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...


“I do not think it is right for a lady to propose to a man. Common! If you propose to a man, are you to see his parents?, pay the groom price? Let us don’t turn the bible upside down. Let us follow the bible on what the bible says let your man find you propose to you, take you to see his parents, pay the bride price and all of those things that is supposed to be done until you become his wife”
Emmanuel says a lady can never propose to him “It can never happen. Except she wants to propose to be my friend.”

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