Famous Nigerian singer Niniola cannot get over the trauma of watching her father, Simeon Apata, a retired Nigerian Army Brigadier-General, being assassinated.
Gunmen assassinated Gen. Apata (rtd.) on January 8, 1995, in Lagos, in the presence of his family.
Revisiting the tragic incident in a recent interview with Jay On Air, Niniola said it is hard for her to get over it because she was her late father’s favourite child.
“I was in the house when my dad was murdered. And I was his favourite child so you can imagine [the trauma]. Till today, I’m not over it. I can never get over it,” she said.
“I was very young when it happened. on’t remember my exact age then but it wasn’t a good memory.”
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Niniola Apata, a top Nigerian singer, has explained why she never signed with a record label.
In an interview on Hip TV, the ‘All Eyes On Me’ hitmaker said she received several record deal offers after releasing her debut single, however, she was hesitant due to fears of losing her “creative freedom”.
“I have been an independent artiste for 10 years now, and it has its pros and cons. After I released my debut single in 2014, several record labels were calling me, but at the time, I was sceptical because I didn’t want anyone to take away my creative freedom,” she said.
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At the time, nobody was into my genre, Afrohouse, and you know how labels can say they investing in me and I have to do what they want, and I don’t want that happening to me.
So, I wasn’t convinced enough to sign to a label. So my former manager, who has become my business partner, decided to set up a label, and that’s what we have been running together.
Even all through the years, some deals have been coming, but I have not been comfortable with them.” She said.
