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 Nigerian lady identified as Bongy Usun took to Facebook to share the story of how her boyfriend proposed to her today while she was at work and wrote….‘So it was a beautiful morning at work doing my doctor duties at the National Assembly clinic when I was called by a friend to come quickly to the House of Reps that an Honourable needed medical attention!
Looking like a human being going to save the world with my stethoscope and prescription paper oh.Boom! My loved ones all over with cameras. how they were even able to get into the National Assembly Abuja building is still a mystery!
A marriage proposal is an event where one person in a relationship asks for the other’s hand in marriage.If accepted, it marks the initiation of engagement, a mutual promise of later marriage. It often has a ritual quality.
In some Western cultures it is traditional for the man to make a proposal to the woman directly while genuflecting in front of her. The ritual often involves the formal asking of the question “Will you marry me, …?” and the presentation of an engagement ring. It may include him putting the ring on her finger.Although most potential couples discuss their willingness to marry for a significant amount of time before a proposal occurs, and may schedule a specific time and place for the proposal to be made, it can also be intended as a surprise.
A woman may decline a proposal for various reasons, and may not declare what the reasons are. If the woman accepts the proposal, she will typically assent to the man verbally and wear the ring during the time leading up to the wedding, known as the engagement.The average duration of preceding courtship varies considerably throughout the world. (See courtship duration.)
In Scotland and Ireland, 29 February in a leap year is said to be the one day when a woman can propose to her partner. Finland has the same custom, with the addition that a man rejecting such a proposal was expected to buy his suitor enough cloth for a skirt as compensation.As a monarch, Queen Victoria had to propose to Prince Albert.Proposals by women have become more common in the English-speaking world in recent years, so jewelry companies have manufactured engagement rings for men.In the United States, about 5% of proposals are made by women. Younger people are less likely to approve of women proposing.
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