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...
Iba Gani Adams
The internet has been boiling lately due to the misunderstanding that occurred between the Nigerian Yoruba activist, Sunday Igboho, and the Yoruba generalissimo, Iba Gani Adams.
According to the BBC Yoruba here, Iba Gani Adams has launched a verbal missile at Sunday Igboho for demonstrating that he is the one who pioneered the Yoruba liberation struggle before anyone else. According to Iba Gani Adams, he was the one who first announced how the Fulani marauders were squandering the farmer's efforts in the Ibarapa region even before anyone else.
Sunday Igboho
Gani Adams went on to accuse Sunday Igboho of being too forthright in all of his actions, attempting to persuade him that whenever he spoke about the struggle for Yoruba liberation, he should not eulogize himself, but rather acknowledge the efforts of those who came before him. Gani Adams also made it clear that Sunday Igboho's actions do not represent activism, and thus he regar.
On Sunday, Igboho responded to Gani Adams after learning about the allegations, saying that while he may not be a good activist, he has never collected a dime from anyone for his activism and that most people claim to be activists are in the habit of collecting money from politicians.
Sunday, Igboho ended up casting aspersions on Gani Adams through one of the videos released by Olayomi Koiki. Sunday Igboho's spokesman, in the video, Sunday Igboho warned the Yoruba Aare Ona Kankanfo to please mind his business or else he will insult him.
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