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...
BBC admits its 'error' and removes ''Flamboyant Nigerian banker" in its description of Akinwunmi Adesina
Following the outcry by some Nigerians, BBC Africa has withdrawn its description of Akinwumi Adesina as a “flamboyant Nigerian banker”. While announcing Adesina's re-election as the president of the African Development Bank (AfDB) on Thursday, August 27, the news platform described him as ''Flamboyant Nigerian Banker''.Some Nigerians felt the use of the word ''Flamboyant'' was to portray Adesina in a bad light. They took to the comment section to register their displeasure. The news platform in a tweet posted on Friday evening, August 28, said the use of the word “flamboyant” was “absolutely unintentional.l” They also explained that describing him as such was irrelevant to the news report. “We have removed the description of Dr. Akinwumi Adesina as “flamboyant”. We recognize this absolutely unintentionally may have caused offense, and is irrelevant to the story. We have also corrected his title to African Development Bank president,” the tweet read.
