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Nigerian singer Tekno says Fela Kuti is not his king, arguing that most of his biggest songs were not built around Fela’s Afrobeat sound, nor did he grow up listening to him. 🇳🇬 Speaking during a Yanga FM 89.9 interview in Lagos, Tekno pointed to 'Duro', 'Pana' and 'Yawa' as examples, while saying 'Rara' is the song in his catalogue that carries a clear Fela influence. In his words, Tekno said, “Fela was not my king & he will never be my king. I grew up in Bauchi, my dad is Igbo & no one around us spoke Yoruba. I didn’t listen to Fela growing up, the only song of mine that sounds like Fela’s Afrobeat is Rara. Oliver De Coque is my king.” The comments follow an earlier HOT 97 interview where Tekno praised Fela for taking Afrobeat global but argued that other Nigerian legends also deserve recognition. He specifically cited Oliver De Coque and other eastern highlife musicians as major influences on him. 🎥: @yanga899fm #africanfolder

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The Chairman of Chairmen is in Monaco… Grand Commander of the Order of the Niger, Commandeur de la Légion d’honneur, Companion of the Order of the Star of Ghana, Michael Adeniyi Agbolade Ishola Adenuga Jr. 🙌🏾… F.Ote💲

The Chairman of Chairmen is in Monaco… Grand Commander of the Order of the Niger, Commandeur de la Légion d’honneur, Companion of the Order of the Star of Ghana, Michael Adeniyi Agbolade Ishola Adenuga Jr. 🙌🏾… F.Ote💲
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Coleen Rooney revealed she considered 'separating' from 'careless' husband Wayne following a series of explosive rows on their new Disney+ docu-series😬 The couple, both 40, have given fans an intimate look inside their family life with sons Kai, 16, Klay, 13, Kit, ten, and Cass, eight, in their new £10million fly-on-the-wall show, The Real Rooneys, which was filmed last year. And it seems it's not always happy families in the Rooney household as the former England footballer and the I'm A Celebrity star admitted they can go days without talking to each other. 'There are times when I think the answer to everything is to see what it's like if we are separated,' said Coleen candidly in a one-to-camera interview after a row with Wayne while on holiday. The confession came after Coleen and Wayne shared an insight into their marital tiffs in the series, when the footballer confessed: 'We haven't spoke for four days, this is the first time we've talked,' as they sat on their sofa to speak to the cameras. Coleen replied: 'I'm hoping a break will help us to reconnect. A really nice weekend away for us to have some time together.'

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A journalist has revealed how he went undercover as a deranged man for 44 days while working on his latest investigation. The transformation was so intense that he became almost unrecognisable, giving a rare glimpse into the physical and mental toll of investigative journalism. #pulsenigeria247

A journalist has revealed how he went undercover as a deranged man for 44 days while working on his latest investigation. The transformation was so intense that he became almost unrecognisable, giving a rare glimpse into the physical and mental toll of investigative journalism. #pulsenigeria247
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Femi Otedola's net worth has risen to $2 billion, removing his title as Africa's poorest billionaire. He is now wealthier than several other prominent African billionaires, including Samih Sawiris, Yasseen Mansour, and Othman Benjelloun. Otedola's fortune grew thanks to his aggressive share acquisition and increasing influence at First HoldCo, where he became chairman in January 2024. His stake in First HoldCo increased to nearly 28%, with a recent multimillion-dollar share purchase bolstering his holdings.

Femi Otedola's net worth has risen to $2 billion, removing his title as Africa's poorest billionaire. He is now wealthier than several other prominent African billionaires, including Samih Sawiris, Yasseen Mansour, and Othman Benjelloun. Otedola's fortune grew thanks to his aggressive share acquisition and increasing influence at First HoldCo, where he became chairman in January 2024. His stake in First HoldCo increased to nearly 28%, with a recent multimillion-dollar share purchase bolstering his holdings.
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BREAKING: The grand jury reviewing the evidence in the death of Nolan Wells has found that, based on all the evidence they reviewed, no criminal charges are warranted at this point, according to the Jackson County Grand Jury Report. Read more: https://abcnews.visitlink.me/6UMyMt

BREAKING: The grand jury reviewing the evidence in the death of Nolan Wells has found that, based on all the evidence they reviewed, no criminal charges are warranted at this point, according to the Jackson County Grand Jury Report. Read more: https://abcnews.visitlink.me/6UMyMt
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Graham Walker wanted the 540 people who worked at his family business to share in the money from its sale. So, he pushed the sale price from $1.4 billion to $1.7 billion. Walker was selling Fibrebond to Eaton. But he said the deal could not happen unless 15% of the sale went to the workers. The workers did not own the company. They had no legal right to the money. But Walker still wanted them to get a share. In the end, $240 million was given to the workers. How much each person received depended on how long they had worked there. The average payment was about $443,000 per person. But the money meant even more because of what the workers had been through. Fibrebond almost failed twice. A factory fire badly hurt the company in 1998. Then, in 2000, the dot-com crash destroyed many of its customers. The workers who got the money were the ones who stayed. When some workers first saw their checks, they thought it was a joke. Then the money changed their lives. Some paid off debt. Some paid off their homes. Others used the money to help pay for their children’s education. Lesia Key paid off her mortgage 12 years early and opened the boutique she had always dreamed of. Workers over 65 got their full bonus without having to keep working. Walker also wanted the workers to use the money however they wished. That is why this story is bigger than a $1.7 billion business sale. You can spend your whole life building more for yourself. But there is another kind of success: building something that gives other people a better life too. The real value of success may not be what you keep. It may be how many lives are better because you succeeded. #1official

Graham Walker wanted the 540 people who worked at his family business to share in the money from its sale. So, he pushed the sale price from $1.4 billion to $1.7 billion. Walker was selling Fibrebond to Eaton. But he said the deal could not happen unless 15% of the sale went to the workers. The workers did not own the company. They had no legal right to the money. But Walker still wanted them to get a share. In the end, $240 million was given to the workers. How much each person received depended on how long they had worked there. The average payment was about $443,000 per person. But the money meant even more because of what the workers had been through. Fibrebond almost failed twice. A factory fire badly hurt the company in 1998. Then, in 2000, the dot-com crash destroyed many of its customers. The workers who got the money were the ones who stayed. When some workers first saw their checks, they thought it was a joke. Then the money changed their lives. Some paid off ...
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