Folks musician, Segun Akinlolu popularly identified as Stunning Nubia has accused gospel artistes Yinka Ayefele and BBO of the employ of the melody of his tune ‘Seven Lifes’ without his permission.

Naija Files reports that Stunning Nubia said that Ayefele’s 2012 tune ‘My Faith in God (Igbagbo Ireti)’ and BBO’s 2026 launch ‘Amin’ borrowed key aspects from his 1997 music.

He raised the difficulty in a post on his social media web page, questioning the glory for copyright amongst gospel musicians in Nigeria.

He wrote: “There used to be Yinka Ayefele with ‘My Faith in God (Igbagbo Ireti)’ in 2012 and now any individual known as BBO with ‘Amin’ this twelve months. Each stole their melodies from our long-established tune ‘Seven Lifes’. When will Nigerians (especially the so‑known as gospel musicians) learn to appreciate copyright?”

So a ways, neither Ayefele nor BBO has answered publicly to the allegation.

Stunning Nubia has been a resolve in Nigerian tune for the reason that boring 1990s.

He released his first album in 1997 and has received recognition for his americans and outmoded tune.

He is additionally the founding father of the EniObanke Music Festival, which celebrates americans and roots tune every twelve months.

In diverse files, a Federal High Court docket in Lagos Direct has granted an intervening time Mareva injunction freezing copyright levy funds payable to the Musical Copyright Society of Nigeria (MCSN) and restraining the Central Financial institution of Nigeria (CBN) and 20 commercial banks from disbursing or releasing the funds pending extra hearing.

Naija Files reports that the banks listed within the utility are Entry Financial institution Plc, Citi Financial institution Nigeria Tiny, Constancy Financial institution Nigeria Plc, First Financial institution of Nigeria Plc, First City Monument Financial institution Plc, Guaranty Belief Financial institution Plc, Heritage Financial institution Plc, Keystone Financial institution Tiny, Skye Financial institution Plc, Stanbic IBTC Financial institution Nigeria Tiny, Common Chartered Financial institution, Sterling Financial institution Plc, Union Financial institution of Nigeria Plc, United Financial institution for Africa Plc, Solidarity Financial institution Plc, Wema Financial institution Plc, Zenith Financial institution Plc, Ecobank Nigeria Tiny, SunTrust Financial institution Nigeria Tiny and Undertaking Financial institution Tiny.