Society Gists

King of Fuji and Mayegun of Yorubaland, King Wasiu Omogbolahan Olasunkanmi Ayinde Marshall has found love again. And this time around, he is set to make his age-long dream of searching for true love and peace of mind, come to fruition.

The woman who has succeeded in stealing the Mayegun’s heart is Emmanuella Oladunjoye Morounropo, a beautiful society lady and businesswoman. Fondly called Ella by her friends and admirers, the beautiful lady is the chief executive officer, Party Dreams Limited, a thriving company that supplies gifts, party packs and wears for kids.

Societygists exclusively gathered that the love affair between K1 and Ella is so fierce that they now carry on as husband and wife, and they have almost inseparable. She spends quality time, especially weekends, with him in his palatial mansion in Ijebu-Ode and his homes in Lagos.

Insiders further revealed that K1 has taken a few steps towards consolidating his union with his new wife, Ella. First, he has already introduced her to his 103-year-old mother, Alhaja Alimotu Shadia, and the old woman is reported to have excitedly accepted Ella with open hands. Other vital steps the Fuji king has taken include introducing Ella to his older children, siblings, close friends and associates.

K1’s best friend of over 40 years, Bolaji Basia Saheed is also said to have thrown his weight behind his decision to take another wife.

Also, K1 is reported to have held a mild introduction with Ella’s family and expressed his intentions to marry her. His request has been granted and he has gone into earnest preparation for the final steps to his marital journey with his love interest, Ella Ropo.

What seems to have gladdened K1’s heart is that his decision to marry Ella is being greeted with a positive vibe and acceptance by his millions of fans all over the world. To further underscore the seriousness of his intention, K1 posted a picture of his stunning wife on his social media handle and showered her with adulation and panegyrics. He wrote:

Ajike Okin, Iresa Omo beads, Oye Olorun, ohun to sokunkun loju eda… Oyee lagba nwo, Itesi Oroki Omo olukojiya.
Omowon legba Ajibodu.

Insiders revealed to us that K1 met and fell in love with Ella Ropo over three years ago. He was said to have become smitten with her beauty and charming personality, and it didn’t take him long before he decided to marry her.

The sources further revealed that the couple would have formalized their union in 2019, but some unsavoury circumstances hindered the plan, thus the loved-up couple had to shelve their plan and wait for a more appropriate time.

Beautiful, graceful, elegant and humble, Ella Ropo is an Estate Management graduate of Yaba College of Technology, Lagos. She is the fifth of her parents’ seven children. Her father, Chief Gboyega Stephen Odebiyi was a social luminary, who died last May, at the age of 81, while her mother, a princess from Igede-Ekiti, died eleven years ago.

A titled chief, Ella Ropo holds the title of Otun Iyalode of Igbehin in Abeokuta, Ogun State.