Beautiful Nubia Accuses Yinka Ayefele and BBO of Stealing His Song
Nigerian folk singer Segun Akinlolu, popularly known as Beautiful Nubia, has accused gospel artistes Yinka Ayefele and BBO of infringing the copyright of his song Seven Lifes. He made the allegation in a post shared on X, claiming that Ayefele’s 2012 track My Faith in God (Igbagbo Ireti) and BBO’s 2026 song Amin borrowed their core melodies from his original work.
Beautiful Nubia questioned when Nigerian musicians, particularly gospel artistes, would begin to respect copyright laws. “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 reporting, neither Ayefele nor BBO has publicly responded to the allegations. The dispute highlights ongoing intellectual property issues in Nigeria’s gospel music industry.
This is not the first copyright controversy in Nigerian gospel music. 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, asserting that she was the sole writer and that the song had achieved international success prior to the producer’s involvement.
Beautiful Nubia’s latest accusation adds to a growing conversation about respecting original work and copyright protection in the country’s music industry, especially among gospel artists.
