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Davido, Burna Boy, celebrities pay tribute to Wizkid’s late mother

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Nigerian celebrities have shown support for their colleague, Wizkid by paying tribute to his mother, who died on Friday, August 18, 2023.

Famous singer, David Adeleke, aka Davido, halted his performance at the Afronation Fest in Detroit, United States, on Sunday, August 20, 2023, to pay tribute to Wizkid’s mother Mrs Jane Dolapo Balogun.

The entertainer, who is sadly no stranger to grief having lost his own mother as a child, sympathised with Wizkid.

He said, “Personally, I’ve lost so many people in my life. I want to send big condolences to my brother Ayo Balogun, Wizkid who lost his mother, may her soul rest in peace. I lost my mother myself many years ago, but whatever he has done, he has made his mother proud.”

This comes after his initial condolence message via his Twitter account, where he prayed for his colleague, assuring him that his sadness would be healed as time goes by.

His tweet read, “Praying for you my brother @wizkidayo Sadness flies away on the wings of time.”

Burna Boy also paid his respects to the late Mrs. during his performance. He expressed how unfathomable Wizkid’s pain is to him, noting that he would be in complete disarray if he lost his own mother. On that note, he sent his condolences to his fellow entertainer.

In his words, “Before I go on, one of my brothers Wizkid lost his mother, so I want to send condolences, and rest in peace to his mum, I can’t imagine what it would be like to lose my mum, that would be the end of me.”

Even the popular Dj Exclusive stood in support of Wizkid, also expressing his sincere condolences on his mother’s death. During his performance at the NYSC Orientation camp concert in Lagos state, he urged the corps members to observe a minute’s silence in respect.

He said, “It’s really sad, but we know she is in a better place. So please put your phones up, let’s have a minute of silence because she needs this, and he needs this too, it’s not easy.”

Darlington Okoye, popularly known as Speed Darlington, also paid his respects during his Instagram live session. The singer noted that his biggest fear is Wizkid’s current reality. Speed also urged the singer to stay strong.

He said, “I can’t imagine what Wizkid is going through right now, You’re experiencing my greatest fear in life. My greatest fear in life is losing my mother, massive shoutout to Wizkid, stay strong bro.”

Since the news of his mother’s death, Wizkid has continued to receive overwhelming support, prayers, and messages from his fans, fellow entertainers, and loved ones.

We wish his family strength at this time.

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Odumodublvck reveals how Don Jazzy gave him $10k the day he met him for collabo

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Odumodublvck, the Nigerian rapper, has recalled how Don Jazzy, the music producer, gave him $10,000 during one of their meetings.

In a recent interview on Beat 97.9FM, the rapper, whose real name is Tochukwu Ojogwu, said he had reached out to Don Jazzy to collaborate on his song ‘Asampete’.

The 31-year-old said he felt that the music producer’s vocals were needed to complete the track.

Odumodublvck said during his visit to Don Jazzy’s residence, he was given the money and told that he could keep all the royalties from the song.

He added that Don Jazzy even offered to be featured as an artiste on the track.

“Don Jazzy is the king of Afrobeats. But ask anybody there is nobody who is more original than Don Jazzy. Don Jazzy is an OG. Respect to my brothers Burna, Wiz, Olamide, Dave all of us used to look up to him. Like the way we used to look up to them — Wizkid and David, they used to look up to him,” he said.

“…I just hit him up. The first day we did ‘Asampere’, I recorded a vocal that sounded like Don Jazzy’s vocal and I was like Don Jazzy should do it.

“When I went to meet him, he gave me a lot of money. I have to put it out there. I tell them everywhere I go. He gave me $10,000 cash. Don no be for mouth. He still gave me vocals.

“He now told me that I can keep all the royalties and I can keep him as a featured artiste. That day, they still cooked food for me to eat. They gave me turkey. The line for ‘turkey’ was already put in the song and that was God.”

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Lil Smart files petition against Naira Marley, Zinoleesky over threat to life

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Lil Smart, the Nigerian dancer, has filed a petition against Naira Marley and Zinoleesky over the alleged threat to his life.

On December 9, Smart shared disturbing photos and videos on social media, claiming his life was in danger.

He warned that Naira Marley and Zinoleesky should be held responsible if anything happened to him.

Zinoleesky, however, denied the allegations, accusing Smart of “chasing clout”. He also threatened legal action against the dancer.

In a recent Instagram post, Smart alleged he had previously endured bullying from the singers but lacked the evidence needed to take legal action.

He said he has officially submitted his petition with the necessary evidence to the authorities and is hopeful that the legal system will grant him justice.

“This has not been the first or third time I have been experiencing this bullying. But I did not have enough evidence to face the law. Now, I thank God that I have very good evidence, and I will put everything I have in line to make sure this bullying and threat to life is stopped,” he said.

“With my evidence, I really hope that they are not too big to be apprehended and face the law. I have submitted my petition, and I have provided my evidence to the authorities. By God’s grace, the law that binds us as citizens of Nigeria will make sure I get the justice I deserve.”

Naira Marley is yet to comment on the allegations.

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Burna Boy gifts Seun Kuti custom-made diamond chain of Fela

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Burna Boy, the Grammy-winning singer, has gifted colleague Seun Kuti a custom-made diamond chain designed in the image of Fela Kuti, his legendary father.

Seun shared a photo of the intricately designed chain via Instagram on Wednesday.

In the caption, the Afrobeat star revealed that Burna Boy presented him with the gift during their first meeting

Seun also expressed his appreciation to the singer.

“From @burnaboygram with love. We actually met properly for the first time and ODOGWU send gift. Thanks bro. Big love,” he wrote.

Burna Boy has often spoken about the profound influence Fela has had on his music and career.

He once described Fela as his “inspiration and childhood hero”.

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