Gkingmusik  reports that Beautiful Nubia said that Ayefele’s 2012 song ‘My Faith in God (Igbagbo Ireti)’ and BBO’s 2026 release ‘Amin’ borrowed key elements from his 1997 track.

He raised the issue in a post on his social media page, questioning the respect for copyright among gospel musicians in Nigeria.

He wrote: “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?”

So far, neither Ayefele nor BBO has responded publicly to the allegation.

Beautiful Nubia has been a figure in Nigerian music since the late 1990s.

He released his first album in 1997 and has gained recognition for his folk and traditional music.

He is also the founder of the EniObanke Music Festival, which celebrates folk and roots music each year.

In other news, a Federal High Court in Lagos State has granted an interim Mareva injunction freezing copyright levy funds payable to the Musical Copyright Society of Nigeria (MCSN) and restraining the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and 20 commercial banks from disbursing or releasing the funds pending further hearing.

Gkingmusik  reports that the banks listed in the application are Access Bank Plc, Citi Bank Nigeria Limited, Fidelity Bank Nigeria Plc, First Bank of Nigeria Plc, First City Monument Bank Plc, Guaranty Trust Bank Plc, Heritage Bank Plc, Keystone Bank Limited, Skye Bank Plc, Stanbic IBTC Bank Nigeria Limited, Standard Chartered Bank, Sterling Bank Plc, Union Bank of Nigeria Plc, United Bank for Africa Plc, Unity Bank Plc, Wema Bank Plc, Zenith Bank Plc, Ecobank Nigeria Limited, SunTrust Bank Nigeria Limited and Enterprise Bank Limited.