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...
Churchill Olakunle has reacted to the allegations of one Zainab Rufai who claimed he had a relationship with her, used and dumped her for his numerous selfish gains.
Owing to the series of allegations from Miss Rufai, social media users see the philanthropist in a different light, her allegations appear similar to that of his ex wives, forcing Churchill to come public in debunking the news
For the past two days,Zainab’s confession has caused an uproar on social media, which has stared the #mustbringdownchurchill campaign.
As predicted from social media users, Churchill waved the allegation as attention seeking fabrication and disclosed to Vanguard by phone contact that Zainab made up the story
He said:
“This is very funny to me and I must give her kudos for a well scripted write up to drag me out.
“I certainly know she has join forces with the #mustbringdownchurchillgang to portray me as evil before the public.
“In truth, Zainab was known to me at her young age and we shared some closeness but no engagement or marriage proposal of any sort.
“It’s unfortunate that public opinions have been swayed in her direction but I don’t want to give attention to her and all she had said as they were well cooked and garnished by the same source and group that have been blackmailing me.”
“A wise man once said that not all relationship leads to marriage and some friends are for a reason, some for a season and some for a lifetime, Zainab who recently contacted me for financial assistant which I rendered to her, was one of those flying visitors in a man’s life.”
Meanwhile, Olakunle Churchill disclosed that he believes the scandal is a conspiracy by his ex-wife,Tonto Dikeh and has warned Zainab Rufai to desist from the “set-up.”
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