Ayefele Responds To Beautiful Nubia’s Copyright Accusation

Gospel musician Yinka Ayefele has publicly responded to allegations of copying a song melody from fellow artiste Beautiful Nubia. According to Ireporter Online, the dispute centers on the authorship of a composition both musicians have performed.

Ayefele addressed the issue on his verified Facebook account, questioning the origin of the song and raising doubts about the claims. In his post, he asked, “WHO IS THE COMPOSER OF EBAMI GBONDO YI GBE ..JANGBALAJUGBU …. Who was acknowledged.. INFRINGEMENT AYE..”

The controversy follows Beautiful Nubia’s statement on Twitter, where he accused Ayefele and another gospel musician, BBO, of using parts of his song without proper credit. Nubia highlighted that Ayefele’s 2012 song, My Faith in God (Igbagbo Ireti), and BBO’s 2026 single, Amin, bear resemblance to his earlier composition, Seven Lifes.

He expressed concern over a trend in the Nigerian gospel music industry of borrowing melodies without acknowledging the original creators. “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. When will Nigerians (especially the so-called gospel musicians) learn to respect copyright?” he wrote.

Ayefele’s My Faith in God is listed as a track on his Goodness of God album, released on December 9, 2012.