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Nigerian recording artiste, Ayra Starr, has caused a stir on social media unveiled her new tattoos.

The singer-songwriter acquired a ‘scissors’ tattoo on her body, and it has raised eyebrows. The suggestive artwork has coerced social media users to wear their thinking caps due to the ideology behind it.

While scissors are a tool used to cut or make adjustments to tools, objects, or materials; however, it has a different meaning, in sexual connotations, “scissors” typically refers to a sexual position most commonly associated with lesbian or female same-sex partners.

Specifically, it involves the partners intertwining their legs in a way that resembles the shape of an open pair of scissors.

This position allows for genital-to-genital contact and can facilitate clitoral stimulation or penetration.

It’s a term often used in LGBTQ+ communities and sexual discussions to describe this intimate position.

Here’s how Nigerians are reacting;

Nigerian singer, Ayra Starr has become the first African female artist to hit 5 million followers on Spotify.

TheNewsGuru reports that Ayra Starr whose real name is Sarah Oyinkansola Aderibigbe has set a new African record on streaming giant, Spotify.

The ‘Rush’ crooner recently surpassed 5 million followers on the platform, becoming the first African female artist to hit the milestone.

However, she still trails Tems on the list of most streamed African female artists on the platform.

She has a total of 2.7 billion streams across all credits while Tems has 3.8 billion streams. Equally, Ayra Starr’s most streamed song on Spotify is “Santa”, with over 707,987,442 million streams. Her most streamed lead single on the platform is “Rush”, with over 474 million streams.

Sarah Oyinkansola Aderibigbe, known professionally as Ayra Starr, is a Nigerian singer and songwriter born in Benin Republic. She achieved mainstream international recognition in 2022, with the release of her hit song “Rush”.

Nigerian singer, Sarah Oyinkansola Aderibigbe better known as Ayra Starr, has reflected on her acting debut, joining the cast of Children of Blood and Bone, a highly anticipated adaptation of Tomi Adeyemi’s best-selling fantasy novel.

The “Bloody Samaritan” singer stars alongside foreign stars like Idris Elba, Viola Davis, and Cynthia Erivo in the movie.

Speaking in a recent interview with CBS Morning, the singer admitted she had long harboured dreams of acting but had been held back by nerves.

“I’ve always been shy when it comes to acting, but this is the first time in my life that I’ve been on camera and I’m not singing,” she said.

“I learned so much from everybody on set, not even just the greats—even like just the actors on set, the 16-year-olds, the 14-year-olds on set—it was so inspiring just watching them.”

She praised her co-stars, calling the experience a masterclass in discipline and stamina. “Working with actors of that calibre taught me so much. It wasn’t just fun—it was transformational.”

Nigerian singer, Oyinkansola Aderibigbe better known Ayra Starr, has disclosed that she use to be a internet troll before stardom.

The multi-award winning singer made this known during an appearance on the popular podcast, I Said What I Said, where she spoke candidly about her experience with trolling.

“Sometimes I want to be a troll on the internet, probably with a fake page so that when people insult me, I won’t feel bad because I do the same,” she said, eliciting laughter from the hosts.

The ‘Rush’ crooner further disclose that she had a whole troll page before she became famous, adding that she also use to be a Nicki Minaj fan.

“I did have a troll page before I became Ayra Starr. I had a Nicki Minaj fan page too, I used to be a troll, so I feel like I’ve been there, done that, but I feel like it’d fit me small. I respect it so much, I think I could use my own Ayra Starr page. Trolling would be so fun,” she revealed.