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...
Family arrives back in the UK from holiday in Europe and discovers two Africans hiding in their car roof rack (video)
A British family was shocked when they returned home from a trip, to find African immigrants hiding out in the roof rack of their car. The immigrants, in a bid to get into the UK, flung out the belongings the British family kept in their roof rack.
They then hid in there. The family, unaware that there were two people in their car with them, drove into the UK. On getting home, they were shocked to find all their belongings gone and in its place, they found two Africans. The British family was so upset but the Africans appeared unperturbed as they got down from the roof rack and made their way into the bush. It is believed that the immigrants hid in the roof rack in Calais in France. It is a habit for immigrants in that area to try to enter the UK by hiding away in people's cars without their knowledge. This isn't the first time an African immigrant has been found hiding in a family's roof rack after they arrived in the UK. Watch the video below.
They then hid in there. The family, unaware that there were two people in their car with them, drove into the UK. On getting home, they were shocked to find all their belongings gone and in its place, they found two Africans. The British family was so upset but the Africans appeared unperturbed as they got down from the roof rack and made their way into the bush. It is believed that the immigrants hid in the roof rack in Calais in France. It is a habit for immigrants in that area to try to enter the UK by hiding away in people's cars without their knowledge. This isn't the first time an African immigrant has been found hiding in a family's roof rack after they arrived in the UK. Watch the video below.