In a very open interview with The Cable, Triple MG boss Ubi Franklin confirms his relationship with Emma Nyra while also talking about what made them break things off as well as the lessons he has learned from that relationship.
He also talks about his soon-to-be wife, Lilian Esoro – how they met, why their relationship was not publicized and much more.
Read excerpts from the interview below.
On dating Emma Nyra: I
was dating Emma Nyra and the relationship didn’t go as I thought it
should have gone. When you’re dating somebody and you are the boss,
there are things you can’t tell your wife or your girlfriend. But if you
say it to an employee you are dating, they tend to misbehave. Like, if
you tell the others to do something, they will obey without thinking
about it. It’s not only me but it has happened to a lot of people, but
that is the business lesson I’ve learnt in my life…That relationship
made me cut off a lot of people and it also made me feel like everybody
wanted the same ‘cake’ I was having. I spent a lot of time trying to
beef people when I am not supposed to. It really dealt me a big blow. I
decided in the end that it doesn’t make any sense and we both understood
that and moved on.
On building Emma Nyra’s music career:
I am just praying to God that everything goes well because I have
really tried. I don’t think that I have spent as much money on Iyanya as
I’ve spent on Emma Nyra. Emma has like nine videos at about N3.5m. She
has a lot of materials out there. For Emma, I just believe that when God
says it’s her time, it’s her time. I’ve tried to fix the whole American
thing for a while but I still pray God gives her the hit I think she
deserves because I’ve spent a lot of money on her.
On meeting Lilian Esoro:
I met Lilian, my fiancee, at a friend’s party a few months ago, towards
the end of last year. I’d been seeing her around before then but I’m a
one-woman-one-man kind of guy. I don’t know how some people feel about
that. If I am dating one person, I am all about that person. I’ve seen
her a couple of times at events because I know she used to work for AY. I
used to wonder who she was but I just passed by. But God just finally
said we should get talking. The first day I met her, I told her I was
going to marry her because her environment was so good for me.
On their quick engagement:
I’ve dated different girls in my lifetime but I believe when you meet a
woman that you are going to marry you would know. You might date
someone for 10 years and still not get married but the day you meet the
person that you are going to marry, you will know.
On their personal lives:
I met her after I had broken up with Emma, about four months after.
Immediately I saw her, I said ‘You are my wife’. She took it like ‘I
don’t know what this guy is saying’. She’s everything I can ever ask God
for. She’s very brilliant, she can cook. She’s usually quiet and more
reserved. She’s not one of those actresses who are just out there and
all over the place. She’s very subtle with everything she does. Even to
post pictures on Instagram. The reason many people never knew we were
dating is that she didn’t want us to post any pictures on Instagram. I
wanted to put up pictures but she told me that if we made it a social
media relationship, then it wouldn’t last.
To read Ubi Franklin’s full interview with The Cable, click here
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