Self-proclaimed Papi Chulo, Timaya on Tuesday, November 17, 2020, astonished his fans when he announced that he welcomed a daughter six months ago with another lady.
Although very secretive, Timaya is known to have three kids from two women. His ex-girlfriend Barbara Nwokolo and Tamar, an interior decorator.
So many were amazed when the singer introduced his baby and her mother.
“Y’all meet my daughter MAYA. She 6 months old,” Timaya said and then mentioned Dunnie Onasanya, as the mother of the baby.
Generally known as Dunnie O, or Dunnie, Onasanya is a first-generation Nigerian American.
Dunnie is a visual studio artist, muralist and event producer with a lot of following on Instagram. She graduated with distinction from the prestigious Tuskegee University where she obtained a dual degree in the areas of Business Administration and Sales/Marketing.
She currently works at the VisArts Center, Rockville in the United States of America as an instructor and has been featured in several international festivals around the world.
Onasanya was previously married to Ibrahim Hassan, a video director. The former couple met in 2011. Hassan popped the question in 2014 before their wedding in Beverly Hills, California back in 2015.
They, however, went their separate ways after a divorce in 2018. The couple finalised the divorce at the jurisdiction of Los Angeles County Superior Courts in Los Angeles, California.
Dunnie and her ex-husband have a five-old daughter together.
Dunnie was the featured International visual artist at AfroChic Cultural Arts Festival 2018 in Toronto Canada. Most recently she performed a live painting demonstration of cultural masks at the Umu Igbo Unite Nigerian Cultural Conference in New Orleans, Louisiana. She has also participated in several pop-up events and exhibitions. She recently partnered with joonafrica.com, an Afrocentric Interior Decor design company to curate her art for purchase. She’s also working on releasing her home collection of throw pillows, wall art, wearable art and home decor and other on joonafrica.com.
As a survivor of domestic violence she is dedicated to sharing her story and artistry practice to aid in the healing of others through Art which has been her primary form of therapy that she is uses to inspire others, by bringing them love, joy, and light.