{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"APIE NEWS","provider_url":"https:\/\/appsaf.apieproject.com\/news","author_name":"apieproject","author_url":"https:\/\/appsaf.apieproject.com\/news\/author\/apieproject\/","title":"\u2018What is Akon saying?\u2019 - APIE NEWS","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"iZ1ffDRTA7\"><a href=\"https:\/\/appsaf.apieproject.com\/news\/2025\/05\/05\/what-is-akon-saying\/\">\u2018What is Akon saying?\u2019<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/appsaf.apieproject.com\/news\/2025\/05\/05\/what-is-akon-saying\/embed\/#?secret=iZ1ffDRTA7\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;\u2018What is Akon saying?\u2019&#8221; &#8212; APIE NEWS\" data-secret=\"iZ1ffDRTA7\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>\n","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/appsaf.apieproject.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2025\/05\/Akon.jpg","thumbnail_width":820,"thumbnail_height":607,"description":"Senegalese-American singer Akon has stirred controversy online after stating that he played a major role in the rise of Afrobeats, the globally celebrated music genre that originated from West Africa. While the\u00a0artist\u00a0credits himself with shaping the early stages of Afrobeats through collaborations with Nigerian stars, many Nigerians aren\u2019t having it. In a recent interview with [&hellip;]"}