Peter Okoye breaks down, recalls pressure to abort unborn child

Nigerian singer Peter Okoye shared an emotional account of the pressure he faced from his brothers to force his then-girlfriend to abort their child. He claims his brothers feared the pregnancy would negatively impact the career of their music group, P-Square.
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The story highlights the personal conflicts and intense industry pressures faced by high-profile celebrities in the Nigerian entertainment sector.
Nigerian singer and songwriter Peter Okoye of the now-defunct music duo, P-Square, broke down in tears while recounting a difficult period in his life when his then-girlfriend, Lola, became pregnant when he was 27. Peter shared the experience in a recent video posted on his Instagram page, explaining that he chose to publicly announce the pregnancy himself because he did not want the news to come from someone else. According to the singer, he made the announcement during the Soundcity Awards after he and his group had received an award. He said, “when I was 27 years old, my girlfriend then, Lola, became pregnant. I didn’t want the news to break from someone else, so I decided to announce it myself.
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