BEAUTIFUL NUBIA ACCUSES YINKA AYEFELE, BBO OF COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT
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By Aishat Momoh. O.
Nigerian folk singer Segun Akinlolu, popularly known as Beautiful Nubia, has accused gospel artistes Yinka Ayefele and BBO of infringing on the copyright of his song Seven Lifes.
In a post shared on X on Thursday, the singer alleged that Ayefele’s 2012 track My Faith in God (Igbagbo Ireti) and BBO’s 2026 song Amin borrowed their core melodies from his original composition.
He questioned when Nigerian musicians, particularly those in the gospel genre, would begin to respect intellectual property rights.
“There was Yinka Ayefele with ‘My Faith in God (Igbagbo Ireti)’ in 2012 and now someone called BBO with ‘Amin’ this year. Both stole their melodies from our original song ‘Seven Lifes’.
“When will Nigerians (especially the so-called gospel musicians) learn to respect copyright?” he wrote.
As of the time of filing this report, neither Ayefele nor BBO had publicly responded to the allegations.
The accusation adds to a growing list of intellectual property disputes within Nigeria’s gospel music industry. In 2024, gospel star Sinach faced a lawsuit from producer Michael Oluwole, who claimed co-authorship of her global hit Way Maker. Sinach denied the claim, insisting she was the sole writer and noting that the song had already achieved international success prior to the producer’s involvement.
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