Niyola
Niyola

SHE was announced the winner of Best Vocal Performance (Female) at the 2014 Headies award and her name is Eniola Akinbo otherwise known as Niyola.
This artiste is gradually becoming one of the leading female stars in the entertainment industry in Nigeria at the moment.
In a chat with Nigeriafilms.com, the sassy songstress told us about her career, romance and plans for 2015.
What is the relationship between you and Banky W
He’s my boss and that’s it.
And if he proposes to you now, what will you say?
(Chuckles) I don’t know until he does.
What’s your ideal man like?
I don’t think there’s such thing as an ideal man. I just like a mature, very self-respecting, God-fearing and good looking who is also intelligent enough to take me for who I am.
Do you have the man already?
No, I’m yet to have him.
No one will take that from you. You’ve been in Nigeria for a while; you think Nigerian men are blind?
I’m single now because I chose to.
How long more would you like to remain single?
I don’t know, when I’m ready for a relationship, I will know and you will also know after me.
Is the storyline of your video, ‘Toh Bad’ your true life experience?
Well, I would say that, in a way it is. I have felt love and I actually know what it feels being torn in between love for your job and the man you love. I also know that every woman at every point in time has been in a position where she has had to battle in the middle of such situation and that’s why you have to go back when you know that someone isn’t just good for you. You spent time think, oh, he’s just being a man, I can understand what he’s going through and all that.
What are you going to be doing differently in 2015?
2015 is here already and hopefully, I’m going to drop an album and my fans are going to be seeing more songs, more videos, local and international collaboration next year. I cannot tell you exactly what it would be.
If you have not been doing music, what else would you have done?
I honestly don’t know because I have many talents. I love writing, and to meet and inspire people. I’m just a happy-go-lucky-girl, I get excited by little things in life, I don’t ask for too many things and I’m very simple.
Who actually styles you?
It depends, today, I might be wearing April by Kunbi, but most of the times, I style myself but occasionally have people style me.
Your butt looks bigger, did you enhance it?
How did you know the size of my butt? Have you ever seen my butt before?
We used to see the size when you started singing but it’s apparently bigger now?
I have no answer please.
Do you think female artistes are now more appreciated in Nigeria?
Of course, you get appreciated for the good works you put out there.
What have been your challenges in the industry so far?
I can’t start to count because I take challenges well. I believe that for you to succeed, you must face challenges and at the point you’re sure you’ve overcome some, that’s when you’d know that you’re growing. It’s like when you are a seamstress, you want to sew and you get pricked by a needle, you’d not say that the problem you have is that you are hurt. It’s your job and you take everything that comes like that.
Do you see yourself quitting EME musical company anytime soon?
No, I don’t see myself leaving, at least not at the moment.
Do you have the man already?
No, I’m yet to have him.