He waited for his turn to go say goodbye to the Pope Francis’s remains, however, he was turned away when the day’s quota was met and told that the worship services were suspended during this time. Playing the racism card, he said, “is it because I am black, I just wanted to say goodbye to him.”
Tony Allen Didn’t Co-Pioneer Afrobeat With My Father – Femi Kuti
Femi Kuti, a multiple Grammy-nominated artist and son of late Afrobeats’ pioneer, Fela Kuti, has refuted the claims that the late legendary drummer, Tony Allen co-pioneered the genre with his father. Allen is widely credited by both local and foreign media as a co-pioneer of Afrobeats for his works as Fela’s lead drummer and music director. In a recent video message shared on his social media page, Femi Kuti dismissed the claims, claiming that Allen or anyone didn’t contribute to Fela’s music. Addressing assertions that Fela credited Allen as a co-founder, Femi challenged proponents to provide evidence. “I asked those...
Nigerian Court Orders 54 Banks To Refund ₦9.3 Billion Stolen By Hackers
Justice Deinde Dipeolu of the Federal High Court in Lagos has ordered 54 banks to immediately return a total of N9,329,322,870 fraudulently transferred by hackers from Union Bank accounts. The judgment, delivered on April 15, 2025, follows an ex parte motion filed in suit number FHC/L/CS/629/2025. The court directed the financial institutions to place a Post No Debit restriction on all accounts that received the stolen funds and to begin the immediate return of all available funds to the originating bank. The plaintiff bank reported that on March 23, 2025, a breach in its core banking system resulted in unauthorized...
