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...
“Jeje” Hitmaker Francesca Duncan Williams famously known as Sista Afia in Ghana music industry has revealed that she dresses differently from what we normally see on stage.
She says even though she shows a little flesh at home, she still keeps it casual on a normal day.
Speaking on TV3’s New Day show, she indicated that the flesh she shows is just to perform on big stages since she is a female performer and being that one has to adhere to that adding that no one would even listen to her if she wears ‘kaba’ on the stage.
“I don’t really dress like that when I am not on stage. I normally dress nice, you know, sometimes a little flesh but still nice. It is my craft and I am a musician.”
She further stated that: “there is something that many people do not really understand about female artists which are, there are some female artists who like to perform in hot dresses.”
She demanded from Ghanaians to stop criticizing female artists because of how they dress to perform on stage because it is their uniform for their profession.
“As a nurse would wear her nursing uniform to the hospital or a presenter also wears a suit,” she said.
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