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...
The world may have to live with Coronavirus for years to come: Top scientist warns vaccine may never be created and lockdowns could become the norm
Dr David Nabarro of Imperial College London, a top scientist and a special envoy to the World Health Organization, has said no 'absolute assumption' can be made 'that a vaccine will appear at all' as regards the Coronavirus disease and that restrictions to movement may soon be the norm.
Even though some nations have predicted that a vaccine could soon be produced to cure the virus that has killed almost 300,000 people worldwide, over 60,000 in the US alone, the health professor argues that 'high hopes' are 'dashed' because scientists are 'dealing with biological systems, we're not dealing with mechanical systems' when it comes to creation of a vaccine and that restrictions to movement 'may apply to parts of a country, or it may even apply to a whole country' in the face of another outbreak.
Dr Nabarro, speaking to CNN said:' "There are some viruses that we still do not have vaccines against. 'We can't make an absolute assumption that a vaccine will appear at all, or if it does appear, whether it will pass all the tests of efficacy and safety. 'You have high hopes, and then your hopes are dashed. 'We're dealing with biological systems, we're not dealing with mechanical systems. It really depends so much on how the body reacts.' 'From time to time there will be outbreaks,' he said. 'Movement will be restricted and that may apply to parts of a country, or it may even apply to a whole country.'