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  • Chioma Adeleke makes emotional post to late son, Ifeanyi as she returns to social media

    Chioma Adeleke makes emotional post to late son, Ifeanyi as she returns to social media

    Chioma Adeleke, the wife of popular Nigerian music star, Davido on Thursday made an emotional post on Instagram after taking a long break from social media following the death of her first son, Ifeanyi, in 2022.

    Chioma made her return to Instagram on Thursday, sharing a photo of the bracelet she wore on her wedding day, which had the face of her late son on it. She captioned the post with ” My best friend walked me into forever….Ify, You’re on my mind everyday and you live in my heart. Always and forever.” Love, mummy. 

    Taking to her comment section, Davido wrote till, “Till Infinity“.

    TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) recalls that Ifeanyi died on October 31, 2022, after drowning in a swimming pool at his father’s mansion in Lagos.

    The incident occurred just days after Ifeanyi celebrated his third birthday on October 20, 2019, in London.

    According to reports, Ifeanyi was found unresponsive in the pool and was rushed to the hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

    The autopsy results confirmed that the cause of death was drowning. Davido and Ifeanyi’s mother, Chioma Rowland, were not present during the incident, but eight members of the family’s staff were taken in for questioning, with six later released.

    Ifeanyi was born on October 20, 2019, in London, UK, to Davido and Chioma Rowland. Despite his short life, Ifeanyi’s memory lives on through the love and tributes shared by his family and fans.

  • Every time I think of my son, Ifeanyi, I cry – Davido

    Every time I think of my son, Ifeanyi, I cry – Davido

    Nigerian singer, David Adeleke, popularly known as Davido has revealed that he still mourns his late son, Ifeanyi who died last year.

    Ifeanyi drowned at Davido’s Banana Island mansion last October.

    In a recent interview with Omega, Davido said he still cries anytime he remembers his son’s death.

    He said many expected his latest album, Timeless to have a sad theme because of the loss of his son, but he opted for “bangers”.

    He said: “I miss him every day, there are 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”.

    Davido added that Ifeanyi and his late mother, Mrs Veronica Adeleke are dancing to his songs in heaven.

  • Davido explains why he performed at World Cup Final, few weeks after his son’s death

    Davido explains why he performed at World Cup Final, few weeks after his son’s death

    Multi-award-winning singer, David Adeleke, a.k.a Davido, has explained why he performed at last year’s World Cup just a few weeks after the death of his son, Ifeanyi.

    Revealing how he had to start rehearsals just one month after his son’s death, how it affected him, and how the performance went, Davido said he never knew that it was the World Cup in Qatar.

    TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) recalls that Davido’s World Cup performance was monumental not only because of the magnitude of the stage he was on but also because it was the first time he had performed since the tragic death of his son, Ifeanyi, just about two months prior.

    Davido who dropped his Timeless album hours ago had this to say; “Crazy. This is like a year ago we did the FIFA draw which we performed the official theme song, and I think they had like 5, 6 official theme songs but that was like the first one. And uhm, you know the vibe was cool then but I didn’t really look at it like ‘oh they’re gonna call me back to do the World Cup’ or stuff like that.

    “And then later on, when it was getting closer to the World Cup, I think they started talking to my management like you know, yeah we want David to come down. But me I always thought like: is it the main one? Like is the main main one?’I didn’t even know it was like the main main main one till like a week to going to Qatar.

    Davido explains why he performed at World Cup Final, few weeks after his son’s death

    “Then they sent like yeah, it’s the actual main event and we have to come a week before to rehearse- that’s like a month after my son passed.

    “So it was just like ah! Should I do it? But then I was like ah, this is an opportunity that might never come again, and people don’t even get it in their whole career. And I was like man, my son would probably want me to do it. I was like ‘okay, I think I’ll do this one, then probably just disappear again.

    “So we went to Qatar, got down. Bro, the production, it was like we haven’t done any work at all. Yo, that performance woke us up like whenever we get back to performing, we’re about to be doing some crazy stuff.

    “Amazing experience. Shoutout to the Qatari people, very loving people. Very loving, caring people. They took care of us the whole time. I feel like that was one of the best places I could have gone after what happened to me.”

