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...
A Kenyan woman, identified as Naomi Nechesa Sanya, has been charged with defiling a 15-year-old boy at the Riruta Police Station.The 23-year-old had been detained for different offenses on Sunday night.Senior Principal Magistrate Kennedy Cheruiyot heard the accused, who is being investigated for murder, met the complainant along the corridors of the cells.
“The 15-year-old boy had be arrested over a drug-related offence and could not be detained with adults in the cells,” State prosecutor Kennedy Panyako said.
The prosecutor said the boy was in the corridors of the police station when the accused bumped into him. Sanya, however, denied two counts of defilement and indecent assault.
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