Ayaba Moremi Ajasoro was born in Offa, Kwara State, Nigeria in the 12th century. She was a rincess of Offa, married to Oranmiyan of Ile Ife and has been adapted to a historical Broadway called Moremi the Musical.
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Moremi's face radiated with beauty like that of the early morning sun. At a time a neighbouring tribe called Igbo were always invading Ile-ife dressed in raffia palms. The igbo's were enslaving the Yoruba's. During this period Moremi Ajasoro had to offer anything she had as sacrifice to the Spirit of the river Esimirin in order to discover the strength of her nation's enemies. She was taken as a slave by the Igbo and, due to her beauty, she got married to their ruler as his queen. After a while there she had known every secret about her new husband's army, she then escaped to Ile-Ife and revealed this to OONI Oranmiyan after which they were able to subsequently defeat them in battle.
Moremi returned to the Esimirin shrine to fulfil her promise to the gods. It never occurred to her that the gods would demand for her only son Ela.After the war she returned to Ooni Oramiyan of Ife who immediately re-instated her as his Princess Consort. In order to fulfil her pledge to Esimirin before embarking on the mission, her only son Olurogbo Ela was sacrificed to the Spirit of Esimirin because that was what it asked her for when she returned. Till date, Edi festival is celebrated in Ile-Ife as a hopeful wish that Ela, the son of Moremi would return someday to reap the fruits of her labour. In 2017, Oba Ogunwusi, the Ooni of Ile Ife, Osun State, erected a statue of Moremi in his palace which is the tallest in Nigeria and the forth tallest in Africa. There are also a number of public places are named after her in Nigeria.
Moremi was a faithful wife and a steadfast supporter of Ooni Oranmiyan and Ile-Ife. She had only one son Ela.
Her net worth is not available.
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