  • Wizkid announces embarking on North American tour with Davido

    Wizkid announces embarking on North American tour with Davido

    Afrobeats icon, Wizkid, has announced that he would be going on a North American tour soon with his colleague, Davido.

    Wizkid officially announced his North American tour for his latest body of work, More Love Less in 2022.

    TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports that the tour is expected to begin on March 3, 2023, in Houston, Texas.

    The tour is expected to end in Los Angeles, California on April 7, 2022.

    A shocking turn of events sees the “Bad to me” crooner go live with an announcement via his official Snapchat page.

    Wizkid announces embarking on North American tour with Davido

    According to him, him and Davido would be going on a joint tour following his MLLE tour.

    The last time such a historic moment was experienced was in 2018 when Davido brought Wizkid out during his concert.

    “After my MLLE tour!! Davido nd I going on tour! Save your coins! I no one hear pim!!”, he wrote.

    TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) recalls that after the demise of his son, Ifeanyi Adeleke, Wizkid played his (Davido) song to further pay tribute.

    In a viral video trending online, Wizkid during his sold-out concert held at the Madison Square Garden in the United States of America, DJ Tunez played some of Davido’s hit songs.

    According to him, him and Davido would be going on a joint tour following his MLLE tour. The last time such a historic moment was experienced was in 2018 when Davido brought Wizkid out during his concert. “After my MLLE tour!! Davido nd I going on tour! Save your coins! I no one hear pim!!”, he wrote.

    Wizkid could be heard singing, “Davido we love you, OBO we love you”… This one is for OBO.”

    Reacting to the development, an online user appealed to Wizkid to continue to acknowledge Davido more from now on, while a cross-section of Nigerians on social media showered praises on BigWiz for his support and love towards Davido.

    Ifeanyi, Davido’s first son with his then baby mama, Chioma Rowland, drowned in a swimming pool at the singer’s residence in Banana Island, Lagos State.

  • Davido shares loved up moments with Chioma in Qatar

    Davido shares loved up moments with Chioma in Qatar

    Internationally recognized Afrobeat singer, David Adeleke, aka Davido, has returned to social media with his darling wife, Chioma Rowland, after weeks of radio silence.

    TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports that the singer has been away from the media’s reach following the loss of his son, Ifeanyi Adeleke Jnr. who passed on due to a domestic accident at their residence.

    Davido who is booked for a show performance at the closing event of the FIFA World Cup makes his first post from the Lusail Stadium in Doha, Qatar.

    Davido shares loved up moments with Chioma in Qatar, returns to social media

    Taking to the image-sharing platform, Instagram, O.B.O shared a photo of himself with Chioma Rowland.

    Fans and well wishers flooded his page to express how much they have missed his presence on the internet space.

    TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports that Ifeanyi was one of Davido’s kids and his only son who had an untimely death. It was revealed on October 31 that the 3-year-old boy who had recently celebrated his third birthday on October 20, died after drowning in their family swimming pool in his father’s Banana Island house in Lagos.

    Since the sad news of his son’s drowning in a pool in his banana island residence set the internet agog, as Davido and his baby mama Chioma remained inconsolable during the period. They withdrew into their shell to mourn their late son.

    The singer, who hardly stays off social media has since kept off the public space. His fans had prayed the ‘Aye’ crooner will soon overcome the shock and the trauma of the sudden death of his son.

    Recall that Davido had announced the postponement of his upcoming “Are We African Yet” (A.W.A.Y) festival billed to hold at the State Farm Arena, Georgia, Atlanta, the United States on November 18, in honour of his late son.

    The festival was meant to feature top Nigerian artists including Kizz Daniel, Wande Coal, Lojay, Pheelz, Oxlade, BNXN (also known as Buju), Focalistc, and Victony.

  • Fans pay tribute to Davido’s late son at 30BG concert, shun Berri for singing “Machala”

    Fans pay tribute to Davido’s late son at 30BG concert, shun Berri for singing “Machala”

    Fans of superstar Afrobeat singer, David Adeleke, aka Davido, have paid tribute to the musician’s late son, Ifeanyi, during a 30BG concert held in honour of the singer.

    It would be recalled that the singer lost his son on 31 October 2022, at Banana Island, Lagos, which made Davido maintain a break from social life.

