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How I Narrowly Escaped Being Attacked By My Music Rivals – Kollington Reveals

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3 years ago

February 27, 2021

Fuji music icon, General Ayinla Kollington, has narrated how he escaped being attacked by some of his music rivals and antagonists while he was under the tutelage of his late musical godfather, Ayinla Yusuf, popularly known as Ayinla Omowura.

The late Apala legend who died over 40 years ago at the peak of his career is considered to be one of the most original Yoruba singers of post-colonial Nigeria who gained notoriety in South-West Nigeria in the 70s.

In a biography about Omowura, titled ‘Ayinla Omowura Life and Times of an Apala legend’ written by media intellectual and lawyer, Festus Adedayo, Kollington succinctly reminisced on some of his musical escapades with his godfather and revealed that he was fortified with juju by the latter after a widely successful album that was a response to Fatai Olowonyo, arch-rival of Omowura.

Going down memory lane, the 67-year-old, further noted that this was the beginning of his quarrel with his friend, late Sikiru Ayinde Barrister.

Kollington claimed that Olowonyo, after the release of the album approached Barrister to do a reply to both him and Omowura.

He said, “I ran to him (Omowura) countless times to tell him that Olowonyo’s fans said they will kill me. He said they could not do me any harm, that I should forget that… He then took me inside his room and began administering all manner of fetish objects on me. He would ask me to steep some inside a cornmeal (eko) and some of them, he would bath me with them. He would call his younger brother, Dauda, and ask him to go and bring a razor and some of the fetish objects in his room, with which he would incise my body and rub fetish objects. That was how I sang the song and no reprisal came to me from the Olowonyo group and his gangs.”

“Olowonyo enlisted Sikiru’s help in attacking and replying to my diatribes in “Omo Iya onipako.” Sikuru too behaved like a child in that he ought to have thought about the fact that I was his friend and instead of acceding to Olowonyo’s request, the best thing for him to have done was to call me and seek to find an end to the feud. Rather than do this, he also went to the studio to sing against me. He sang “Ba o ba to ja la…” (If we are not up to stopping a feuding party…) That was how the fight against (sic) us began.”

Even though Kollington and his musical godfather eventually parted ways over some misgivings, the former noted that Omowura was a great and brave man.

He continued, “When we went to Mecca and the feud between him and Olowonyo was sorted out, upon returning home, he (Omowura) did a track singing the praises of Olowonyo. He ought to have mentioned me as one of the persons who fought on his side during the feud but he didn’t.I saw that jealousy was already entering the relationship… I later found out that was the nature of man, the nature of Yoruba people.

“He was a very great man. Death is very powerful. Ayinla Omowura was also a very brave man. I liked him beyond description. I loved his songs as well.”

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I’m Open To Marrying My Current Girlfriend – Singer, Joeboy

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12 hours ago

April 18, 2024

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Nigerian singer, Joseph Akinfenwa Donus, popularly known as Joeboy, has said he is open to marrying his current girlfriend.

He described his current relationship as “pure intense helpless love”.

Speaking in the latest episode of Madame Joyce’s ‘Cocktails & Takeaways’ podcast, Joeboy said he believes in love and marriage.

He said, “My current relationship is like pure, intense helpless love.

“I believe in love and marriage to an extent [laughs].

“The person I am with now, I can be with her for life. If I don’t see myself being with somebody for life, I’m not going to be in a committed relationship. I would rather let’s just be seeing ourselves but no commitment.”

Recall that Joeboy disclosed in an interview last year that he spent roughly N50 million on his current girlfriend within two years.

He said he was not sure about the figure, adding that it could be far more than that.

He also said he prefers to keep the identity of his girlfriend hidden to protect his private life from social media scrutiny.

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“Paternity Fraud Should Be Criminalize Like Rape” – Actor Rotimi Salami Makes Strong Case

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12 hours ago

April 18, 2024

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Nollywood actor, Rotimi Salami has stirred the internet as he makes a strong case for paternity fraud.

With the daily news of men discovering at dying minutes that their kids aren’t biologically theirs, many men are becoming interested in DNA, especially in Nigeria.

In a post on his Instagram page, he stated that paternity fraud should be criminalized like rape.

He likened the pain and trauma a woman experiences when raped to that of a man when he finds out the child he has been raising another man’s child.

Lamenting, he noted how tape is a major offense and wants paternity fraud to be one too.

“Paternity fraud should be criminalized just like rape. The experience when raped is the same a man goes through when he finds out he’s been raising another man’s child. Damn!

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Rape is a major offense

Paternity fraud should also be

None of these 2 should be encouraged

men mental health too matters”.

His statement comparing rape with paternity fraud didn’t sit well with some netizens who tackled him via his comment section.

One Just Phabulous wrote, “Comparing rape and paternity fraud is an all-time low. Getting gang raped and violated is not the same. This is a wrong comparison and a slap on the face of all rape victims. Of all the things you picked rape. Come on Rotimi, you are a girl dad

One TK Unlimited wrote, “Paternity fraud and rape are not and will never be the same

One Elizabeth Olosu wrote, “Wow! Comparing rape to paternity fraud? Nothing else to compare it to but rape? You can do better

One Ife Lover Boy wrote, “I agree with you but I guess women can do no wrong

One Dress By Nag wrote, “There should be a jail term for paternity fraud cos wtf. Dis tin is becoming too much”.

This is coming hours after a man cried out after he found out that his 11-year-old child was not his after DNA.

Weeks back, veteran actor and filmmaker, Ugezu J Ugezu had kicked against the need for DNA. The actor had taken to his Instagram page to chastise men who have formed the habit of undergoing paternity tests before claiming a child.

He opined that DNA stuff is tearing many homes apart and destroying innocent children as any child born to an African man is an African man’s child.

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Extra Marital Affairs: “Nobody Can Fall Me” Queen Dami Responds To Portable’s Allegations

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12 hours ago

April 18, 2024

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Late Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Adeyemi’s former youngest wife, Queen Damil has reacted to the allegations levelled against her by her lover and controversial singer Habib Okikiola better known as Portable.

Recall that last night Portable called out Queen Dami for living in his house and still showing affections to other people.

Portable Queen Dami who doubles as his mistress over her refusal to have his child. He vented out recalling how he stood for her when there was no one and yet she disappointed him.

He went on to lament the fact that she refused to hav a child for him unlike his other women in his harem

This revelation by Portable was the talk of the internet. In order to set records straight with haters, Queen Dami claimed she cannot be pulled down because she’s a child of God

She wrote on Instagram with an adorable photo of herself, “NOBODY CAN FALL ME.

EMI OMO OLORUN.”

Enisuccess adviced, “no reply and no grant interview ok just dey post urself my baby of life.”

One Shadyshisha wrote, “Sha get belle aunty DAMI.”

Adaobi pleaded saying, “Namesake mhi pls play your game well. Don’t born for portable moreso u too fine abeg big guys will come your way.”

” God will grant all your heart desires for not letting the public put asunder in your relationship with portable most dem are dating okada rider codedly,” Akanjioflagos admonished.