Burna Boy’s Sister Nissi Responds to Viral Rumours Singer Sacked Their Mother As His Manager
- Rumours that Burna Boy sacked his mother, Bose Ogulu, as his manager recently went viral on social media
- The claim came amid reports of the Grammy Award winner recording low ticket sales during his ongoing tour of the United States
- His sister and singer Nissi have addressed the rumours, stirring reactions from Nigerian netizens on X
- In a chat with Legit.ng, an upcoming singer shared his take on the reports of Burna Boy's ticket sales
Nissi, singer and sister of Damini Ogulu, aka Burna Boy, has debunked viral rumours on social media about the Afrobeats star and his mother and manager, Bose Ogulu, parting ways.
This comes after rumours surfaced on X, formerly Twitter, that the Grammy Award winner had sacked his mum as his manager.
Source: Instagram
ChaftsAfrica, sharing an alleged Instagram Story post by Burna Boy, claimed the singer had decided that his mother would no longer be his manager.
"Burna Boy officially decided that his mother will no longer manage his career. According to the announcement, it’s time for him to separate business from family: 'Let my mother be my mother, and let my manager be my manager,' " ChaftsAfrica wrote in a tweet that has gone viral.
A netizen also tweeted,
"Just heard Burna Boy fired his mom; this whole thing is getting crazier."
The tweet caught the singer's sister's attention, and she stated that it was fake news.
Source: Instagram
The rumours emerged online amid the reports of low ticket sales at Burna Boy's show.
Has Burna Boy sacked his mum before?
Vanguard reported in 2014 that Burna Boy took to his Twitter account to announce to his fans that his mother would no longer be his manager.
According to him:
"It’s been a long road to where I am today, and my mother, Bose Ogulu, has managed me the best she could up until this point, and I am grateful... At this point in my life and career, it is time to let my mother be my mother and let my manager be my manager; therefore, Bose Ogulu is no longer my manager."
He later wrote on his Twitter account that he was excited to have his mum back and deleted the previous tweet he posted.
"So glad to have my mom and best friend back. No more business!!"
Reactions as Burna Boy's sister debunks rumours
Legit.ng compiled some of the reactions that trailed the singer's sister's response. Read them below:
JustKelechi reacted:
"People are just steady making up things now also saw a lot of fake videos going around."
Kaydeyofficial said:
"Nissi no worry we know it’s fake news, these guys just like to run with agenda and people will eat it up because of their hate for Burna Boy."
baddest_cash commented:
"I’m still trying to put my head together to understand where they get their news from? Until someone is used as scapegoat maybe others will stop circulating fake news."
arhcent said:
"Nissi, we need people to be held accountable. They are not faceless."
GuyMr0 commented:
"Tell your brother to get him/her arrested."
Reason for Burna Boy's Low ticket sales
An upcoming singer, Phemz, shared his take on Burna Boy's low ticket sales.
"It's humiliating kicking out a couple (a grieving mom and her partner) for supposedly sleeping in the front row. More humiliating going on IG Live afterwards to say he only wants "rich fans who buy tickets." That definitely sparked the boycott which led to cancellations of some proposed dates. I learnt he apologized on stage at one of the shows but according to VDM, I think it was hijacked and overhyped by haters which later on went to affect his ticket sales.
Personally, I think he should have looked at the better side by welcoming her on stage to ask why she was sleeping; make her share her story on stage and also perform with her to lift her spirit—this I believe, would have been to his advantage rather than the ego(ism) he displayed.
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Proofreading by Kola Muhammed, copy editor at Legit.ng.
Source: Legit.ng
