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...
Lagos has been ranked the world's most dangerous city to live in by the Economist Intelligence Unit in its newly released report.
The British business intelligence which provides forecasting and advisory services through research and analysis reviewed the living state of 60 cities using the digital security, health, infrastructure and personal security index.
“Urban management will play a fundamental role in defining the quality of life of most human beings in the coming years. A key element of this will be the ability of cities to provide security for their residents, businesses and visitors.“A look at the top five cities in each pillar—digital, health, infrastructure and personal security—yields a similar message. In each area, leading cities got the basics right, be it easy access to high-quality healthcare, dedicated cyber-security teams, community-based police patrolling or disaster continuity planning" the report read in parts.
Japan's capital city, Tokyo was ranked the safest city to live in the world. Singapore, Osaka, Amsterdam and Sydney also took the second to fifth spot in the safest cities to live in. This is the first time Lagos will be featured on the list and it took the 56th spot on the digital security ranking and the 58th on the infrastructure security ranking.
The popular city in Nigeria also featured in the list of cities which did not factor disaster risk in their city-level urban plan alongside Cairo, Riyadh, Lagos, Bogota, Caracas, Baku.
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