Entertainment
Copy Right: Danny Young Sues Tiwa Savage
Nigerian musician, Ajibola Danladi also known as Danny Young has filed a N200 million suit against Tiwa Savage over copy right infringement in her song “One”. The singer last month took to his instagram page to lay accusation against the Mavin Records queen. He said ” I never knew I would be a victim of intellectual property theft until now, the worst pain is that my song was stolen by Tiwa Savage who happens to be one of my favourite female artistes”.
The accusation has stirred reactions online with some stating that the verse was taken from a Yoruba proverb, others claimed that Tiwa Savage added more lines beyond the stated proverb and from the video he shared, Fans noticed the similarities in their verses. However, while many people insist that it wasn’t intellectual theft as the verse was taken from a Yoruba proverb others added that the Marvin Records queen included more lines beyond the said proverb.
Meanwhile Danny Young’s lawyers, Creative Legal have filed a law suit against Tiwa Savage and Mavin Records for damages in the sum of 200 million naira for copy right infringement. Danny Young is seeking remedy against Tiwa Savage and Marvin record for unlawfully copying his 2009 Song Oju Tiwon’ in Tiwa’s 2018 relase ‘One’.
Explaining why the case had to be instituted the principal partner of the Creative Legal, Justin Ige said ” piracy is bad enough, it is perhaps worse when creative people appear toi completely disrespect the intellectual property rights of fellow singer, such conduct should not be without due consequences”
He further explained that “Danny Young wants to make this case study for people in the creative industry to recognize their rights even in its simplest form. A Layman may not understand what we are fighting for as it is more technical than just the lyrics.
“Nigerian is place where writers do not get credit from the artiste they songs for because the artiste wants to get all the glory alone, producers also do not know that they have a right to the credits as one of the writers. This is a world standard and anythng less is unacceptance especially when coming from an artiste that has international exposure”.
The law suit (suit No PHC/CS/230/2019) was filed at the Federal High Cour Lagos on the 13th day of February 2019.
Speaking in a recent interview with Lun Lifestyle TV, Rudeboy argued that social media, despite all its benefits, has shattered the illusion of artistes being mysterious and godlike.
This he said has reduced the buzz artistes previously enjoyed whenever their fans got the opportunity to see them whether physically or visually.
The ‘Reason With Me’ crooner explained that because artistes are no longer mysterious, fans are no longer eager to watch them in music videos.
He claimed that shooting music videos is now a waste of money.
Rudeboy said, “Music videos somehow now, because of this generation, is a waste of money. I am sorry to say this. But do you remember us [P-Square] before? You don’t see us anywhere. You just watch music videos, you see us and that’s it, or we come to your country, you see us.
“The reason you don’t see people faint for artistes anymore is because they see them on TikTok every day dancing and promoting your music. If Michael Jackson was alive now and doing promotional content on social media, nobody would see him and faint.
“Unfortunately, it’s too late for us to bring back the era of artistes being mystiques. How can you advise an artiste to post every day? How? Post what? You don’t need to.
“Social media brought positive change to the industry but it also led to ‘see-finish.’ Artistes are now too exposed. Fans see how they eat, cry. Before when artistes go to club, they stay in restricted VIP areas, but now when they are clubbing, everyone is filming.”
Dre made the appeal in a post on his Instagram page on Monday, pleading with the person who allegedly took the device to return it in exchange for money.
“If na u carry my phone for Zlatan wedding, abeg return am, I go give you money please,” he wrote.
The aide also expressed frustration over what he suggested was a method being used to take phones at social gatherings.
He said he would no longer tolerate waiters asking whether guests had finished eating so they could clear their plates, alleging that the practice could provide an opportunity for phones left on tables to be taken.
“From now on, if I go any party or dey any party and any stupid waitress tell me say are you done eating so I can pack your plate, na swear I go swear for you cause na pattern wey una dey use pack phone for table be that now,” he added.
However, Dre did not identify anyone suspected of taking his phone or provide further details about how the device went missing.
Zlatan Ibile tied the knot with his longtime partner, Davita Lamai, during a traditional wedding ceremony on Saturday, October 24, 2026.
The ceremony, held in Lagos, attracted several celebrities, fans and well-wishers, with Davido among the prominent guests and leading the groomsmen.
Speaking at a recent Eezee Conceptz event, Chidinma explained that she travelled abroad and wanted to secure permanent residency because she didn’t want to return to Nigeria, but failed.
She revealed that while she was abroad, the CEO of Eezee Conceptz was the only person calling her from Nigeria, so she decided to work with him upon her return.
“I travelled. I ran away from Nigeria. I was processing my papers not to come back to Nigeria, but for some reason, it didn’t work.
“While I was abroad, the CEO of Eezee Conceptz was the only one who was calling me from Nigeria. He kept encouraging me, and I found the strength to come back to Nigeria. When I came back, I asked him to give me a gospel music contract because I want to spend time with God. And he gave me a contract that even my lawyer said seemed like a charity,” Chidinma stated.
The music star added that she did not transition into gospel music because she wanted to make gospel, but because she wanted a serious relationship with God.
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