Speaking during an interview on Arise News, Yeni addressed Fela’s enduring relevance, nearly three decades after his passing, noting that constant comparisons only highlight the timeless impact of his legacy.

According to her, such comparisons neither diminish Fela’s greatness nor accurately reflect the realities of the current music scene. Instead, she urged contemporary artists to focus on competing within their own generation.

“If you’re still talking about him 29 years after his death and you are comparing, you are comparing yourself with someone who has been gone 29 years,” Yeni said. “Compare yourself with your peers and leave him. Leave our legends alone.”

Her comments reinforce the idea that Fela’s influence exists beyond eras and trends, standing as a benchmark of cultural and musical significance that doesn’t require validation through modern-day comparisons.

“Don’t compare chalk and cheese. Fela is a legend, give him his flowers… Compare yourself with your peers and leave our legends alone…”

– Yeni Kuti pic.twitter.com/XvJqkfop5P

— @𝗼𝗻𝗲𝗷𝗼𝗯𝗹𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗯𝗼𝘆 (@OneJoblessBoy) February 2, 2026

Recall, speaking during an appearance on TVC’s Your View on January 22, 2026, Yeni made it clear that her comments were not borne out of hostility toward Wizkid, whom she described as a close friend, but were prompted by the decision to drag Fela’s name into a personal dispute.

“I love Wizkid a lot, he is my paddy na. He is my small friend,” she said. “I remember when he started at the Shrine, he was a backup singer. I cannot stop liking Wizkid.”

Despite that long-standing relationship, Yeni said the tone of the feud changed once references to her late father were introduced.

“He did too much by insulting my father, Fela Anikulapo-Kuti,” she stated. “If you have a problem with someone, why are you now calling Fela out?”

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Speaking during an appearance on TVC’s Your View on January 22, 2026, Yeni made it clear that her comments were not borne out of hostility toward Wizkid, whom she described as a close friend, but were prompted by the decision to drag Fela’s name into a personal dispute.

“I love Wizkid a lot, he is my paddy na. He is my small friend,” she said. “I remember when he started at the Shrine, he was a backup singer. I cannot stop liking Wizkid.”

Despite that long-standing relationship, Yeni said the tone of the feud changed once references to her late father entered the conversation.

“He did too much by insulting my father, Fela Anikulapo-Kuti,” she stated. “If you have a problem with someone, why are you now calling Fela out?”

The ongoing feud, which erupted earlier in the week, began as a heated exchange between Seun Kuti and Wizkid on social media.

What initially appeared to be a clash of opinions quickly spiralled into personal attacks, drawing in fans, critics, and cultural observers nationwide. The situation intensified after Fela’s legacy was invoked, sparking widespread backlash.

Yeni said she wished the situation had been handled differently, especially by Wizkid, whom she believes could have de-escalated the tension early.

“I wish when all these started, he had put a stop to it before it became what it is now,” she said.

She also lamented the timing of the controversy, noting that it coincides with global recognition of Fela’s enduring influence.

“We are just about to celebrate our icon at the Grammy and you are all doing all this rubbish, as if you are trying to dirty something,” she said. “It’s not Fela or Fela’s family you are dirtying, it’s Nigeria.”

Reflecting on her father’s lasting impact decades after his passing, Yeni pointed out that the continued references to Fela only reinforce his legacy.

“Fela has done his own 27 years, 27 years, and you are still calling his name. That is just the answer to his greatness.”

Her comments have since resonated online, adding a reflective voice to a feud that has grown beyond music and into broader conversations about respect, legacy, and responsibility in Nigeria’s cultural space.

“I love Wizkid a lot, he’s my friend. I wish at the beginning he’d put a stop to it. We’re just about to celebrate our icon at the Grammy and you’re all fighting. You don’t see Bob Marley people do this.”

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— 𝐀𝐬𝐚𝐤𝐲𝐆𝐑𝐍 (@AsakyGRN) January 22, 2026

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Yeni Kuti, the eldest child of late Afrobeat pioneer, Fela Kuti has reacted to Mr. P calling the Afrika shrine, local.

