Sunny Okosuns’ family disowns ex-queen, Ethel, says she’s not their father’s daughter

That's strange. I've known Ethel for a
while now and I've always thought
she's the daughter of late music legend
Sunny Okosuns...but the family is now
saying she's not their father's daughter.
Ethel Okosuns won the Miss Earth
Nigeria pageant in 2005 and is currently
the project director of Exquisite Face of
Africa pageant. In an interview with
Vanguard just last month, Ethel talked
about growing up as Sunny Okosuns'
daughter and said she still missed her
dad...
But the Okosuns family in a statement
exclusively made available to Vanguard
and signed by the singer’s son, Sidney
Ehimare Okosuns disowned Ethel. The
wrote:
"We wish to state categorically
that Ms. Ethel is not our sibling.
She is not the daughter of our
father. Our father had four
children: Sidney Okosuns, Michael
Okosuns, Adesuwa Okosuns and
Ebony Okosuns.
This is not the first time Ms. Ethel
has … used our late father’s
image and likeness as “name
dropping” to achieve whatever
affluence she seeks. She needs to
stop identifying herself as the
daughter of the Ozziddi great
musician.
Years ago, Ms. Ethel as a teenager
wondered into our Yaya Abatan home.
Our parents ran a liberal attitude home,
welcoming visitors and strangers to our
sprawling Ogba Estate. Thus, our home
was always busy with people from all
walks of life.
Ms. Ethel walked into our home, pleaded
with my dad that she wanted to sing
and had no other place to live in Lagos.
My parents welcome her to our
compound, offered her unconditional
food, shelter and love. She never left for
several years. The generosity and
kindness of providing her food and
shelter does not give her automatic
birth right to the Okosuns.”