There’s no debating it anymore—2020 is going down in history as a year of new beginnings, new legends, and a welcome change from two thousand years of civilised—but routine life.

Elegushi with his wife

This is even truer for Ikate Kingdom and the Kusenla and Elegushi heritage, who are currently celebrating the birth of a bouncing baby Crown Prince, first son of Oba Saheed Ademola Elegushi and his lovely wife, Olori Hadiza.

Every corner and corridor of the land of Ikate is brimming and boiling with the most exciting news—that Olori Hadiza, second and beloved wife of the king, has been delivered of her first child, a bouncing baby boy.

According to the reports, the Olori—who has kept a low profile for quite sometime now (for reasons which are now obvious)—birthed her baby in a hospital in London. Keeping in mind that this tradition of delivering babies overseas is not without reason or significance, this was obviously the best course of action for Elegushi and his wife.

Mother and baby have been reported to be in top condition, and already the best apples in the eyes of the enviable Oba Saheed Ademola Elegushi.

Beyond the fact that this is the first birth of Olori Hadiza, the vortex of excitement over this delivery stems from the fact that this newcomer is the first male to appear in the new generation, making him the prime candidate for the Elegushi throne. As the second wife of Oba Saheed, Olori Hadiza is in for an ocean of pampering and indulgence.

One can only imagine the aura of relief and satisfaction from all quarters in Ikateland. Not only is the future of the Kusenla heritage now better solidified, the current royal family can breathe easier knowing that the newcomer is going to be everybody’s darling. This includes his royal elder sisters, Princesses Safiat Adeteniola, Suliat Ademide, and Sarrinah Abisade Elegushi.

Let it be known that the Crown Prince, first son of Oba Saheed Ademola Elegushi was born on a Friday, a day of rest and leisure. This is Providence at work, and Oba Saheed and Olori Hadiza, and indeed every member of Ikateland, have nothing but good fortune to look forward to.