Lasun Alagbe
Days ago, star artiste, Simi, recalled how she and her husband, Adekunle Gold, started dating.
According to her, his decision to attend a show she had at Bogobiri, Lagos, played an important role.
In a sense, their relationship can be described as what Bogobiri has joined together.
Bogobiri House in Ikoyi, Lagos is a hotel and a cultural centre. That prides itself as offering friends and visitors a unique opportunity to interface with the creative soul of Africa’s most vibrant city.
The centre says about itself: “Bogobiri is the ancient birthplace of Uthman dan Fodio where scholarly and artistic knowledge is said to have spread like wild fire through Northern Nigeria. It is also the name of a popular district in Calabar where people from all over Africa converge and where the saying “there are no strangers in Bogobiri” was born. All in all, the playful onomatopoeic feel of BOGOBIRI resonates greatly with the character and mood of this eclectic hub set in the heart of Lagos. Bogobiri brings home the true meaning of Afroliciousness!”
Meanwhile, in an interview with ‘Beat FM’, Simi had recalled:
“In the gospel community, I was pretty well known. And he [Adekunle Gold] had heard my album at that time as well.
“He has been reaching out to me on Facebook, DMing me on Facebook. But I didn’t see those DMs until we started dating.
“I don’t remember how we eventually linked up again. I had a show Bogobiri, and he turned up. He was very slim at that time with white BYC and jeans. He came to see me perform. I was like, ‘Oh hey! He was like, ‘Oh! I’m such a fan.’ And I was like, ‘Okay!’ [laughs].
“I don’t know, he must have been persistent because there is a friendship that came out from there. I thought he was a really nice guy. We became friends and later that year, he asked me out.
“I mean, as much as I was sounding like all that, I still didn’t really have nothing. He was a nice guy and I was like, ‘Okay, I don’t mind a nice guy.’ [laughs].”
