Celebrities
Davido, Burna Boy, celebrities pay tribute to Wizkid’s late mother
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.”
Praying for you my brother @wizkidayo Sadness flies away on the wings of time. ❤️
— Davido (@davido) August 19, 2023
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.”
“Condolences to Wizkid. I can’t imagine what it will be to lose my own mom, that will be the end of me”
— 🐬 @𝗼𝗻𝗲𝗷𝗼𝗯𝗹𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗯𝗼𝘆 (@OneJoblessBoy) August 20, 2023
– Burna Boy
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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.”
DJ Exclusive pays his tribute to Wizkid’s mom at the Lagos NYSC camp welcome party ❤️❤️
— SIR STARBOY GUCCI☆🧘♂️✰ (@SirStarboi) August 21, 2023
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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.
Celebrities
Mark Angel reveals why he stopped managing Emmanuella and Success
Mark Angel has addressed speculation surrounding his management of teen comedians Emmanuella and Success.
During a recent TikTok live session, the skit maker, who is the head of Mark Angel Comedy, revealed that he stepped down as the manager of the young stars due to his increasingly busy schedule.
Angel disclosed that Emmanuella and Success are now under the management of a professional agency.
“If you go to their handles you will see the contacts. They have agencies that manage them. There was a time I used to manage Emmanuel and Success,” he said.
“When they were kids. But now, I do not manage them. I have more work to do now. I cannot manage the kids.”
Angel assured his fans that his connection with Emmanuella and Success would remain strong. He also expressed his commitment to continue to work with them.
“There are agencies that manage them individually. But I still work with them,” he added.
In an interview with Teju Babyface last year, the 33-year-old Port Harcourt-born skit maker revealed that he was once “married but divorced secretly”.
The content creator, however, did not provide details about when the marriage and divorce took place.
The comedian added that with his current relationship status, he would not encourage his daughter to date someone like himself.
Mark Angel Comedy is a comedy channel on YouTube that gained momentum in 2013. It has millions of subscribers and more than a billion views.
Celebrities
Kennis Music almost signed Plantashun Boiz before 2Baba went solo, says Kenny Ogungbe
Kenny Ogungbe, the founder of Kennis Music, says his label was interested in signing Plantashun Boiz before 2Baba launched his solo career.
In a chat with Osi Suave, the media personality, Ogungbe revealed that he offered a contract to Blackface, a member of the now-defunct group after they collaborated with Tony Tetuila.
He said the deal, however, never materialised.
Ogungbe explained that 2Baba expressed his desire to pursue a solo career, which he fully supported.
“2Face is a brother, but first of all, a contract was given to Plantashun Boiz because of their involvement with Tony Tetuila on the album ‘Omode Meta Shere’. I said, let me try to see if I can sign them,” he said.
“I gave Austin (Blackface) the contract, but nothing happened. After a while, 2Face called me and said he wanted to be on his own. I said, no problem.”
Celebrities
Deji Adeyanju tackles police as Speed Darlington spends 2 weeks in detention
Deji Adeyanju, the human rights lawyer, has accused the Nigerian police of unlawfully detaining rapper Speed Darlington.
In a post via X on Monday, the lawyer alleged that the police have refused to release the rapper or take him before a judge to face trial.
“The @PoliceNG @PoliceNG_CRU have refused to release Speed Darlington or take him before a judge to face trial on the childish excuse that the last time they released him to me, he travelled to the US,” the post reads.
“This narrative is false because we told them he was going to US to return.”
Stan Alieke, Darlington’s legal representative, had earlier called out the police for “denying the rapper access to bail”.
Darlington was arrested on November 27 while performing at a show in Owerri, Imo state.
This is not the first time the rapper has been detained; he was arrested in October in Abuja. He was, however, released on bail after five days in police detention.
Adeyanju had alleged that Burna Boy, the Afrofusion star, was responsible for the rapper’s re-arrest.
Darlington had taunted Burna Boy over his affiliation with the embattled US rapper Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ who is facing multiple charges for sexual exploitation and human trafficking.
He asked Burna Boy to explain how he won the Grammy award for his album ‘Twice As Tall’ — a project executive produced by Diddy. He claimed there was a sexual relationship between the duo.
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