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  • Herdsmen destroying farmlands in Bayelsa – Singer Timaya cries out

    Herdsmen destroying farmlands in Bayelsa – Singer Timaya cries out

    Afrobeats artist Timaya has expressed concern over the reported destruction of crops and farmlands by herders in his home state of Bayelsa.

    He urged the government to take immediate action to tackle the issue, emphasizing that the devastation of farmlands is deeply distressing.

    The ‘Dem Mama’ singer also opposed open grazing, calling on the herders to adopt ranching practices for their cattle.

    On his X handle on Tuesday, he wrote, “Pls the government should do something. They are destroying farms in Bayelsa. Aboki, take your in cow inside and feed them. This is so sad.”

  • Why I’m yet to get married at 44 – Timaya

    Why I’m yet to get married at 44 – Timaya

    Nigerian musician Inetimi Alfred Odon, better known by his stage name Timaya, has disclosed why he is unmarried despite having three children.

    Three different women have given birth to the “Dem Mama” hitmaker’s four children. The musician and Barbara Fumnaya Nwaokolo welcomed their first two daughters, Emmanuella and Gracey. In addition, he has two children: Maya with Dunnie Onasanya and Emmanuel with Tamar.

    Timaya stated in an interview with Naija FM that he has never been interested in marriage but acknowledged that he might change his mind.

    The 44-year-old emphasised his respect for peace of mind and stated that he would not think twice about ending a marriage if he ever got married and experienced stress in the partnership.

    “I have never been a marriage kind of guy right from time but it can change,” he said

    “If I marry today and the girl disturbs me, I can get out of the marriage. In all my previous relationships, I was the one who got out because I don’t like stress.

    “If you have a problem with me, let’s talk about it because I don’t like going to bed thinking about things, I go die o. I don’t like anything to bother me at all.”

    The singer said being a father is “stressful” but enjoyable. He said his children stay with their respective mothers but visit him when he wants to spend time with them.

    “Being a father is very good but stressful because you love them too much,” he added.

    “They all live with their mothers but when I want to see them I tell their mothers. So, I will go to pick them and they all spend time with me.

    “They spend two to three months with me then go back to their mothers. During Christmas, they also stay with me.”

  • Timaya opens up on reasons for not getting married

    Timaya opens up on reasons for not getting married

    Nigerian musician Timaya has expressed his opinions about relationships and marriage.

    Timaya recently discussed his reluctance to get married in an interview with NAIJA FM, pointing out that ending a marriage is more difficult than ending a romance.

    In response to a question concerning his opinions on marriage, Timaya said:

    “I’ve never been a marriage guy right from time but it can change, because marriage dey crase? I just look at it like if I marry today, would I be able to get out? In all my previous relationships, I was the one who got out because I don’t like stress.”

    Timaya emphasized the importance of open communication in his relationships and his preference for not harboring unresolved issues.

    He explained: “If you have a problem with me , let’s talk about it because I don’t like going to bed thinking about things , I go die o. I don’t like anything to bother me at all.”

    As a father of four, Timaya discussed his role and the arrangement he has with his children’s mothers.

    He explained that his children reside with their respective mothers, but they maintain a strong and close relationship.

    Timaya highlighted the joy and stress that comes with being a father and the importance of co-parenting.

    He explained: “Being a father is stressful because I love them too much but it’s enjoyable. My four kids live with their mothers so when I want to see them, I ask their mothers and they come to my house and we spend two to three months together then they go back to their mother’s. Christmas is coming and they’d spend it with me as well, but their mothers don’t come because they’re in relationships. We’re all family now so I can’t date any of them, we’re family now and we respect each other”.

  • Nobody respects Eedris Abdulkareem because he talks too much – Timaya

    Nobody respects Eedris Abdulkareem because he talks too much – Timaya

    Nigerian singer Inetimi Alfred Odom, better known by his stage name Timaya has labelled Eedris Abdulkareem as “a talkative who no one is afraid of” in the music industry.

    In a recent interview on Naija FM, the dancehall artist expressed his thoughts on Abdulkareem.

    By drawing comparisons between Timaya and Abdulkareem, the host implied that people in the industry frequently dread both artists.

    This idea was quickly refuted by Timaya, who claimed that he “does not talk or behave like Abdulkareem.”

