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By Akinwande Soji-Ojo
Oluwo of Iwo, Oba Abdulrosheed Adewale Akanbi, has unveiled his new wife, Queen Firdaus Abdullahi.
The monarch released beautiful photographs of the new queen on his official Facebook page and accompanied them with a short message,read: “Queen Firdaus of Iwoland.”
“Behold the “Queen Firdaus” of Iwoland. Firdaus means Paradise and that is Her Majesty Queen Paradise !!! I thank God for being lucky to be blessed…..,” the monarch wrote.
The the wedding ceremony between the monarch and his new queen was held in Kano State, on Saturday.
The invitation to the ceremony released earlier showed that Oba Akanbi would wed Princess Firdaus at the residence of the Madakin Kano, Yola Quarters, Kano.
It also showed that a reception, strictly for ladies, would be held at the palace of the Emir of Kano, Alhaji Aminu Bayero.