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American Lady Accuses Timaya Of Rape
Timaya
An American Lady from
Atlanta Georgia and Recording artiste, Sheilla Chi Queeneth has alleged that Nigerian Singer Timaya rapped her in Hotel room which Timaya has denied.
According to a report that went viral few days ago, Timaya reportedly had consensual sex, with a lady called Shella who promised to give him all round sex whenever he comes to Atlanta.
It was disclosed that the Bayelsa State born Dance hall artiste agreed to the offer and enjoyed himself in a hotel in Atlanta Georgia before trouble started.
The lady who secretly snapped intimate bedroom photos of the singer, later demanded for fifty thousand American dollars in other to delete the photos.
It was also gathered that a fight soon ensured in the hotel room when Timaya struggled to delete the photos from Shella’s phone Shella later took to the internet to share photos of herself and Timaya and accused him of rape.
The singer has denied the rape allegation. In an Exclusive media statement released recently, Timaya said the sex was consensual. In his words.
“I have been talking with this girl for about one year and it is funny how some one you think you know can act very hungry and low. How can I leave Nigeria and go to America where the law forbids rape? Am I crazy?
“This girl who had been promising to blow out my brain with sex begged to see me when she knew I was in town, but I didn’t know she had a hidden agenda, I agreed to see her and she came to my hotel in Atlanta and we got down for real”, he said.
“When we were done and we were chilling, I got a call from my manager that we needed to start preparing for a show, she asked to go with me to the show as a couple, but I said no and told her I was there to work. I got up and started preparing for the show but I realised her phone would’nt leave my face and she kept asking me stupid questions and even as I answered, I wondered what she was up to then it hit me that she was recording and I grabbed her phone and we struggled because I wanted to delete the videos she had made without my consent. I don’t even know if she still has any, but I deleted the ones I could on her phone,” he explained.
Timaya futher stressed” I called the hotel security and explained what had happened to them. I told them to open her phone so that I could see what she had left, but she refused and was making a scene and the hotel told her to get out, but I didn’t want her to go cos I was scared of what she might have recorded and I insisted on calling the police, but the hotel told me that if I called the police, I might be arrested for holding her hostage in my room, so I let her go.”
“After then, she continued calling me and she kept changing her story telling me that I rapped her. I tried to play it cool by begging her not to take the route she had taken. I really begged her, but she told me I had to pay her 50k dollars for her to forget it. She obviously did not record that part because she had ulterior motives. After her demand for me to pay her, I stopped calling her or taking her calls and I changed my number and I guess she got frustrated and went on the internet to try and do damage.”
Spotify yesterday revealed a significant surge in heartbreak song streams in Nigeria during the Valentine’s Day season, with a 626 percent increase between 2022 and 2024.
This was disclosed in a statement issued in Lagos, Nigeria by Spotify’s Head of Music, Sub-Saharan Africa Phiona Okumu.
Okumu said, “Spotify data reveals a surprising trend, a massive surge in heartbreak song streams.
“Nigerians are turning to their playlists to express their emotions, with a staggering 626 per cent overall growth in heartbreak streams from 2022 to 2024.
“This Valentine, the sound of love is accompanied by the sound of heartbreak, and the data shows it’s louder than ever before.”
She said on Valentine’s Day, most surprisingly, male listeners streamed heartbreak songs at a significantly higher rate than female listeners, with a 362 per cent increase compared to 169 per cent among women.
“This could suggest that men resonate with the feeling of heartbreak more and turn to music as a private outlet for processing emotions.
“Whatever the reason, one thing is clear, when love is in the air, so is heartbreak and Nigerian men are pressing play on their pain more than expected.
“While Valentine’s Day is often celebrated with grand gestures, heartbreak is a common theme on Valentine’s Day -more than what’s publicly shown,” she said.
Nigerians will join their counterparts across the world to mark the 2025 Valentine’s today.
Grammy-winning Nigerian singer Temilade Openiyi, popularly known as Tems, has joined MLS side San Diego FC’s ownership group as a club partner.
SDFC announced today that Tems joined the ownership group through her company, The Leading Vibe.
In the process, Tems became the first African woman to be involved in MLS ownership.
“We are delighted that Tems has joined San Diego FC as a club partner,” SDFC chairman Sir Mohamed Mansour said in a statement.
“Tems is a globally significant artist who will help us reach new audiences and spread the word about our unique project, which, of course, has its foundations in sub-Saharan Africa through the unique Right to Dream organisation.”
Reacting to her addition as the latest partner in SDFC’s ownership group, the singer said: “I am thrilled to join San Diego FC’s ownership group and to be part of a club that celebrates creativity, culture, and the power of community.
“Football has a unique way of bringing people together, and I am excited to help build something special in San Diego, a city that thrives on diversity and innovation.”
Fashion and beauty entrepreneur, Toyin Lawani, has claimed she is enduring back pain and that her spine is degenerating.
Lawani revealed this in a video posted on social media last Tuesday.
In the clip, she opened up about her experience with epidural anesthesia, an injection administered to pregnant women in the spine to reduce pain during childbirth.
The mother of three claimed that since receiving the injection, she has not felt like herself.
She accused doctors of not fully informing women about the long-term side effects of epidurals.
According to Lawani, she received the anesthetic injection during the birth of her last two children.
She said, “When you hear ‘epidural,’ run. Doctors tell you about the side effects but do not tell you about the long-term effects on your body. I have about three friends having the same issues that I am having.
“Like, I am just 42, how did I end up with spine issues? I have a degenerating spine. I have implants in my spine. I go paralyzed. I can’t stand for a long time. I can’t even breathe properly sometimes because it affected so many things in my body when I had the surgery.
“They will not tell you because you just want the pain to go away. I have had two epidurals. I had my first as natural birth. The last two were epidural. The last one I had epidural because I had to undergo a surgery and I had no choice.
“See, the pain does not stop. My back is killing me and my spine is degenerating.”