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...
Nollywood actress, Mercy Aigbe has revealed why she married her estranged husband, Lanre Gentry, while educating a troll.
A troll fired Mercy for mocking someone with bad English while she married someone who could not construct a simple sentence.
The troll wrote,
”Mercy Aigbe of all people should not be insulting anybody’s English .Afterall, she married a man that fires bullets everytime he types on Instagram. Lanre Gentry’s English can kill somebody ”
Mercy responded
“I married him because I loved him my darling. Good spoken English isn’t a criteria to look out for when you are in love or is it? Maybe you can educate me”.
Mercy and her husband split in 2017 over alleged domestic violence. The couple, who got married in 2013, have a son together.
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