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 Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has declared the All Progressives Congress, APC, candidate, Gboyega Oyetola winner of the Osun State governorship election.
The election held on Saturday was declared inconclusive by INEC, which
necessitated a rerun on Thursday.
In the rerun election, the APC polled 1,160 votes won massively in all contested wards and polling units despite outcry of alleged rigging and intimidation of the opposition party, while PDP got a paltry 325 votes.
INEC’s Returning Officer, Professor Joseph Fuwape declared Oyetola winner, having polled majority of votes in the election, to defeat Senator Ademola Adeleke of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP.
Oyetola polled 255,505 votes to defeat Adeleke, who got 255,023 votes.
According to Fuwape, “That Gboyega Oyetola, having satisfied the requirement of the law, having scored the highest number of votes, is hereby declared winner.”
Results from the Re-run election
OSOGBO LGA:
Unit 17 Ataoja ward 5
APC: 299
PDP:165
Unit 17 Ataoja ward 5
APC: 299
PDP:165
OROLU LGA:
Units 1&4 ward A
APC: 280
PDP: 122
Units 1&4 ward A
APC: 280
PDP: 122
IFE SOUTH LGA:
Unit 12 ward 7
APC: 455
PDP: 36
Unit 12 ward 7
APC: 455
PDP: 36
Ife North LG
APC: 126
PDP: 02
PDP: 02
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