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...
An Avengers fan in China has allegedly cried so hard that she had to be rushed from the Cinema to the Emergency Room, while watching the new movie with friends.
The 21-year-old Chinese woman, known by a pseudonym Xiao Li, was said to be watching the midnight premiere last Wednesday in the eastern Chinese city of Ningbo.
She reportedly cried non-stop throughout the movie, Mirror UK reports.
Doctors at the city’s Mingzhou Hospital said Xiao Li had difficulty breathing when she was brought into the ER by her friends who had been watching the film with her. It was also claimed that her hands couldn’t stop twitching.
‘[After we] observed her symptoms, we believed she had been crying and gasping too much, which led to shortness of breath,’ said doctor Yuan Liyan who treated Xiao Li.
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