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  • Nigeria: Seun Kuti released on bail

    Nigeria: Seun Kuti released on bail

    Seun Kuti, a Nigerian Afrobeat singer who was detained for allegedly punching a police officer, has been released on bail, according to local media.

    His lawyer Adeyinka Olumide-Fusika told Punch website that Kuti – the son of Afrobeat pioneer Fela Kuti -was released on Tuesday night after meeting bail conditions.

    A video shared on Twitter by activist Omoyele Sowore showed Kuti celebrating the release with his fans.

    The singer was remanded by police in Lagos on 15 May after being “captured on video assaulting a police officer in uniform”, police said at the time

    Before his arrest, Kuti said the policeman had tried to kill him and his family, but he did not explain how.

  • Davido pampers himself with $200,000 diamond necklace

    Davido pampers himself with $200,000 diamond necklace

    2022 may have been a troubled one for Afrobeat singer, Davido, but he sure knows how to pamper himself as he has ended the year in style.

    Sources reveal that the singer, who performed at the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar, after mourning his son, has splashed $200,000( N149,000,000) on a new diamond necklace.

    A video of the new necklace which has OBO boldly embroidered on it, excited fans, as they believe that the singer is gradually getting back on track.

    To them, he deserves to be happy again after going through a difficult phase.

    It has been reported that the Emerald custom piece with over 70cts is worth $200,000.

    Meanwhile, Davido has announced that he will resume his craft full time in March 2023.

    In a viral press statement, he hinted that fans should expect a ‘bigger and stronger Davido’ in 2023.

  • Nigerian rappers are broke – Wizkid

    Nigerian rappers have received a bombshell from one of their own. According to multiple award-winning Afrobeat singer, Wizkid, rappers in Nigeria are broke.

    “Broke boys! Can’t believe ya’ll broke boys really thought Biz Wiz will talk about y’all, wow!” Wizkid posted on Snapchat.

    The singer’s contention has caused an uproar in the Nigerian rap community, with some rappers calling out Wizkid for making what they describe as a reckless statement. One of the fiercest responses to Wizkid’s post is a tweet by Nigerian rapper Ycee.

    Ycee, who took to his Twitter page to respond to Wizkid, said the singer’s comments about rap are senseless because rappers are working so hard to stay afloat despite no financial support from anyone.

    “The thing wey Wiz dey do no make sense. Rappers work so hard in an industry that does not even favour them. No funding. No support. No nothing. And you wanna make fun of that? Nah G. That is not it,” Ycee tweeted.

    Wizkid’s barrage of attacks on the rap community sterns from an earlier interview he granted to 10magazine, where he opined that rap music is dead.

    “I don’t listen to rap – that sh*t is boring to me. It’s dead now; it’s tired. These guys do the same sh*t, rap on the same beats’ same flows,” Wizkid stated.

  • Why I won’t grieve with Davido over 3-year-old son’s death – Seun Kuti

    Afrobeat singer, Seun Kuti has said he won’t mourn the son of singer Davido.

    Kuti made the comment in response to a user who accused him of being cold-hearted for sharing an article about hungry children in Nigeria rather than expressing sympathy for the Adeleke family.

    Seun shared a screenshot of a report that stated: “Over one in 10 children in Nigeria die before their fifth birthday due to acute hunger-Report,” while Nigerians grieve the loss of Davido‘s son.

    In the comment section, several social media users argued that his behavior was inappropriate.

    Responding to the comments, he indicated in a video that he wasn’t required to post about the boy to express his grief.

    He claimed that since he had never ‘promoted Davido’s accomplishment on his page, his son’s passing shouldn’t have been the first thing he would announce.

    He stated that he would rather visit Davido to express his sympathies.

    He added that while he had never instructed anyone not to mourn Ifeanyi, others should no longer be told how to grieve.

    He emphasised that it is not his nature to ‘publicly grieve the loss of someone’.

    Source:ghanaweb.com