Tyla don remove Lagos from her world tour, una see am?
3 months ago
So Tyla Laura Seethal, the Grammy winner from South Africa, don finally remove Lagos from her APOP World Tour schedule. The concert wey dem originally set for December 22 don vanish from the list, and Nigeria no dey there at all. This one na because some Nigerians dey call for boycott over xenophobic attacks wey South Africans dey carry out on our people.
But wait, the gist sweet pass this. Omoyele Sowore, the 2027 presidential candidate for African Action Congress, don come out to defend Tyla. He write on X say, "Nigerians should direct their anger at their real enemiesโฆNo one should hold a talented musician like @Tyllaaaaaaa vicariously liable for the crimes of xenophobia." He even add say "Tyla's Lagos concert must go on." But then VeryDarkMan, wey be Martins Otse, don threaten to use his Ratel Movement to stop the show. He post on Facebook say, "Tyla Show Will Not Be Happening In Nigeria. This is a message to South Africans. We are Africans and we don't unalive our own, since you people have taken it upon yourselves to unalive other Africans because according to you guys other African nationalities living in South Africa are taking your jobs."
So now the concert don cancel, and the whole thing dey cause serious talk. Some people say musicians no suppose dey punished for political wahala, but others say South African artists need to speak up before we host them. Una wey dey read this, which side una dey? Una think say Tyla deserve the boycott or the backlash too much?

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