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...


Facebook user Stanley Chukwunonso Fisher shared these photos of a young man identified as Tochukwu Wema, who was allegedly shot dead by a policeman in Kano yesterday, July 28.
He wrote
"The most painful goodbyes are the ones that are never said and never explained! When someone you love becomes a memory, the memory becomes a treasure!! We've lost a great treasure today in the hands of cold blooded murderers who called themselves force men! Rest In peace Tochukwu. God will surely avenge your battle!
Your two beautiful daughters are now left with no father,your beloved wife is now left lonely in this wicked generation! Oh death! why now?" "For those who might be interested in the cause of this young mans death!!!perhaps could help bring justice... He was unjustly shot by one of Nigeria's police,(SARS)men here in Kano on a broad day light...the reasons for shooting this innocent civilian is what we can't possibly explain but all we know is that justice must prevail. Those who kills by the sword must also die by the sword! Our rights as individual cant be abused for no just cause!"


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