It is no longer news that the Oluwo of Iwo, Oba Abdulrasheed Akanbi, Telu 1 is getting married again. His new bride is Princess Firdaus Abdullahi.
The bride is from the Ado Bayero royal family in Kano. This is coming after Oluwo of Iwo divorced his estranged wife, Queen Channel 3 years ago whom he had a son.He personally made
the announcement on his page a few days back. He wrote, “History made, Royalty
weds Royalty, A great wife, matrimonial material and morally upright princess
becoming a queen. The glory is not mine alone, it belongs to all of us who
trust in our way, an undiluted monarchy that resigns only to God, the creator”.
The Royal wedding
is billed to hold on Saturday, March 19th, 2022, at the residence of the
Madakin of Kano, Yola Quarters in the ancient city of Kano by 11am. The Madakin
of Kano is Alhaji Yusuf Nabahani. He is one of the powerful kingmakers in Kano.
After the Nikkah ceremony, a royal reception which is strictly for ladies will
hold at The Gidan Rumfa, the palace of the Emir of Kano. HRH Alhaji Aminu Ado
Bayero on by 4pm.
The Oluwo has found
love again from the Ado Bayero Dynasty in Kano. We gathered that the love story
between Oluwo and his new bride, Princess Firdaus started close to two years
ago and since then, Oluwo has been a recurring decimal at Kano. The bride is 27
years old, beautiful, well-schooled, and from an obviously prominent
background. The bride is Ado Bayero’s granddaughter and the Emir of Kano’s
niece.
That tells us why
the reception, which is strictly for ladies, will be holding at the Emir’s
Palace.
The planning
committee for the wedding includes the Babalaje of Iwoland, Barr. Ismail
Kudaisi Toyin, Seriki Musulumi of Iwoland, Chief Kamal Okunola Moshood and Mr
Adisa Kabiru Adeniyi with other Northern top shots.
Oluwo’s tie with
Kano dates back many years. He has many allies in the North, especially Kano
and he has been a constant feature at the state in recent times. He was
recently with Emir of Uke, Nasarawa, Alhaji Hamed Hassan. On the 25th of
February, he posted a picture where he was with the Emir of Kano and presented
him with a gift. They have been close for many years and this informed the asking of
his niece’s hand in marriage which the Emir gave a go-ahead. This was a kind
gesture in anticipation of his wedding, especially because he is getting
married to the Emir's niece, whom Oluwo fondly calls his brother. His visit was
also to the Kano Governor, Alhaji Umar Ganduje who hosted him in a big way and
other big shots in the Northern Emirate in the last few months.
He hinted about the
ceremony on February 3rd after he got the go-ahead to take Princess Firdaus as
his bride. He wrote, "congratulations to me because of yesterday,
2:2:22". Top event professionals have been contracted to handle the
wedding, from the event planner, the decorators to the photography and
designers, all are already in top gear.
We gathered that top celebrities from Lagos will be flying to the Emirate City for this Royal
Wedding, the airspace will also experience some busyness as top shots will be
shutting down Kano in their private jets.
Oba Akanbi, who
became the Oluwo of Iwo in November 2015, at 48, married his first wife,
Jamaican Chanel Chin, shortly after he was enthroned, the union which produced
a son named Oduduwa, ended due to irreconcilable differences.
The former queen,
Ms Chin is the daughter of Jamaican reggae star Ludlow Chin, also known as
“Bobo Zaro,.
The Oluwo is giving
marriage another trial at 55 to a 27-year-old princess and we wish them the best of
luck this time around. Oba Adewale Rasheed Akanbi of Iwo Land was born on June
21, 1967, at Iwo in Osun State and hails from Molaasan Compound of the Gbaase
Ruling House in Isale Oba, Iwo in Osun State.
He attended Omolewa
Nursery and Primary School, Oritamefa, Ibadan from where he had his elementary
education. He then proceeded to Iwo Grammar School, Araromi, Iwo, Osun State
and later, Oba Akinyele Memorial High School, Idi-Ape Ibadan.
He went on to
obtain an Ordinary National Diploma(OND) in Mass Communication from The
Polytechnic Ibadan and also has a Certificate in Cybis & Axis System which he
got from Convergys Institute, Halifax, Nova Scotia in Canada and a Bachelor of
Science in Business Administration from George Brown College, Toronto, Ontario
and lastly, Seismic Certificate in Operations, Oil & Gas Processing Facilities.
He worked as a Data
Processor, Bio-Skin GMBH in Hamburg Germany and as an International Development
Analyst (Oxfam Canada). He also worked as Associate Supervisor, Purdy Wharf
Towers, Halifax, Nova Scotia in Canada.
Presently, he is
the Chief Executive Officer of Prince Enterprises, Toronto, Ontario M5H4E7
Canada, Director and Founder of People Against Loneliness Inc. 508-58 Waterson
Road, Toronto Ontario, Canada, West Africa Coordinator (Karcher Group
FutureTech) presently working on the supply of future technology on peacekeeping
force to the Defence Ministry and Managing Director, Morganz Gamo Quarry,
Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, Podo Village, Ibadan.
He is the 16th
Oluwo of Iwo and a devoted Muslim.
-TAYO OYEDIJI
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