You would recall that Mp3bullet.ng reported that Mr. P and Seun Kuti got into a verbal clash on social media over the latter calling Labour Party Presidential candidate, Peter Obi, an opportunist.

Peter Okoye responded by labelling Seun Kuti as a failed musician who is simply drawing attention to himself by riding his father’s celebrity status.

Mr.P even dared Seun to remove the Kuti family name from his name and see whether anyone knew who he was without it.

However, Mr. P seemed to have gone too far when he referred to Fela’s Legacy as the Afrika Shrine, a local hangout where people freely smoke hemp.

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Reacting to all shade at the iconic shrine, Yeni Kuti, the eldest sister to Seun Kuti and manager of the Afrikan Shrine took to Twitter to post a compilation video of all the celebrities and famous people that have visited the place.

Famous people like Anthony Joshua, Asa, Governor of Lagos, Gov Sanwo Olu, former Governor of Lagos Gov Ambode, Jidenna, Seal, France President Macron have visited the place.

She captioned the video with “Proudly Local“.

 

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Speaks on how many wives her father, Fela had.

Nigerian dancer and TV co-host, Yeni Kuti, has revealed that she would not quit a relationship over cheating.

Speaking on TVC, the 61-year-old daughter of Afrobeat legend, late Fela Anikulapo Kuti, stated that the only deal breaker for her will be if her man cheats on her with a fellow man.

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“For me cheating is not a deal breaker. My father had 27 wives, my mother didn’t go. I am not saying she was happy, but she didn’t leave. My own deal breaker is if I find out my own partner is sleeping with another man. That is my deal breaker. I will run, they wouldn’t even beg me. I will run.”

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Yeni Kuti, the first child of the legendary Nigerian musician Fela Anikulapo Kuti, spoke candidly about how an established American record label expressed interest in buying her father’s back catalogue.

In a recent interview, Yeni discussed the sacrifice Fela made for his kids when Motown Records, one of the biggest record labels in America, knocked on his door offering a whopping $1 million to purchase the back catalogue of the Afrobeat pioneer.

The music an artist has previously recorded and released, as opposed to their most recent recordings, is referred to as their back catalogue.

According to Yeni, Fela turned down that lucrative offer so that his children could continue to benefit from his music after his passing. This decision is still in effect today.

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The 61-year-old Yeni Kuti also made it known that even after Fela’s death, labels still approached the family to acquire the legend’s music catalogue, but the family continued to stand by Fela’s initial decision.

In her words;

“Just before Fela dies, we were talking, so Motown had come in, and they wanted to buy all, everything in his back catalogue for a million dollars and Fela was broke. So it was very tempting to sell your back a catalogue for a million dollars and you won’t have a problem. But Fela looked at them, he said to us, and that when I knew, even though he didn’t show it, he felt responsible for us. He said to us, if I sell my back catalogue for a million dollars, what will i leave for you? He turned that deal down. He said ‘I will not sell my back catalogue to anybody for any amount’ He left that for us and you know since he died, a lot of people have come to try to buy from us and they will offer and I will tell them, you know what, It’s not mine to sell. If the owner didn’t sell it, I can’t sell it.”

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In a recent interview with Arise TV to commemorate his 85th birthday, Baba Ani who used to manage the legendary Fela Kuti revealed that banned him from visiting the New Afrika Shrine over his refusal to work with him.

According to Baba Ani, after Fela’s death, Femi approached him and asked if he wanted to join his or Seun’s music band.

He added that as Fela’s eldest son, he considered working with him at first, but then changed his mind and joined Egypt 80, the late singer’s band, which is currently led by Seun.

Baba Ani stated that he felt more at ease working with Seun’s band because he had begun mentoring him before Fela passed away.

He claimed that his decision did not sit well with Femi and that he was eventually barred from entering the New Afrika Shrine.

