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Davido Removes Controversial Music Video Following from Muslim Community
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Davido Removes Controversial Music Video Following from Muslim Community

Nigerian Afrobeat sensation, David Adeleke, popularly known as Davido, has taken down a controversial music video following criticism from the Muslim community. The video, titled "Jaye Lo," featured his signee, Olamilekan Taiwo, aka Logos Olori, and sparked mixed reactions from netizens after its release. In the 45-second clip posted on Friday on Davido's Instagram, a controversial scene portrayed men dressed as praying mallams dancing in front of a mosque instead of engaging in prayer. This depiction has been deemed offensive and disrespectful by some Muslim devotees, prompting them to call for a retraction of the video and even threaten legal action against the artists. In response to the growing backlash, Davido has removed the controversial video from his social media accounts. ...
Davido: Autopsy Possible As Police Release Six Workers, Detain Two
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Davido: Autopsy Possible As Police Release Six Workers, Detain Two

Netizens have continued to grieve the death of Ifeanyi Adeleke, the three-year-old son of popular Nigerian musician, David Adeleke, popularly known as Davido, and his fiancée, Chioma Rowland. Reports say the police may carry out an autopsy to ascertain if Ifeanyi passed on as a result of drowning in a swimming pool at Davido’s Banana Island area of Lagos State. A source who spoke to Punch confirmed the possibility of an autopsy, describing it as a standard police procedure in such an instance. However, the source added that the police may not carry out an autopsy if family members of the deceased kick against it. The source said, “Though the family members are not saying anything yet because they are still in shock but until anybody says stop, the standard procedure is to con...
Davido Expresses Delight as Voters Refuse to Sell Their Votes
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Davido Expresses Delight as Voters Refuse to Sell Their Votes

Award-winning Nigerian singer, David Adeleke, popularly known as Davido expresses delight over voters' comportment during the Osun governorship election. The “Stand Strong” hit singer applauds the voters for rejecting pecuniary offers from vote buyers to sell their votes. See Also: Osun Elections: EFCC Deploy Operatives To Checkmate Vote Buying Davido described the action of the voters as hope for a better Nigeria. He made this statement known via a tweet on Twitter. Davido tweeted “People rejecting money being offered to them left n right of the state today … GREAT TO SEE … there is still hope for Nigeria,” Source: The Nation
Davido Gifts a Lucky Female Fan N2 Million and His Sneakers (Video)
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Davido Gifts a Lucky Female Fan N2 Million and His Sneakers (Video)

Nigerian singer, Davido, surprised a lucky female fan during his performance at an event last night, July 3. See Also: Davido Is Wiser Than All Those Who Gave Him Money – Reno Omokri https://youtu.be/lioF9zCtxI8 Davido had invited the female fan on stage to perform his song “Stand Strong” with him. After the performance, he gave his Nike sneakers to the young lady and asked one of his aides to give her N2Million.
Actresses Sleeping Around: Davido Entitled To His Opinion – Ameh, Kiitan
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Actresses Sleeping Around: Davido Entitled To His Opinion – Ameh, Kiitan

Davido During the week, an old tweet of pop star, David Adeleke, aka Davido, surfaced on social media and ruffled a lot of feathers. The 29-year-old singer had tweeted in 2011, “Nollywood is just a way for these actresses to advertise their goodies to rich men ‘banging’ than acting.” Saturday Beats reached out to some actresses and they stated that the singer is entitled to his opinions. Veteran actress, Ada Ameh, said, “He is a younger person. And for him to say that, I think he knows better. You know someone like me is old-school. When I saw that tweet, I did not know what to say and why he said that. “However, everybody is entitled to their opinions. I don’t know where Davido got his (opinion), but as for me, I maintain my lane.” Ameh also stated that she had never...
Davido Fined ₦190m In UK Hours After His London Show 
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Davido Fined ₦190m In UK Hours After His London Show 

Nigerian star singer, David Adeleke popularly known as Davido, has allegedly been fined a sum of one hundred and ninety million Naira a few hours after his concert at the O2 Arena in London. In a post shared on Twitter, Marvin Abbey alleged that Davido was supposed to finish his concert at the O2 Arena at 11 pm on 5th March, 2022. See Also: Davido Commends Wizkid, Burna Boy for Clinching Grammy According to the Twitter user, the O2 Arena have a strict 11 pm curfew, and for every minute a person goes past 11 pm, they are obligated to pay a fine of ten thousand pounds. Marvin Abbey alleged that Davido said he didn’t care about the rules and finished his concert at 11:34 pm and was fined three hundred and forty thousand pounds, equivalent to one hundred and ninety million...
Davido Is Wiser Than All Those Who Gave Him Money – Reno Omokri
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Davido Is Wiser Than All Those Who Gave Him Money – Reno Omokri

Reno Omokri has reacted to the decision of singer, Davido, to give out the N201 million donated to him by his friends and fans. Taking to his Instagram handle, Reno stated that Davido by his action is much wiser than all those who gave him monies. He wrote; ''Davido is much wiser than all those who gave him monies on his birthday. He understands the spiritual realm and the ways of God. He has secured a soft spot in the Heart of the Creator, by virtue of James 1:27. I commend him. What a heart of Gold. What a man to watch for the future. Could his life trajectory be like Ronald Reagan’s? Those who gave to him are are different issue entirely. They should read Proverbs 22:16.'' Source: Reno/ Instagram
Twitter launches Emoji for Davido’s “E Choke” Slang
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Twitter launches Emoji for Davido’s “E Choke” Slang

Popular micro-blogging platform, Twitter on Wednesday, May 5, 2021, officially endorsed DMW Boss, Davido’s “E choke” slang with the introduction of an Emoji. 30BG Boss, Davido, is not only known for dropping steady hits and bangers but has proven time and time again to be a trendsetter and major social media influencer. Sometime in 2020, the steady hit-maker had introduced ‘E choke’, which eventually became accepted not just locally but internationally among celebrities, his fans and social media users in general. The slang is used to when you desire some to feel or show intense shock, surprise or wonder. When you tweet something using the #EChoke, a portrait of Davido holding his neck will appear, giving your tweets a little extra flair. The very much elated “E Choke” croon...
Chioma Deletes All Davido’s Pictures
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Chioma Deletes All Davido’s Pictures

Chef, model and estranged girlfriend/fiancée of Davido, Chioma Avril Rowland, popularly known as Chef Chi or Chioma, has finally removed all the pictures of her baby’s daddy from her Instagram page. Davido is rumoured to have ditched Chioma and was spotted kissing Mya Yafai in viral pictures last week. Mama Ifeanyi decided to take a big step by ridding her Instagram wall of all of Davido’s pictures. However, she graciously left one, which is the picture displaying the DMW boss with their son, Ifeanyi. The picture was used as the cover photo for the singer’s album “A better time.”  
Nigerians React as Singer Davido is Spotted with Mystery Lady
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Nigerians React as Singer Davido is Spotted with Mystery Lady

Nigeria social media space was awash with video clips of musician Davido who stepped out with another lady in St. Maarten where he is currently vacationing with his crew. The singer is yet to react but video evidence shows the moment he walked down the stairs holding hands with American model Mya Yafai. Immediately the news was broken by an American disk jokey who tagged the viral video "Davido in the house," Nigerians took to various social media platforms to condemn the singer's action having previously spoken of his commitment to his longterm girlfriend and mother of his son, Chioma. It will be recalled that in 2019, singer Davido released a song titled "assurance" where he described the passionate love he feels for his girlfriend Chioma. The music video which also featured the yo...