Musicians Weasel Manizo, Jovial, and Tiwa Savage Address Personal Hardships - August 2025

Several musicians have recently addressed significant personal challenges. Ugandan singer Weasel Manizo publicly thanked fans for support after a recent accident and is now preparing for surgery, with the incident under police investigation. Kenyan songstress Jovial announced an indefinite social media break following what she described as a "traumatic" childbirth experience. Jovial detailed an eight-hour labor that ended in a Caesarean section, leaving her feeling "completely broken." In a separate event, Nigerian music icon Tiwa Savage discussed enduring the leak of her sex tape in 2021. Savage described this as one of the most challenging periods of her life, noting it occurred while she was grieving her father's death.