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...
Let her go and die in my house - Nigerian dad threatens to take his daughter out of an isolation center over poor treatment by staff (video)
A video of a Nigerian dad complaining bitterly over the poor condition his daughter is allegedly being subjected to at an isolation centre has surfaced online. The man who introduced himself as Mr Olanutu told reporters during an interview that his daughter who is diagnosed with the novel Coronavirus has been left unattended to by the medical staff at one of the isolation centres. Although he did not mention which of the Isolation centres, the aggrieved dad also said his daughter had not been fed since she was moved into the isolation centre. ''Let the Minister come and see what is happening. If I am telling lies, my name is Mr Olanutu. What the hell are they doing here? She hasn't seen a doctor since morning, she hasn't seen a nurse, she hasn't been fed and you are telling me that I should not take her out. Let her go and die in my house, simple. I don't care anymore. For the fact that you have Coronavirus does not mean you should be left around'' he said
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