Afrobeats superstar, Davido has said that it is a difficult Father’s day for him but that he thanks God for strength.
This comes as the world celebrates Father’s day today June 18
Recall the singer lost his son, Ifeanyi, in October 2022 and went for a six months hiatus to mourn his child.
See his post below…
Afrobeats star, Davido Adeleke has revealed that he was not aware of his family’s affluence till he was 13.
He made the revelation during a guest appearance on the popular Drink Champs podcast.
In an episode hosted by N.O.R.E. and DJ EFN, Davido recounted a significant event that triggered his awareness of his family’s social and economic status.
An explosion had occurred, causing damage to their residence and prompting them to swiftly relocate to a new, lavish property.
Reflecting on this incident, Davido recalled the moment of realization.
He said;
“As much money that I have been seeing, all these rich this, rich that. My dad is very disciplined. I ain’t know we had money till I was 13.”
He further elaborated;
“My dad was a billionaire driving a Honda Accord. Let me tell you how I knew he was lit. So, there was an explosion and a lot of houses got destroyed, including our first house that we have been since when I was a kid. When that happened, we had to leave that day because the house got so f*cked up.”
Continuing his narrative, Davido revealed how his mother informed him about their new residence after the incident.
He expressed his astonishment when they arrived at a grand mansion in another part of town that his father had been secretly building.
The size and opulence of the new house made Davido realize the extent of his family’s wealth.
He shared;
“We started driving, when he got there, it was mad. Big crib. He still stays there now. I was like, mummy, what’s going on? That was when I started realizing that my dad was rich”.
Afrobeats star, Davido has reacted after some trolls on Twitter wished him death.
A Twitter user @Winco_3 while sharing a six seconds video of music performance on Twitter had taunted that Davido’s burial can’t be crowded like the clip of the event he shared.
He wrote: “Even Davido burial that would be free can’t pack this crowd. Know your mate.”
Reacting to the user in a post on his Twitter handle on Sunday morning, Davido queried him for wishing him dead.
While quoting the tweet, Davido asked “So u want me to die? Reason being? What have I personally done to you to have you wish death on me. Anyways I’m not going anywhere! I WILL LIVE LIFE TO THE FULLEST.
“If nobody wants to talk I WILL. you guys will hurt the wrong person one day. Not everybody is strong and can take it for years like I’ve done! Me no send but one day these people will hurt the wrong person.”
David Adeleke, the world-famous Nigerian singer who is popularly known as Davido, has celebrated with his personal police escort, Bawo.
Davido celebrated Bawo after he got promoted to the rank of inspector in the Nigerian Police Force.
The Nigerian Force had announced that some of its officers were promoted to higher ranks.
Bawo who’s one of the promoted officers was seen in a video which surfaced online being congratulated by the singer.
In the video, Davido was seen affixing a new badge on the stolid-looking officer after which he gave him a congratulatory handshake.
“Congratulations on your promotion to Inspector of the Nigeria Police Force,” OBO remarked as he pinned the badge on his vest.
Bawo also took to his page to express his thanks to the musician for the recognition.
“Thank you my Good Boss @davido for the decoration of my new rank. For the love you’ve always been showing me I can’t pay you but I pledge to be faithful, LOYAL and honest. May God keep protecting and blessing you for us, Amen,” he wrote.
Israel DMW, the logistics aide of superstar singer, Davido has taken to social media to flaunt the multimillion diamond jewelry of his boss.
The Benin-born hype man to the DMW boss expressed pride in his employer as he flaunted the assortment of diamond jewelry the singer owns.
Some of the jewelries include diamond rings and a pendant with his moniker ‘Baddest’ encrusted on it and a ritzy watch.
Boasting, Israel DMW noted that his boss wears only original jewelry and not fakes.
He also bragged that the jewelries would tile most of the roads in Nigeria.
Superstar Afrobeats artiste, Davido has disclosed that he was disappointed in himself following his rift with his wife, Chioma.
The ‘Unavailable’ crooner said he could have done better because his wife is an amazing person.
Davido disclosed this in a recent episode of ABTalks podcast.
He, however, said he has long reconciled with Chioma.
The podcast host, Anas Bukhash asked: “When was David most disappointed in David?”
