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...
Former deputy Governor of Osun state, Otunba (Mrs.) Grace Titilayo Laoye-Tomori has tied the knot with Prince Tunde Ponnle, Chairman, MicCom Cables and MicCom Golf Centre and Resorts.
learnt that the former Osun deputy governor, Grace Titi Laoye-Tomori remarried after four children in a previous marriage.
In April 2007, Laoye was selected as the running mate of Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola and became his deputy following a Court of Appeal judgment of Friday, November 26, 2010.Titi is 70, while Ponnle is 80
learnt that the MICOM boss lost his ex-wife, Comfort Olufunke in October, 2012.
Sources disclosed that late comfort Olufunke,died after a brief illness.
Prince Michael Ayantunde Ponle established the first indigenous cable industry, MicCom Cables (a product of their company, Freeborn of Nigeria Electronic )and also owned the first private golf resort, MicCom Hotel and Golf Resort in Ada Osun state.
The new love birds were sighted at pa Alani Akinrinade 80th Birthday in ibadan , Oyo state yesterday.
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