- Seun Kuti is the youngest son of the late Afrobeat legend Fela Kuti.
- Korra Obidi paid tribute to Fela Kuti by twerking at his grave during her visit to Nigeria.
- She shared a video of the tribute on Instagram, describing it as an offering to Fela.
Seun Kuti, Nigerian musician and youngest son of the late Afrobeat legend Fela Kuti, has responded to Korra Obidi’s twerking tribute at his father’s grave.
Korra, who visited Nigeria over the weekend, stopped by Fela’s resting place and shared a video of herself dancing in his honour. Posting the clip on Instagram, she wrote that she was giving “Baba an offering,” adding that Fela was known to appreciate women with “gyrating hips,” which inspired her tribute.
Reacting to the video, Seun Kuti thanked Korra for the gesture, noting that it reflected his father’s energetic personality and cultural legacy. He said, “You people know what Baba likes, but you never give him what he wants. E go better for you, my sister.”
The incident has stirred mixed reactions online, with some social media users criticising Korra’s performance as inappropriate, while others viewed it as a playful homage.
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In other news… Nigerian On-air personality, Tolu Oniru-Demuren, widely known as Toolz, took to her X handle (formerly Twitter) to call out a man who publicly mocked the widow of the late actor Jnr Pope, Jennifer, for allegedly “moving on” less than a year after her husband’s death.
The controversy began on Sunday, December 7, after a video circulated online showing Jennifer dressed up and stepping out for an event alongside actress Mercy Johnson.
An X user, Obiasogu David (@afrisagacity), commented on the video, suggesting that Jennifer was “casually handling an iPhone 17 Pro Max, and looking like she’s already moved on, barely 1 year after losing her husband and bearing the burden of raising three kid-boys”. He then issued a general warning: “Dear men, do whatever you can not to d!e young, especially after newly marrying”.
Toolz spotted the comment and strongly rebuked the user, pointing out the unrealistic expectations placed on widows:
“‘Barely a year’ is actually 20 months. She should lock herself away and mourn forever? When it wouldn’t be unusual in this country for a man to have another wife within the same one year”.
Toolz’s retort highlights the gender disparity in mourning expectations and quickly drew support from others online.
You see us as africanas we just like to be bais in our judgement…..a man mocking a widow bcos he feels she isn’t supposed to have moved on just after 1yr her husband died.
I have seen men marry another wife 2month or more after d death of their wife under d disguise of someone need to take care of the kids and take his mind of his dead wife(no questions asked and infact the encouragement from people in this case is always high).
But when its falls on the side of a woman…..we say is too early,,,ve seen that of after 5yrs d woman was trying to move on,, there is nothing people dnt say,even up to saying whats d assurance she isn’t the one that PAI her husband.(nawa for my country people ooo…kai).
That bring me to ask that how many years is a partner supposed to move on after the demise of d other person …for a Man and also a woman?