By Olaitan Ganiu
Psquare, the musical journey of twins and musical brother, could be described as a blurry one. Even as an up-and-comer, the duo are usually at loggerhead over who is the most creative – Paul has a keen interest in singing while Peter sway in dance and choreography.
“In Psquare, I am the creative person, I can sit down and tell you what people want to hear, what they want to see, and what they want to learn from Psquare. But it’s not something to brag about,” Peter, one-half of the Afropop group said while squashing the belief that he was just a dancer.
Speaking ahead of their reunion concert, Paul went live on Instagram to tell his critics that he’s more than a singer but a professional dancer.
“You guys think I don’t know how to dance, I am a full-time dancer. I just dey pretend. I hold the dance for Peter when he was sick for four days.”
According to a source the duo grew up fighting over their unique characteristics, but their mother knew how to manage their anger.
In 2012, Psquare’s mother passed on at St. Nicholas hospital, Lagos.
Don’t ever take sides against twins, says Psquare
PSquare, the sensational singers, have advised people to never take sides against their families.
The twin brothers, who recently buried the hatchets of their relationship after 5 years of separation, made this statement during a live interview via Instagram.
“People should be mindful of what they say and learn never to take sides against two brothers. Those who took side during our split are the suffering our reunion now,” Peter Okoye.
Paul intervenes to explain what he saw at their reunion party.
He stated that the reunion is about him as well as his brother, their family, friend, or fans who have taken sides in their feud.
“During our reunion celebration, we saw a close friend who are forgotten they were friends just because they take side. People should be able to enjoy the music and not get mad at it. Our reunion is not about the Psquare but the entertainment industry as a whole.”
Though the speculations of their breakup started around 2015 but the identical twins’ acts went their separate ways in 20I7 after a series of allegations against each other on social media.
Peter took to Twitter to denigrate Jude Okoye, their elder brother, as PSquare manager in 2016, for the fourth time since their careers began.
Peter explained that the drama started after his twin posted lyrics to most of their songs to Instagram. He claimed he had written them.
This made called for the termination of the agreement between the group through Psqure’s lawyer, Festus Keyamo on September 21, 2017.
The group is alleged to have lost multiple endorsement deals worth millions.
Paul, who goes under the moniker Rudeboy, released many singles including Nkenji Keke. Audio Money, Reason with Me, and Fire Fire. The latter Peter aka Mr. P dropped mid-tempo tracks Cool it Down, For My Head. My Way. Palomo was also released under the imprints P-Classic Records.
Despite breaking records as separate entities, thousands of fans always clamouring for the Afropop twins’ reunion. Aliko Dangote, a business magnate from Nigeria was once called upon by passionate Nigerians for the reconciliation of the twins.
“The truth is, as a solo artiste Peter and I recorded hit songs but there was so much anger among the fans that make part of the ear block. Despite our separation, we both kept Psquare alive as still go on to perform some of Psquare’s big songs,” Paul claimed.
Psquare fans experienced a momentous occasion on November 17 when a video featuring the sensational twins was shared on social media. In the clip, the duo and their elder brother, Jude was seen hugging each other in Peter’s resident in Lagos.
The pair also followed each other on Instagram as Paul took to his page to celebrate his twin brother’s 40th birthday anniversary.
“Two heads are better than one,” he captioned their picture.
The wife of Paul, Anita Okoye also organised a party with her children to celebrate Paul and Peter’s reunion.
According to her, she is happy that she did not take sides in the split between her husband’s twin brother and her husband.
“This is the best birthday present either of you could receive. Thank you for letting me have such a great relationship with both of you independent of your rift… I am delighted I didn’t let your coconut heads let me choose sides.”
…restore their lost glory
Psquare is embarking on a redemption mission to restore its lost glory after years of side-projects.
December 25, Peter and Paul staged a reunion concert tagged:’ Psquare Reactivated’ to officially announce their comeback.
The band apologized for their separation during their performance.
“We apologise for breaking up, deep apologies to our fans all over the world. We want everyone around the world to know that we are asking for forgiveness,” Psquare said.
To focus on their first concert in Nigeria after their split, the group has been closing down other shows in Nigeria.
“We’ve decided not to perform at different events just to focus on our concert. We you want to see us together after many years of hiatus, let it be at our concert” Peter said
Continuing he said, “Selecting songs for our concert is what broke me down because we have about 60 songs and we’ve been rehearsing back to back for three weeks. We have dance rehearsal scheduled between 12 pm- 3 pm, band rehearsal for 5 pm – 9 pm then will enter the studio by 11 pm till midnight.”
Paul added: “We’ve been rehearsing like hell.”
Peter was reportedly hospitalized after he had to perform a proper comeback show. This resulted in the concert being postponed to Christmas Day, instead of the originally scheduled date, December 18.
“4-hour won’t be enough for us to thrill our teeming fans with dancing songs. But go get your ticket and come and experience the meaning of Detty December,” Paul said.
PSQUARE ACTIVATION SHORT
Born in Jos, Plateau State to Mr. and Mrs. Moses Okoye. They were originally from Ifite Dunu, Anambra State.
The twins attended Tempest Private School, Laranto and Jos with their seven siblings before they were admitted to the University of Abuja.
The duo began to sing from their secondary school as a group called ‘Smooth Criminals where they danced and mimed songs of international singers like Michael Jacksons, M. C. Hammer, and Bobby Brown.
They began singing professionally in 2003, when they were part of a Jos music competition.
According to identical twins, they were originally referred to as Peter & Paul at first. However, after a concert MC introduced them to the name Psquare, they adopted it.
They defeated other contestants to become the winner. The win earned them the ticket to represent Nigeria’s northern zone at the grand finale in Lagos, which they also won.
Their outstanding choreography and dancing skills, combined with their smooth vocals, prompted the organizers to sponsor their debut album, Last Nite, on July 18, 2003.
The album won several award recognitions including ‘Best Performing RnB group in Nigeria’ at the 2004 Amen Awards. They were also nominated for the Most Promising African group at the 2003 Kora Award help to South Africa.
Psquare stamped their feet in the Nigerian music scene with the sophomore album titled, ‘Get Squared’ the album was released along with video collections.
The twins have been an inspiration to many with their creative music videos, dancing moves and tight hooks.
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