By Kelu Musa/Godwin Felix
Abuja, May 19, 2026 (NAN) Fans of Nigerian Afrobeats singer, Stanley Omah, popularly known as Omah Lay, have celebrated him with goodwill messages as he turned 29.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that fans on Tuesday flooded social media platforms with birthday wishes and glowing tributes to celebrate the singer’s new age.
The celebration began with a post on the artiste’s fan page on X , (formerly Twitter) @omahlaynews, with the caption;“World Omah Lay Day.Happy birthday to the Greatest”.
The ace singer also shared his photo on X , and wrote, “Happy 29th birthday to me. Which song made you a fan? ”.
In a swift reaction to the post, fans and admirers of the artist continued to celebrate him with prayers and best wishes on the milestone.
@Joshua Olivia posted, “Happy birthday Omah more grace and peace of mind to you always. Big omah lay”.
@regina adong said, “HBD TO THE ONE WHO MAKES THE BEST SOUNDTRACKS FOR OUR EMOTIONS”
@Emmanuel Light wrote, Omah of good life birthday blessings”.
@Lekaagotwings said, “HAPPY BIRTHDAY GOAT! GOD WILL CONTINUE TO LIFT U IJN”.
Another user on X, @Oldestthug said, “I just Dey retweet anything concerning Omah Lay”.
@kenn-jnr wrote, “Happy birthday afrodepression more lyrics”.
@Chisomdavi also posted,”Happy birthday to my world Best therapist”.
@PonyTrims “Happy birthday champion”.
@Funsho the single guy said, “Happy cake day big MAN”.
@MONSTAR wrote, “keep wwining my bro”.
@main_ishh also wrote, “Happy birthday Stanley omah didia”.
@Betting tips man said, “Happy birthday king Omah”.
@Goldly-zeal said, “Happy birthday to the greatest”
NAN reports that Omah Lay was born on May 19, 1997, in Port Harcourt, Rivers State.
He rose to fame in the Nigerian music industry in 2020 after the release of his debut EP, “Get Layd”, which contained hit songs, including “Bad Influence” and “Lo Lo”.
He further gained international recognition with successful projects such as “What Have We Done” and his debut studio album “Boy Alone”.
The artiste won the Next Rated artist award at the 2020/2021 Headies Awards and earned his first Grammy nomination for Best African Music Performance for “With You” at the 2026 edition alongside Davido (NAN)