A video involving famous Nigerian rapper Omoniyi Temidayo Raphael, professionally known as Zlatan Ibile, and notable singer Opeyemi Babatunde Rahim, widely known as Lyta, has become one of the trending conversations online.
The video, which has gone viral on social media platforms, shows the moment Zlatan Ibile and Lyta appeared to ignore each other at an event in Lagos. The occasion was the welcome-back party for media personality Naijashimadun, hosted by Ogbagidi Entertainment. The event was star-studded, attracting many people who came to celebrate with Naijashimadun.
Naijashimadun, based in the United States, is known for his positive contributions to the Nigerian entertainment industry and is affectionately called “Baba Egbe.” He gained viral attention for calling Ayra Starr “Ayera Starr.”
At the event, Lyta and other rising artists performed together with Naijashimadun, creating a lively atmosphere. Later, Zlatan Ibile, one of the prominent figures in the Nigerian music scene, arrived at the event. The video captures Zlatan greeting everyone, including a person in front of Lyta, and then exchanging a hug with Naijashimadun. However, Zlatan seemingly ignored Lyta, who was nearby.
The video sparked mixed reactions online. Some viewers wondered why the two artists didn’t acknowledge each other, while others speculated that Zlatan might not have seen Lyta due to his height. Some netizens suggested that Lyta should have greeted Zlatan first, recognizing Zlatan’s higher status in the music industry.
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See reactions below;
olarhh: Was he expecting zlatan to greet him first or he no see person weh dey him front?weh bow, not for age, buh respect!
omoba_ofafrica: Everybody just the snub Lyta.. this life shaa, pray u don’t fall off.
flexomolola1: I love what LYTA did… if them bone you omo bone them. If they raise you up & wanna intimidate you don’t accept that. God is the highest.
i_am_davidlee01: Na zlatan snub lyta cos lyta was waiting for a green light from zlatan so he won’t be shanked because as you can see lyta was looking ast zlatan waiting for that green light so he can greet him …….. thats how i see it.
iam.jammyoung’: But they might have seen each other before na I mean they are both celebrities you don’t expect them to jump at each other Nawa for una oooo.
djcapable1: Wetin happened for there na normal thing, ZLATAN no observe say lyta dey there and lyta can not stretch hand to zlatan.
2xz_______2x__4xhyf: Lyta Dey the place already normal normal Na Zlatan suppose greet am.. and for Zlatan not to greet am something Dey sup be that cuz Zlatan love everybody.