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<h2 style="text-align: start"><a target="_blank" class="editor-link" href="https://www.pulse.ng/search-results?keywords=Seun%20Kuti"><strong>Nigerian singer and activist Seun Kuti</strong></a><strong> has stirred controversy with his recent statements about President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.</strong></h2><p></p>

<p>In a live session that has drawn mixed reactions, Kuti defended Tinubu’s leadership and dismissed<strong> </strong><a target="_blank" class="editor-link" href="https://www.pulse.ng/articles/news/dele-momodu-opposes-tinubu-reason-revealed-2025031111212201257"><strong>critics who questioned his decisions.</strong></a></p>

<p>Seun Kuti said, <i>"The politician I can vouch for the closest to me&nbsp;is Bola Ahmed Tinubu. So if any of you think that you are smarter than him, if you know, you think you know more about what is going on in Africa than Tinubu. If you think anything he's doing is a mistake or that he's old or stupid, you are the one who is very stupid."</i></p>

<p>Kuti described Tinubu and other top politicians as "brilliant strategists" who have deep knowledge and experience. He argued that they have been part of real-life struggles and understand the consequences of their decisions, unlike many of their critics.</p>

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-media-max-width="560"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">&quot;If you think you&#39;re smarter than Tinubu, you&#39;re the one that is stvpid&quot;<br><br>- Seun Kuti. <a href="https://t.co/DA9WZEc1rY">pic.twitter.com/DA9WZEc1rY</a></p>&mdash; 𝐀𝐬𝐚𝐤𝐲𝐆𝐑𝐍 (@AsakyGRN) <a href="https://twitter.com/AsakyGRN/status/1899203604600463810?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 10, 2025</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

<blockquote><p>These men are brilliant, they're brilliant strategists. They know a lot and have read more books about Africa. They have involved themselves in life-and-death struggles that happen daily. You haven't done anything yet people convince you to speak against him. I will tell you a fact that these people know how many people die in Nigeria thanks to their actions.<br><br>I'm sure you people make them laugh when they see what you say about them on social media. I'm sure it gives them pride and joy to see you all confused with your weak analysis.</p></blockquote>

<p>Kuti’s statement has sparked debates, with some agreeing with his perspective while others argue that political leaders should be held accountable regardless of their experience.</p>

<p><strong>READ ALSO: </strong><a target="_blank" class="editor-link" href="https://www.pulse.ng/articles/entertainment/celebrities/president-tinubu-made-a-wicked-decision-seun-kuti-on-fuel-subsidy-removal-2024092618052128339"><strong>President Tinubu made a wicked decision - Seun Kuti on fuel subsidy removal</strong></a></p>

<blockquote><p>Indian hemp and monkey tail effect. Same Tinubu we all know as an unrepentant thief.. Seun dey find food too</p></blockquote>

<blockquote><p>If he's smart let he make Nigeria great for all us</p></blockquote>

<blockquote><p>To hold power in nigeria, you have to be a brilliant strategist!! And BAT from day 1 has always shown that intelligence, smartness(including being street smart ) and a very good politician. We can’t take that from him at all</p></blockquote>

<blockquote><p>In conclusion, what are you telling us? A strategist won't foresee a negative impact on a country and let it happen.</p></blockquote>

Kuti says he can vouch for the president.

You're stupid if you think Tinubu doesn't know what he's doing - Seun Kuti

<h2><strong>Renowned Nigerian musician and activist Seun Kuti has shared his stance about feminism, stating that it is often used as an excuse to fuel gender conflicts rather than serve as a movement for genuine social change.</strong></h2>

<p>The opinionated singer said this during his recent Instagram livestream while speaking on the <a target="_blank" class="editor-link" href="https://www.pulse.ng/articles/news/local/akpabios-wife-sues-natasha-for-n350bn-defamation-damages-kogi-senator-fires-back-2025030115462932569">ongoing lawsuit</a> between <strong>Mrs Unoma Akpabio</strong>, wife of <a target="_blank" class="editor-link" href="https://www.pulse.ng/articles/news/senator-natashas-husband-speaks-on-akpabios-alleged-misconduct-2025030120441220891">Senate President </a><strong>Godswill Akpabio</strong> and Senator <strong>Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan</strong>. The lawsuits followed&nbsp;sexual harassment allegations made by Mrs Akpoti-Uduaghan&nbsp;against the senate president during an interview on&nbsp;<strong>Arise Television</strong>&nbsp;on Friday.</p>

<p>Kuti expressed his concerns over the way feminism is practiced in Nigeria, stating that women <a target="_blank" class="editor-link" href="https://www.pulse.ng/articles/news/local/akwa-ibom-women-protest-against-natasha-over-sexual-harassment-claim-against-akpabio-2025030121091986438">should have rallied</a> in support of Mrs Akpoti and Natasha.</p>

