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...
'Don't do it!' - Distressed girlfriend pleaded with Elvis Presley's grandson, Benjamin Keough before 'he shot himself in the chest'
A distressed woman believed to be Benjamin Keough's girlfriend was heard screaming "don't do it" before the 27-year-old grandson of Elvis Presley died of a gunshot wound in the early hours of Sunday morning, Police said Lisa Marie Presley's son Benjamin Keough, 27, died after reportedly shooting himself in the torso at his family's luxury Calabasas, California mansion. According to Dailymail, a neighbor said they heard the residents of the property partying at 1 am before a woman was heard screaming loudly, "Don't do it", at 3.30am. Another resident of the street told Dailymail that Los Angeles Sheriff's Department officers arrived at the five-bedroom house in the exclusive Calabasas Park Estates at around 6am. The neighbor, who asked not to be named, overheard police interviewing a distraught woman, believed to be Benjamin's girlfriend, in the backyard of the house. "I could hear somebody speaking really loud in the backyard. I looked outside and I saw what appeared to be his girlfriend outside talking to police, and she was pretty hysterical saying 'I can't believe it,' " the neighbor said. "She just kept swearing and saying, ''I can't believe it, I can't believe it.' She was saying 'I can't believe he would do that to himself.' "She said, 'The family's going to hate me' and 'They're going to blame me.' I think she was feeling guilty for it happening... but I don't want to speculate (as to) what caused it. "That was around 6.30-7am. They were out there for about an hour talking." The neighbor said they believed the woman - who they had seen coming and going from the home with Benjamin regularly was his girlfriend and the couple had been dating for at least two years. The resident said Benjamin's mother, Lisa Marie, was not in the house at the time of the shooting and they had not seen her at the property for several weeks. Bereaved Lisa Marie's representative told Dailymail: "She is completely heartbroken, inconsolable and beyond devastated but trying to stay strong for her 11-year-old twins and her oldest daughter Riley. She adored that boy. He was the love of her life."