    The singer also made it clear that he values himself and wants others to value him as well.

    “I no dey talk or behave like Eedris. Nobody Dey fear Eedris because he is talking too much. Right from time,” Timaya said.

    “I don’t even want people to be afraid of me. I respect myself so that people can respect me too. Eedris and I never had any problem. The relationship we had was because I worked with him. I learned what I needed and moved.

    “I don’t even think he knew my name at that time. I only just give him shoutouts because he was part of my story. We don’t have any reason to communicate.”

  • How Burna Boy ordered Omawumi, Waje out of studio — Timaya

    How Burna Boy ordered Omawumi, Waje out of studio — Timaya

    Afro-dancehall legend Inetimi Alfred Odom, better known by his stage name Timaya, has talked about a memorable encounter with Grammy-winning Burna Boy and well-known singers Waje and Omawumi.

    Timaya recounted a contentious studio altercation from years ago in an enthralling interview with Naija FM, Lagos.

    The singer recalled the time Burna Boy, full of confidence and vision, announced outright that he would one day command the kind of success that would allow him to travel in private planes.

    Even if his confidence was admirable, Omawumi and Waje were sceptical of the young artist’s bold declaration, according to Timaya.

    Timaya claimed that Burna, who was driven by a strong faith in his destiny, would not accept their scepticism and insisted that they vacate the studio.

    The music star described the incident as a defining chapter in Burna’s journey, a testament to the star’s unwavering resolve to manifest his dreams against all odds.

    Timaya said:

    “Nothing Burna Boy is doing now surprises me. The guy is fearless. There was one time when Burna Boy, Omawumi and Waje were in the studio, and he [Burna Boy] started saying that a time would come when he would be getting paid to enter jet.

    “Omawumi and Waje started doubting him because then Nigerian artists hadn’t started flying private jets. He got angry and opened the studio door and asked them to leave.”

  • There has always been competition in Nigerian music industry – Timaya

    There has always been competition in Nigerian music industry – Timaya

    Nigerian musician Inetimi Alfred Odom, better known by his stage name Timaya, has asserted that there is no friendship among colleagues in the Nigerian music industry.

    According to Timaya, coworkers are not friends and should not be treated as such.

    Timaya stated in an interview with Channels TV:

    “Your colleagues are not your friends na. The only person who wants to see you better than them is your father o, your parents.

    “I’m not looking for anything from anybody. If Adidas can collaborate with Gucci, then what are you talking about? Collaboration, I said it a long time ago, ‘collabo follow for promo.’

    But there are some artists you will collaborate with right now and they’ll end up not showing up for the video shoot. You even have to pay a fee before you can feature some of them. And those things are killing the music and creativity.

    “Times have changed, you can’t blame them. Old ways cannot open new doors. There’s a lot going on. There are also tendencies to be vindictive towards colleagues that did you wrong. So already there’s a strain there. There has never been love in the music industry, na normal thing. It’s just like in an office, there’s competition na. It’s a normal.”

  • Things are really hard – Timaya laments

    Things are really hard – Timaya laments

    Singer Inetimi Alfred Odom, often known as Timaya, has expressed concern over the current hardship in the country.

    Although economic suffering is a worldwide occurrence, he pointed out that Nigeria experiences the worst of it.

    In a recent interview, Timaya talked to Channels Television.

    “Things are really hard. I feel it for people because if people are not happy, I can’t be happy, too. I pay bills. I help a lot of people. So I understand what people are going through. I’m also feeling it [the hardship],” he lamented.

    “My staff’s salaries and upkeep for family members have drastically increased because of the high cost of living.

    “You don’t expect things to be normal. Even politicians are crying, too, not to talk of me. The only way you can meet up with the current economic demands is if you’re earning in dollars. If you’re earning forex and you convert it to naira, that’s how you can ball.

    “Even in America right now, things are still hard there because they’re earning in dollars and spending in dollars. It’s hard everywhere. The world is hard right now, but Nigeria is harder.”

    Timaya also spoke on the effects of the current economic hardship on the entertainment industry.

    “Currently, you need a lot of money to promote music. Before, we didn’t even bother about shooting music videos. Even if we were shooting a video, it cost just N1.5 million.

