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Davido Wins AFRIMA Artiste Of The Year Award
Omo Baba Olowo Crooner, Davido has won big at the 2017 Africa Muzik Magazine Awards and Music Festival (AFRIMA) as he won the artiste of the year award, while his hit song ‘If’ won the song of the year award.
Davido beat Wizkid to win song of the year while Wizkid won the Best Collaboration.
Other Nigerian artistes who won big at the continental event include: Tiwa Savage Falz, Victoria Kimani, Sheyman, Timaya, Nathaniel Bassey and a host of others.
The award ceremony which was held on Sunday, October 8, at the House of Blues, Dallas, Texas was attended by top Nigerian music stars. Among those that performed at the event were famous dancer, Keffy, Scientific from Liberia, Tzy Panshak from Cameroon and much more.
Bellow is a full list of winners at the event:
– Best Male West Africa: Falz (Nigeria)
– Best Female West Africa: Tiwa Savage (Nigeria)
– Best male East Africa:- Diamond Platnumz (Tanzania)
– Best Female East Africa: Victoria Kimani (Kenya)
– Best Male Central Africa: C4 Pedro (Angola)
– Best Female Central Africa: Nsoki (Angola)
– Best Male Southern Africa: Casspex NyoVest
– Best female Southern Africa:- Babes Wodumo
– Crossing Boundaries With music award: C4 Pedro (Angola)
– Best New Comer: Nsoki (Angola)
– Artiste of the year: Davido (Nigeria)
– Best DJ Africa: DJ Spinall (Nigeria)
– Best African DJ USA: DJ Tunez (Nigeria)
– Video of the year: Fally Ipupa: Eloko Iyo Congo
– Music producer of the year: Julz (Ghana)
– Best African Dancer: Ghetto Triplet kids
– Song of the year ‘IF’- Davido (Nigeria)
– Best Lusophone – C4 Pedro (Angola)
– Best Francophone – Fally Ipupa (Congo)
– Best Sound – Engr Shayman (Nigeria)
– Best Collabo: Wizkid Ft Chris Brown – African Bad Girl (Nigeria, USA)
– Transformational Leadership award; Engr Noah Dallaji
– Best Rap of the year: Timaya (Nigeria)
– Best Video Director- Daps (Nigeria)
– Best Male North Africa-Amr. Diab (Egypt)
– Best Gospel Artiste – Nathaniel Bassey (Nigeria)
– Best Female North Africa – Amani Swiss (Tunisia)
Popular businessman and socialite, Pascal Okechukwu, aka Cubana Chief Priest, has said that his relationship with singer Davido is beyond money and gossip.
He stated this in a recent interview with BBC Igbo.
“Davido is my friend. He is my in-law; he married Chioma who is from Imo State where I hail from.
“So the relationship I have with Davido is beyond money and gossip,” he said.
DAILY POST reports that Chief Priest disclosed via his Instagram page that his outfit for the wedding of the singer, Davido and his wife, Chioma, in Lagos on Tuesday cost seven million Naira.
The socialite recently appreciated Davido for not “discarding” Chioma.
He stated that the DMW boss has made Imo State proud by choosing to marry from the state.
Nigerian singer Simisola Kosoko, popularly known as Simi, has lent her voice to the ongoing anti-tax hike protests in Kenya.
The Tide’s source reports that Kenyan youths are marching against tax hike in widespread demonstrations tagged ‘RejectFinanceBill2024.’
Five people were shot dead and dozens wounded after police clashed with protesters who stormed the parliament building in Nairobi on Tuesday, according to Amnesty Kenya.
Reacting via her X handle on Tuesday night, Simi declared her support for the demonstrators.
She stated that “it is both powerful and heartbreaking for a people to have to fight and die for freedoms and rights.”
The singer wrote, “I stand with the people of Kenya. It is both powerful and heartbreaking for a people to have to fight and die for freedoms and rights. Godspeed and Strength. [Hash tag] RejectFinanceBill2024.”
In a series of other posts, she wrote: “Wow. When you’ve had enough, the fight is almost inevitable.
“African leaders- have not you done enough?
“I can’t wait for the day Africa is not a weapon fashioned against Africans. All of this amazing Black power and human resource, but the majority are not likely to thrive unless they run.”
Famous Nigerian Afrobeat singer, Davido was spotted among other top artistes at Asake’s ‘Lungu Boy’ tour concert in Atlanta, Georgia.
Asake’s performance at his sold-out show at the 17,000-capacity State Farm Arena in Atlanta began on August 16, 2024, and is set to run for 10 days.
In a trending video on social media, Davido appeared backstage with American rapper Quavo to support Asake during the live performance.
Other musicians in attendance included Nigerian hitmaker Zlatan and American rapper Russ Millions.
The Tide’s source reports that Asake’s ‘Lungu Boy’ tour is set to cover six U.S. cities, where he will headline notable venues including Madison Square Garden in New York, the Toyota Center in Houston, and the State Farm Arena in Atlanta.
Asake’s tour comes just days after the release of his latest hit, ‘Lungu Boy,’ which features several superstars, including Wizkid, British rappers Central Cee and Stormzy, Travis Scott and Brazilian singer Ludmilla.
‘Lungu Boy’ set a new record for the biggest opening week on Spotify Nigeria, garnering 18.9 million streams in its opening week and breaking the previous record of 14.4 million streams held by Davido’s ‘Timeless.’
