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...
‘Don't Play With Me If You Don't Like How I Talk' Afolabi Replies Critics Mocking Him Over His Yoruba Accent
Yoruba Nollywood actor, Murphy Afolabi has responded to those mocking him over his deep-rooted Yoruba accent, the unbothered Osogbo descent says that is how he will talk till old age.
The actor disclosed this in an interview with BBC news Yoruba when he was being questioned about his Osogbo accent and how people had used it in making a mockery of him.
According to Murphy, he was born in Osogbo and the way the indigenes use their ‘s’ is different from the way Lagosians use it as he reveals that nobody will understand him if he tries to forcibly speak in any other accent apart from Osogbo.
However, he said anyone who does not feel comfortable talking to him due to his accent should not associate with him as this is how he will continue talking till old age.
He said:
“There is nothing like someone is making fun of me. Your place of birth is your state. You can’t give birth to someone in Osun state and then you go to Lagos and say you want to have hairs like your father. I was given birth to in Osogbo and everyone knows that in my village, the way we pronounce our ‘S’ is different from the others. if you want to force yourself to speak like a Lagosian, people would hardly hear you. This is the way I’ll talk till I grow old. Whoever doesn’t like it should not play with me.”
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