Timaya’s Profile

The talented singer started out with underground singers and was a back-up singer for Eedris Abdulkareem back in the day.
He came into limelight in 1999 after releasing the hit song Dem Mama, an account of the 1999 destruction of Odi, a riverine community in the oil producing Niger Delta, by soldiers hunting down militants whom where alleged to have killed 8 policemen. The village was burnt down and numerous people killed.
Timaya bravely tackled the topic years later and won instant street credibility for his boldness.
He was appointed a Peace Ambassador by IIFWP In 2011 and the rest in history.
Though he is not married, he’s blessed with a beautiful daughter named Emmanuella Odom.
Emmanuella is the product of his romance with his new girlfriend, Barbara.
He took to his Twitter page yesterday to remind fans that his birthday is today.
Check out his tweet;

Tomorrow na my birthday yipeeee.e Hmmm than God am healhty nd wealthy. But no jokes am blessed


Wishing him many happy returns.