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...
Half of a Nigerian boxer’s face blown off by bullet during assassinations attempt in the U.K (photos)
A Nigerian boxer's face was blown off after he was blasted with a shotgun just yards from his mum's front door in London.Oluwafemi Omosuyi, 22, had recently come back from training in Dublin and was hanging out with friends at about 8pm on Saturday when he was gunned down as he sat in a car outside Oliver Goldsmith Primary in Peckham, south London.
Horrific footage shared online shows Femi lying with blood pouring from his face.
Femi was airlifted to the hospital following the shooting suspected to be gang related. He had emergency surgery and is now in a stable condition, his mum Stella Aladetam, 53, said. A friend was also injured in the attack.
Femi before the attack
Friends said Femi was stabbed last year, allegedly by the same gang who gunned him down.
The car Femi was in when he was shot
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