<blockquote><p>When we talk about feminism in Nigeria, I feel like it's just a means to divide us.&nbsp; Anything that can divide us, we just like to embrace it. We like gender wars in this country, tribal wars and other things that can divide us.</p></blockquote>

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">&quot;Feminism is an excuse for people to engage in gender wars...&quot;<br><br>- Seun Kuti <a href="https://t.co/8C3Xr9Jo1e">pic.twitter.com/8C3Xr9Jo1e</a></p>&mdash; @𝗼𝗻𝗲𝗷𝗼𝗯𝗹𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗯𝗼𝘆 (@OneJoblessBoy) <a href="https://twitter.com/OneJoblessBoy/status/1896686029719114183?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 3, 2025</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

<blockquote><p>Feminism is just an excuse for people to engage in gender wars. If Nigerian women were real feminists, they would come behind this senator woman and call out our senate president.</p></blockquote>

<p>Kuti also referenced the ongoing legal issues between the women, suggesting that some women prioritise defending their husbands over holding them accountable.</p>

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<blockquote><p>I wanted to do a live session to talk about this Akpabio matter but I didn't get the chance. Only for me to later see that the senator's wife sued a woman for defaming her husband's character. That was when I realised that if any young woman decides to fool with this women's husband, she is the type that would beat the woman senseless. She won't even face her husband or tell him anything, she would face the woman square on.</p></blockquote>

He has always been vocal about how he feels about today's feminists.

Feminism is an excuse for people to engage in gender wars - Seun Kuti

<h2 style="text-align: start"><a target="_blank" class="editor-link" href="https://www.pulse.ng/articles/entertainment/music/seun-kuti-and-damian-marley-set-to-release-single-titled-dey-2024072706175392867"><strong>Afrobeat singer </strong></a><strong>and activist Seun Kuti has opened up about his late father, the legendary Fela Kuti, and how he was raised.</strong></h2>

<p>Speaking during his recent Instagram live session, Seun revealed that Fela often had white women living in their household alongside his many black female companions. He recalled growing up with at least two white women in the house and how he got used to it over time.</p>

<blockquote><p>My father had white women in his house, when I grew up there like two white women at least living with us. He always had white ones with the black ones.</p></blockquote>

<p><a target="_blank" class="editor-link" href="https://www.pulse.ng/articles/entertainment/celebrities/its-un-african-to-beat-your-child-seun-kuti-reflects-on-his-childhood-2025010912030919390">The activist </a>emphasised his father's grounded nature, stressing that he stayed firmly on his roots and never tried to change to please the Caucasian women.</p>

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">&quot;Fela always had white women too with the black ones&quot;<br><br>- Seun Kuti <a href="https://t.co/TxcAff6lsR">pic.twitter.com/TxcAff6lsR</a></p>&mdash; @𝗼𝗻𝗲𝗷𝗼𝗯𝗹𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗯𝗼𝘆 (@OneJoblessBoy) <a href="https://twitter.com/OneJoblessBoy/status/1894300808121921620?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 25, 2025</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

<blockquote><p>Instead of Fela to wear a suit and tie so that the white women would see him as fine but the women were the ones who started wearing shrine regalia and African hairstyles. Fela never changed because of them but they changed because of him because Fela already knew who he was and his love for Africa.</p></blockquote>

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<p>Seun Kuti has always been open about his upbringing in Fela's home and his relationship with the iconic activist. Back in Septembwe 2024, he l<a target="_blank" class="editor-link" href="https://www.pulse.ng/articles/entertainment/celebrities/i-won-the-daddy-lottery-seun-kuti-on-relationship-with-fela-2024092617152463977">ikened being Fela's son to winning a lottery</a> during his appearance on the&nbsp;<i><strong>Zero Conditions&nbsp;</strong></i>podcast.</p>

<blockquote><p>I won the daddy lottery, my father is still my favourite person in the world. He's my favourite person that I ever met, even though I only spent 14 years with him, they were 14 awesome years. He was my best friend and everything; he was a cool dad to me.</p></blockquote>

<blockquote><p>You don't know how spoilt I was growing up. Up till now I still haven't done laundry in my life, I still don't know how to wash anything. I'm not bragging o, when I was going to school, I was sleeping in British Airways and snoring. In my dream, the thought crossed my mind 'How will you wash your clothes?' That thought woke me up like someone slapped me. Then I remembered washing machine and slept back.</p></blockquote>

He says his father was even able to teach them black culture.

