Omawumi Refutes Timaya’s Allegation About Burna Boy Dismissing Her and Waje From Studio

Renowned Nigerian singer, Omawumi, has firmly refuted claims made by her colleague, Timaya, suggesting that a younger Burna Boy once asked her and fellow artist Waje to leave a recording studio due to their skepticism about his career aspirations.

As reported by LMSINT MEDIA, Timaya had alleged during a December interview that Burna Boy kicked Omawumi and Waje out of the studio when they doubted his declaration that he would one day be paid to fly on private jets.

In a recent conversation with Naija FM Lagos, Omawumi countered this narrative, stressing that such an incident never took place.

Expressing her discontent, she stated that she was particularly disappointed in how Timaya dragged her into a story that seemed to diminish her integrity, all in the name of praising Burna Boy.

In her words:

“That thing no happen. What hurt me the most about it is that I have been friends with Timaya. Timaya and Burna Boy, you know, [in this music industry] we accord everyone their respect. And I’m very big on respect, that’s why I reciprocate. I don’t like talking down on my colleagues. That’s how I built my brand.”

She further expressed annoyance at Timaya for dragging her into an anecdote that she deemed unnecessary and baseless.

“First of all, my irritation is that Timaya was trying to make a point about Burna Boy, why involve me? Why did he bring my name into it? Also, this same Timaya has been in a lot of embarrassing situations that I would never bring to the public just because I want to promote my music. Even Burna Boy has never said such things. Whenever he sees us, he respects us.”

Omawumi criticized the negative publicity the false story brought her, emphasizing that it undermines her almost two-decade career.

“So, why did Timaya feel he could say such? He wants to tarnish the reputation of my brand that I’ve worked to build for almost 20 years because negative news trends more than good news. Now, when people want to talk about me, they would reference his claim that I was thrown out of the studio. I felt so irritated.”

She emphasized that she doesn’t care whether the story was told in a positive or negative context—her name should have never been part of it.

“I don’t care whether he said it in a good or bad light. Why did he involved me in the first place? That incident never happened. For context, the only time I have been in the same space with Burna Boy, Waje and Timaya was in 2010 when Waje hosted us while she was recording a song with Burna Boy. And I left them there because it was getting late. So, I don’t know when the incident of Burna Boy ordering I and Waje out of studio happened.”