Nigerian musician, David Adeleke, populary known as, Davido, has revealed that his Afrobeats colleague, Ayodeji Balogun known as Wizkid, spoke to him on the phone every week after the death of his son, Ifeanyi.

Davido made this known in an interview on the Morning Show Hot 97FM, New York, which was shared via social media on Saturday, 8th April, 2023.

He stated that he and Wizkid had only began talking after his son died.

Speaking in the video, he said; “With Wiz, over the years we had a rift, for 12 years we had a rift up until recently he chatted up and I am seeing the positivity.

“I am seeing the change in the industry a little bit because everybody is calming down, especially with my situation; the tragic situation that happened, he called me every week since it happened” .

In November, 2022, Davido and his wife, Chioma Rowland, lost their only son, Ifeanyi shortly after his third-year birthday.

It was reported that the boy drowned in a pool at his father’s house in Banana Island, Lagos State and was rushed to a hospital at Lekki where he was pronounced dead.

Story: Ralia Adama

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