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...

Singer Modupe-Oreoluwa Oyeyemi Ola aka Mo’Cheddah has finally gotten married to her long time boyfriend, Bukunyi Olateru-Olagbegi.
The lovely couple who reportedly got engaged in 2017 has now been made husband and wife traditionally on wenesday 30th May.

News of the traditional wedding was kept secret until a top Make-up artist, Banke Meshida-Lawal, posted a picture of her view from Oriental Hotel in Lagos which appears to match with the same picture Mo’Cheddah shared about the same time.
The caption the makeup artiste gave the picture hinted at a wedding about to take place.
Here are photos of Toke Makinwa, Gbemi Olagbegi and other guests at the wedding:









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