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...
Nollywood diva Kate Henshaw has a mind boggling question for Lagos State residents and it came with a waste photo she shared.Kate Henshaw wrote;Can Lagos be clean again???
The tweet is coming few days after residents and motorists, raised alarm over increasing heaps of refuse in Lagos ,especially along major roads and streets, lamenting that besides the health risk, it is compounding the gridlock in the state.
They decried the stench oozing from the refuse dumped on major roads and streets in the state. Residents and motorists told Vanguard that among major roads and streets in the state were currently filled with refuse waiting to be cleared were Lagos-Badagry Expressway specifically Okokomaiko end of the road, Ojuelegba, LASU-Isheri road, Oshodi Apapa Expressway, Mushin, Isolo road, Akanro, Ilasamaja, Mushin Agege Moto Road, Ishaga, Lawanson and others. A resident,
Miss. Georgina Ezekiel, while expressing disgust, said: “It is no more Lagos. It is now Ijora-Badia state. Lagos has never been this dirty. I passed through Ojuelegba road yesterday and you needed to see the huge refuse dump along the road.”According to Rose Daniel, “while going out yesterday, I passed through Igando and you needed to have seen the high level of dumps at the bus stop, almost all the bus stop had same logo. And that was when I concluded that the state is dirty and it really pained me for what Lagos is becoming in recent times.”A commercial driver, Olayiwola Rasak, while lamenting the refuse that littered the Lagos-Badagry Expressway, said: “You need to see refuse at the Okokomaiko end of Lagos-Badagry Expressway. It has taken over one lane of the road. We spend more hours than expected.”
Reacting, Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Kehinde Bamigbetan, in a statement posted on his official social media handle, assured residents that the state government had commenced action to address the situation.
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