Fela always had white women in the house when I was growing up - Seun Kuti

<h2>Nigerian singer and activist Seun Kuti has slammed Africans living abroad over what he calls 'an unwritten rule' whereby they don't discuss the realities of living abroad.</h2>

<p>Speaking during a recent Instagram live session, <a target="_blank" class="editor-link" href="https://www.pulse.ng/search-results?keywords=seun%20kuti">Seun</a> claimed that many Africans who have relocated to pursue "greener pastures" often conceal the true challenges of their day-to-day lives from those back home.</p>

<blockquote><p>"There is no single African who has Japa that can come and tell you that what I'm about to say is a lie. There is a silent, non-spoken, non-written agreement between every African who has travelled not to relay his true experience to his people."</p></blockquote>

<p>He explained that if Africans abroad were transparent about their realities abroad, many aspiring migrants might reconsider leaving their home countries.</p>

<blockquote><p>Every single African here who has left Africa for greener pastures, they have an unwritten code among themselves not to tell you the reality of their day to day experience. If the Africans abroad create a blog to tell you their real experiences, nobody from Africa would go again. We would end up saying, 'i would rather die.'</p></blockquote>

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<blockquote><p>Even I that is successful and have everything I want, wherever I travel, I always miss Lagos. Meanwhile there are people who have been abroad for 25 years and won't tell you the truth. They won't tell you because they have agreed to abandon their cores.</p></blockquote>

<blockquote><p>Even some people here have abandoned Africa in their minds; they just don't have the opportunity to relocate.</p></blockquote>

<p><a target="_blank" class="editor-link" href="https://www.pulse.ng/articles/entertainment/music/fireboy-shares-cinematic-visuals-for-ecstacy-featuring-seun-kuti-2025011412371136354">The singer's </a>comments sparked an online conversations about the realities of migration and the romanticised view of life abroad. While some agree with his observations, others argue that individual experiences vary and shouldn’t be generalised.</p>

He has always been firmly against the concept of Japa.

Why Africans abroad won't tell you their reality - Seun Kuti

<h2>Nigerian singer and activist Seun Kuti has clarified that contrary to what some may believe, he is simply against European colonialism, not European people themselves.</h2>

<p>In a post made to Instagram on January 13, 2025, <a target="_blank" class="editor-link" href="https://www.pulse.ng/articles/entertainment/music/seun-kuti-and-damian-marley-release-historic-collaboration-dey-2024072706453219872">the singer</a> posted a picture containing one of his quotes emphasising the need for a fairer world.</p>

<p>The quote read,<i> “I’m against European colonisation and imperialism, but that doesn’t mean I’m against European people. Many Europeans have been our allies in fighting against greed and unfair systems, working to make the world a fairer place for everyone.”</i></p>

<p>Kuti emphasized that <a target="_blank" class="editor-link" href="https://www.pulse.ng/articles/entertainment/celebrities/seun-kuti-claims-lagos-state-belongs-to-the-portuguese-2024072608281549642">his critique</a> of European colonization and imperialism should not be misinterpreted as hostility toward European people.</p>

<p><i>"Being against colonization doesn’t mean being against Europeans, many have stood with us in the fight for justice and fairness," </i>he added in his caption.</p>

<p>In its usual fashion, the post has <a target="_blank" class="editor-link" href="https://www.pulse.ng/articles/entertainment/celebrities/you-wanted-the-lesser-of-3-evils-but-you-got-the-best-seun-kuti-speaks-on-election-2024072608154317111">sparked a flurry</a> of comments and debates on social media, with many engaging in discussions about self-preservation, systemic inequality, and cultural differences.</p>

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<blockquote><p>Well they could try harder to implement change but so can people in the continent of Africa and the diaspora. Self preservation is a must and I think that is where people of color lack. Europeans do for the better and future generations of their people (offspring) Africans and the diaspora fall short of self preservation. We have to live and be for our children’s children and start planning ahead and not temporarily.</p></blockquote>

<blockquote><p>How are they working to make the world a better place for you? By colonizing Africa.</p></blockquote>

<blockquote><p>That’s the culture of the people! They are individualistic and nothing can stop that! This culture kept them alive for centuries and this whom you think are fighting against them and supporting us are also a beneficiary of the culture…making friends with the less powerful among them or making money from them makes you same thing with them! They are not our friends none of them is! There culture is different from ours and these cultures kept both of us alive !</p></blockquote>

Despite being known for his strong stance against imperialism, corruption, and other ills of society, he makes it known that his stance is not directed at the people.

