Ooni’s grandmother to be buried on Saturday

The remains of Olori Marian Ogunwusi, the late grandmother of Ooni of Ife, Adeyeye Ogunwusi, Ojaja II, would be interred in Ile-Ife on Saturday.

This was contained in a press release by Moses Olafare, director of media and public affairs at the Ooni’s palace.

Olafare said the funeral activities would commence on Friday with a service of songs at Oduduwa College, Ile-Ife by 4:30pm.

He added that this would be followed by the funeral service at 11a on Saturday at St. Paul’s Anglican Church, Aiyegbaju, Ile-Ife.

He said her remains would be interred at the church cemetery with reception and entertainment of guests at the Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospital (OAUTH), ground, phase 2, gate.

Olafare said the deceased was survived by Oluropo Ogunwusi, her child, and father of Ooni.

The late matriarch of Ogunwusi royal family and wife of late Joseph Ogunwusi died on February 8 at the age of 104 years.