October 20, (THEWILL) – Socialite and beauty entrepreneur, Freda Francis, is no longer lurking behind the shadows as the baby mama and mistress to Seyi Tinubu, son of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. Freda, who in the past avoided anything that could possibly link her with Seyi, has decided to step out of her shadows. All had been quiet on both the Tinubus’ turf and that of Freda until the latter decided to publicly send well wishes to Seyi on the occasion of his 39th birthday writing, “Happy birthday Oluwaseyi Afolabi KING OF BOYS. May this year bring you as much joy and fulfillment as you bring to those around you. Here’s to more milestones, achievements and moments of joy in the year ahead. We love you.”
Irked by the indignation, Layal, Seyi’s wife who had always maintained a dignified silence since her husband and Freda’s entanglement, responded to Freda’s post with a simple sentence, ‘ You can’t compete where you don’t compare.’ This was accompanied with a video of her dancing with her husband on his birthday outside the shores of the country.
Not one to back down and obviously ready for a showdown, Freda who runs an upscale spa, Oasis Medspa followed up by allegedly posting a video on how best one should respond to disrespect. In other words, she was alleging that Layal’s post was a disrespect to her, considering that she is an OG before Instagram, meaning, an original gangster before the introduction of Instagram who had made a name for herself on the social scene before Instagram. Perhaps, Layal took that as a cue not to bandy words with her and is yet to respond to the video. Things have however quietened down on all fronts, at least for now.
Recall that about two years ago, trouble had reared its head in Seyi’s home when Layal allegedly moved out of their matrimonial home, unfollowed him on social media and deleted all pictures of him on her social media page. The bone of contention was allegedly Freda. There were allegations that Seyi hooked up again with Freda after she bore him his first son, Alexander and allegedly knocked her up a second time. It was about the same time Freda kept busy with the burial arrangements for her late mum who had passed on. Seyi immediately denied that his wife had moved out and that all was well at the home front, even when it was glaring that all wasn’t well. On Christmas day of that year and the year after, they both did not post loved up pictures of themselves together as is their custom, instead they each posted pictures of their children on their individual social media pages to wish their followers a Merry Christmas.
Also, when Layal unveiled the second outlet of her children’s toy shop and learning space, Tots Toys, Seyi refused to congratulate her. The day which also coincided with her birthday, went by as normal as he also did not wish her a happy birthday.
Similarly in the months leading up to the 2023 Presidential Election, Layal, still hurting, allegedly refused to openly identify with her father in-law’s presidential ambition. A cursory look at her social media page at that time showed no sign of her promoting his political ambition or of her congratulating him when he was declared president-elect. But on the day of the inauguration, the couple put their differences aside to attend the inauguration of the President. Things remained peaceful until Freda’s birthday message.
