Shockwaves are reverberating across Yorùbáland and the global Yorùbá diaspora following the sudden death of the Baba Ọba (King’s Father) of the famed Oyotunji African Village in South Carolina, USA. The late Baba Ọba, Lukman Arohunfale, a revered socialite and traditionalist, passed away under circumstances already sparking fierce controversy. His death comes just days after he publicly accused the newly installed Alaafin of Oyo, His Imperial Majesty Oba Akeem Adéyẹmọ Owoade, of allegedly ordering his courtiers to beat him mercilessly during a recent courtesy visit to the Oyo palace in Nigeria. In a widely circulated voice recording, the deceased recounted how what was meant to be a simple homage turned violent. Although the Baba Ọba had reportedly battled ill health in the past year, growing insinuations suggest that the alleged physical assault may have aggravated his condition, ultimately leading to his untimely death. The palace in Oyo recently denied that s...
A mere nine-year-old boy who managed to save his little brother from drowning inside a well, has explained how he did it. Meet the young Nigerian boy who saved his little brother from drowning inside a well.
Identified as Akachukwu Francis Eze, the 9-year-old boy made headlines recently when he was reported to have gone inside a well after his 3-year-old brother fell inside it and managed to bring him out.
Now, a new video making the rounds on the internet has shown the boy explaining how he managed to save his brother from death.
In the video, Akachukwu explains to an interviewer that they were inside their house when a woman from upstairs raised alarm that his brother had fallen inside the well and so he decided to go in and bring the boy out. At first the woman who raised the alarm tried to stop him from going inside but his elder sister told him to proceed and try his best.
He then went inside the well, got his baby brother on his back and climbed outside.
Watch him telling the story in the video below:
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