    30BG fans, however, gathered in numbers to throw a concert despite the absence of O.B.O and dedicated a moment to pay tribute to Ifeanyi Adeleke’s untimely demise.

    “We love you Ifeanyi Adeleke, may your soul rest in peace,” one of the hosts stated while the crowd echoed amen.

    Young fast-rising Nigerian singer, Agada Blessed Obotu, aka Berri Tiga, was one of the few artists called on-stage to perform at the Davido Fans Concert at Wonderland.

    However, Berri at the show stirred the emotions of Davido fans as he did the one thing he should never have done, performing his viral song with Carter Efe “Machala”.

    The shunning from the fans was so bad that Berri was forced to leave the stage after performing for barely up to a minute.

    Machala is a praise rendition of one of Davido’s biggest competitions, Wizkid, within the Nigerian music industry.

    Some reactions culled below:

    @rodnk: “Una don carry this thing go another level.. Shey no be for entertainment or am I missing something?”

    @fr0m.the.scratch: “Which song him go perform if e n0 perform machala??… why una call am? Which hit song him get apart from that ?? Obviously 30mb love Wizkid.”

    @godson590__: “They suppose flog him.”

    *@phynest_janegodfrey: “But big wiz allowed his DJ to play OBO’s music at his own show una no see anything bad there.”

    @long_nito: “Una for still allow the guy now.”

    @nekky_nneka: “You won’t blame him guys. Na him hit song be that.”

  • Imade Adeleke pays tribute to Ifeanyi on Davido’s 30th birthday

    Imade Adeleke pays tribute to Ifeanyi on Davido’s 30th birthday

    SSophia Momodu‘s daughter, Imade Aurora Adeleke, has celebrated her father, Davido, as he marks his 30th birthday, today November 21st, and paid tribute to her late brother, Ifeanyi.

    TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports that Imade is the first daughter of the singer had taken to social media to share a beautiful photo of herself as she clocked seven years old on May 14, 2022.

    Despite Davido’s break from social media since the loss of his first son, fans and well-wishers celebrated the music icon’s birthday.

    The 7-year-old Imade took to the image-sharing platform, Instagram, to share a family photo of herself with the singer and his other two kids, including the late Ifeanyi Adeleke.

    Congratulatory messages continue to pour in from fans, friends and family for much-loved Nigerian singer (Davido), who just clocked 30.

    Imade the music star’s Babymama, Sophia Momodu, gave a special birthday shout-out to Davido on social media.

    The 7-year-old prayed for God’s peace, joy and love in all he does.

    She wrote: “Happy birthday daddy, I wish you peace, joy and love.”

    Imade, on her official Instagram page, subtly remembered Ifeanyi, as she accompanied her birthday post with a photo of her late kid brother alongside Singer and sister Hailey.

    Recall that Davido has been inactive on social media and also on the social scene since the death of his only son, Ifeanyi, who drowned a few days after his second-year birthday in a pool on the 31st of October, 2022.

    His absence has however not stopped many fans, colleagues, and well-wishers from celebrating him all over the world today as he turns 30 years of age.

    The hashtag Davido at 30 is also trending on Twitter.

  • Sophia Momodu breaks silence on Ifeanyi Adeleke’s death

    Sophia Momodu breaks silence on Ifeanyi Adeleke’s death

    Davido’s first babymama, Sophia Momodu, has offered prayers to God as she breaks the silence on Ifeanyi Adeleke’s death.

    The mother of one who has been silent on social media following the death of Ifeanyi has returned to the gram.

    Taking to her Snapchat, Sophia prayed to have more patience and to be empathetic with everyone around her.

    She noted how everyone is really fighting their own battles.

    “Everyone’s really fighting their own battles. I pray God helps me to be more patient and empathetic with everyone around me. Life is not easy”.

    TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports that emotions have been high over the death of Ifeanyi, son of popular music artiste, Davido, and his fiancée, Chioma Rowland.

    Ifeanyi, Davido’s first son, reportedly drowned in a swimming pool at his father’s residence in the Banana Island area of Lagos State.

    In a bid to revive him, the three-year-old victim, after being pulled out of the swimming pool, was reportedly rushed to a hospital in the Lekki area of the state, where he was confirmed dead by one of the doctors on duty.