In his words;

“I was banned from entering the shrine by Femi. When Fela died, and Beko, who was then the manager of the band, was in prison. On two occasions, Femi called me privately, asking me if I was going to join him, or his uncle and Seun,” he said.

“So, I told him that ‘you are the most senior son of Fela, and everything Fela left behind is in your hands, so that question shouldn’t have come from you. That was what I told him.’

“As time went by, he saw that I was more with Seun and the Egypt 80 band. This is a young man I know very well. So, I decided to go with Seun. I was mentoring Seun, even before Fela died. I think that was my offense.

“The very first day at the Egypt 80 band, because there was a quarrel and they had to go to court, the judge in charge of the case settled the matter in the chambers, and somewhere along the line, Seun was asked to start coming to play at the shrine.

“On the very first day the band was going to play there, I got to Kalakuta, Fela’s house in Ikeja. I went upstairs to meet Seun and he told me he wouldn’t like me to be present at the show.

“I asked why, he said ‘anytime I’m discussing with my brothers and I mention your name, what they used to say was unprintable. So, please don’t go with the band.’ He, however, assured me that I would be paid regardless.

“When he got to the shrine that night, they went upstairs in his office to greet him, and he was so annoyed. He was looking for his gun. He started to hurl insults at me. Somewhere along with his rant, he told the boys to tell me not to show my face at the shrine anytime. Since that time, I have not been to the Shrine.”

 

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In reaction to the interview, Seun Kuti took to Instagram to post a picture of him, Femi Kuti and his nephew, Made Kuti. In the caption, he defended his brother and claims the allegation was not totally factual.

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Revealing that his family decided to let peace reign years ago, Seun Kuti said he was shocked to see Baba Ani opening old wounds and have taken the decision to stand with his family.

“It has come to my attention that some stories are occupying the social media due to what Baba Ani alleged. That is what it is, an allegation not totally factual.

My family and I decided years ago to let peace reign, I have spoken to Baba Ani several times too. I’m shocked he has decided to open up old wound and fabricate the truth. And as I have pointed out to him I stand with my family and brother Femi Anikulapo-Kuti #getthesax @yeniakuti @femiakuti”

 

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Yeni Kuti, daughter of late Fela Kuti has also responded to Baba Ani’s allegation, tagging it false.

Yeni debunked the allegation in an Instagram post on Tuesday, describing the story as a means of igniting “flames of discord” in the family.

“I am surprised that one of the perpetrators and feeders of the ‘war’ in the family has come up to give a narrative of outright lies instead of being an elder and trying to make things right, is trying to fan once again flames of discord.

As long as I am alive I will continue to make sure they fail. The Kuti family remains a united family,” she wrote in parts.

 

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On May 24, 2021, Yeni Kuti clocked 60 and a number of dignitaries were present at her birthday party including the governor of Lagos state, Babajide Sanwo-Olu.

Reports soon made the rounds after a viral video was posted claiming that the celebrant’s brother, Seun Kuti, had disrespected the Lagos state governor by walking out on him.

The video later caught the attention of Yeni who then took to her Twitter page to clear the air. According to her, Seun got upset after one of the governor’s security aides pushed his wife, Yeide.

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Yeni explained further that Seun explained the situation to the governor and that Seun has home training

In her words:

What happened was that the security detail in the course of doing their duty pushed his wife. He got upset at them understandably so, not the Governor. He even explained to the governor. I beg o! He has home training. @RealSeunKuti

— Yeni Anikulapo-Kuti (@YeniAKuti) May 25, 2021

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The main reason why Seun Kuti who is the pioneer of the Naija Resistance Movement allegedly walked out on the Governor is not yet fully known, reports have it that he was displeased about Sanwo-Olu presence.

In the video posted by Hiptv, He could be seen leaving immediately the Governor walked into the party.

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His elder brother, Femi Kuti (Fela’s first male fruit) was said to be the one that controlled the situation.

Femi reportedly brought Seun back into the venue, took him to their elder sister, Yeni’s table and both appealed to him to be calm.

 

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