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...
The UN on Wednesday said six aid workers were killed this week in an attack in the Central African Republic.
The attack took place on Monday as the group was traveling to the northeastern town of Markounda, located in a remote region near the Chadian border.
UNICEF declined to immediately give the nationalities of those killed.
“We strongly condemn this senseless act against aid workers who were there to improve the lives of the most vulnerable populations,” UNICEF’s West and Central Africa Regional Director Marie-Pierre Poirier said in the statement.
The agency said it was not yet in a position to release more details on the incident.
Militia violence in the Central African Republic has intensified over the past year, making it one of the world’s deadliest countries for humanitarian workers.
Assailants killed six Red Cross volunteers in the southeast in August 2017, barely a month after another worker was shot dead by an unidentified armed group in the town of Bangassou.
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