As a Very Special Royal Guest of Honour at ‘The Phoenix 7th Anniversary Gala Dinner & Awards Presentation 2017,’ the mere mention of the fact that King Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi, Head of Nigeria's Yoruba people and internationally revered monarch, was to make his first appearancein the UK’s second city of Birmingham.

The very awareness of his presence is creating a level of attention that has not been seen in the city, nationally and internationally, for some time- and unparalleledd in times gone by.Highly respected by leaders throughout the world, His Imperial Majesty was previously invited to the United Kingdom earlier this year as the Special Guest Speaker at this year’s Commonwealth Africa Summit- attended by Queen ElizabethII – before heading to mainland Europe and further invites on his hectic schedule.

As it is well known that he is never one to harbour supremacy over his people,on the same token, The Ooni, whilst always showing great humility, is a man of great fortitude, as he carried his elevated position with huge pride. For His Imperial Majesty tobe in the UK is a major coup- not only for The Phoenix Newspaper in particular, but for the city of Birmingham ingeneral.

For the large number of guests – of varying magnitude – to be in the presence of King Adeyeye will prove to be aspecial occasion that will be talked about, by all. The third son of six children, Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusiinsists: "I will lead by example, do things right and foster unity wherever I go."His grandiose stature on the world stage puts into context just how incredibly large an occasion his presence in Birmingham is, he admits: "I am on a mission," with his goals:“to unify Nigeria's Yoruba ethnic group throughout the world.”His life transformed since he became King, he is a man of great pride and humility,The Ooni, 43, is preparing for an overwhelming reception– UK style - at this year’s Phoenix Newspaper 7th Anniversary Gala Dinner & Awards Presentation at the ICC Birmingham, on November 25.

The joyous sound of praise and worship rang loud and long in the ears of many, as through the day andevening, friends and family of Dr Luke Jonathan Brown and Jennifer Anne Comery gathered in two ofthe most prominent landmarks in the second city to celebrate their wedding day.

With Andy Gordon and Oasis Church Birmingham providing worship for the assembled congregation at St Philip’s Cathedral, everyone was on top form as they prayed and sang for the soon to be Mr and Mrs Brown.Reverend Canon Nigel Hand led the celebration, guiding the bride, groom and congregation through the service with his own inimitable style. Adrian Hurst gave the happy couple a few wise words of advice during his sermon, and with a solo performance by Debs Lawes and the worship band during the signing of the register, the service was almost complete.

As the happy couple walked back down the aisle, drinks and canapes were served to all, before toasting the newly weds whothen posed for photos with their families and wedding party. Despite the weather not staying as dry asit could have, everybody filed outside forthe confetti throw as the couple made their way to a family dinner with their nearest and dearest.But that wasn’t all she wrote, evening festivities moved everyone to the Banqueting Suite at Birmingham’s Council House, where a Caribbean style buffet dinner was served, with music, cakes, dancing and was served, with music, cakes, dancing and laughter whiling away the time until the early hours.

“The actual day was amazing, and exceeded all our expectations and dreams,” said Luke & Jen, “We were both overwhelmed with all the love we received from the over 300 guests who attended – we felt extremely blessed and lucky to share insuch an occasions with so many of our dearests.“We were both born and raised in Birmingham,and have grown in our relationship in the city that we have come to love as our home.“This day, was by far, the highest point inour relationship, and it was a real honour to share in so many happy memories with all who attended.

“We would like to give a special thanks to our parents, family and friends for all their support in the preparations leading up to our wedding day - we could not have done it without them! “We would like to thank the Reverend-Canon Nigel Hand and the whole team from St Philip’s Cathedral for hosting our wedding ceremony.“The venue was stunning and all the guests commented on how great the service was. We would also like to thank Adrian Hurst and the worship band from Oasis Church Birmingham, for delivering the wedding message and leading us in songs.“Finally, we would like to thank Irene Allen from OPUS restaurant and Sam Forth from the Council House for hosting our wedding breakfast and evening reception.”