I have nothing against European people - Seun Kuti sets record straight

Adeayo Adebiyi

<p>The music video was released on January 14, 2025, and features dancers set against colourful backdrops that captures the song's vibrancy. </p>

<p>Shot in Lagos by ace cinematographer Olu The Wave, the video is the fourth from the album after <i>'Yawa', 'Back and Forth' </i>featuring Nigerian music icon <strong>Lagbaja</strong>, and <i>'Iseoluwa'.  </i></p>

<p>With his new music video, Fireboy kicks off his 2025 from where he dropped off last year where his <a target="_self" class="editor-link" href="https://www.pulse.ng/articles/entertainment/music/a-pulse-review-of-fireboys-fourth-album-adedamola-2024092617103989687">self-titled album fourth album</a> was praised as one of the<a target="_self" class="editor-link" href="https://www.pulse.ng/articles/entertainment/music/pulse-list-top-10-albums-of-2024-2024121316102594732"> best projects of 2024</a>.</p>

<p><i>'Ecstacy'</i> is one of the stand-out tracks on the album which garnered attention for its infectious melodies and Seun Kuti's electrifying horns. <br></p>

<p>Speaking on the single, <strong>Fireboy</strong> revealed that the decision to feature<strong> Seun Kuti</strong> was the idea of YBNL label boss and iconic rapper Olamide who opined that the track could use some horns. </p>

<p>In 2025, Fireboy can be expected to continue his rise as one of the stars exporting Nigerian music to a global audience. </p>

<p>Since breaking into the mainstream with his critically acclaimed album<i><strong> 'Laughter, Tears, and Goosebumps,' </strong></i>Fireboy has enjoyed commercial success thanks to his successive release if hit singles that includes the Billboard Hot 100 charting<i> 'Peru'</i> remix featuring<strong> Ed Sheeran</strong>. </p>

<p>Among Fireboy's notable accolades include becoming only the<a target="_self" class="editor-link" href="https://www.pulse.ng/articles/entertainment/music/here-is-the-complete-list-of-winners-at-the-14th-headies-featuring-burna-boy-fireboy-2024081805482170601"> second artist to win 5 Headies Awards in one night</a> and being the first Nigerian artist to perform at the BET Awards main ceremony. </p>

Fireboy shares cinematic visuals for 'Ecstacy' featuring Seun Kuti

Award-winning star has released the visuals for 'Ecstacy' off his fourth album 'Adedamola'.

Damilola Agubata

<h2>Nigerian Afrobeat musician, Seun Kuti, has said that child battery is not part of the African culture.</h2>

<p>The Egypt 80 band leader said this in a video addressing the public on his Instagram page.</p>

<p>The 41-year-old alumnus of the&nbsp;Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts went down memory lane, recollecting how his father, Fela Kuti, would issue a warning letter to his headmistress in primary school and principal in secondary school against him being flogged by any teacher.</p>

<p>He mentioned that he appreciates his father for that singular act.</p>

<p><strong>ALSO READ: </strong><a target="_self" class="editor-link" href="https://www.pulse.ng/articles/entertainment/celebrities/you-were-happy-about-vdms-arrest-are-you-happy-now-seun-kuti-on-dele-farotimis-arrest-2024120910413446216"><strong>You were happy about VDM's arrest, are you happy now?- Seun Kuti on Dele Farotimi's arrest</strong></a></p>

<blockquote><p>As a product of the Nigerian educational system, I almost experienced being flogged at school. </p></blockquote>

<blockquote><p>That's the one thing I like my father for. So when I was going to school, my father always gave me a letter on the first day of school.</p></blockquote>

<blockquote><p>In primary school, the letter was addressed to my headmistress. In secondary school, it was to my principal. </p></blockquote>

<blockquote><p>The letter always read, "Nobody should touch my child." "If he has done anything wrong, report him at home. I will punish him myself."</p></blockquote>

<p><strong>ALSO READ: </strong><a target="_self" class="editor-link" href="https://www.pulse.ng/articles/entertainment/celebrities/seun-kuti-celebrates-wifes-birthday-and-wedding-anniversary-on-same-day-2024102811281862393"><strong>Seun Kuti celebrates wife's birthday and wedding anniversary on same day</strong></a></p>

<p>Seun then recalled the day one of the teachers disregarded the warning. </p>

<blockquote><p>One teacher tried himself one day. I didn't even like the said teacher. The speed with which I reported him at home, he went through a lot after that day.</p></blockquote>

<blockquote><p>It's 'un-African' to beat your child. I know that some of us have been indoctrinated to believe that African parents beat their children; no. African people were being beaten; it's not the other way around.</p></blockquote>

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The youngest son of Afrobeat pioneer, Fela Kuti, fondly recollects how his father never condoned a schoolteacher flogging him.

