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Seun Kuti Accuses Wizkid of Name Theft

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Seun Kuti, a Nigerian Afrobeat musician and son to music legend, Fela Kuti, has accused Wizkid of stealing his nickname.

The artist, while speaking during a livestream, claimed that he has been answering the nickname ‘Big Bird’ long before Wizkid coined the name.

Seun, during his livestream, responded to a request from one of Wizkid’s fans who asked him to change his nickname.

He stated that the Afrobeats artist stole his name, telling the fan to advise Wizkid to be original.

“Wizkid stole my name. Tell your fave to be original. Why are you telling me to change my name? Sorry, I can’t change it. This name has been here since. I am the first to come up with it.

I am not dragging it with anybody, please,” he said.

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BBNaija’s Queen Mercy Confirms crash of Her One-year Marriage

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Big Brother Naija reality show star, Queen Mercy Atang, has finally confirmed the crash of her one-year marriage.

The single mother of one got married to David Oyekanmi in March 2024 amid a public dispute with her baby daddy, skit maker Lord Lamba.

A few months after their marriage, Mercy sparked marital crisis rumours after she unfollowed her husband on Instagram and deleted their wedding pictures.

Debunking the speculation, the BBNaija Shine Ya Eye housemate explained, “I was trying to take my marriage off social media and reduce some of the things I put out there.

However, in a new development on Wednesday, she finally confirmed her separation from David while addressing her marital status in an Instagram comment.

Queen Mercy had shared a new picture of herself from actress Mercy Aigbe’s mother’s burial last week.

Commenting on the photo, a fan, @makachrist, asked, “Queen, hope you are still married because asa, you are too beautiful to be single.”

The reality star replied, “Single and unavailable.”

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It’s Chaotic, Fireboy on Relationship, Dating

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Nigerian Afrobeats singer Adedamola Adefolahan, popularly known as Fireboy DML, has opened up about his dating life, revealing that it is chaotic.

Speaking in a recent episode of the Reprezent podcast, the movie star said the messy nature of Lagos dating scene inspired his hit song, ‘Ashawo.

“In my song ‘Ashawo’ I was trying to paint a picture of what the dating scene is like in Lagos where I live.

It’s a mess,” he explained.

On his relationship experience, Fireboy said, “It is chaotic. But I thrive with girls. When I’m under pressure, I usually find balance in girls.”

Fireboy has previously revealed that he was looking forward to suffering a heartbreak in a bid to get inspiration to make more genuine music.

The singer has not publicly confirmed a girlfriend or any romantic relationship

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Dagrin Influenced Me, Other Rappers – Olamide

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Ace rapper Olamide has revealed the role that late Indigenous rapper, Dagrin, played in his career.

Speaking on the impacts of Dagrin in a recent video broadcast, the YBNL boss admitted that the late rapper influenced him and a lot of other rappers.

Olamide revealed that he listens to Dagrin’s critically acclaimed album, ‘C.

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O’ for inspiration whenever he is experiencing “writer’s block”.

He said, “Dagrin’s ‘C.E.O’ album is a timeless project. That’s the only rap album almost everybody in the south west can sing word for word. Dagrin influenced a lot of rappers, whenever we need motivation, we would go and listen to his album.”

Dagrin died in an auto crash in April 2010.

His music became more popular after his death.

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