wuraola.
she wrote, ‘We have got to stop this culture of shaming and vilifying women with false stories of infidelity and nefarious behaviour.’ She added, ‘The spreading of false information through sources afraid to be identified is the mark of cowards and a cover up for guilty parties to justify their horrific actions. ‘There is absolutely no truth to the media circulated lies of infidelity on my end.’ Confirming the break up of their marriage, the former Olori wrote, ‘What I can confirm is that the Ooni and I are no more.
‘I inhale love and exhale gratitude. My journey continues as a humanitarian aiding women and victims of domestic violence and abuse with the United Nations.’ The Ooni and Wuraola got married on March 12, 2016 at the former Olori’s state of origin – Edo State. Meanwhile reports have it that a new Olori will be unveiled soon, as the Ife tradition requires that the Ooni must not stay single for a long period of time.
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