"We were not in a relationship" Emma Nyra still insists that Ubi Franklin made up the story of their affair

Sometime last year, Emma Nyra and Ubi
Franklin made headlines after they both told
different stories to different media platforms.
Emma Nyra had explained that she quit Ubi's
music label for some other reasons and not
because he left her for his now wife, Lilian
Esoro..yet Ubi in another interview around
that period claimed they were actually in a
relationship but he broke up with her
because she was manner-less and all.
Well, Punch newspaper recently caught up
with Emma and this chat happened...enjoy!
Some people say with your looks and
talent,you should have surpassed your
current status in the industry.
I have only been doing music for three years.
I was doing music professionally in the USA
before I moved to Nigeria in 2012.
Throughout high school, I participated in
talent shows, and played sports for my
university, which enabled me to sing the
American national anthem at every home
game. In 2009, I opened up a show for P-
Square during their U.S. tour and decided
that I wanted to venture into entertainment
full-time. I released my first single in 2012
and I am happy with what I am doing right
now.
What label are you currently signed on
with?
I have my own label now, Nyra Nation and
Nyra Empire.
Is this a deliberate decision?
I want to handle my own projects, so I can
see and track my own revenue. I can make
my own money and also bring up other
artistes when the time comes.
Didn’t your former label, TripleMG, do all
you mentioned above for you?
Obviously they didn’t.
Didn’t you ask questions, speak out or air
your grievances?
I did air my grievances but they were not
addressed. That was why I left the label.
What are some of the lessons you have
learnt since you parted ways with your
former label?
I learnt to focus and not really trust what I
hear. I have learnt to take everything I am
being told by sight and keep my faith in God
because He is the only one who actually has
my back. Even if I hear something, I don’t
react just like that and I also stay away from
drama. If I sense that a situation might likely
lead to a confrontation, I simply avoid it.
It is believed that when an artiste is in a
relationship with his or her label boss or
label mate it spells doom for his or her
career. Do you agree?
I actually wasn’t in a relationship with Ubi.
He made all that story up. Personally, I don’t
want to speak about it.
What is your relationship with your
former label boss, Ubi Franklin, like? Are
you both cordial?
No, I wouldn’t like to speak about that.