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Singer Simi suspends Abuja concert, promises refunds

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Singer Simi suspends Abuja concert, promises refundsOvinuchi Prince Ejiohuo · CC BY-SA 4.0

Nigerian singer Simisola Kosoko, known as Simi, announced on Saturday that her SimiLive concert in Abuja was being suspended because arrangements with the venue had not been finalised. She said tickets already bought would be refunded through Partyverse and apologised to spectators, according to Punch.

Nigerian singer Simi, whose real name is Simisola Kosoko and who is known for the songs Duduke and Joromi, said arrangements with the venue had not been finalised in time. She explained that she had announced the date in the hope that everything would be resolved, but did not want to disappoint her audience. Tickets already bought will be refunded through the Partyverse platform.

The Lagos concert, scheduled for 5 December, will go ahead. It will be held at a new venue, Livespot Entertarium, and the doors will open at 6pm as planned. Simi reassured her Lagos fans and invited those who had not yet done so to buy their tickets on her official website.

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