Oba of Benin, fifth wife welcome quadruplets
Oba of Benin, fifth wife welcome quadruplets
The palace said that the date for the naming ceremony will be made public as soon as possible.
The Oba of Benin, Ewuare II, and his fifth and youngest wife, Queen Aisosa, have welcomed a set of quadruplets, three boys and a girl.
Frank Irabor, the Secretary of the Benin Traditional Council, broke the news in a statement posted on the Oba of Benin’s official Facebook page on Friday night.
Mr Irabor described the birth of the babies as an “unprecedented and historical event” in the Benin Royal family.
“By the grace of the almighty God and the benevolence of our ancestors, the Benin Traditional Council on behalf of his royal majesty Omo N’Oba N’Edo, Uku Akpolokpolo, Oba Ewuare II, Oba of Benin and the Royal Palace of Benin kingdom, joyfully wish to
“The palace of the Oba of Benin is delighted to announce that her royal highness, Queen Aisosa Ewuare of Benin Kingdom, has delivered a set of Quadruplets (3 boys and a girl). Yes Quadruplets,” the statement read.
The children and their mother are in excellent health, the statement noted.
Ewuare II, who is the 40th Oba of Benin and one of his queens, Owamagbe, welcomed a princess in October 2020.
The baby’s birth coincided with the monarch’s birthday and coronation anniversary, October 2020
Oba Erediauwa, who ascended the throne in 1979, was 92.
Earlier, the current oba, the then Crown Prince Eheneden, had been formally installed as the Edaiken of Uselu, the heir apparent to the throne on March 7, 2015.
