Yeni Kuti<\/strong>, daughter of Fela Anikulapo-Kuti, has called for calm amid the dispute involving singer Wizkid and the Kuti family, warning that the feud paints Nigeria in a negative light.<\/p>\n Speaking on TVC\u2019s Your View, Yeni shared her respect for Wizkid, recalling their early connection when he performed at the Shrine during Felabration.<\/p>\n Abia Radio News<\/strong> reports that she expressed disappointment that the singer did not act sooner to prevent the public backlash.<\/p>\n Yeni explained that she has avoided taking sides in the argument, pointing out that public disputes often hurt innocent bystanders.<\/p>\n She urged both sides to reconcile, especially as the nation prepares to celebrate Fela\u2019s legacy on the international stage, including Grammy recognition.<\/p>\n She also questioned why Fela continues to face criticism decades after his passing, saying that the ongoing mentions of his name reflect his lasting impact and greatness.<\/p>\n Yeni appealed to those involved to focus on resolving their disagreements among themselves and to protect the late musician\u2019s legacy.<\/p>\n She concluded by asking people to separate their conflicts from Fela\u2019s memory, reminding everyone that fighting among themselves should not tarnish the reputation of someone who has already left a mark on history.<\/p>\n She said: \u201cI love Wizkid a lot. He\u2019s my padi, my small friend. We\u2019ve come a long way together. I remember when he started at the Shrine as a backup singer during Felabration.<\/em><\/p>\n \u201cWhen two giants fight, it\u2019s the grass that suffers.<\/em><\/p>\n \u201cWe are one people. We\u2019re about to celebrate our icon at the Grammy, and you\u2019re all doing this. You\u2019re not dirtying Fela or his family; you\u2019re dirtying Nigeria.<\/em><\/p>\n \u201cFela has been dead for 27 years, and you are still mentioning his name. That is the answer to his greatness.<\/em><\/p>\n \u201cFight yourselves, you that are alive, and leave the man that has done his own and gone.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n \n <\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Yeni Kuti, daughter of Fela Anikulapo-Kuti, has called for calm amid the dispute involving singer Wizkid and the Kuti family, warning that the feud paints Nigeria in a negative light. Speaking on TVC\u2019s Your View, Yeni shared her respect for Wizkid, recalling their early connection when he performed at the Shrine during Felabration. Abia Radio […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":240041,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[3],"tags":[404,2062],"class_list":["post-240040","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-entertainment","tag-wizkid","tag-yeni-kuti"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/abiaradiostations.com.ng\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/yeni-kuti-e1625900092662.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/abiaradiostations.com.ng\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/240040","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/abiaradiostations.com.ng\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/abiaradiostations.com.ng\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abiaradiostations.com.ng\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/15"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abiaradiostations.com.ng\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=240040"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/abiaradiostations.com.ng\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/240040\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abiaradiostations.com.ng\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/240041"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/abiaradiostations.com.ng\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=240040"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abiaradiostations.com.ng\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=240040"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abiaradiostations.com.ng\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=240040"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}