It's 'un-African' to beat your child - Seun Kuti reflects on his childhood

<h2>Nigerian Afrobeat artist and activist Seun Kuti has criticised the recent arrest of human rights lawyer Dele Farotimi, warning against the empowerment of the police as tools of oppression. </h2>

<p>In a recent video, the singer emphasised the danger of the use of police to silence critics and stressed that such actions could have serious consequences for freedom of speech in Nigeria in the long run.</p>

<p>He stated, <i>"We cannot be in a society where you cannot speak your mind against anybody and you go straight to the police to arrest people!"</i></p>

<p><i>"Once you give police that power to give people that power too, they would take advantage of it . If we allow this to continue of allow it to stand, we would have a problem. I've told you all not to allow this thing to become a habit. You all were happy when VeryDarkMan was arrested. But are you happy now? Are you?"</i> he asked.</p>

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">&quot;Our court of law will turn to such joke&quot;<br><br>Seun Kuti calls for the release of Dele Farotimi. <a href="https://t.co/8j2Bf1bJw0">pic.twitter.com/8j2Bf1bJw0</a></p>&mdash; @𝗼𝗻𝗲𝗷𝗼𝗯𝗹𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗯𝗼𝘆 (@OneJoblessBoy) <a href="https://twitter.com/OneJoblessBoy/status/1866048125687001429?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 9, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

<p>Kuti called on the country’s top lawyers to oppose laws and actions that restrict free speech, urging them to act against the increasing criminalization of criticism. He emphasized the need to fight for justice and demanded the immediate release of Farotimi.</p>

<p><i>"I believe that this kind of law that doesn't allow Nigerians to speak their mind without police being involved is ridiculous. I now expect the big lawyers in Nigeria to take a stance against this. All of them are in favour of this law that restricts Nigerians and it stops them from being scrutinised online,"</i> the singer said.</p>

<p>Calling for<a target="_blank" class="editor-link" href="https://www.pulse.ng/articles/news/fg-issued-48-hour-ultimatum-to-release-dele-farotimi-2024120510322933353"> Farotimi's release</a>, he concluded, "<i>We need to fight against the law that limits freedom of speech. They should free Dele Farotimi. Free him! His speaking does not call for police involvement...Our court of law is going to turn into a joke."</i></p>

<p>On December 4, 2024, <a target="_blank" class="editor-link" href="https://www.pulse.ng/articles/news/human-rights-lawyer-dele-farotimi-arraigned-in-court-for-alleged-defamation-of-afe-babalola-2024120411575099889">Farotimi was arraigned</a> on a 16-count charge of defamation. The charges stem from alleged defamatory statements made against&nbsp;Afe Babalola&nbsp;SAN, founder of Afe Babalola University, in Farotimi’s book,&nbsp;Nigeria and Its Criminal Justice System.</p>

He calls for Dele Farotimi's immediate release

You were happy about VDM's arrest, are you happy now?- Seun Kuti on Dele Farotimi's arrest

<p>Nigeria will be well represented at the 2025 Coachella. </p>

<h2>One of the most famous music festivals globally, Coachella annually attracts thousands of people who gather at the Empire Polo Club in Indio, California to see some of the world's most famous artists perform.</h2>

<p>The lineup for the 2025 edition has been announced with over 100 artists on the roster of the 3-day event. Nigerian superstar and <strong>Rema</strong> will be joining Afrobeat star <strong>Seun</strong> <strong>Kuti</strong> as the Nigerians that will grace the stage.</p>

Rema and Seun Kuti to grace the Coachella stage

<p>Seun Kuti will also be returning to the Coachella stage for a record third time making the Nigerian artist with the most Coachella appearances. He also made history in 2012 by becoming the first Nigerian to grace the stage.</p>

<p>Rema will be making his Coachella debut next year as he continues to reap the fruits of his record-breaking success in the United States, where he holds the <a target="_self" class="editor-link" href="https://www.pulse.ng/entertainment/music/remas-afrobeats-hit-calm-down-gets-1-billion-streams-in-the-us/z4gjhzz">record for the most streamed song</a> and the highest chart song for a Nigerian artist. </p>

<p>Seun Kuti Rema will join other superstars for the 2025 Coachella held from April 11 - 20 with<strong> Lady Gaga</strong>, <strong>Post</strong> <strong>Malone</strong>, and <strong>Travis Scott</strong> announced as headliners.</p>

<p>Other Nigerian artists who have previously performed at Coachella include <strong>Burna</strong> <strong>Boy</strong>, <strong>CKay</strong>, <strong>Spinall</strong>, <strong>Fireboy</strong>, and <strong>Tems</strong> who performed at the 2024 edition where she was joined on stage by <strong>Wizkid</strong> and<strong> Justin Bieber</strong> for a rendition of their smash collaboration <i>'Essence'</i> remix.</p>

Rema and Seun Kuti to perform at 2025 Coachella

The lineup for the 2025 edition has been announced with over 100 artists on the roster of the 3-day event. Nigerian superstar Rema will be joining Afrobeat star Seun Kuti as the Nigerians that will grace the stage.

