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...
Fuji star, K1 De Ultimate has debunked claims of marrying and having a daughter with Nigerian socialite Aramide Adenle.
The singer who reportedly has 38 children from different women also dispelled rumours of spending N15m to host a party for her. Stating that marriage is a holy rite ordained by God, K1 added that he cannot enter into such relationship without the knowledge of his family and friends which indeed include top media practitioners.
The statement released by K1's spokesperson, Kunle Rasheed reads;
Our attention has been drawn ro a story making the rounds that King of Fuji music, K1 De Ultimate had married a new wife.
The peddlers of this story also stated that he already has a daughter with the same woman and recently spent 15 million naira to host a party for her.
For the avoidance of doubt, we wish to state that marriage is a holy rite ordained by God and a man of K1's calibre and accomplishments cannot be one to enter into such union without the knowledge of his family and friends which indeed include top media practitioners.
We find it repulsive that K1's name could be dragged into one fictional marriage story wiithout any attempt to confirm the veracity or otherwise of such story.
We wish to inform friends, family, fans and the general public that indeed K1 performed at the mentioned ceremony because he was contracted to play at the Ibadan party.
How that translated into his marriage ceremony is one that we are yet to understand.
All K1 did at the event was to deliver a 100 percent A-class performance the K1 brand is known for and nothing more.
Indeed, the universal standard practice in journalism demands proper and adequate confirmation of stories before rushing to press.
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