Nigeria: Tinubu Hails Fela’s Grammy Honour, Calls Him ‘Fearless Voice of the People’
[Vanguard] President Bola Tinubu has celebrated Fela Anikulapo Kuti as an eternal icon after the legendary Nigerian musician received the Recording Academy’s Lifetime Achievement Award, marking him as the first African recipient.
Nigeria: Tinubu Hails Fela Kuti As Grammy Honours Afrobeat Pioneer With Lifetime Achievement Award
[Premium Times] President Bola Tinubu has paid tribute to late Afrobeat pioneer Fela Anikulapo Kuti following his posthumous recognition with a Lifetime Achievement Award by the Recording Academy.
Nigeria: Grammys Honour Fela Anikulapo Kuti With 2026 Lifetime Achievement Award
[Premium Times] His children, Yeni, Kunle, Shalewa and Femi Kuti accepted the award on their father’s behalf at the ceremony.
Nigeria: Fela’s Grammy – Music World Has Honoured a Giant, Says Tinubu
[Daily Trust] President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has eulogised Afrobeat icon, Fela Anikulapo Kuti, following the Recording Academy of America’s Lifetime Achievement Award conferred on the late musician.
Nigeria: Controversy As Singer Dies After Snake Bite
[Daily Trust] Fresh details have emerged on the death of Abuja-based singer, Ifunanya Nwagene, popularly known as Nanyah, who died on Saturday after suffering complications from a snake bite.
Nigeria: Wizkid, Seun Kuti Clash Over Fela’s Legacy Refuses to Fade
[Vanguard] The Wizkid and Seun Kuti feud, over Fela Anikulapo-Kuti’s legacy is still causing a stir in Nigeria’s music scene, with many top musicians and fans weighing in and sharing their takes on the controversy.
Nigeria: Fela and the Legacy of the African Giant
[Vanguard] Few cultural figures have loomed as large over Africa’s political and artistic imagination as Fela Anikulapo-Kuti. Decades after his death, Fela remains less a memory than a presence–felt in protest chants, sampled in global music, and echo…
Nigeria: Opulence Entertainment Unveils ‘Osa’s Vantage’, a Premium Hollywood Original Series
[Vanguard] Opulence Entertainment has officially unveiled Osa’s Vantage, a premium Hollywood original television series focused on the lived experiences and global ambitions of Black professionals, at a special event attended by industry stakeholders a…
Nigeria: How Ai Stories Quietly Took Over My Screen – – and What It Means for Kannywood
[Premium Times] If AI can already hold our attention this well — this early — what happens when it gets better?
Nigeria: Fela Becomes First African to Receive Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award
[Vanguard] Legendary Afrobeat pioneer Fela Anikulapo Kuti is set to receive a posthumous Lifetime Achievement Award at the Grammy Awards, nearly three decades after his death, marking a historic first for an African musician, according to the BBC.