<h2>Nigerian singer Seun Kuti is in the mood for celebration and has taken to social media to celebrate his wife Yetunde's birthday and their fourth wedding anniversary.</h2>

<p>On October 14, 2024, the singer took to Instagram with pictures of his wife to celebrate the joyous double occasion.</p>

<p>He wrote,<em> "To a TOP woman as you MOVE into a chapter of your life, You STAND WELL WELL like the pillar you are to our LOVE AND REVOLUTION and you filled with EMI ALUTA make ancestors dey protect you anywhere you DEY!! Happy birthday and anniversary,&nbsp;</em>@chefyeidekuti&nbsp;<em>I love you."</em></p>

<p>Well-wishers took to the comment section to felicitate the couple and wish Yetunde a happy birthday.</p>

<p><strong><em>2Baba</em></strong><em> wrote, "Massive birthday blessings,&nbsp;</em>@chefyeidekuti<em>&nbsp;Owoicho guide and protect u and fam. One love always",</em> <strong><em>BBNaija </em></strong>star <strong>Tolanibaj</strong> commented, <em>"Happy birthday babe 🥳🥳 &amp; happy anniversary to the both of you&nbsp;</em><a href="https://www.instagram.com/bigbirdkuti/"><em>@bigbirdkuti</em></a><em>&nbsp;🎉🎉🎉"</em></p>

<p>Yetunde also took to her Instagram page to celebrate their fourth anniversary, posting lovey-dovey of them together and <a data-link-role-code="open_new_tab" href="https://www.pulse.ng/entertainment/celebrities/seun-kuti-says-becoming-a-father-is-his-greatest-achievement-in-life/t2cj4zj">their daughter</a>.</p>

<p>Her caption read,<em> "Happy anniversary to the one who makes this life journey so special! We’ve been through it all baby and I’m so grateful to have you by my side, grateful for Every moments. Here’s to more adventures, more love, more laughter and more life together. ❤️ love you hubby."</em></p>

Seun Kuti and his wife got legally married in 2020 [Instagram/Bigbirdkuti]

Seun Kuti and his wife Yetunde celebrate their fourth wedding anniversary

Seun Kuti celebrates wife's birthday and wedding anniversary on same day

<h2>Nigerian musician Seun Kuti has raised an important question about why footballers make so much money compared to essential workers like doctors and nurses.</h2>

<p>During a recent Instagram livestream, he expressed disbelief that athletes earn millions just to play a game while nurses, teachers, and other vital workers earn much less. He aired his stance that professional football players should play more often to warrant their hefty fees and salaries.</p>

<p><em>"They say footballers want to go on strike. They said they want to strike, where are the rich pan-Africans? The football they're playing is too much.&nbsp;Footballers are paid millions just to chase a ball around a field. For the amount of money they are paid, they should be playing every day. Personally, I know boys who aren't paid a dime yet they play on the field every day."</em></p>

<p>Kuti highlighted the importance of essential workers like nurses and doctors, who continued working during the COVID-19 pandemic. He stressed that in comparison to the essential workers, football players are not as relevant to be paid millions.</p>

<p>He explained, <em>"During COVID, I asked a very question: how dare we play footballers more than we play nurses? How dare humanity create a system and give our allegiance to footballers. How can footballers earn more money than nurses?"</em></p>

<p><em>"During the pandemic there was no football. Did anything happen to anybody when we didn't watch football?&nbsp;It is not essential. If nurses in the world stop working now, as there is no COVID, do you think this world will continue? </em>If all the doctors go on strike, do you think the world would continue? If all the teachers quit, how many of you can stay at home with your children? Can you teach them yourselves?<em>" </em>he added.</p>

<p>Kuti questioned why sports players earn so much and suggested that even they might feel their pay isn’t fair. </p>

<p>He continued, <em>"The people doing the most important jobs are paid less. Paramedics and street cleaners couldn't stop working during COVID. that was when I realised that this world is mad! They had to work during COVID and many of them lost their lives because they were mixing with the crowd."</em></p>

<p><em>"But sports is entertainment so they earn millions yet they want to go on strike. I'm sure they know that what they're earning is not worth what they're earning. I refuse that they'd be paid that much, nobody can convince me that it's important or with it,"</em> <em>he concluded.</em></p>

Seun Kuti for Casablanca [notesphere/twitter]

Nigerian singer Seun Kuti questions why footballers earn more than nurses and essential workers.

