Like fine wine that gets better with age, Yeii Kuti, first daughter of the late Afrobeat legend, Fela Anikulapo-Kuti, appears to be getting more beautiful as she gets older. She clocked 55 a few days ago and the events that greeted her surprise birthday caused many to double over in glee and the media to buzz frantically. It was gathered that Yeni’s partner of nine years, Theo Lawson, went down on one knee and asked Yeni to spend the rest of her life with him.
While Yeni denied being engaged, she confirmed that Theo indeed adorned her finger with a ring. The anticipation of wedding sensationalists was cut short when Yeni explained that what she got from her partner was a commitment ring, to be carefully distinguished from an engagement ring. The ring from Theo is simply a symbol of his commitment to her. The ring once belonged to Theo’s mother and he has worn it for quite a while. Yeni emphasised the fact that they are not engaged but are in a committed relationship.
It will be recalled that Yeni was once married to Femi Segun, a veteran broadcaster who died some years ago from injuries he sustained from a bike accident. Their union is blessed with a daughter, Rolari, who got married to her beau on June 27, 2015 at the African Shrine in Lagos.
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