Renowned Nigerian vocalist, Iyanya, has candidly shared his brush with near-suicide while grappling with work stress and financial challenges.

This revelation was made during an interview on the latest installment of the "Tea With Tay" podcast, hosted by actor Taymesan, also known as Temisan Emmanuel Ahwieh.

Iyanya disclosed that he might have acted on his dark thoughts if not for his manager's intervention, who sensed that something was amiss.

The artist acknowledged that prior to his manager's intervention, he had already procured the toxic substance he intended to ingest as a means to end his life.

“I was in court for a long time, I didn’t do shows. I couldn’t do anything. You know, when you stopped doing show, you now have to fall back on your savings. But when you are popping, that inflow [of money] is different, the way you spend is different from the way you spend whatever you saved. So, I felt it.

I got to a point where I was like, mehn, I need to start touring. That was a crazy period for me. Guess what, two days after my last court case, COVID-19 started. I was stuck. I was in a hotel. My house was gone. I was in the hotel for a very long time. It got to one point, I couldn’t pay for the hotel bills anymore.

The owner of the hotel is such a great human being. I have never seen a such an amazing human being like that. He allowed me stay there. His name is Alaba. He allowed me stay there for over a year. COVID literally caught up with me there. So, imagine not doing shows. Not touring for over a year, no inflow, and you are in court for the whole year. And then finally, it’s looking like the court case is finishing, the lockdown.

I was in that hotel throughout the lockdown. I almost committed suicide. The manager stopped me one time. All of that stuff. Madness, man,” he said in part.

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