Mega 99

The name Mega 99 is well known to lovers of Yoruba gospel music. Evangelist Abel Dosunmu who bears the name has disclosed how the name was formed.


In an interview with Ayodele Lawal of Saturday Sun Newspaper, Mega 99 revealed that he took a part of the nickname which his father was called.






“My dad is well known in the Celestial Church of Christ. He owns a church and he is popularly known as ‘Baba 99’. So, when I formed my band, I combined the two names: Mega, which means great, and 99 to form Mega 99.” he said in the interview.

Also, in the interview he described his female fans as the best, as they do give him a lot of support, but added that despite being rich, he doesn’t flirt with them. He attributed his wealth to hardwork, as he labelled himself as a very busy artiste, who believeand declared that he does not engage in shady business.






“I’m a very busy artiste, I play virtually every weekend and I make money from shows. So, if I don’t smoke, drink or womanise, I should be able to save enough money to build a house for myself.“ the music artiste said in the interview.