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Charly Boy Fights For Lesbians, Others
Popular Nigerian singer and social activist, Charles Oputa popularly known as Charly Boy has declared support for the lesbians, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community in Nigeria and vowed to fight for their rights.
His renewed vigour to fight for the rights of the LGBT is coming against the backdrop of his daughter, Dewy Oputa who recently came out as a lesbian and also showed off her lesbian partner.
Charly Boy made his support and stance known in an instagram post in which he said he has in time past fought for Okada riders, musicians and many others and now it is the time for him to fight for the LGBT community.
He wrote: “All that I have done over 50 years of my gold plated pedigree and wandered into the unknown. I disclosed that victory is a million times sweeter as an underdog oh…yes. My life has been one big fight against bad habits, poverty, hopelessness and principalities, but I never backed down. I battled for the rights of okada riders to make a living.
“I battled for the rights, respect and the big money for Nigerian musicians, spent weeks in police cell as PMAN President, Today, Thank God, they have a better life, now am the President of Frustrated Nigerians. I am battling with my comrades to stop the senseless killing of Nigerians, the oppression of innocent Nigerians, and the weaponisation of hunger.
“Many battles too many to mention, I have been beaten black and blue by the military, police, security agents, been tear-gassed, shot at, stoned and most time misunderstood even by the people I fight for. No big deal because I never back down, now I reactivate my fight, openness may not completely disarm prejudice, but it is a good place to start. I am hoping that my support will be a show of strength to the Nigerian LGBT Community.
R&B star, Temilade Openiyi, popularly known as Tems, has recounted the early-career challenges she faced, revealing that she was once booed out of the stage while performing at a school event.
Speaking in an interview with Newsmen, the Crazy Tings crooner shared that she wasn’t only booed but was also harassed with plastic bottles.
“I remember one time I was going to perform at my school as an up-and-coming singer and I thought I was going to receiving a standing ovation.
“But I got booed. They even threw plastic bottles at me,” she recalled.
Tems explained that despite the embarrassing incident and other such rejections, she remained determined to pursue a career in music.
The Tide Entertainment reports that Tems admitted that some of the initial rejections she faced could be due to her conviction to stick to her originality instead of doing covers or familiar sounds like most of her peers.
The Grammy-winning singer said looking back now, she is glad that she didn’t compromise her style despite the initial pressures.
A close associate of late singer Mohbad, Primeboy, has appealed for the artiste’s burial nearly three years after his death.
According to him, Mohbad’s body remains in the mortuary since September 12, 2023, pending burial arrangements.
The Tide Entertainment reports that in a statement Primeboy urged the family, public, and government to permit the burial, stating, “It’s been almost three years since Mohbad left us. His body is still in the mortuary. I’m begging the family, I’m begging the public, I’m begging the government, please let’s bury our brother. He deserves a befitting burial.”
It would be recalled that Mohbad’s death sparked public outrage, protests, and investigations. Ongoing autopsy examinations, police inquiries, and legal proceedings have delayed burial arrangements amid family disagreements and public scrutiny.