    “Now, just to shoot one video: 100 million, 50 million, 60 million. And when you shoot the video, to promote it, you need more millions. That’s why booking fees for artists now are expensive,” he said

  • Why I left Port Harcourt and told Burna Boy to do same – Timaya

    Why I left Port Harcourt and told Burna Boy to do same – Timaya

    Nigerian musician, Timaya who is commonly hailed as the Egberi Papa 1 of Bayelsa is till today one of the most successful artistes to come out of the South South region of Nigeria.

    Speaking in a recent interview, Timaya opened up on why he left the city he was born and raised in, Port Harcourt, and advised other artistes like himself to follow suit and leave that city.

    Timaya buttressed the popular saying that a prophet is not accepted in his hometown, revealing how he was almost killed in his hood after becoming famous.

    Shedding more light on why he left and told Burna Boy, amongst others to leave as well, Timaya said:

    “I’m born in Port Harcourt but from Bayelsa. I was born and raised in Port Harcourt. Funny enough, I never lived in Bayelsa. I grew up in Port Harcourt all my whole life.

    When I left Port Harcourt, I told a lot of people, even Burna Boy, I told him bro, you have to leave here.

    Because, it’s not like it’s — at some point, I think when you grow up and blow up from a place, you’ve gotta get out of that place. Because the dream is to get to Hollywood, not to buy back the block.

    And that’s why the people, the rappers, like see Nipsey Hussle, he died in the block. You can help people from afar. There’s a lot of envy, and all that.

    I was almost killed in Port Harcourt after I blew up. So I’m like there’s too much envy. I know my childhood friends that were my guys and they see me doing fine, they’ll just think you’re posing. You feel me?

    So it’s better to just dey hail from far. Like, I love you but I can love you from afar. Na him be dey your dey [laughs]. Do you understand? So at some point, you’ve got to understand that not everybody got to go to that next level with you.”

  • I was Eedris Abdulkareem’s backup singer for three years- Timaya

    I was Eedris Abdulkareem’s backup singer for three years- Timaya

    Popular singer Timaya disclosed that he used to be a back-up singer for Eedris Abdulkareem before he blew up.
    Timaya reported that he worked for Eedris Abdulkareem, a colleague, for three years.

    Even though they’re not talking right now, he said that Abdulkareem will always be his employer.
    Despite being stationed in Port Harcourt at the time, the singer disclosed that the information he gained from working with Abdulkareem was what enabled him to promote his song in Lagos.

    He said: “I was a backup singer for Eedris Abdulkareem for 3 years. I gathered what I learnt from there and went back to Port Harcourt. I realised that with the knowledge that I have, I’m not promoting [my music] from Port Harcourt but Lagos even though I was living in Port Harcourt. Because to live in Lagos at that point was too expensive for me. Even to do a promotion.

    “So, I needed to go back and start from my foundation. I left Port Harcourt after I blew. Even Burna Boy, I told him he had to leave Port Harcourt. If you blow up in a place, you have to leave there and love them from afar.

    “Eedris Abdulkareem will always be my boss but we don’t talk… Not like we are quarrelling.”

  • Why I can’t date Nigerian women – Timaya

    Why I can’t date Nigerian women – Timaya

    Popular Nigerian musician, Timaya revealed that he can’t date a Nigerian woman because the relationship would be too toxic.

    The singer appeared as a guest on the recent episode of The Morning Rush on The Beat 99.9FM. There, he asserted that Nigerian women are not his spec when it comes to relationships

    Timaya gave his uncensored view of love, highlighting the need of appreciating individual tastes in romantic partnerships.

    “You have to know who to love. A person may not be right for you, but they’re not wrong either, you feel me,” he expressed, highlighting the subjective nature of romantic connections.

    The Afrobeat sensation said, “I don’t have a problem with Nigerian girls or Nigerian men. If I was a Nigerian girl, I won’t date a Nigerian man. And myself right now, I can’t date a Nigerian girl.”

    When questioned about the nationality of the woman he is currently in love with, Timaya responded emphatically, saying, “Hell no.”

    “I can’t date a Nigerian girl because of the same foundation and upbringing. The relationship would be like police and thief, it’s too toxic. We go dey lie for each other too much, wetin happen. Even when something no dey wrong, you go dey find problem,” Timaya added, shedding light on potential challenges arising from shared cultural backgrounds.