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World boxing champion Anthony Joshua is enjoying his stay in Nigeria, with a visit Thursday night to the Afrika Shrine in Ikeja Lagos, where he was hosted by the high priest, Femi Kuti..... Read more via P.M. News – https://ift.tt/39SWoIx Get more Nigeria Entertainment News

Nigerians on Twitter are reacting to tweets shared by singer, Burna Boy, in which he stated that he is the best since Afrobeat legend, Fela Anikulapo Kuti, and that no one paved a way for him.... Read more via Linda Ikeji’s Blog – https://ift.tt/37iG3eB Get more Nigeria Entertainment News

Those who got really close to Afrobeat legend, Fela Anikulapo Kuti, says he was a bundle of wits and humor. Veteran journalist, Alhaji Usman Abudah, was once offered white envelope by the musician. Abudah did a story on Fela after visiting him at his Agege Motor Road, Lagos abode. … via...

LAGOS—THE Lagos State government, yesterday, said that it pulled down the Fela Anikulapo-Kuti’s statue at Allen Roundabout for the improvement of road infrastructure and to … Read more via Vanguard News – https://ift.tt/30pwqc5 Get More Nigeria Metro News

Seun Kuti, son of late Afrobeat legend, Fela Anikulapo Kuti, has been listed as one of the artistes billed to perform at the 61st Grammy Awards..... Read more via Premium Times Nigeria – http://bit.ly/2GgQzJp Get more Nigeria Entertainment News

Lawyer turned singer, Folarin Falana, who is equally the son of Femi Falana (SAN), a Nigerian human rights activist and lawyer has started the new year with the release of a new single titled “Talk”..... Read more via INFORMATION NIGERIA – http://bit.ly/2M6dHv8 Get more Nigeria...

Davido ended the long week performances from various music stars at the Felabration 2018 with a sterling performance. Felabration 2018 has ended on a high note with Davido shutting down the musical festival at the New Afrika Shrine.... Read more via Pulse.ng – https://ift.tt/2ys2bnU Get...

Few musicians in history are known to have influenced the world, and one of them was Fela Anikulapo Kuti. As the creator of the acclaimed Afro-beat music, Fela was not just a musician, but also ‘ a global phenomenon’ who used his music to... via Vanguard News – https://ift.tt/2CVCpwq Get...

Yesterday, Femi Kuti and his siblingscelebrated their late father, afro-beat legend, Fela Anikulapo-Kuti, on his posthumous 80th birthday. Celebrating the afro-beat maverick, Femi and his.... Read more via Vanguard Newspaper – https://ift.tt/2OpdhnQ Get more Nigeria Entertainment News

The annual music fiesta, Felabration, initiated by Yeni Kuti, Fela’s first child, begins onMonday October 15, 2018 with a theme coined from his 1990 hit ODOO ‘Overtake Don Overtake Overtake’ and Legend Extra Stout is set to add a new colour to the total outlook. This year, Legend Extra Stout …...

As the stage is set for another Felabration, a week-long music festival, to immortalized the legendary, iconic and unforgettable Afrobeat creator, Fela Anikulapo Kuti, many artistes of different genres are bracing up to strut their stuff to be … via Vanguard News – https://ift.tt/2Cb4v5E Get...

The 2018 Felabration week, in honor of the late music maestro, Fela Anikulapo Kuti, has kicked off in Lagos with a secondary school debate...... Read more via Premium Times Nigeria – https://ift.tt/2pOIbHK Get more Nigeria Entertainment News

A British singer, Seal, on Thursday visited the new Afrika Shrine in Ikeja, Lagos. The multi-grammy award winning singer also... Read more via Channels Television – https://ift.tt/2wnhEEe Get more Nigeria Entertainment News

Indeed the legendary Fela lives on as Thursday, August 2 was the twenty-first anniversary of his demise. The singer and revolutionary had garnered a string... via Leadership Newspaper – https://ift.tt/2Mo6HsU Get more Nigeria Entertainment News

“My people dey suffering and smiling, everyday na the same thing. Suffer, suffer for world, enjoy for heaven.” This week marks 21years since the... Read more via Vanguard Nigeria Newspaper – https://ift.tt/2vpvYMT Get More Nigeria Entertainment News

This past Thursday, August 2, marked the twenty-first anniversary of the death of Africa’s most important musical icon, Fela Anikulapo Kuti. His influence on music lives on till date, and his direct impact on the lives of millions of fans and followers was immense.... Read more via Nigerian...

There were many things that defined the legend Fela Anikulapo Kuti was in his lifetime. Most of them border on the iconoclastic doused in generous activism and Afrocentric political ideology. He not only preached his beliefs through his music which is still... Read more via The Guardian...

The family of the late human rights activist, Gani Fawehinmi has finally accepted the posthumous award to be bestowed on him by a Nigerian government. President Muhammadu Buhari yesterday announced.... Read more via Daily Post Newspaper – https://ift.tt/2Jy7EQX Get More Nigeria Political...

One of Nigeria's biggest music stars, Falz, released a video this weekend as a cover version of Childish Gambino's viral video, 'This is America.' The new version is titled 'This is Nigeria,' and it has... Read more via CNN News – https://ift.tt/2xkLmNR Get More Nigeria Metro News