Davido, the renowned Afrobeats artist, recently opened up about why his billionaire father, Chief Adedeji Adeleke, intervened in his first professional recording contract.

In a candid revelation, the ‘Omo Baba Olowo’ hitmaker shared that he had signed a deal with Black Diamond Promotions in 2011.

However, his father, recognizing the potential in his son’s music, decided to buy him out of the contract after Davido played him a snippet of the iconic ‘Dami Duro’ video.

Chief Adeleke’s decision was driven by a desire for his son to have complete control over his music, especially when it came to owning the masters.

This story surfaced when Davido’s former label boss, Tosin Ashafa, took to X (formerly Twitter) to reminisce about how he gave Davido his first official music deal and the reaction of Davido’s father.

Ashafa tweeted, “I signed @davido to his first official contract under Black Diamond Promotions with Cecil Hammond/another silent partner. We also brought in @GodwinTom to manage him.

Dr. Adeleke saw David’s commitment to his music and reached out to us, buying us out of the deal.”

Davido replied to Ashafa’s tweet, saying, “So much respect to you guys for allowing me to walk! Just know you were part of something that turned out to be phenomenal!”

Nigerian Singer May D reveals why he did not have a bank account when working with P-Square. The artist recently made headlines for sharing his struggles while working with the Square Records.

May D shared that it was due to poverty he could not create a bank account while working in the label.

The artist revealed this information in a recent interview with Chude, on the Honest Bunch Podcast. “For the four years I was with P-Square, I didn’t have a bank account. It’s only when someone has money that he opens an account.”

Nollywood Actor Uche Maduagwu calls out fashion designer, Veekee James for giving advice to single ladies. The designer, Veekee James, recently shared a video giving advice to the single ladies as well as shading them.

Uche Maduagwu then reacts to the video stating that single ladies do not need her advice. He also stated that the designer should stop making marriage seem like an accomplishment.

“Stop making it look like marriage is a designer dress that it fits all. The kind of man wey you want fit be man wey be say Nigerians go dey laugh at am. They go dey laugh am for social media. That is the kind of man you like but some ladies don’t like their men like that”