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...
Okwudili Umenyiora,Eric Many Entertainment Boss and CEO of Dilly motors, who reportedly threatened ‘Mad over you’ crooner and his embattled record label act,Runtown with a gun, was arrested this evening by Detectives attached to CID, Alagbon.Okwudili Umenyiora who was arrested at the gym and taken to the station, was charged with attempted murder and according to police sources at Alagbon he is currently writing a statement.
We reported before now that Eric Many who obtained a Federal High Court injunction on Runtown, restraining him from performing and recording till he settles his debt with the label, had said that Runtown might be arrested after they ran a private investigation on leaked blackmail ‘sex tape’ which uncovered Runtown as the alleged sponsor of the leaked photos. However it seems the table has switched.
A statement which disclosed the outcome of the label’s investigation, reads in part;
‘Preliminary findings have revealed that the released sex tape and Whatsapp chat purportedly leaked by Runtown’s label is totally fake and a badly executed stunt by the artist himself. Investigations have led to the capture of a suspect (name withheld) who confessed to using a fake Instagram account to spread the false sex tape leak on Runtown’s request’.‘We have maintained from the beginning of this saga that Eric Many has a verifiable court injunction against Runtown and we’ll not resort to blackmail or cheap social media stunts as we believe in the rule of law. Investigations are on-going as regards the leaked sex tape story and we’ll let the law take its full course.’
On the outcome of the investigation, Eric Many General Manager Johnson Adumike said;
‘Ericmany has been vindicated but we refuse to be drawn into media war with Runtown who the label made and will therefore not destroy.‘Moreover, trying to use a sex tape to black mail Runtown is just like using a bottle of whisky to blackmail a drunk’ a former Ericmany staff who is very close to the singer said.
When contacted to comment on the ongoing court case Eric Many has with the singer, Eric Many Chairman Prince Okwudili Umenyiora, refused to, saying he would never comment on the Runtown issue openly as he remains the baby of the Label company, and that “after every war comes peace”.
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