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...
First Lady of Nigeria, Aisha Buhari has said that the issue of malnutrition may prevent the country from having competent young adults to run the government. Aisha Buhari who was represented by the wife of the vice president, Dolapo Osinbajo, made this known at the National Nutrition Summit on Tuesday. On the solution, Aisha Buhari called for the mortgage of the future “because tomorrow, we would not have competent young adults to run government, businesses, or even academia.” “By now we are certain that the Government and people of Nigeria are not oblivious of the nutrition situation in the country. “We have also made some progress in recent years, especially having more stakeholders talking about Nutrition, and getting more nutrition-sensitive budget lines at Federal and State levels,” She said.