Iyanya in Abuja for his concert, visits Charly Boy at his office

Iyanya and Charly Boy 

Iyanya is currently in Abuja for his concert which will hold this Sunday February 24th at the International Conference Centre in Abuja. He visited the Area Fada at his Gwarinpa office to receive his blessings before his show. See more exclusive photos below.....

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I Proposed To Charly Boy To Marry Me - Lady Di

Charly Boy

I dated Charles for a few years before I proposed to him to marry me, else I would leave.


He was getting too comfortable with just dating me because marriage wasn’t really on his mind. You know, he hasn’t been lucky in that department.

During my first visit to Nigeria, I met his wonderful family and it was clear he was coming from a very strict Christian background.

His family was a very spiritual one with high sense of morality and values, there was no way some of that wouldn’t have robbed off on Charles. I just fell in love with him and his close nit family. Since then, they have been ever so kind and loving to me.

I just thank God.

Charly boy recently expressed his love to his wife


What was the thing that attracted you to him when you first met him?
People say there is a whole lot of difference between courting and marriage; did you experience that in yours?

His uniqueness of course, and the fact that he is a gentle man, very sensitive, passionate, loving and a giving person. I must also add intriguing and adventurous because that was the first thing I noticed about him.

If people are saying that, then they are sure right. There is a big difference between courting and marriage. As boyfriend and girlfriend, you don’t have much responsibilities, you stay just focused on each other.

After marriage comes a lot of responsibilities, children, in-laws, income, bills and a lot more. Marriage is a time to take charge and be serious, it is no longer a play thing. But if you have managed to be friends during courtship years, it makes the journey a bit easy. Courtship is playful, marriage is serious business. That is just the simple truth.


Has your trust for him ever wobbled, like maybe he is unfaithful?

As entertainers at the early stages, it wasn’t easy but as time passed by I began to see things for what they really are. Because we are always in the limelight, we attract all sorts of people, but experience will always teach us how to deal with things. Charles is not lacking in that area. Well, my trust for him may have wobbled in our first few years but I have long since figured out where his mind, soul and head is and I am comfortable with that knowledge.

Have you ever feared he will leave you considering his history?

I have been most lucky in all of this, considering that I am coming from miles away, no brothers, no sisters, no family, except the Oputas and my friend Charles who sometimes fills in as a the brother I never had. Yes, it could be scary sometimes, but for some reasons those thoughts never took over my mind.

You have been together for thirty-six years, is there any secret behind this bond?

Charles is my best friend, our friendship came before marriage. I sure don’t have all the answers. What even works for me may not work for you, but what I do know is that, we are two individuals determined to make our relationship work. We talk a lot in our marriage, Charles is the first to say sorry when he goofs. He is so sensitive when it comes to my feelings, but above all, I think we are just two very good friends who have refused to grow up and who have sworn to watch out for one another.

Be sincere, have you ever woken up and felt you were done with the whole thing? Don’t you get tired and bored sometimes?

Being fulfilled in one’s marriage is guaranteed when your spouse is supportive, understanding, and sensitive to your feeling, always looking for creative ways to keep the spark in the marriage. I will just say that I am lucky and I thank God for that. No regrets.

Is there still romance in your relationship? Does your husband still look at you the way he did thirty six years ago?

Charles is an unrepentant romantic person, even though he hides that part of himself from public. He knows that I love romance and often makes the plan for such rendezvous. Being married for over three decades can become boring if you don’t work at it. We sure work at it because for us, this is it. That is why we try to keep it as youthful and fresh as we can. It is not easy but we are determined.

Has anything changed in the last thirty-six years?

Life is always changing, nothing stays the same. We inspire growth in our relationship. He is like a fine wine, tasteful with age.

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”Charly boy brand tormented our lives” – Charles Oputa

Charlie Boy

Charles Oputa aka Charly boy in a birthday letter of tribute to his wife, Lady D, who turned a year older on Tuesday, admitted that the Charly Boy brand had been a torment to their lives.

He thanked his wife for sticking by his side.

