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...
It was a bad day for a woman who went into an orphanage home owned by a church in Anambra state to steal and got caught by some dwellers of the community.
She was caught and paraded in chains after she allegedly stole some items like noodles.
Someone who witnessed the show of shame wrote on Facebook as follows “The woman in chains stole some items meant for the Motherless Babies Home from the Church.”
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In other news, three final year Law students of the Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria have been kidnapped on Abuja-Kaduna expressway. The armed criminals also murdered three persons and abducted dozens of people during the operation yesterday.
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