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...
Victoria even went as far as changing her birthday from March 7th to July 19th. She said July 19th was the day she found out she was black so it's the day of her rebirth.
She said in a recent video: "Yes, my birthday is March 7th but July 19th is the day I found out I was black. Like my whole entire life, my mum kept telling me 'you're white' but I never believed her because I knew I was black but July 19th, I did some history, I went on ancestory.com and I found out I was 25% black and that's how I knew it. I knew I was a black girl. So I just consider that to be my birthday because it's just a very exciting holiday for me, so I got to celebrate."
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