“With all the mysteries, the enigma and the eccentric persona of the Charlyboy brand that has so tormented our lives; you are unswervingly glued to Mr. Oputa. You have never mixed up the two. You know your husband and your husband knows you.”

Charles reportedly has declared a week public holiday both at home and work to honor his beautiful wife.

His moving letter finished…

”There is no gainsaying that you are the most beautiful woman on earth. With just you, I evolved from nothing to something. With you, I simply grew my worth. In my next world, it’s Diane Oputa. You have not stopped showing me the amazing side of you.

Each day is a manifestation of another amazing and estimable you. Even as your beauty continues to radiate, so your sensitivity. It’s hard to express all that burns inside of me.

They are inexplicably enormous. The world is beautiful today, because you have been created to join me in this journey through life. I owe you just one single honour on a day like this. Just to say thanks for always being my baby-girl.

Have a super awesome day today!

Happy birthday LOVE…

Your boy,

Charlyboy

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CHARLY BOY SLAMS N1B LAWSUIT AGAINST NATIONAL MIRROR

Charly Boy caused quite a stir on Tuesday, June 18, 2012, when he walked into the Lagos High Court and filed a lawsuit of N1b against the National Mirror newspaper.

According to Charly Boy, he’s suing the daily newspaper because it published a story claiming he said in an interview that he was gay and a member of the secret cult-like group, the Illuminati. The case was filed in by Charly Boy’s lawyer and representative Ope Banwo.

The ‘Area Father’, who was followed and surrounded by bike riders, then held a press conference a few blocks away.

‘If any publication calls Charly Boy gay, I think it’s a fair comment. He’s in the public domain, people will always speculate. But it’s wrong to out-rightly report that in an interview he actually said so. That’s a line that shouldn’t be crossed’, Charly Boy’s counsel Ope Banwo said.

The lawyer claimed he had written to the daily newspaper demanding an apology to be published in four different dailies, but received no response from them.

‘It is unfortunate this is happening to me. You all know me, I’m never bothered about any of this news but I’m shocked of this timid, Mungo Parkish way of thinking. I have put tenacity, focus and hardwork in the 35 years of building this brand. I think I deserve more’, Charly Boy told the crowd.

‘You can’t appreciate the brand if you can’t look past the antics of the brand. You have to have depth. You can think and have your own opinion, but as responsible journalists, we all should know there are rules of the game. I have nothing against people. I have gay people as friends, everybody is my friend as long as you are positive thinking’ he continued.

Banwo said the ‘false story’ had already begun having a negative effect, as companies working with Charly Boy were already considering dropping him from their brands. ‘The position at the MCSN (Music Copyright Society of Nigeria) is already being threatened’, he saidd.

Meanwhile, Charly Boy is giving The Daily Independent, who also published the story, a week to publish an apology.

This will be the second homosexuality lawsuit in recent times, after singer Asa’s N700m court case with News of The People weekly tabloid.

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I’m Gay And The Head Of Illuminati In Nigeria - Charly Boy

Controversial maverick entertainment personality, Charles Oputa, better known as Charly Boy, has set another record with his confession that he is gay. By so confessing, he becomes only the second publicly known gay man in Nigeria.

This is a record that Pastor Rowland Macaulay beat him to by being the first Nigerian to openly come out and even establish a church that catered for only gays. Those who know Charly Boy well however say he’s not someone who likes being a follower. He’s always a leader in everything he does and he’s now ready to take his rightful leadership position in the gay world. Continue to read…

In an interview with a new publication, Danfo Express, Charly Boy declared that he is gay and not ashamed of being gay.

Even as he made other disclosures about himself, he didn’t forget to add that he is the head of the Illuminati in Nigeria, the same Illuminati that people accuse Jay-Z, D’Banj and Don Jazzy of being members and they keep denying membership. While his audacious revelations might seem like a publicity stunt on his part, let’s not forget the popular saying ‘there’s no smoke with-out fire’. For Charly Boy to say all these things about himself there must be an element of truth in them.

As a judge on Nigerian Idol, not only did he impose himself on other judges, Yinka Davies and the American, Jeffrey Daniels, he was always going with a skull to the show and once even went with a huge snake that scared the audience.

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