Because Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti is a love story, a story of self-discovery, self-assertion. It is also a hero’s tale inspiring in us the courage to speak truth to power and the commitment to a ...

Many have heard of Fela Anikulapo-Kuti, the legendary artist from the 70s and 80s. But some may not know that his mother Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti was also a legend in her own right, as a women's ...

‘Funmilayo Ransome Kuti’ is set to hit the cinemas nationwide on May 17 [IMDb] There are scenes that will make the audience gasp at a woman so provocative and defiant in her service to the people.

In 1947, Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti refused to pay her taxes and was arrested. At her arraignment where she pleaded “not guilty”, thousands of women congregated at the courthouse to demonstrate ...

Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti, di first of many tins Many pipo wey don hear di name Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti go say, na she be di first woman to buy and drive motor for Nigeria.

Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti was from the proud Egba kingdom of the Yoruba nation. She was born October 25, 1900, in the city of Abeokuta. She married Reverend Israel Oludotun Ransome-Kuti in 1925.

During the raid, Kuti’s 76-year-old mother, Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti, was thrown from a second-storey window. She sustained injuries from which she never recovered and died at the General Hospital ...

‘Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti’ hits cinemas nationwide today. The biopic features a stellar cast including Joke Silva, Kehinde Bankole, and Jide Kosoko.

"Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti" has already won several awards, including Best Screenplay and Best Feature Film at the Africa International Film Festival and Best Screenplay at the Africa Magic Viewers ...

A photo of Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti featured in Nigeria's The Daily Times newspaper on November 17, 19 On February 18, 1977, approximately 1,000 soldiers stormed a compound in Lagos.