Singer and activist, Charly Boy, has revealed why he never understood who his late father, Chukwudifu Oputa, was. He said he and his father, who was a former Supreme Court Justice, had a strained relationship during his (Justice Oputa’s) lifetime due to his (Charly Boy’s) unconformist nature. The activist explained that though they had a complicated relationship, he picked his …

Famous Nigerian entertainer and activist, Charles Oputa (known by his stage name, Charly Boy) has berated the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) over the hardship ravaging Nigerians. In a post on his official X page, the maverick singer accused the APC of snatching peace away from common Nigerians. According to him, the only way to attain the desired peace in …

Controversial singer, Charles Oputa (popularly known as Charly Boy) has reacted to calls for his arrest over his recent comment. In a tweet on Saturday, the maverick singer had charged Nigerian youths to emulate French protesters destroying public property over the shooting of a 17-year-old youth by police near Paris on Tuesday. Sharing a video of rioters burning down some …

Charles Oputa (better known as Charly Boy) has taken a dig at Nobel Laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka over his recent outings in the media, saying he can never be the man the late Prof. Chinua Achebe was. Achebe, regarded as the “father of African literature”, died on 21st March 2013 aged 82 years, while Soyinka is sub-Saharan Africa’s first Nobel …