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...

Five siblings, three brothers, and two sisters, all biological children of an Abuja lawmaker, are set to tie the knot same day. Their father, Member Representing Gwagwalada, Kuje, Kwali, and Abaji federal constituency (Abuja South) Hon. Dr. Hassan Usman Sokodabo, on Thursday, September 17, shared the invitation card, inviting friends, family, and political associates to the wedding Fatiha slated on 26 September 2020 in Abuja. "Invitation Invitation Invitation!! I want to use this medium to invite the esteem constitutes members, friends, family, and political associate to joined me on the wedding Fatiha of my three sons and two daughters that is slated on 26 September 2020...Inshah Allah. The venue and Time of each respective wedding Fatiha are visible at the invitation card below. Thank you in anticipation as you honor our invitation." he wrote.

Hon. Dr. Hassan Usman Sokodabo.So far, the lawmaker has only posted prewedding photos of his two daughters with their grooms.

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