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...
Nigerian Peter Angelina, who makes a living selling packets of paper handkerchiefs at a traffic light junction in Seville, Spain, returned a briefcase containing €16,000 (16,000 Euros) that fell off the roof of a car. Angelina has made headlines in Spain for his remarkable honesty. The 35-year-old immigrant was selling tissues in his usual roadside spot on Dec. 3 when he noticed a small briefcase, left on the roof of a car, fall to the ground as the driver pulled away from the lights. He tried flagging the driver down but failed to attract his attention. So, he took the briefcase to the local police in the hope that they could track the owner down. It was discovered the case contained €3,150 in cash and six cheques with a total value of €13,000, as well as some documents and a cellphone. Police traced the owner, a 42-year-old businessman from Seville, and returned his belongings. The businessman later stopped at the traffic lights to thank the Nigerian and to give him €100 as a reward.“It never crossed my mind to keep the contents of the briefcase,” said Mr Angelina who trained as a doctor in Nigeria (but whose qualifications are not recognized in Europe). “People say I could have kept the money and then thrown the briefcase away, but I am not like that, and God wouldn't have liked that. I am not crazy, I am a good man.”