10 Interesting Facts About Innocent Ujah Idibia

Innocent Ujah Idibia is one of Africa's most bankable artist, a decorated and successful musician from Nigeria, popularly known as 2baba he is regarded as a legend in the game by music experts and fans across Africa.

With a career span of two decades, he has built a legacy and a name for himself in that time frame he had success with his band plantashun boiz with two successful body of work Body and Soul (2000) and Sold Out (2003).

After the disbandment of the group he went solo and dropped one of the hardest love songs to date - African Queen 2baba has had and is still having a stellar career one with many awards and recognition as bragging rights.


Here are some interesting facts you didn't know about the legend.

- He was appointed as an ambassador by the National Agency for Food Drugs Administration and Control (NAFDAC

-His hit ‘African Queen’ was featured in 2006 FOX Searchlight comedy Phat Girlz starring American comedienne Mo’Nique.

-He was the first Nigerian artist to have a song featured in an internationally released movie

-In 2009, 2Face Idibia was presented with the prestigious International Youth Ambassador for Peace Award at the Nigeria Youth Merit Award.

-2baba survived a plot on his life. Thursday 4th October 2007 he was shot by men suspected to be hired assassins. As a result, he had 22 pellets in his thigh, because it was a local gun. All pellets were removed successfully after minor surgery.

-He was the first Nigerian (alongside D’banj), in 2011, to win the prestigious Black Entertainment (BET) awards

-In 2007, Idibia became the first Nigerian to win a MOBO (Music of black origin) award.

-2baba Idibia was formally inducted into Headies Hall of fame when he won the Headies Hall of Fame award at the 2015 Headies awards show

-The ‘True Love’ singer, was conferred with an honorary Masters of Arts in Music Degree by Igbinedion University, Okada in 2016.

-2baba Idibia has just been awarded the chieftaincy title ‘Tafidan Kudendan of Kudendan’ meaning ‘Ambassador of Peace’ by His Royal Highness Galadima of Kudendan Chiefdom for his role in the Vote Not Fight campaign.


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