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...
Photo of Former sole administrator of Kaura LG, Kaduna state who gets 7 years imprisonment for fraud
Justice Tukur Mu'azu of the Kaduna State High Court has convicted and sentenced the immediate past sole administrator of Kaura Local Government, Kaduna State, Ibrahim Akut Baba to seven years imprisonment for offences bordering on obtaining money by false pretense.
According to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Akut Baba was arraigned before Justice Mu'azu on January 7, 2016 for allegedly defrauding one Alhaji Auwal Ibrahim of Rahusa Investment Limited, over a phony gas supply contract sometime in 2011.
According to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Akut Baba was arraigned before Justice Mu'azu on January 7, 2016 for allegedly defrauding one Alhaji Auwal Ibrahim of Rahusa Investment Limited, over a phony gas supply contract sometime in 2011.
The victim allegedly paid the convict N1m for the supply of five trucks of gas at the rate of N.2million per truck. However, after the payment was made, the victim neither received the product nor got a refund.
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