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...
t’s never too late to make that decision and this elderly couple just proved that.
A Nigerian Facebook user, Felix Zachariah took to social media to share pre-wedding photos of his grandparents who are all but set to tie the knot in Plateau state on March 17th, captioning it “The wedding of the year”.
And sure enough, the shots are a lovely sight to behold. The aged couple, donning their dazzling native attire posed in front of cameras to revel in the impending occasion and we have compiled some of their lovely pictures.
Zachariah wrote..,
“WEDDING OF THE YEAR!!! KEEP A DATE WITH US AS MY GRANDPA WEDS MY GRANDMA. 17TH MARCH 2018 @ COCIN NO.1 AMPANG WEST, MANGU LGA PLATEAU STATE. SAVE THE DATE.”
Check out some of these pictures below… Well, this is as logic-defying as it is beautiful.
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