Famous Nigerian singer, David Adeleke popularly known by his stage name, Davido has recounted how his billionaire dad, Chief Adedeji Adeleke bribed him to complete his degree program many years ago.
Africa Today News, New York reports that Davido graduated with a second-class upper degree from the Music Department of Babcock University in Osun State just before he went into the music industry fully.
While featuring on the latest episode of the +44 Amazon Music podcast recently, the singer revealed that he was forced to go back to the university after initially quitting to focus on his music career.
He revealed that his dad entered a deal with him that if he attended lectures from Mondays to Fridays, he would build him a world-class studio and provide him funds to shoot music videos on weekends.
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He said, ‘He [my dad] said if I go to school, he has a land not far; he will build me a studio. But I should go to school from Mondays to Fridays and on weekends, work in the studio. It was a world-class studio. He will give me money to shoot some videos.’
In another report, Nigerian singer, Onoyom Mbuk who is popularly known as Iyanya, has asserted that quite a lot of his colleagues are depressed however, they pretend to be happy on social media.
He started this in a chat with popular media personality, Chude Jideonwo which was monitored by Africa Today News, New York.
Recall that Iyanya broke the internet last December when he announced on Twitter that things became worse for him career wise in 2021 as he couldn’t get booked for any event.
Featuring in the recent episode of the With Chude podcast, the Kukere crooner recounted his struggles to return to the limelight after falling off.