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...
Popular Nigerian actress, Ada Ameh has taken to her social media page to over the deplorable state of things in Nigeria.
She decried how bad things have gotten in the country, wondering when and how things got really terrible to the point that the fire brigade approach is used in everything.
Ameh’s outcry was as a result of an ongoing road repair work going on in Lagos which forced motorists to wait for hours in their car as heavy traffic kept building up.
She called on youths to get ready and speak up because the more everyone keeps quiet, the situation will keep getting worse, adding that she does not think the wickedness from leaders will ever stop.
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