Seun Kuti wants to know why footballers earn more than essential workers

<h2>Nigerian singer Seun Kuti has stirred up debate on social media with his statement regarding sex, emphasising that it is a mutual act rather than a favour.</h2>

<p><a data-link-role-code="open_new_tab" href="https://www.pulse.ng/entertainment/music/seun-kuti-and-damian-marley-release-historic-collaboration-dey/7709j54">The singer</a> aired his opinion on the matter on September 19, 2024, via an Instagram story post, stressing that only sex workers 'give' sex.</p>

<p><em>"No one gives anyone sex except a prostitute. Sex is a mutual act. Its not a favor, and u didn’t do anything, you just had sex a natural act that cave women and cave men did. Nigerian women, sex isn’t a favor except u are a prostitute and that also isn’t a bad thing,"</em> he stated.</p>

<p>His post raked in hundreds of reactions from Instagram users, with many weighing in on the dynamics of sexual relationships in Nigeria. One commenter voiced her perspective, which highlighted the need for Nigerian men to stop feeling entitled to sex after minimal interactions.</p>

<p>She wrote,<em> "Absolutely, that's the more reason some Nigerian men should also stop demanding it and feeling entitled to it after just one meeting. By this same logic, some Nigerian men should also respect their women's boundaries and wait till their natural instincts for sex kicks in, like when she says no just let her be rather than begging to put the tip, saying just come over I won't touch you, coercing and trying to win her over when she clearly states she's not interested. Let's all learn to be civilized human beings."</em></p>

<p>Another user slammed Kuti's statement and aired her stance from the religious perspective, saying, <em>"Statement from the pit of hell! Sex is only for married people; anything aside, that is a favour."</em></p>

<p><em>"Can we normalize intimacy without commitment?" </em>asked another Instagram user.</p>

<p>Others responded to Kuti's post by addressing the issue of how some men treat women after an intimate encounter.</p>

Nigerians react to Seun Kuti's post about sex

<p>Another user wrote in detail,<em> "Confused gender. You men will say that, but guess who is ever so eager to make women feel used, the moment they have had sex with her? The same men that will go about bragging to their friends about having sex with a particular lady and start speaking of her in a condescending manner as if her value has depreciated by having sex. The same me that say things like “I don chop her” “my guy don chop her”. You have sex with a woman and you feel like you have taken some value from her and added it to yourself. But when it comes to money, that’s when you want to have sense."</em></p>

Singer Seun Kuti sparks controversy with comment on sex as a mutual act

Sex is a mutual act, not a favour - Singer Seun Kuti

<h2>Renowned musician and activist Seun Kuti has voiced strong opposition to President Bola Tinubu's decision to remove the fuel subsidy, labelling it a 'wicked decision' that undermines the welfare of Nigerians.</h2>

<p>The outraged singer addressed the issue during his recent Instagram live session, stressing that the Nigerian government has proven they don't need funds from the general public to provide for them.</p>

<p>He began, <em>"Don't let anybody tell you that there is something in Nigeria that the government cannot afford or that they need some private person to invest. If someone tells you that, tell the person to shut up!"</em></p>

<p>Kuti drew a comparison between government officials' <a data-link-role-code="open_new_tab" href="https://www.pulse.ng/news/local/tinubu-flies-to-france-in-new-presidential-plane/tk3jzle">spending on luxury items</a> for themselves and the lack of investment in education and infrastructure. To drive his point, he highlighted the $150 million spent on a private jet for the president, questioning the priorities of the government.</p>

<p>He asked<em>, "Who donated for the $150 million jet for Tinubu? Who did they ask for donations?"</em></p>

<p><em>"That $150 million do you know how many schools it will build? Or how long it will run a primary school? 10 good primary schools would be run on that money for at least 20 years. 10 good primary schools would be built and run, that will educate ten generations of African people,"</em> he added.</p>

President Bola Tinubu in the presidential jet [Punch]

<p>He further criticised the government’s reliance on public-private partnerships for essential services for the people, arguing that such measures only come into play when it involves community investment.&nbsp;</p>

<p><em>"When it comes to their enjoyment and building houses of billions of naira, they don't say that they need the public to donate money. But when it is time to build for the people, that's when they need a public-private partnership. Nonsense talk!" </em> he said, outraged.</p>

<p>Kuti slammed the government, saying, <em>"The president cannot tell us that this petrol matter is not in his control. He is the president and minister of petrol. They say they take tough decisions but there is no tough decision taken here. President Tinubu took a wicked decision, this whole subsidy and floating the dollar there is nothing tough about it." </em></p>

Seun Kuti criticises President Tinubu's fuel subsidy removal as a 'wicked decision.'

President Tinubu made a wicked decision - Seun Kuti on fuel subsidy removal

<h2>On the heels of the nationwide protests against bad governance, musician and activist Seun Kuti has called on Nigerians to do more than just protest and to work towards real political change.</h2>

<p>Kuti made his stance during a recent appearance on the <strong>Rubbin Minds</strong> show and argued that simply <a data-link-role-code="open_new_tab" href="https://www.pulse.ng/news/endbadgovernance-organisers-make-new-demands-declare-1-million-man-protest/sj06rng">holding demonstrations</a> is not enough to address the country’s problems.</p>

