Perusing Nigeria Twitter space on Monday, 16th of January 2023, I stumbled on a pinned tweet by The Guardian Nigeria and it was a video which celebrated Mr. Musbaudeen Femi Adebesin-Kuti. I was shocked to discover that Mr Femi whose nickname was Eshin was no more. As my thoughts and fingers try to find the […]
Perusing Nigeria Twitter space on Monday, 16th of January 2023, I stumbled on a pinned tweet by The Guardian Nigeria and it was a video which celebrated Mr. Musbaudeen Femi Adebesin-Kuti. I was shocked to discover that Mr Femi whose nickname was Eshin was no more. As my thoughts and fingers try to find the…Perusing Nigeria Twitter space on Monday, 16th of January 2023, I stumbled on a pinned tweet by The Guardian Nigeria and it was a video which celebrated Mr. Musbaudeen Femi Adebesin-Kuti.
Mr. Femi was that photojournalist you would see at every nook and cranny during Social Media Week taking official pictures for The Guardian Nigeria. I remember several times when we bopped into each other at some public and private gatherings, we would always chorus, “You are also here.” You would see him always busy, taking pictures; walking to the extremes of the halls or event centres, looking for the right picture to capture.
Born on Wednesday, September 29, 1965, The Guardian Nigeria tribute with excerpts below; stated that; Adebesin-Kuti, a bright and bubbly personality was until his demise, a thoroughbred professional whose imprimatur would remain indelible in the annals of photojournalism in the country. His wide chest of awards and accolades notwithstanding, Adebesin-Kuti, day in, and day out took his job seriously and kept on reinventing himself in his chosen craft while travelling the world with it. His coverage of three FIFA World Cup tournaments, and five Africa Cup of Nations championships, lends credence to this.
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