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Pere Urges Nigeria to Deny Tyla Visas Amid Xenophobia Row
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Pere Urges Nigeria to Deny Tyla Visas Amid Xenophobia Row

July 30, 2026 By BeatzHive Editorial 2 min read

Pere Asks Nigerian Authorities to Refuse Tyla and Her Team Visas Over Xenophobia Concerns

Former Big Brother Naija housemate Pere has waded into the row surrounding Tyla’s planned Lagos concert, publicly calling on the Federal Government to deny the South African singer and her team entry into Nigeria. His demand comes amid fresh anger over reported xenophobic attacks on Nigerians living in South Africa, which has fuelled calls for a boycott of the Grammy-winning star’s performance.

“Madness Must Match Madness”: Pere’s Post Ignites Fresh Debate

In a post on X, the reality TV star urged the authorities to take a deliberately hard line, arguing that Nigeria should mirror the treatment its citizens have allegedly faced across the border. “We are collectively imploring you to deny Tyla and her team visas as well, intentionally. They can’t do this to our own and we welcome their own. Madness must match madness,” he wrote.

The post reportedly spread quickly online, intensifying an already charged argument over whether the concert should proceed. A significant number of Nigerians have backed his position, framing a visa refusal as a show of solidarity with compatriots affected by the anti-migrant violence and a signal that such attacks carry consequences.

Others have pushed back, insisting the singer should not be made to answer for actions she did not commit. In their view, artists should not become collateral damage in political and social tensions between the two nations.

Pere is not the only public figure to speak out. Media personality Dotun has also reportedly encouraged Nigerians to boycott the Lagos show over the xenophobia crisis.

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Lagos is one of the continent’s biggest live-music markets, and international stars routinely target it as a key stop — which is precisely why the boycott calls carry weight. When public anger over cross-border tensions collides with a high-profile concert, the artist often becomes the most visible pressure point, whether or not they have any connection to the underlying dispute.

The episode also underlines how quickly social media can turn a booking announcement into a national conversation. As the debate continues to dominate timelines, it has once again exposed the raw emotional toll that reported xenophobic violence takes on relations between African nations and their entertainment scenes.

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