Ife Chief Priests commence spiritual rites for Ooni’s new twins

By Jeleel Olawale

Ile Ife Chief Priests have commenced necessary spiritual rites as a buildup to the formal arrival of the new royal babies of the Ooni of Ife to the palace, expected to happen very soon.

The Isoros is in conformity with the traditional customs and culture of the Ife Kingdom which is the ancestral home of the Yorubas and several other races around the world.

Recall that the Ooni on Saturday welcomed twins, a prince and a princess with one of his queens, Olori Tobi.

However, in a statement by the spokesperson to the monarch, Comrade Moses Olafare said the Isoros in conformity with the traditional customs and culture of the Ife have begun necessary spiritual rites for the new twins.

According to the statement, “A great news broke out at the Ile Oodua Palace of the Ooni of Ife early hours of this morning sequel to a safe delivery of a twin set of babies; Prince and princess with mother; Her Majesty, Olori Tobiloba Ogunwusi and babies in good health conditions.”

“While the palace has since become a beehive of activities and visits from far and near in felicitations with the Ife Royal Family.”

Olori Tobi Phillips is the third wife of the Ooni of Ife.

In October 2022, barely a month into her marriage to the Ooni, Olori Tobi, whom the monarch married on the 9th of October, revealed how she prayed their union into existence.

Olori Tobi is a native of Okitipupa in Ondo State. The ex-beauty queen was one of the youngest of the Ooni’s six new brides.

“Hearty congratulations to the entire House of Oduduwa and Olori Tobiloba, who today birthed a Prince and Princess to the Royal throne of Oduduwa.

“Mother and children are doing well to the glory of God Almighty.”

Olori Tobi is a fashion entrepreneur and a model. She is a graduate of Marine Science from the University of Lagos. A former beauty queen, in 2012, she was crowned the winner of the World Miss University Africa (WMUA) beauty pageant.

She is the owner of QTP Luxury Fashion, a fashion outfit. She is also a skillful 3D artist.