{"id":206732,"date":"2025-02-07T13:52:08","date_gmt":"2025-02-07T13:52:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/?p=206732"},"modified":"2025-02-07T13:52:08","modified_gmt":"2025-02-07T13:52:08","slug":"how-i-was-mysteriously-selected-as-queen-mother-of-uke-kingdom-sotayo-gaga","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/2025\/02\/07\/how-i-was-mysteriously-selected-as-queen-mother-of-uke-kingdom-sotayo-gaga\/","title":{"rendered":"How I was mysteriously selected as Queen Mother of Uke Kingdom \u2013 Sotayo Gaga"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li class=\"p1\"><strong>Sotayo Gaga has opened up on how she was mysteriously selected as the Queen Mother of Uke Kingdom.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\"><strong><span class=\"s1\">The actress in a recent interview disclosed that she wasn\u2019t expecting the title at all. <\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\"><strong><span class=\"s1\">Sotayo revealed how she went to an event as a guest and ended up getting crowned .<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Nollywood actress Tayo Sobola better known as Sotayo Gaga has shared the unexpected and mysterious circumstances that led to her being crowned the Sarauniya (Queen Mother) of Uke Kingdom in Nasarawa State.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">In a chat with The Nation, she recounted how what started as a simple charity visit turned into a life-changing moment. She explained:<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">\u201cI didn\u2019t pick myself, nor did I know anything about it. I was invited to join a charity mission in Uke by an acquaintance who visited my shop in Abuja. He pleaded with me to come along, and I agreed. I simply picked an outfit from my collection, wore it, and left for Nasarawa.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<figure id=\"attachment_206734\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-206734\" style=\"width: 1242px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/02\/IMG_0228.jpeg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-206734\" src=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/02\/IMG_0228.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1242\" height=\"1459\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/02\/IMG_0228.jpeg 1242w, https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/02\/IMG_0228-255x300.jpeg 255w, https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/02\/IMG_0228-872x1024.jpeg 872w, https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/02\/IMG_0228-768x902.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1242px) 100vw, 1242px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-206734\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sotayo Gaga<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Sobola revealed that upon arrival at the Emir\u2019s palace, she and her team sat waiting for the Emir to appear. While waiting, she noticed an intense conversation between her companion and another man but paid little attention to it. Soon after, the Emir emerged and unexpectedly invited her to sit beside him.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">She noticed people gathering, speaking in a language she did not understand. Then, the Emir made an announcement that she would not be leaving the palace until <a href=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/2021\/12\/29\/sotayo-gagas-coronation-as-sarauniya-queen-mother-of-uke-kingdom-nasarawa-photos\/\">she was bestowed with the title of Sarauniya<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/02\/IMG_0227.jpeg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-206733\" src=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/02\/IMG_0227.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1242\" height=\"1355\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/02\/IMG_0227.jpeg 1242w, https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/02\/IMG_0227-275x300.jpeg 275w, https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/02\/IMG_0227-939x1024.jpeg 939w, https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/02\/IMG_0227-768x838.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1242px) 100vw, 1242px\" \/><\/a>Confused and taken aback, Sotayo, as she\u2019s fondly called, sought an explanation. She recounted:<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">\u201cApparently, where I sat down upon entering the palace was the seat of the former Sarauniya, and the kingdom had been waiting for years for a stranger to come and unknowingly occupy the seat.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Each time a visitor entered the palace, the palace soothsayer would consult the spirits to determine if the person was the destined successor. That day, it turned out to be me.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sotayo Gaga has opened up on how she was mysteriously selected as the Queen Mother of Uke Kingdom. The actress in a recent interview disclosed that she wasn\u2019t expecting the title at all. Sotayo revealed how she went to an event as a guest and ended up getting crowned . 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