“I Have 9 Children, 16 Grandchildren”: Charly Boy Reflects On Life

Oyinlola Awonuga
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By Oyinlola Awonuga (The New Diplomat’s Entertaiment Fashion and Sports Desk)

Veteran Nigerian musician and activist, Charles Oputa, hailed as Charly Boy has taken to the social media to count his blessings in life.

Charly Boy in a post shared on his official page on Twitter listed out some of the outstanding achievements in his life over the years.

According to the celebrated music star, his family, children, pedigree among others are considered as some of the blessings in his life.

The post was accompanied with a video which appears to be a portion of an interview he recently held.

In the video, Charly Boy talked about his personal life and how he went on to marry his current wife whom he has spent 42 years with.

The musician also disclosed that he is a father to nine children and he has a total of 16 grandchildren.

In a different tweet, the veteran entertainer noted that everyone has something to be grateful for in their lives.

He said: “My People, Everyone who is alive can find something to be grateful for if they look for it. May God bless you too more than he blessed me”

Charly Boy had shared a throwback video of Obama speaking during the Ebola crises and he compared it to Trump’s response to the coronavirus.

Reacting, Slimcase said that the COVID-19 is not a virus but a set up. Charly Boy then replied that Slimcase only responded to the best of his thinking faculty.

He is a Nigerian singer, songwriter, television presenter, publisher, producer and one of Nigeria’s most controversial entertainers, best known for his alternative lifestyle, political views, and media productions, most notably The Charly Boy Show.

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