Timi Dakolo has shared how an innocent act at an event led to the spreading of false news about him. 

The singer took to Instagram to narrate how it was alleged that he had a secret love child after he showed care for a child in public. 
 

He went on to urge those seeking fame to be tough. 

He wrote: “Grow a thick skin if you desire fame. You will definitely need it. You can go to bed a happy fellow and wake up with news of you in some mess. And because you are famous, the odds are aready against you. 

“So people are always looking for who to drown. Being in the spotlight makes you an obvious target. Grow a thick skin because being famous is a whole lot.” 

In the caption, he added: “I carried a little girl at an event, she just wouldn’t go back to her mum. So I parented her all evening. Next thing I saw online, Timi and his love child are inseparable. This space is a mad house.”