Davido responded: “Probably, when me and my wife [Chioma] first had like a little rift. I thought I could have done better because she is an amazing person.
“I think that was the only time I messed up. But I have fixed it [laughs].”
Superstar Nigerian singer, Davido Adeleke has disclosed that his deceased son, Ifeanyi, has a younger brother.
Davido revealed this during an interview with YouTuber, Anas Bukhash.
While the interviewer was talking about his daughters, Davido interrupted and said, “I’ve a son too. Like, Ifeanyi has a little brother.”
He further revealed that his name is Dawson and he stays in London with his mother.
However social media users have dragged the artist for taking him long to acknowledge his son, Dawson.
@Esthersky also wrote, “Glad u finally accept u got a son. By Dawson so show them same love u showed ify”.
@Adorable moon: “All these chivido shippers una nor Dey like truth na so una drag the lady dat time say e Dey lie my own is dat the way you guys talk as if you live with these celebrities is so alarming, leave them they are humans too”.
@Callme Fresher: “Pikin weh they force you for do DNA . Dawson is almost 4 yrs now, but you’ve never celebrated him ,u come now d open mouth waaaaa d talk say I have a son. Keep showing indifference among your kids.”.
@Chi.victor: “Nawa…so he’s finally your son now”.
Popular singer, Davido has said he still cries every morning for his late son, Ifeanyi.
He made the revelation in a podcast interview while discussing about his the release of his “Timeless” album.
He said many fans anticipated sorrowful songs on his album but he delivered “bangers” instead.
Davido noted that even though he overcame the difficult time following his son’s passing, he still sheds tears over it every morning.
He said: “I miss him every day, there’s tears coming out of my eyes every morning, you don’t have to see it,
“I look at myself in the mirror and I said apart from it just being about me, I know how many people love me, I know how many people are depending on me.
“My son up there is looking down at me. Apart from me being strong for his mom, which is my primary responsibility, I have to be strong for the world.
“A lot of people thought the album was just going to be a lot of sad songs, we gave them bangers on bangers.
“My son is dancing and my mom is dancing in heaven. So for people to see that it’s possible to stand up again and be able to work, it’s only God.
“Those were one of the things that and my wife relied on, God is real. Then everything just aligned back, we performed better, business is better.”
David Adeleke, the famous Nigerian afrobeats superstar, aka Davido, has stirred controversy online.
He stirred controversy after leaving out Fireboy DML, Tems and Omah Lay in his list of “next big 5” Nigerian artists that would dominate the music industry.
Davido was asked to list the next big five artists from Nigeria during a recent interview with Omega.
He said, “I would say like the next big five. I would say Rema; he got the ‘Calm Down’ record, Buju (BNXN), Ayra Starr…I would say Victony. No, no, me I no want jones o. Okay, let’s do it like this. It’s Rema, Buju, Asake; between him and Rema, I would say they are at the top…Ayra Starr and Ruger.
“The future of afrobeats, I would say it’s crazy.”
Meanwhile, Davido’s list has earned backlash as fans took to social media to berate him for snubbing Fireboy, Tems and Omah Lay.
A fan, MaqOlaoluwa1, tweeted: “Fireboy is a vulcanizer Abi? Too much talk.”
Another fan @Micheal2272na wrote: “I’m 30BG Buh Davido needs to calm it down. He needs training on how to grant interviews.”
@Mizta_Kings wrote: “OMAH LAY!! Tf nobody recognizes this young man!”
@odunayo wrote: “Tems ??? Omg you gotta be kidding.”
Stonebwoy, the popular Ghanaian dancehall artist, has reacted to Davido’s viral ‘new cat’ statement.
He disagreed with Davido’s assertion that Grammy-award winner, Burna Boy, is a “new cat” in the music industry.
The ‘Activate’ crooner said contrary to Davido’s claim, Burna Boy is a music legend.
He stated this in a recent interview with GoldMyne TV.
He said, “Burna Boy is not a new cat to me because Burna has been there for more than a decade.
“If Davido said that, I honestly do not believe that he means that outrightly. New cats would be Rema, Ruger them.
“So, I don’t believe Davido meant that but also if you ask me, I think Wizkid and Davido had have a fair share of international appeal earlier than Burna.”
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