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Hello. Concerning your contribution, Lanre Teriba, please note that Wikipedia cannot accept copyrighted text or images obtained from other web sites or printed material, without the permission of the author(s). This article or image appears to be a direct copy from http://www.atorishe.tripod.com/. As a copyright violation, Lanre Teriba appears to qualify for deletion under the speedy deletion criteria. Lanre Teriba has been tagged for deletion, and may have been deleted by the time you see this message.

If you believe that the article or image is not a copyright violation, or if you have permission from the copyright holder to release the content freely under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License (CC-BY-SA) then you should do one of the following:

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However, for textual content, you may simply consider rewriting the content in your own words. While we appreciate contributions, we must require all contributors to understand and comply with our copyright policy. Wikipedia takes copyright concerns very seriously, and persistent violators will be blocked from editing. Thank you. Astronaut (talk) 12:08, 29 August 2010 (UTC)Reply

I have removed the copied text from the top of this page; we cannot have copyright material anywhere in Wikipedia - see Wikipedia:Copy-paste.. Note that assertion of permission to use is not sufficient; to make a copyright release, it is necessary to follow the steps explained above.
However please note that even if the copyright issue were resolved, the promotional tone of a company or personal website is likely to be unsuitable for an encyclopedia article, which requires a neutral point of view. Article subjects need to have notability, which is not a matter of opinion but needs to be demonstrated by showing "significant coverage in reliable sources that are independent of the subject." There is more detail at WP:Notability (people) and for musical performers WP:MUSICBIO, and good advice on how to write an acceptable article at WP:Your first article. JohnCD (talk) 14:16, 29 August 2010 (UTC)Reply