Double joy for Seun Kuti

2013 would be a memorable year for Seun Kuti, the last son of the late Afrobeat King, Fela Anikulapo Kuti. The young man’s wife put to bed a few days before last Xmas.
Until recently, the couple had kept quiet about the delivery until it was revealed to the public  sometime in December 2013.

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His girlfriend, who is also his back-up dancer, Yetunde Ademiluyi, gave birth to a baby girl in Paris, France  on December 14, 2013.
The couple returned to Nigeria and were warmly received  by families, associates, friends and fans who could not hide their excitement when they showed up  at Seun’s Lagos residence on Thursday, few days after the couple had named the baby girl. Seun named the child Adara Olufuntan Fehintola Anikulapo Kuti.
While expressing his joy over the Yuletide present from his girlfriend, Seun told R that it was a welcome development as he had looked forward to being a father.

“I am very happy to be a dad. I thank God for the safe delivery of the girl and the sound health of Yetunde,” he enthused.
As a sign of gratitude to appreciate his girlfriend, he posted on his Twitter timeline a day after her delivery that: “Thank you Yeti, e ba mi dupe ooo (Thank you Yeti. Please, help me thank her too)”, just as he urged his fans to share in his joy.
R gathered that Yetunde, who has been part of Seun’s band, Egypt 80, for over five years, and who has been dating Seun for a very long time, is the grand-daughter of a prominent Lagos traditional ruler, Oba of Egbeda land, Samseen Alade Balogun’s second wife, Oloori Patricia.
Aside the excitement of being a father, Seun is elated on his much anticipated album entitled: “A Long Way To The Beginning” which will hit the shelves early this year. His single, “International Mother Fuckers” (IMF) will drop very soon.

NIGERIAN TRIBUNE