Kenny Ogungbe, the founder of Kennis Music, says his label was interested in signing Plantashun Boiz before 2Baba launched his solo career.

In a chat with Osi Suave, the media personality, Ogungbe revealed that he offered a contract to Blackface, a member of the now-defunct group after they collaborated with Tony Tetuila.

He said the deal, however, never materialised.

Ogungbe explained that 2Baba expressed his desire to pursue a solo career, which he fully supported.

“2Face is a brother, but first of all, a contract was given to Plantashun Boiz because of their involvement with Tony Tetuila on the album ‘Omode Meta Shere’. I said, let me try to see if I can sign them,” he said.

“I gave Austin (Blackface) the contract, but nothing happened. After a while, 2Face called me and said he wanted to be on his own. I said, no problem.”

Deji Adeyanju, the human rights lawyer, has accused the Nigerian police of unlawfully detaining rapper Speed Darlington.

In a post via X on Monday, the lawyer alleged that the police have refused to release the rapper or take him before a judge to face trial.

“The @PoliceNG @PoliceNG_CRU have refused to release Speed Darlington or take him before a judge to face trial on the childish excuse that the last time they released him to me, he travelled to the US,” the post reads.

“This narrative is false because we told them he was going to US to return.”

Stan Alieke, Darlington’s legal representative, had earlier called out the police for “denying the rapper access to bail”.

Darlington was arrested on November 27 while performing at a show in Owerri, Imo state.

This is not the first time the rapper has been detained; he was arrested in October in Abuja. He was, however, released on bail after five days in police detention.

Adeyanju had alleged that Burna Boy, the Afrofusion star, was responsible for the rapper’s re-arrest.

Darlington had taunted Burna Boy over his affiliation with the embattled US rapper Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ who is facing multiple charges for sexual exploitation and human trafficking.

He asked Burna Boy to explain how he won the Grammy award for his album ‘Twice As Tall’ — a project executive produced by Diddy. He claimed there was a sexual relationship between the duo.

Lil Smart, the Nigerian dancer, has called out Naira Marley and Zinoleesky, claiming they are threatening his life.

In a series of posts on his Instastories, Lil Smart shared disturbing photos and videos, alleging that his life was in danger.

Smart also warned that if anything happens to him, the music stars should be held responsible.

“If anything happens to me (missing or killed), just know it is both Naira Marley and Zino” he wrote.

Zinoleesky however denied the allegations, claiming Lil Smart is “chasing clout” with his name.

He also threatened legal action against Lil Smart, adding that he should be prepared to prove the allegations in court.

“Stop using my name for clout chasing… [I] haven’t seen that n*gga in years… Sha get ready to prove everything in court!” Zinoleesky wrote.

Naira Marley is however yet to respond to the allegations.

The development comes more than a year after the death of rapper Mohbad. The fast-rising singer passed away on September 12, 2023 at the age of 27.