Nigerian singer Aituaje Vivian Iruobe, popularly known as Waje, has dismissed rumours of a romantic relationship with rapper Jude Lemfani Abaga, also known as M.I. Abaga, attributing the speculation to their collaborative work on a romantic song in the past.

In a recent episode of The Honest Bunch podcast, Waje clarified that she and M.I. were merely friends who came together to create a compelling love story through music.

Waje explained that their hit song “One Naira” sparked the rumours due to its romantic theme, but she emphasised that their collaboration was strictly professional.

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New Telegraph recalls that Waje and MI’s collaboration on the song ‘One Naira’, released in 2010, generated a lot of buzz, sparking reports that they were in a relationship following subsequent joint musical projects.

“Because of the rollout and romantic theme of my collaborative song with M.I., One Naira, a lot of people speculated that we were dating. But we never dated. We were just friends who saw how great a love story in a song could be, so we created characters that would help drive the song,” she said.

She also revealed that M.I.’s then-girlfriend equally contributed to the song, providing the voice-over.

“His then-girlfriend was even the one who did the voice-over, not me,” she explained.

Waje also expressed unwillingness to settle for an unsuccessful partner, citing her age and the value she places on building a meaningful connection.