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...
Disgraced former MP Fiona Onasanya sentence to three months in jail for repeatedly lying to police to dodge a speeding ticket
Fiona Onasanya, the disgraced Peterborough MP who was charged last year with lying and seeking to pervert the course of justice, has been jailed for three months.
The 35-year-old, who went viral when she quoted Big Shaq's Man's Not Hot during a speech in Commons debate, was sentenced to three months in jail for repeatedly lying to
police by blaming someone else for speeding offences committed by herself and her brother Festus.
Onasanya was found guilty of lying to investigators after her car was caught doing 41mph in a 30mph zone in July 2017, only weeks after she won her seat. Subsequently, she was kicked out of the Labour Party and has faced repeated calls to quit office since she was found guilty. But she continues to represent her constituents.
She became the first sitting female MP to be jailed today after a judge told her that, despite being a politician, she would be treated the same as anyone else in the country.
Onasanya has said she is challenging her criminal conviction, meaning she is likely to keep her taxpayer-funded salary until the appeal. The trained solicitor will, however, be unable to practise law upon her release.
Jailing her today, Mr Justice Stuart-Smith said he had taken into account that the MP suffers from multiple sclerosis and her career was over.
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