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I was in jail for two days – Omah Lay recounts horrific experience in Uganda

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3 months ago

January 24, 2024

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Famous Nigerian singer, Stanley Omah Didia, aka Omah Lay, has recounted his ordeal in Ugandan prison.

It was recalls that Omah Lay and Tems were arrested and charged to court and subsequently detained in prison in Uganda for making an appearance at a concert held in the country at Speke Resort, Kampala, despite COVID-19 social distancing regulations.

Speaking in a recent interview with The Beat FM, London, United Kingdom, Omah Lay said looking back at the incident, it was an “amazing time” for him though “it looked rough” then.

According to him, his ordeal in Uganda had to happen for him to move to the next level musically.

He said, “My ordeal in Ugandan prison was an amazing time for me. Although it was rough at the moment now looking back at the whole thing, it had to happen. It gave me the relationship I have with Tems and her manager, Muyiwa [Awoniyi] today. He [Muyiwa] was in the same cell with me.

“We were in Uganda for a show during the pandemic. We had paperwork to perform but for some reason, we got arrested after performing. And we are sent to jail. We were in jail for two days.

“It was just a very horrible experience. I wouldn’t want anybody to go through that. They were going to cut my hair, I wore a prison uniform. They were so close to cutting my hair but the person who was in charge of the prison was a fan of my music. He got us a nice spot in jail and took care of us.”

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Ayra Starr releases artwork, track list for ‘Sophomore Album’

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22 hours ago

May 2, 2024

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Nigerian superstar, Oyinkansola Aderibigbe, popularly known as Ayra Starr, has released an artwork and track list for her upcoming sophomore album, ‘The Year I Turned 21’.

The Grammy nominated singer, who took to her social media pages to surprised her fans with an artwork and track list for her upcoming sophomore album, said she looked like a bag of money as she snapped on the artwork.

According to her, picturing in a highway setting while leaning on a vintage car made her to look like a bag of money.

“Track list ‘The Year I Turned 21’ otherwise called ‘TYIT21’ is now available for preorder and will be released officially on May 31, 2024,” she wrote.

The music star already had the entire country anticipating her album, including fellow superstars such as Nigerian music star Wizkid, who reposted her artwork unveiling and showing support with a tag “Love it”.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that album featured some heavyweights across different countries in the world like Nigeria’s Asake and Seyi Vibes, America’s Giveon and Coco Jones, and Brazil’s Anitta, amongst others.

Starr is a Nigerian singer and songwriter, who began a fashion career at the age of 16 with Quove Model Management before deciding to pursue a career in music.

After covering several songs by popular artists on Instagram, she posted her first original song on her page in December 2019.

The posting brought her to the attention of record executive Don Jazzy, who later signed her to his record label Marvin Record.

The singer later achieved mainstream international recognition in 2022, with the released of her song “Rush”.

The song charted in several territories, including Switzerland, Ireland and the United Kingdom, where it peaked at number 24.

The song earned Starr her first nomination at the 66th Annual Grammy Awards for Best African Music Performance.

With the song, Starr became the youngest African Female Artist to surpass 100 Million views on a single video on YouTube, and also the first to do so within five months.

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Seyi Tinubu has offered to reconcile Wizkid, Davido – Lege Miami

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2 days ago

May 1, 2024

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Nigerian actor and singer, Adams Kehinde, popularly known as Lege Miami, has said the president’s son, Seyi Tinubu, has offered warring Afrobeats stars, Wizkid and Davido.

Wizkid and Davido were recently engaged in a fierce social media war on X.

Reacting, Lege Miami cautioned the duo to put themselves in order, saying he has reported the issue to Seyi Tinubu.

Speaking in a video message shared via his Instagram account, the actor said Tinubu has offered to reconcile Wizkid and Davido in the United Kingdom.

He said, “Wizkid and Davido both of you need to take time. I have reported you guys to Seyi Tinubu, he said he’ll fly to UK in three days to settle the fight.”

Efforts to reconcile Wizkid and Davido over the years have proved abortive, as the duo always rekindles their beef after every reconciliation.

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Drop hit song, stop chasing clout – Doyin, Tacha blast Wizkid

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3 days ago

April 30, 2024

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Ex-Big Brother Naija housemates, Doyin and Tacha, have slammed Wizkid for ‘chasing clout’ and disrespecting Don Jazzy on social media.

NEWSMEN reported that Wizkid was on a banter spree on Monday after throwing shade at Davido and Don Jazzy on X.

Reacting, Doyin said the Starboy boss was chasing clout and should desist to focus on releasing songs.

She particularly lashed out at Wizkid for “disrespecting” Don Jazzy.

She wrote on her Instagram page: “Don Jazzy is still the JayZ of the Nigerian music industry. If you try to disrespect him, it just shows your head is not correct. No be to dey chase clout, drop hit!”

Tacha warned Wizkid that any slander or disrespect towards Don Jazzy would not be tolerated.

Speaking in a video message on her social media, Tacha noted that Don Jazzy has made significant impacts on the Nigerian music industry.

Tacha said: “No Don Jazzy slander will be tolerated. Don Jazzy’s impact on the entertainment industry can never be overemphasized.

“If you have to take off Don Jazzy’s inputs on the industry, that would be you taking half of Afrobeats away. Because who would you be listening to? Don Jazzy has grown a lot of global superstars.

“This is somebody that doesn’t restrict himself to the music industry alone. Don Jazzy is there for everybody regardless of their status.”