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...
Wife of former governor of Lagos state, Oluremi Tinubu has been declared the winner of the Senatorial election by Oyeyemi Oyedola, the returning officer from University of Lagos.She retains the seat of Lagos State Central Senatorial District.
APC polled in 131,735 votes while David Onitiri of PDP was able to secure 89,107 votes.
Oyedola said “l, Professor Oyeyemi Elijah Oyedola, hereby certify that as the retuning officer, Lagos central senatorial district with the election held on 23 of February, 2019 that the election was contested among 14 candidates. “I declare that Tinubu Oluremi Shade of the APC has satisfied the requirements of law and scoring the highest number of votes, hereby declared the winner and returned elected having polled 131,735 votes.”
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