    The victim’s family had yet to react to the tragic development as of the time this report was filed.

    However, since the news of Ifeanyi’s death became public knowledge, Nigerians, particularly entertainment lovers, had been outraged and traumatized by the development.

    A number of celebrities have posted cryptic messages that appear to confirm the death of Ifeanyi. Some of these are comedians Ayo Makun and Lasisi Elenu and radio personality Daddy Freeze among others.

    Makun, in an Instagram post early Tuesday, wrote, “The death of a child is unnatural, unfair, and tragic, this hit me so bad.”

    Daddy Freeze, who went live on Instagram in the early hours of Tuesday morning said, “When the person you love is someone involved it becomes a heavy emotional burden. I am not confirming anything but bear with me I will not be live tonight.”

    Lasisi Elenu also posted, “Father heal your children’s hearts from this pain, strengthen them in such a dark and hurtful time oh Lord.”

    Reality TV star and actress, Rosemary Afuwape, said on her Instagram story, “My heart can’t take this. This is so painfully unbearable. Chioma and Davido please accept my condolences. No amount of words can comfort your heart. I am truly sorry for your loss.”

  • Ifeanyi Davido: Davido postpones annual event to honour son

    Ifeanyi Davido: Davido postpones annual event to honour son

    Popular Nigerian artiste, David Adeleke, known on stage as  Davido, has postponed his upcoming event Are We African Yet (A.W.A.Y) festival to honour his son, the late Ifeanyi Adeleke.

    This was made known by Davido’s management via a statement on the festival’s Twitter handle.

    The artiste apologized for the disappointment and the inconvenience caused but promised to console his fans much later.

    According to the statement, this is part of Davido’s desire to spend more time with his family during this challenging time of mourning.

    The statement reads: “We have made the difficult but necessary decision to postpone A.W.A.Y Festival until November 18, 2023. To all ticket buyers, your tickets will be honoured for the 2023 date. Thank you for understanding, and we look forward to seeing you all in the near future.”

    The singer reportedly, on Monday, appeared on Instagram for the first time after he was bereaved to deactivate his late son’s Instagram account and unfollowed DJ Cuppy and Femi Otedola.

  • Kizz Daniel asks for a minute silence for late Ifeanyi Adeleke during Dubai show

    Kizz Daniel asks for a minute silence for late Ifeanyi Adeleke during Dubai show

    Grammy-nominated award-winning artist, Oluwatobiloba Daniel, aka Kizz Daniel, has joined many others to mourn the loss of Davido’s son, Ifeanyi Adeleke, as he asked for a minute of silence during his show in Dubai.

    The music star asked for a minute of silence to be observed for the dead.

    The video went viral and touched many hearts on social media as Nigerians reacted to the gesture.

    TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports that the death of Davido’s son, Ifeanyi, has continued to leave many shaken many days after the unfortunate incident.

    The Buga crooner made sure the audience was part of those who mourned the three-year-old toddler.

    Nigerians reacted to the emotional video as Kizz Daniels ask for a moment of silence for Ifeanyi.

    After the touching video made the rounds online, some internet users shared their thoughts on it.

    Read what some of them had to say below:

    emperor_geezy: “Most times it’s not about the death, but the nature of the death that hurts the most ”

    maziadebayo: “KissD you will never cry or mourn over your kids and you also shall live long in good health and wealth Amen.”

    atariajanaku_oi: “This is a right gesture from a friend.”

    sedsonam: “True friend.” universalel_dorado: “That’s what real friendship is all about.”

    donvickofficial: “A moment of silence and some girls still Dey catch cruise, yankee people no serious ‍♂️.”

    Recall that Trinidadian-born rapper, Onika Tanya Maraj-Petty, known professionally as Nicki Minaj, had mourned Ifeanyi.

    The Popular rapper (Nicki Minaj) recently joined many others to react to the death of Davido and Chioma’s son, Ifeanyi.

    Taking to her official Instagram story, the music star shared her deepest condolence with the music star and his partner over the tragedy that hit their family.

    Nicki Minaj posted a photo of Ifeanyi and accompanied it with a simple message expressing her pain.