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...
Louisiana police arrest 67-year-old white man who claimed to be a 'Nigerian prince' in emails he used to commit fraud

Michael Neu, 67 faces 269 counts of wire fraud and money laundering for taking part in hundreds of financial transactions involving phone and online scams to con money from people across the United States.
Louisiana police arrest 67-year-old white man who claimed to be a
Neu is suspected to have been the “middle man”. In these scams, the supposed Nigerian prince asks for the person’s personal banking information in order to speed the transfer of a fake inheritance or temporarily hold the allegedly pilfered funds. The information can then be used to withdraw funds from the victim’s accounts.
The Police however claim that some of the money obtained in the scams was wired to his co-conspirators in Nigeria and many other leads in the case connect to people outside the U.S.
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