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...
The Consulate-General, in a public notice, stated that the exercise would take place from Thursday to Saturday at 4850 North Sawyer Avenue, Chicago Illinois, 60625.
The notice stated that intended applicants must meet all requirements for passport processing as indicated on the Consulate’s website (www.nigeriahouse.com) and pay the processing fee as prescribed by the organizers.
It stated that the Consulate-General was mindful of the issue of outstanding passports from previous intervention exercises between 2017 and 2019 and made the following clarifications:
“The Nigerian Immigration Service is revalidating passport application fees and producing passports from previous intervention exercises.
“Applicants with outstanding passports from previous exercises who cannot wait for the completion of the process of revalidation and production of their passports may wish to re-apply, make fresh payment of the application fee and have their biometrics recaptured during this exercise.
“They will, however, not be required to pay another processing fee and affected applicants can thereafter seek refund of the previous application fee from Innovate1 Services.”
According to the notice, COVID-19 protocols will be strictly observed during the passport exercise.
In addition, the Consul-General of Nigeria in New York, Amb. Lot Egopija, is expected to meet with the leadership of the Nigerian community in Chicago on Friday and address the members of the Nigerian community on Saturday.
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