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...
Three Nigerian men become first people in the history of Ireland to be charged over alleged romance scam
Three Nigerian men have been declared the first people in Irish history to be charged over alleged romance scam, The Irish Sun reports.
The men, Rasak Sanni Sadu, Omawale Olamide Owolabi, and Samson Ajayi, all originally from Nigeria and aged between 29 and 32, were arrested by the Garda National Economic Crime Bureau in Dublin, Navan, and Drogheda, as part of Operation Engulf. They were quizzed before being brought to Dublin District Court on Saturday morning, September 19, and charged with a series of suspected fraud offenses. The alleged offenses are believed to have been committed between October 2019 and April of this year. Sadu has been charged with the theft of €35,000 and two counts of money laundering. One of the money laundering charges relates to the alleged conversion of stolen property into a €25,000 Rolex watch. The other two defendants have each been charged with three counts of money laundering. The trio, who had lived in Ireland for many years, was remanded in custody to appear in court at a later date. The major investigation which also involves the Garda National Cyber Crime Bureau was launched after a complaint was made to cops by a Dublin woman. The woman alleges she spent cash on an investment project in the Middle East that never existed after receiving correspondence on the dating site Plenty of Fish in 2019 from a man claiming to be a US oil rig worker.

Rasak Sanni Sadu
Omawale Olamide Owolabi
Samson Ajayi
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