Candy Bleakz, the Nigerian singer, has lost her father.

The singer announced the passing of her dad via social media pages on Friday.

In the post, she disclosed that her father passed away a few days before his birthday.

She also shared a picture from the burial while expressing the “unbearable pain” the situation has caused her.

“Forever in my heart. This pain! Even my unreleased music, you know the lyrics. You smile when you look at me,” she wrote.

“I begged God to make you live longer to enjoy but still I give praise to God. God rest, enough rest I pray for. Rest well.”

In another post via her Instagram story, Bleakz said she will retain her father’s name to uphold his legacy even when she gets married.

“Sunday is supposed to be your birthday, you will be celebrating with the angels over there but they are so selfish. We will miss you so much,” she added.

“I will not change my surname for no man and continue your legacy. I will make you proud.

“I love you so much Segun and yes you left me with a pain. I told you I won’t be happy if you go too soon and I mean it.”

For over a decade, Nigerian rapper Olamide has dazzled listeners with his music which has earned him a status as one of the greatest Nigerian artists of the modern era.

On June 27, 2024, Olamide released a surprise 7-track EP titled ‘Ikigai,’ a Japanese word that means “reason for being” or “life’s purpose”.

In an impressive feat, the EP has set the record for most opening day streams by a project on Spotify Nigeria in 2024.

According to Nigeria’s music chart publication, ‘Ikigai’ garnered 1.86 million streams in its opening 24 hours thus leapfrogging Shallipopi’s ‘Shakespopi’ which totaled 1.59 million streams.

Biggest opening day streams of 2024 on Spotify Nigeria

— @Olamide ‘Ikigai / 生き甲斐, Vol. 1’ 1.86M
— @plutomaniapopi ‘Shakespopi’ 1.59M
— @ayrastarr ‘The Year I Turned 21’ 1.27M
— @temsbaby ‘Born In The Wild’ 1.03M
— @YoungJonn ‘Jiggy Forever’ 860k
— @rugerofficial & @BNXN… pic.twitter.com/WoIjMfGNHA

— TurnTable Charts (@TurntableCharts) June 28, 2024

The EP’s impressive first-day numbers restate Olamide’s status as the most streamed African rapper on Spotify. He also boasts of having the most streamed album by a Nigerian rapper on Spotify with his 2020 project ‘Carpe Diem’.

On ‘Ikigai,’ Olamide features YBNL superstars Fireboy and Asake on track 3 ‘Uptown Disco’. He also teamed up with former YBNL associates Pheelz, Young Jonn, and Lil Kesh for track 7 titled ‘Synchro System’.

The project becomes Olamide’s 10th solo project and 15th total project which further stretches his discography as one of the biggest in Nigerian mainstream music since 1999.

Biggest first day streams by albums on Spotify Nigeria (all-time)

1. @davido ‘Timeless’ — 4.91M
2. @burnaboy ‘I Told Them’ — 2.93M
3. @asakemusik ‘Work Of Art’ — 2.27M
4. @wizkidayo ‘S2’ -EP — 2.08M
5. @Olamide ‘Ikigai / 生き甲斐, Vol. 1’ 1.86M 🆕
6. @Olamide ‘Unruly’ — 1.81M
7.… pic.twitter.com/n9IrkfCm9s

— TurnTable Charts (@TurntableCharts) June 28, 2024

With ‘Ikigai,’ Olamide records his biggest first-day numbers yet as it surpassed the 1.81 million posed by his 2023 album ‘Unruly’. It also placed him 5th on the all-time list of opening day numbers on Spotify Nigeria behind Davido’s ‘Timeless’ (4.91M)’, Burna Boy’s ‘I Told Them’ ( 2.93M), Asake’s ‘Work Of Art,’ (2.27M), and Wizkid’s ‘S2’ EP (2.08M).

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Shortly after releasing ‘Ikigai,’ Olamide released the music video for the ‘Metaverse’ while also appearing on TikTok live with content creator Peller for a virtual listening event.

Halima Adamu, mother of Dauda Kahutu, a singer better known as Rarara, has been reported abducted in Katsina.

The Katsina state police command confirmed the abduction to TheCable Lifestyle on Friday.

It was reported that the singer’s mother was attacked at her residence in Kahutu village of Danja LGA in Katsina state.

Sources close to the family said the attackers stormed the village in the early hours of Friday.

The abductors were said to have silently come on foot as the villagers never heard gunshots during the operation which “took only a few minutes”.

Hamila was said to have gently followed attackers when they struck at her home.

The attackers reportedly came on motorcycles but left them afar from the village to avoid making sounds.

Some reports also claim that the abductors specifically picked Rarara’s mother while leaving other residents behind.

Abubakar Sodiq Alihu, the Katsina police command spokesperson, said an investigation has commenced on the case.

“We are aware. We received the report of the abduction of his mother and we are on top of the situation now,” the police spokesperson said.

Born in Katsina, Rarara is a famed political singer and songwriter in northern Nigeria.

He is known to have put out some songs in support of Muhammadu Buhari during the 2015 general election.