The Oluwo of Iwo, Oba Abdulrosheed Akanbi and his Kano wife, Olori Firdaus, have welcomed their first child, IGBERETV reports.
The press secretary to the monarch, Alli Ibrahim, announced the arrival of the baby in a statement issued on Wednesday night, March 15, 2023.
The statement read;
“Oluwo expressed appreciation to Olodumare (God) for blessing my home with the handsome, promising child.
“Carrying a baby for months is tasking. I congratulate my queen on the arrival of a new child. She deserves accolades. I have strong trust in whatever comes out of her womb. The child shall be greater and be prosperous than me. Once again, congratulations to my beautiful, elegant, respectful and loving queen Firdaus.”
On Facebook, the monarch wrote;
“Olodumare Oseun o !! I thank God Almighty for a blessed beautiful Child through my beautiful Queen…. hip hip hip hurray I’m blessed
Natural Paramount Ruler of Iwoland HIM Oba Abdulrosheed Adewale Akanbi”, he wrote.
The couple got married on March 19, 2022 in Kano State. The monarch’s last marriage to a Jamaican, Chanel Chin, which produced a son, crashed in December 2019.