One Laide Lanre-Badmus popularly known as LLB has publicly rejected the Ooni of Ife’s marriage proposals.
Born on July 10, 1981, the 41-year-old is a graduate of Politics and International Relations from Olabisi Onabanjo University. She is also armed with a diploma in Law from Leads City University.
Laide Lanre-Badmus and the Ooni of Ife, Oba Enitan Adeyeye Ogunwusi have been romantically linked for some time now. They were so smitten by each other that everyone in the palace and outside thought this would end up in marriage, however, she rejected his marriage proposal.
A close source revealed that she rejected the proposal because she can’t afford to share him with other women.
“Laide is a constant face in Ile Ife and there is no one in the palace who doesn’t know ‘Oloori Laide’. Yes, they call her Oloori in the palace and everyone thought Baba (Ooni) would marry her because he really loves her and she doesn’t joke with their affair,” a palace source exclusively revealed to Kemi Ashefon.
“But she refused. She didn’t want the mass wedding for two months to take place between September and October 2022. Not because she didn’t love him (she still does) but because she doesn’t want to share the love of her life with so many women.
Though it wasn’t Ooni’s intention to be polygamous, he couldn’t help it. He was instructed by the gods to marry many wives after Naomi left in December 2021 and he had to adhere to the instruction from the establishment.
“It’s really surprising that she would reject this proposal because they were very close and she was always with him. So many things are involved in this matter and it’s between LLB and the Ooni. They are still in love with each other anyways,” sources close to the couple said.
Born of a mother who is a lawyer, Laide is quite influential and connected to the corridors of power,
A single mum of one (the child isn’t Ooni’s), she was once married but walked out of the marriage due to domestic violence.
Reactions trail viral video of Ooni of Ife addressing his wives (Video)
The Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi has set tongues wagging over a video of him addressing his wives.
The Ife monarch had been a subject of mockery following his series of weddings.
The Ooni who is set to marry his seventh wife was seen in a viral video addressing his Queens.
In the video, the Ooni was seen sitting on a dining table, with his Queens surrounding him.
The King probed them, as he questioned if he isn’t reserved and decent.
His Oloris concurred with him as they answered his questions in the affirmative.
The video has since gone viral and has become a subject of discussion among netizens.
While others hailed him for being the King Solomon of this generation, others took swipe at him for being a disgrace to the monarchy.
Ooni of Ife reveals why he is marrying several women
It all started when the Ooni of Ife welcomed an Ebira-born queen, Mariam Anako to his Ile Ife palace in September 2022—nine months after Prophetess Seyi Naomi announced on Instagram her decision to divorce him. After welcoming Mariam, he had since gone to marry six other women in a space of three weeks.
The monarch wedded Mariam Anako and Dr. Elizabeth Akinmuda in September.
In October, he married Queen Tobi Phillips, Queen Ashley, and Queen Ronke Ademiluyi.
Princess Temitope Adesegun is his sixth wife and he is set to marry a seventh wife.
The Ooni while marking his 48th birthday and seventh coronation anniversary, had clarified why he married Mariam Anako and the others.
The Ooni explained that he tried making some changes but he couldn’t. Maybe referring to his decision to keep to only one queen and have concubines, the monarch said of the traditional heritage of Ile Ife, “This institution is bigger than me, beyond me. People in this palace are more than 800, they are close to a thousand.
There are some people who have been living in this palace for more than 60 years, while some have lived here for more than 80 years old. Some people are over 100 years old in this palace.
If I had my way, I tried to challenge it but it blew in my face but thank God I’m still alive. It’s an institution that is rich in heritage, culture, and tradition.”
