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Davido Honors Wizkid’s Late Mother With An Emotional Tribute

Davido Honors Wizkid’s Late Mother With An Emotional Tribute

December 11, 2025 7:59 pm

AfroNation crowd falls silent as Davido pauses his set to lead a heartfelt moment of remembrance for Wizkid’s late mother, reflecting shared grief and solidarity.

Nigerian music star Davido delivered one of the most powerful moments of this year’s AfroNation festival after halting his performance to honor the late mother of fellow artist Wizkid. The unexpected tribute instantly transformed the high-energy atmosphere into one of quiet reflection, drawing thousands of fans into an emotional moment of unity.

As the music faded, Davido stepped to the front of the stage and asked the crowd to observe a minute of silence. The

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Asake's O2 Shutdown The Call For Africa's Own Music Meccas

Asake’s O2 Shutdown: The Call For Africa’s Own Music Meccas

August 28, 2023 3:54 am

In August 2023, when Nigerian singer and songwriter Asake made his helicopter-landing entrance into London’s O2 Arena, he didn’t just make an epic moment; he echoed a historical pattern that is both inspiring and unsettling. His name joined a selective, illustrious list of African artists, including Wizkid, Davido, and Burna Boy, who have sold out one of the world’s most iconic venues. But as we relish in the glow of Asake’s astronomical rise to stardom—his albums making unprecedented debuts on international charts, his music echoing in the ears of millions globally—we must also pause to confront an uncomfortable truth. This …

Wizkid’s ‘Made In Lagos’ Gets Massive Certification In U.S

Wizkid’s ‘Made In Lagos’ Gets Massive Certification In U.S

August 3, 2022 6:28 am

Popular Nigerian singer and songwriter, Ayodeji Ibrahim Balogun, professionally known as Wizkid has once again gotten another world recognition through his ‘Made In Lagos’ album.

The album, (which was his fourth studio album) which was released 30th of October, 2020 has sold 500 thousand units in the U.S.

Since its release, the album has recorded 322 million streams on Apple Music, 229 million streams on Spotify, 227 million streams on YouTube.

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It also recorded over 140 million streams on Audiomack, over 40 million streams on Boomplay and over …

Wizkid Reacts To Police Shooting, Killing Of Fan At Fest

December 27, 2019 3:36 pm
Popular Nigerian singer, Wizkid has reacted to the report of police sergeant shooting a fan dead in Lagos.

Reports and videos on Friday morning emerged on social media of a boy allegedly shot by operatives of Nigerian police after ‘Starboyfest’ which held at Eko Atlantic center.

The police Identified as Sergeant Lukmon Akanbi was said to have shot and killed Mr Ramon Babatunde Ramon who was coming from Wizkid’s show

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The incident happened on 27/12/2019 at about 0420 around Eko Atlantic Victoria Island, Lagos.

It was learnt that the incident happened during

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Wizkid Announces When He Is Getting Married

December 25, 2019 1:14 pm
Sensational Singer, Ayodeji Ibrahim Balogun, popularly known as Wizkid has revealed that he would be getting married in 2020.

‘Starboy’ as popularly known, however, did not reveal who he will be getting married to and the exact marriage date.

THISDAY recalls that Wizkid’s relationships with his baby mamas never appeared cordial on social media.

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Recall that sometime in 2019, Wizkid’s third ‘baby mama’ accused him of domestic violence even as she announced their separation on social media.

Also, Binta Diallo the second baby mama threatened to

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Wizkid Makes Billboard’s Decade-End Charts Hot 100s

December 13, 2019 2:46 pm
Nigerian music star, Wizkid is no doubt one of the biggest music stars to come out of Africa and he is closing 2020 in a big way as he is the only Nigerian artist to be named by Billboard on its Decade-end charts 100s.
Thanks to his feature on Canadian rapper, Drake’s hit song, “One Dance” that placed 35th on the list.

The list comprises some of the biggest songs released in the 2010s and has musicians like Bruno Mars, Rihanna, Cardi B, Adele, Ed Sheeran, Travis Scott, Nicki Minaj, among many others making the list.

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Wizkid Wins SoulTrain Songwriting Award For Brown Skin Girl

November 19, 2019 11:12 am
 Afropop superstar, Ayodeji Balogun aka Wizkid has won SoulTrain’s Ashford and Simpson Songwriters’ award.

News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that he won the award at the 2019 ceremony held on Sunday in Las Vegas.

The ‘Ojuelegba’ singer earned the award for his collaboration with Beyonce, Blue Ivy Carter and SaiNt Jhn on the sensational song of Beyonce’s ‘Lion Heart: The Gift’ album.

Wizkid shares the award with other credited songwriters including, Beyoncé Knowles, Carlos St. John, Adio Marchant and Shawn Carter.

Others are Stacy BartheAnathi Mnyango, Michael Uzowuru, Ayodeji Balogun and Richard Isong.

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Wizkid’s new single “Jah Bless Me” debuts on online

March 5, 2019 10:49 am

Popular Nigeria pop artist, Ayodeji Ibrahim Balogun a.k.a Wizkid has released a new single entitled “Jah Bless Me’’.

The track was produced by Ghanaian beat-maker, KillBeatz

The new song is now trending online, especially on YouTube.

The afrobeat artist had officially released the song, which emerged on his Starboy Youtube page.

The song “Jah Bless Me’’ which was reportedly recorded during his recent vacation in Ghana is a mellow conscious record dedicated to people in the Ghetto.

The song was released few hours after making a return to social media with a message on his Instagram page, alerting his fans

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