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...
President Buhari on Tuesday resumed office at the Presidential Villa, Abuja after returning from the presidential election break. See another photo below.
Meanwhile, President Muhammadu Buhari of the All Progressives Congress, APC, has defeated the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar in Lagos State.
Buhari polled 580,825 votes to defeat his main rival, Abubakar, who had 448,015 in the state.
The result was announced by the state collation officer, Prof: F.K Salako at the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, collation center in Abuja, on Tuesday.
According to Salako, the total number of registered voters included: 6,313,507; total number of accredited; 1,196,490: total votes cast; 1,156,590
total valid votes: 1,089,567 and rejected votes include: 67,023
Comments
Post a Comment