{
  "id": 411632,
  "title": "Ooni unveils names of newborn princess",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/09/ooni-unveils-names-of-newborn-princess",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-09T22:10:34.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Punch Nigeria",
    "slug": "punch-nigeria",
    "url": "https://punchng.com/ooni-unveils-names-of-newborn-princess/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, Ojaja II, recently announced the names of his newborn daughter during a vibrant traditional naming ceremony at his palace in Ile-Ife, Osun State. The ceremony took place exactly one week after the healthy delivery of the royal baby girl by Ooni's wife, Queen Oluwatosin Ogunwusi. The event brought together traditional rulers, palace chiefs, cultural custodians, royal family members, dignitaries, and well-wishers from across Nigeria.\n\nThe princess was given multiple names - Adelewa, Adeyele, Adeshikemi, and Ayoade, officially recorded as Omo Ooni Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi, Ojaja II. The Lowa Adimula of Ife, Oba Ademola Adeyeye, announced the names with the Ooni's approval. During the ceremony, the Lowa Adimula prayed for the princess's wisdom, health, strength, grace, and long life, while also wishing her to become a worthy representative of the royal dynasty and a symbol of Yoruba heritage.\n\nThe naming ceremony involved the use of various symbolic items, each representing different prayers and wishes, such as sweetness, prosperity, wisdom, longevity, abundance, peace, knowledge, fertility, divine protection, and honor. These items included sugarcane, Aadun, honey, dried fish, money, pen, bitter kola, kola nuts, alligator pepper, snails, schnapps, water, palm oil, and doves. The Ooni expressed deep gratitude to Olodumare for the arrival of his newborn daughter, attributing the safe delivery to divine grace and faithfulness. He also thanked the people of Ile-Ife and the Yoruba race for their blessings and wished for continued peace, unity, prosperity, and progress for the kingdom.",
  "summary": "The Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, Ojaja II, has officially unveiled the names of his newborn daughter at a traditional naming ceremony held at the ancient Emese Court within the Ooni’s Palace in Ile-Ife, Osun State. The ceremony, which took place exactly one week after the safe delivery of the royal baby girl, attracted traditional rulers, palace chiefs, custodians of Yoruba culture, members of the royal family, dignitaries, and well-wishers from across the country. The princess was named Adelewa, Adeyele, Adeshikemi, and Ayoade, Omo Ooni Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi, Ojaja II, with each name carrying symbolic significance for wishes of sweetness, prosperity, wisdom, longevity, abundance, peace, knowledge, fertility, divine protection, and a life of honor.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Punch",
        "title": "Ooni unveils names of newborn princess",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/09/ooni-unveils-names-of-newborn-princess-412766",
        "published": "2026-08-09T22:26:34.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}