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***How She Has Mastered the Game of Deceit in All Her Relationships

 

In what has become one of the most talked-about scandals in recent royal history, the brief and tumultuous relationship between Oba Adekeye of Joga Orile, a town in Ogun State, and Bunmi Oyewole, a notorious London socialite, has left behind a trail of controversy, accusations, and irreparable damage to the respected monarch’s reputation.

Their union, which lasted only three months, ended with a whirlwind of scandal, setting social media ablaze with shocking revelations about Bunmi’s controversial past and questionable motives.

Bunmi Oyewole’s path to becoming the “Queen” of Oba Adekeye was marked by deception, manipulation, and controversy.

The relationship began in 2023 after Olori Olanike Ayinke Adekeye, the Oba’s estranged wife, left the palace. In this period of vulnerability, Bunmi saw an opportunity to secure her place by the side of the monarch.

Despite still being legally married to Adeniyi Lawal, a medical worker in the UK, Bunmi left the UK while the rape case against her husband was still ongoing, and traveled to Nigeria to engage in a traditional wedding ceremony with Oba Adekeye. Sources reveal that she forged a divorce certificate in order to present herself as free to marry the king, despite her unresolved legal issues with her first husband.

Her haste to marry Oba Adekeye, even while still married to her UK-based spouse, raised eyebrows and added to her growing reputation as a woman willing to go to extreme lengths to gain access to power and wealth.

Bunmi’s troubled relationship history speaks volumes about her personality and motivations. Before her short-lived marriage to Oba Adekeye, Bunmi had been married twice. Her first marriage was to Mr. Steve Fowowe in April 2004, in Irepodun Local Government, Ekiti State. The union, which lasted 12 years, produced three children but ultimately ended in May 2016 due to irreconcilable differences.

Barely five months later, in November 2016, she married her second husband, Adeniyi Lawal, in Lagos. This union would soon become a focal point for scandal, as Bunmi would later accuse her husband of rape, an allegation that led to his imprisonment in the UK.

While her second husband languished in prison, Bunmi turned her sights on Oba Adekeye, seeking the security, fame, and luxury lifestyle she so desperately craved. Her marriage to the Oba, however, lasted only three months before imploding amid accusations, financial mismanagement, and personal conflict.

Unfortunately, her wedding with Fowowe ended with the latter losing an entire house to her hands while the second husband, Lawal was not left out with 3 exotic cars all carted away by Bunmi as a unholy proceed from the union.

Throughout her relationship with Oba Adekeye, Bunmi became known for her lavish spending and ostentatious lifestyle, which critics say was funded by unpaid loans and mounting debts. Her obsession with fame and luxury was no secret, as she routinely posted about her extravagant lifestyle on social media.

But those close to her, especially within the London social circles, revealed that Bunmi’s outward display of wealth was not backed by legitimate earnings. Instead, her lifestyle was financed by a web of unpaid debts, loans, and financial mismanagement.

Despite being dependent on Universal Credit in the UK, a government welfare program designed for individuals with little or no income, Bunmi made claims that she spent millions of naira on Oba Adekeye. Given her reliance on state benefits, questions were quickly raised about how she could afford such a lavish lifestyle.

Bunmi’s financial situation was widely known in London’s social circles, yet she continued to flaunt a life of opulence in front of the King, even allegedly gifting him expensive gold, jewelry, and phones.

Sources close to the situation urge Bunmi to provide receipts or any form of evidence to back up her claims of having purchased such items for the Oba.

Without this documentation, her accusations that the King defrauded her of these gifts remain highly dubious and suggest a deeper agenda at play.

The relationship between Bunmi and Oba Adekeye began to unravel when she learned that Olori Adenike, the King’s estranged wife, had reconciled with him and was preparing to return to the palace.

Upon hearing this news, Bunmi reportedly demanded that the King not accept Olanike back, claiming she would not stay in a palace where another woman shared the King’s affections. The monarch refused to comply with her demands, citing the traditional hierarchy that places the senior wife above all others.

When Bunmi’s wishes were not fulfilled, she allegedly resorted to blackmail, attempting to manipulate the King into giving her a more prominent position in the palace. She was offered the role of a junior wife to Olori Olanike, but she rejected it, stating that she was wealthier and more influential than the King’s wife.

She further demanded that the King instruct Olori Olanike to beg her to accept the junior wife position, a request that was promptly denied, as it would violate the traditions of the royal family.

Bunmi Oyewole’s reputation as a “professional husband snatcher” is not entirely unfounded. From her first marriage to Steve Fowowe to her second marriage to Adeniyi Lawal, and then to her brief but explosive union with Oba Adekeye, she has shown a pattern of using marriage as a stepping stone for personal gain, often at the expense of her partners.

Her controversial past, coupled with her obsession with fame and luxury, has cemented her status as one of the most talked-about figures in London’s socialite circles.

However, the collapse of her marriage to Oba Adekeye has left her career as a “royal consort” in tatters.

As the dust settles on this brief and scandalous chapter, it is clear that Bunmi Oyewole’s actions have caused irreparable harm to Oba Adekeye’s reputation. The once-respected monarch, who had long been admired in his community, now finds himself entangled in accusations of manipulation, deceit, and financial mismanagement.

As Bunmi embarks on another inglorious journey with Abepa of Joga Orile, one begins to wonder when she will be held accountable for her actions, or will her controversial lifestyle continue to thrive at the expense of others?

While the story of Bunmi’s time in Joga Orile may have ended, it leaves behind unanswered questions about the true nature of her relationship with the King.

Only time will tell, but for now, the public awaits further developments in what has become one of the most sordid royal scandals in recent memory.