Nigerian Entertainment News: Peter Okoye Denies Sabotaging Darkoo’s Music
Nigerian artist Peter Okoye, popularly known as Mr. P, has dismissed accusations by rising star Darkoo that he attempted to sabotage her music video
Darkoo had alleged that Mr. P caused her music video for “Focus on Me” to be removed from YouTube for six days.
In response, Mr. P’s management team, One Management, clarified that the issue arose over the proper clearance of a sample used in the song. The track includes a sample from P-Square’s hit single, “Gimme Dat.”
According to Mr. P, he had advised Darkoo to secure the necessary permissions for the sample and even shared his own experiences with similar situations. However, he stated that Darkoo failed to respond to calls and messages from his team to confirm whether the sample had been legally cleared. As a result, the music video was released without authorization, leading to its temporary removal from YouTube.
The issue was eventually resolved when Darkoo and her team finalized an agreement with all parties involved, allowing the video to be reinstated on the platform.
Mr. P’s management strongly refuted the claims of sabotage, describing Darkoo’s allegations as “false and an intentional attempt to tarnish his reputation.”
They also noted that Darkoo only addressed the video’s removal after it had been restored, suggesting her comments were a publicity stunt.
In a statement, the management emphasized that Mr. P had acted professionally throughout the situation and did not intend to harm Darkoo’s career.
“Darkoo approached our client to assist in clearing her song, which sampled one of P-Square’s hit songs, ‘Gimme Dat,’ after recording and putting the song on social media claiming it was ‘gaining traction on Tiktok’.
“As one who has always supported younger artistes, Mr. P guided her on the proper channel to get the sample cleared and even shared his own experience in a similar situation when there were challenges.
“Darkoo then offered Mr P a feature in the remix, saying she would want to shoot the video soon. Mr P told her his schedule was packed in December, hence, he doubted his availability…”
It continued:
“The music video was released on January 2, 2025, on the popular video-sharing platform (YouTube) and ONE Management reached out to Darkoo and her team to find out how the song was released without due process. We even gave a grace period of 72 hours before requesting a takedown, to avoid issues with clearance from the other stakeholders in the P-Square mix. Unknown to us, Darkoo and her team had signed a visibly flawed document under the wrong entity and authorisation.
“The issue was finally resolved with a proper agreement between all parties involved, executing the contract and not just one person or a non-existent entity – all at Mr P’s insistence. Immediately after the document was perfected, ONE Management requested the video be reinstated on the video-sharing platform.”
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