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Historic Grammy Recognition for Fela Kuti: Afrobeat Legend Honoured on the World Stage

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The name Fela Anikulapo-Kuti has once again echoed across the world, decades after his passing, as the legendary Afrobeat pioneer receives one of the highest honours in global music history. In a historic move, the Recording Academy has announced that Fela will be awarded the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award , making him the first African artist to receive this prestigious recognition. The award will be presented posthumously at the upcoming 68th Grammy Awards in 2026 , a moment many fans, scholars, and music lovers describe as long overdue. This recognition does not only celebrate Fela’s music but also acknowledges his fearless activism, cultural influence, and enduring global legacy. A Long-Awaited Honour For decades, Fela Kuti’s name has been synonymous with revolution, resistance, and artistic freedom. While his work influenced generations of musicians worldwide, official global recognition at the level of the Grammys had eluded him — until now. The Grammy Lifetime Achieve...
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Anambra police kill three suspects who supposedly shot cops dead

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The Anambra State Police Order said it has up to this point killed three individuals from a pack that went after and killed two cops at Uga Indirect in Aguata Neighborhood Government Area of Anambra State last Thursday.

The state Commissioner of Police, CP Aderemi Adeoye, disclosed this on Monday.

Adeoye said the gangsters were killed during a strike on their camp in Ogboji, Orumba South Neighborhood Government Region, on Sunday night after a manhunt was sent off on them in view of knowledge gathering.

The CP added that the punks, after the Thursday assault, had likewise sent off one more assault nearby on Saturday, where security officials unstuck them and saved a 51-year-old grabbed casualty simultaneously.

He said a Lexus Jeep and different things, including four Ad libbed Unstable Gadgets, two siphon activities, and 16 live cartridges were recuperated from the criminals.

He said, "The third body of the gangsters has quite recently been recuperated by the police, bringing the absolute number of three extremists that have so far been killed.

"The activity was completed on Sunday night in view of knowledge gathering. We distinguished where the pack was coming from and their course and business as usual and we sent off a manhunt on them and we were following them until we got them at their camp at Ogboji in Orumba South Neighborhood Government Region, on Sunday.

"After the assault on Thursday, they sent off another on Saturday. They had imagined that having killed two cops nearby, they would have a field day and no one would try to face them, that was where we followed them till we got them. It was in the process that we safeguarded the 51-year-old abduct casualty.

"The cops that followed through on the incomparable cost were from Enugu State and they were on an exceptional mission. The manhunt for the aggressors and each criminal component in the state would proceed.

"We encourage the residents and holidaymakers to happen with their legal exercises unafraid. We will before long unveil further advancement regarding this situation."

He further rehashed the assurance of the order to guarantee the security in the state.

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