<p>He began,<em> "I am going to paraphrase Martin Luther King, but he said something like, 'I would rather live in a warzone that is just than live in a peaceful place where there are no rights because there is nothing more peaceful than an unjust society'. They have accepted their fate and keep quiet so the oppressors can do what they like."</em></p>

<p><em>"Up until 10 years ago, Nigerians were the most resilient people in the world, they said we were the happiest people in the world and nobody came to give us awards for it. Now that we want to start speaking up for the betterment of ourselves, we are being charged,"</em> the singer added.</p>

<p>Kuti criticised the current state of activism in Nigeria, emphasising the need for organised and systemic change rather than mere demonstrations.</p>

<p>He explained,<em> "What I will tell Nigerians is that protest is not enough. I see protests as a child going to a loving parent complaining, 'Oh, mummy, I don't want to eat this,' because the daddy and mummy care. But these people don't care; that's why I don't preach protest only; I preach mass organisation because we the people must also organise ourselves for power."</em></p>

Nigerians embarked on a nationwide protest against bad governance on August 1 to August 10, 2024.

<p><em>"It is not enough that we are protesting because we don't like what they do, we must also send signals that we are ready to replace them. Not with another version of themselves like we did before, PDP to APC but with new people, representatives from our side of the divide,"</em> he added.</p>

<p>Kuti also criticized the current capitalist system and called for a shift towards a more socialist approach.</p>

<p>He stated,<em> "It's not enough that people protest, it is the start of the dance. We need to mass mobilise into a socialist identity to realise this country from this capitalist nonsense we are experiencing."</em></p>

Seun Kuti says his mother beat the sh*t out of him [Areweonair.com]

Nigerian singer Seun Kuti urges Nigerians to work towards real change and not only protest.

Protest isn't enough, send signals that we are ready to replace them - Seun Kuti

<h2>Nigerian singer Seun Kuti has opened up on his relationship with his father Fela Kuti, likening it to winning a lottery.</h2>

<p>Speaking on the recent episode of the <strong><em>Zero Conditions</em></strong> podcast, the controversial singer clarified that he is not bothered by people's thoughts about his father.</p>

<p><em>"Who gets upset when they win the lottery?"</em> Kuti said between laughter.<em> "Show me one person that won the lottery one day and said, 'I'm angry, what the fuck? Get out mehn.'"</em></p>

<p>The singer noted that even though he only spent a short time with his father before he passed away, Fela was his favourite person in the world.</p>

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<p>He explained, <em>"I won the daddy lottery, my father is still my favourite person in the world. He's my favourite person that I ever met, even though I only spent 14 years with him, they were 14 awesome years. He was my best friend and everything; he was a cool dad to me."</em></p>

<p>Kuti also reflected on his privileged upbringing, recounting how he was incredibly pampered as a child. He then revealed an interesting fact, stating that to this day, he has never washed any laundry.</p>

<div class="embed"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">&quot;Till now, I have never done laundry in my life&quot;<br><br>- Seun Kuti <a href="https://t.co/1d3e98xXDC">pic.twitter.com/1d3e98xXDC</a></p>&mdash; @𝗼𝗻𝗲𝗷𝗼𝗯𝗹𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗯𝗼𝘆 (@OneJoblessBoy) <a href="https://twitter.com/OneJoblessBoy/status/1830617678127718745?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 2, 2024</a></blockquote>
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<p><a data-link-role-code="open_new_tab" href="https://pulse.ng/entertainment/music/seun-kuti-and-damian-marley-release-historic-collaboration-dey/7709j54">The singer</a> explained,<em> "You don't know how spoilt I was growing up. Up till now I still haven't done laundry in my life, I still don't know how to wash anything. I'm not bragging o, when I was going to school, I was sleeping in British Airways and snoring. In my dream, the thought crossed my mind 'How will you wash your clothes?' That thought woke me up like someone slapped me. Then I remembered washing machine and slept back."</em></p>

Seun Kuti opens up on his relationship with his father, Fela Kuti.

I won the daddy lottery - Seun Kuti on relationship with Fela

<h2>Renowned Nigerian musician Seun Kuti has challenged conventional views of God and religion as portrayed by Western and Abrahamic religions.</h2>

<p>Speaking during the recent episode of the <strong><em>Zero Conditions</em></strong> Podcast, the singer criticised what he described as the <em>"white God" </em>of these traditions, arguing that such a depiction is problematic.</p>

<p><em>"I don't believe in God in the concept that the Western and Abrahamic religions portray God as their own white God," </em>he began.</p>

<p><em>"This their own God, if he was living with us , nobody will like him; someone watching you every time and telling you what to do? 5000 years on the throne with no election? Just spend 15 years on earth on the throne and hear your people start complaining, 'Oga when is the next election?'" </em>he explained.</p>

<p>Kuti also highlighted what he views as a negative portrayal of women in the Bible, using Eve and other women as an example.</p>

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