Yinka Ayefele addresses Beautiful Nubia’s copyright infringement claim

Yinka Ayefele addresses Beautiful Nubia’s copyright infringement claim

Yinka Ayefele and Beautiful Nubia
Yinka Ayefele, Nigerian gospel musician, has addressed allegations of copyright infringement made by folk singer Beautiful Nubia.

The dispute began last week when Beautiful Nubia publicly accused Ayefele and another artiste Bakare Boluwatife Oluwatobi (BBO) of lifting the melody from his 1997 hit ‘Seven Lifes’ without credit.

He specifically called out Ayefele’s 2012 track ‘My Faith in God (Igbagbo Ireti),’ and a 2026 song titled ‘Amin’ by BBO.

Nubia suggested that the act is part of a broader trend among Nigerian gospel musicians who allegedly appropriate the works of others without acknowledgement.

“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”,” he wrote on X.

“When will Nigerians (especially the so-called gospel musicians) learn to respect copyright?”

Listen to the songs below:

‘Seven Lifes’ by Beautiful Nubia

‘Igbagbo Ireti’ by Yinka Ayefele

‘Amin’ by BBO

Taking to social media, Ayefele dismissed the allegations. In the now-deleted post, the ace singer questioned the validity of the claim. He also challenged Beautiful Nubia to clarify the origins of the disputed musical piece.

“WHO IS THE COMPOSER OF EBAMI GBONDO YI GBE ..JANGBALAJUGBU …. Who was acknowledged.. INFRINGEMENT AYE..,” he wrote.

As of the time of filing this report, BBO has not issued a public response to the allegations.