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...
Sunday Adeyemo, also known as Sunday Igboho, a self-acclaimed Yoruba activist, has warned the Federal Government against attacking members of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), claiming that attacking the group is an attack on the Yoruba nation.
Igboho, who is leading a group championing the breakaway of Yoruba from Nigeria warned that he would join forces with their South East brothers to repel any further attack by the Nigerian Army on the region.
Igboho, in a statement by his media aide, Olayomi Koiki, said attacks on the South-East is an attack on the Yoruba people.
He called on the Federal government to put an urgent stop to raids in the South-East region.
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