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Davido Adds N50m To N200m Raised Online, Sets Up Committee To Donate Fund To Orphans

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David Adeleke Nigeria Singer, also known as Davido, on Saturday, November 20 declared that he will be donating the N200 million he raised after sharing his bank details online to orphanages across the country.

He revealed that he will be giving an additional N50 million from his personal pocket to the available fund.

Recall that on Wednesday, Davido jokingly asked close friends to each give him N1 million as a prove of their love for him.

On an Instagram story channel, Davido explained that most of his life he has lived by his words of lifting those around him up and supporting them in his own way.

Davido, however, stated that it is also time for people to come through for him and extend the same kindness and generosity to him.

Just three hours after he shared his bank details, he amassed N70m and even exceeded his N100m goal.

Davido had said he needed to the money to clear his Rolls Royce from the sea port just in time for his 29th birthday – which is tomorrow.

After exceeding the goal, he increased his target to N200m which he has now gotten.

Giving an update about what he intended to do with the money, Davido announced via his Instagram page that he has set up a a committee for the disbursement of the fund.

Davido stressed that he intends to do another fundraiser in December, calling on fellow musicians and other celebrities to join him as a way of giving back to the society.

He added that he also intends to make the fundraiser a yearly activity – during his birthday.

He also shared a statement reiterating what he said in the video above. The statement titled “Donation of N250,000 million to orphans across Nigeria

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BBNaija’s Queen Mercy Confirms crash of Her One-year Marriage

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Big Brother Naija reality show star, Queen Mercy Atang, has finally confirmed the crash of her one-year marriage.

The single mother of one got married to David Oyekanmi in March 2024 amid a public dispute with her baby daddy, skit maker Lord Lamba.

A few months after their marriage, Mercy sparked marital crisis rumours after she unfollowed her husband on Instagram and deleted their wedding pictures.

Debunking the speculation, the BBNaija Shine Ya Eye housemate explained, “I was trying to take my marriage off social media and reduce some of the things I put out there.

However, in a new development on Wednesday, she finally confirmed her separation from David while addressing her marital status in an Instagram comment.

Queen Mercy had shared a new picture of herself from actress Mercy Aigbe’s mother’s burial last week.

Commenting on the photo, a fan, @makachrist, asked, “Queen, hope you are still married because asa, you are too beautiful to be single.”

The reality star replied, “Single and unavailable.”

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It’s Chaotic, Fireboy on Relationship, Dating

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Nigerian Afrobeats singer Adedamola Adefolahan, popularly known as Fireboy DML, has opened up about his dating life, revealing that it is chaotic.

Speaking in a recent episode of the Reprezent podcast, the movie star said the messy nature of Lagos dating scene inspired his hit song, ‘Ashawo.

“In my song ‘Ashawo’ I was trying to paint a picture of what the dating scene is like in Lagos where I live.

It’s a mess,” he explained.

On his relationship experience, Fireboy said, “It is chaotic. But I thrive with girls. When I’m under pressure, I usually find balance in girls.”

Fireboy has previously revealed that he was looking forward to suffering a heartbreak in a bid to get inspiration to make more genuine music.

The singer has not publicly confirmed a girlfriend or any romantic relationship

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Dagrin Influenced Me, Other Rappers – Olamide

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Ace rapper Olamide has revealed the role that late Indigenous rapper, Dagrin, played in his career.

Speaking on the impacts of Dagrin in a recent video broadcast, the YBNL boss admitted that the late rapper influenced him and a lot of other rappers.

Olamide revealed that he listens to Dagrin’s critically acclaimed album, ‘C.

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O’ for inspiration whenever he is experiencing “writer’s block”.

He said, “Dagrin’s ‘C.E.O’ album is a timeless project. That’s the only rap album almost everybody in the south west can sing word for word. Dagrin influenced a lot of rappers, whenever we need motivation, we would go and listen to his album.”

Dagrin died in an auto crash in April 2010.

His music became more popular after his death.

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