Soul singer Timi Dakolo has denied allegations that he owes Revolve Entertainment £4,106 in expenses tied to a proposed United Kingdom tour, with his lawyers threatening legal action against the promoter and its representative, Otis Ayodele Kubeyinje, known as Baddest DJ Timmy.
In a letter dated July 18, 2026, shared via Timi Dakolo’s Instagram page and signed by Tope Salami of Whitestone Solicitors and Consultancy, the lawyers said they are responding to a series of false and defamatory statements published by Revolve Entertainment and its representative.
The lawyers said the alleged debt was claimed to cover “venue arrangements, graphic design, domain registration, website fees, video editing, visa deposits and consultation fees,” before stating flatly, “Our Client unequivocally denies these allegations.”
According to the solicitors, “The parties entered into a written Performance Agreement for the proposed UK tour,” under which “Revolve Entertainment, as Promoter, expressly assumed responsibility for, amongst other things, securing venues, providing sound, lighting and technical production, arranging local production, and bearing visa-related costs, flights, accommodation and transportation.”
The lawyers added that the expenses were non-recoupable and were to be borne entirely by the Promoter, noting that the only expenses capable of recoupment were advertising and promotional costs, and only where such expenditure had first been approved by our client and his management. They also stressed that the Agreement expressly stipulated that no deposit was payable to their client.
Explaining why the tour never held, the letter said, “Unfortunately, the proposed tour never proceeded because Revolve Entertainment failed to satisfy fundamental production requirements, particularly in respect of sound, lighting and technical production, which were contractual obligations resting solely upon the Promoter.”
It continued, “The technical arrangements proposed fell materially below the professional standard required for a live performance by our client and his band. As a result, the tour could not proceed as at that principal period.”
On liability for the disputed expenses, the lawyers wrote, “Our Client bears no contractual or legal responsibility for expenses which the Promoter voluntarily incurred, particularly where such expenses were expressly allocated to the Promoter under the Agreement or were incurred without the approvals required by the Agreement.”
The letter added that Dakolo never publicised the tour since Revolve Entertainment had not fulfilled its own end of the bargain for the announcement.
The letter went further to accuse Kubeyinje and Revolve Entertainment of a pattern of defamatory conduct on social media, including Instagram. It alleged the pair had “falsely accused Our Client of dishonesty and criminal conduct by referring to him as a ‘thief’, ‘bloody arrogant’, ‘evil’ and other derogatory expressions,” and had “breached his right to privacy and that of his family; to wit, cyber bulling and cyber stalking.”
It also claimed they “engaged in repeated acts calculated to intimidate, harass and blackmail our client through public statements and publications.”
The attorney described this conduct as “wholly unacceptable” and “actionable civil wrongs and criminal offences under the laws of both Nigeria and England and Wales, including but not limited to defamation, misuse of private information, harassment, blackmail and related causes of action.
They said Dakolo “has instructed that every legal remedy available to him be preserved” and disclosed that he “is presently considering the commencement of appropriate proceedings in both Nigeria and the United Kingdom against all persons responsible for these publications and any resulting damage to his reputation, privacy and security.”
The letter then set out five demands, requiring Revolve Entertainment, Kubeyinje and every person acting on their behalf to immediately cease and desist from making or publishing any further false or defamatory statements.
“Immediately remove every publication containing false allegations or disclosing Our Client’s private residential information,publish a clear and unequivocal public retraction of all defamatory statements,” “issue a written public apology to Our Client within seven (7) days of this statement across the same social media platforms through which the allegations were published, and refrain from any further conduct capable of amounting to harassment, intimidation or blackmail.”
It warned that should these demands not be complied with within the time stated, their client reserves the right to pursue all remedies available to him in the appropriate courts and before the relevant law enforcement and regulatory authorities in Nigeria and the United Kingdom without further notice.
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