a turbulent one for pop singer, Wizkid. From
having a fight with Dammy Krane and
accusations by Blackface of stealing his
songs to recent tales from his baby mamas,
Wizkid has been in the news for the wrong
reasons.
Trouble began after Dammy Krane, on January
12, accused him of stealing his songs. Three
days later, Wizkid and Dammy Krane met face
to face at Club Quilox and they got involved in
a fight and Wizkid was alleged to have broken
a bottle on Dammy Krane’s head.
And before we could say Jackie Robinson,
Blackface also accused Wizkid of song theft.
According to him: “I never wanted to talk
about it but after people started checking out
my new song, Killa, many felt Blackface
sounded like Wizkid which I didn’t like. If you
check properly, you would realise that Wizkid’s
hit, Ojuelegba, sounds exactly the same as
track 13 on my dancehall album released in
2010.”
The trouble between Linda and Wizkid started
after Linda had posted a story that Wizkid had
been served quit notice for his home in Lekki
amid allegations that contrary to the
impression Wizkid gave every one, he was
just a tenant. An angry Wizkid had descended
on Linda on social media, threatening to send
his 16 year-old cousin to beat her up. This
had culminated in Linda reporting the case to
the police.
Meanwhile, after the issue was settled, Linda
had posted a lengthy letter on her blog
explaining reasons why she reported Wizkid to
the police.
Part of it read thus: “…I’m sure many of you
have read that the police is now involved in
my issue with Wizkid… I reported his public
threat to me two Sundays ago to the Lagos
State Commissioner of Police and I want to
explain why I did it.
“When I reported that he was served quit
notice at his Lekki home, I stated fact and I
didn’t write it out of malice. It’s not every day
you get exclusive stories and I’m sure any
other blogger who got the story first would
also have published it. So, there was no beef;
I was just doing my job. A day or so after I
wrote this story, Wizkid went on my instagram
page to call me names and lied that I slept
with some director which I have said before is
1000% lies! But the insult and lies is not why
the police is now involved.
“…I went to the authorities for two reasons…
and please young boys of our generation, pay
attention to what I am about to write below.
You see violence against women and threat
of violence against women is not okay.
Threatening harm to someone in a public
space is a criminal act in every country of the
world including Nigeria. I reported this case to
the authorities because I want our young men
to know this is not okay. You should not raise
your hands on a woman. Wizkid wrote that he
would send his 16 year old cousin to beat the
shit out of me. Letting Wizkid get away with it
is basically telling our young men that this is
okay…and it’s not!
“I went as far as I did for me and for other
women. This is to pass a strong message to
our young men that these kinds of behaviour
towards women will not be tolerated. If you
assault or even threaten to assault a woman,
the law will come after you… Women, don’t
be silent. Let’s break the cycle for your sake,
for my sake, for the sake of our daughters,
granddaughters, great-grand daughters and all
other women that will follow them.”
Tony Payne blast Linda Ikeji
However, Toni Payne, estranged wife of 9ice,
in a swift reaction following the publication of
Linda’s ‘epistle’ had carpeted her describing
her as a hypocrite who has caused more
women pain than Wizkid will ever do!
“You can fool some of the people some of the
time but you can’t fool all of the people all of
the time. Someone who bullies you when she
suspects you don’t like her. Thank God, God
raised Toke, Tonto, Lola and many others
above her malice.
“Let’s not even bring late Goldie and how she
was bullied mercilessly. Then all of a sudden
she was a friend after she died. Only if the
dead can speak? My own started after I made
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