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...
Nigerian-born British royal, Viscountess Emma Weymouth and husband welcome their second child ...photo
She posted photos of the newborn on Instagram last night and said:
"We are simply ecstatic. His arrival has completed our little family and brought us much happiness"The couple, who have a two-year-old son John, used surrogacy after the 30-year-old was diagnosed with a bleed on the brain and adisorder with her pituitary gland during her first pregnancy, The Telegraph reports.
The Viscountess, the daughter of Nigerian oil magnate Ladi Jadesimi made history when she became Britain's first black Marchioness by marrying the Viscount in June 2013. The former TV chef told the press that she encountered racism, prejudice from Britain's prominent rich and snobbery from the upper class, including her mother-in-law, who described her son's marriage to Emma as a "disruption of 400 years of English bloodline"
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