Gospel singer Yinka Ayefele has denied claims that he copied the melody of his 2012 track ‘My Faith in God (Igbagbo Ireti)’ from folk musician Beautiful Nubia’s 1997 song ‘Seven Lifes’.
The dispute began when Beautiful Nubia accused Ayefele and another artiste, Bakare Boluwatife-Oluwatobi (BBO), of using his melody without credit. He also cited BBO’s 2026 song ‘Amin’ as another instance.
Taking to social media, Ayefele dismissed the allegations and questioned the validity of the claim.
In a now-deleted post, he wrote: “WHO IS THE COMPOSER OF EBAMI GBONDO YI GBE ..JANGBALAJUGBU …. Who was acknowledged.. INFRINGEMENT AYE..”
Beautiful Nubia had said: “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 added, “When will Nigerians (especially the so-called gospel musicians) learn to respect copyright?”
As of now, BBO has not responded publicly to the allegations.
