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In Entertainment news, South African star Tyla nabbed the “Best African Music Performance” award for her hit “Push 2 Start” at the 68th Grammy Awards, beating out Nigerian heavyweights like Burna Boy, Davido, and Ayra Starr.
During the ceremony, the family of Afrobeat icon Fela Anikulapo Kuti accepted his posthumous Lifetime Achievement Award, making him the first-ever African artist to receive this Grammy recognition.
In a similar vein, President Bola Tinubu hailed the late Fela Kuti as a “revolutionary force” and a voice for the people, even describing the music legend as a modern-day “Orisa” in Yoruba mythology.
In a tragic development, the rising singer Nanyah Music passed away at age 25 after a snake bite at her home, sparking widespread outcry over the lack of anti-venom medicine in Nigerian hospitals.
Two clips have been circulating on social media, with one appearing to show a young girl getting married to a Nupe man. In another video, a resurfaced clip of the controversial cleric Sheikh Assim Al Hakeem shows him justifying child marriage based on historical standards has caused widespread distress and renewed calls for stricter enforcement of Nigeria’s minimum marriage age of 18.
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