The Nigerian singer, Peter Okoye recently made headlines after publicly calling out his brother, Paul Okoye who is also his identical twin. Peter and Paul, widely known as Rudeboy, gained their stardom in the early 2000s as members of a popular music group called P-Square. The duo record, write and release their own songs. P-Square is widely popular amongst the Nigerian population, especially the youth. Peter and Paul started the music group after their earlier group was disbanded in the late 90s.

P-Square Is A Blockbuster In Nigeria

Founded by Peter and Paul, P-Square’s music is a success one after the other. In 2005, they released ‘Senorita’ which was a chart-topper. They were also nominated for a music award for this. The following year, the duo was awarded Artists of the Decade at the Africa Music Awards by MTV. Their albums, ‘Get Squared’, ‘Danger’, and ‘Double Trouble’ were a hit and increased their popularity by a wide margin.

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The success of the group is verified by the multiple nominations for the duo. They were nominated for the Europe Music Awards, Africa Music Awards, Soul Train Awards, BET Awards, and multiple more. Forbes Africa titled them as the ‘Best Africa Group’.

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The Twins’ Early Life

Peter and Paul Okoye were born on November 18, 1979, to parents, Pa Moses and Josephine Okoye. While their father was a businessman, their mother served as a Pastor. Both of them attended St. Murumba College in their hometown, Jos. This was where their interest in music began. Both of them also tried their hand at football even attending an academy for it but were unfortunately unsuccessful. They then found massive success by forming the music group, P-Square.

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P-Square Was Disbanded In 2017

Much to the fan’s disappointment, the group announced their disbandment. Peter then dropped a few solo songs that although they were successful, fans still missed the duo’s collaboration. In 2017, he released songs like ‘For My Head’ and ‘Cool It Down’ which many people speculated were indirectly targeted at his brother. The next year, Peter released ‘Wokie Wokie’ and the band, Brick & Lace. This song broke records in terms of the fame it received.

A few years later, Peter formed his own record label and named it the PClassic Label which got the infamous DJ Switch on board.

Apart from his music adventures, Peter also announced a reality show called Dance with Peter. He is also the brand ambassador for Adidas in Nigeria.

Peter and Paul Okoye’s Public Feud

Peter took to Instagram to call out his brother for not giving him enough credit for his equal contributions towards their common music band, P-Square. This came after Paul, in an interview, claimed that he wrote and sang the majority of their songs. Peter felt let down and disheartened by his comments.

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In an open letter to his brother on Instagram, Peter wrote that he is not competing against Paul. However, he was extremely upset over the fact that Paul continued to discredit him in interviews by not acknowledging his efforts for the group. He gave a response saying that he did not recognize his songs and even gave examples like ‘Get-Squared’, ‘Say Your Love’, ‘More than a Friend’, and ‘Roll It’.

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He further stated that Peter, on the other hand always used the word ‘we’ instead of ‘I’ as he considers them a team. He also expressed his disappointment by saying that they should have broken up the group in a graceful manner while Paul turned it into a ‘laughingstock’.

Peter went on to say that Paul not only disrespected him but also his wife, family, and his talent. Peter explained that all this drama would not make the fans hate just him but also both of them.

Peter ended the open letter with his best wishes towards his brother.

Peter Okoye’s Wife

Peter was in a relationship with his now-wife, Lola Omotayo for a really long time. Lola gave birth to their daughter, Aliona in 2013 in the United States. After dating for several years, they got married on December 17, 2013, in Nigeria.

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