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I would rather bless people around me than buy a private jet – Gospel singer, Shola Adedeji

Gospel singer, Pastor Shola Adedeji, has said if God blesses her, she will rather extend the blessings to people around than buy a private jet.
Adedeji said she had to make the “people that God placed under me” comfortable, rather than thinking about amassing wealth and worldly things.
She said this in an interview, adding that she has a non-profit organization that helps people.
Adedeji said, “I’ve been based in the US for the past 25 years going to 26 years. My family and I live there. I love Nigeria and I’ve been around to promote my music to see what God can bring out of it.
“There’s a purpose God has destined for us. I believe there is a calling upon my life. It’s not something I just woke up one day to go into the ministry. When God wants to instil something into your life, you just see that all things you do are things of God. You want to be in His presence. You want to help other people especially with the music ministry. God keeps giving me songs; ideas keep coming. So, I now went before God in prayer and received my confirmation or conviction that God really wants me to go here and propagate His word around the world. These are what motivated me that gave me that boldness and strength I’m using today.”
She spoke on her mission and trips across African countries, saying, “For now, I’ve been going to African part of the world like Nigeria, South Africa maybe five to six times a year. I travel on ministerial assignment. I also have a women’s ministry. It is called Women of Virtue International. We have our headquarters in New Jersey whereby we empower women; we motivate them and we do transformational programmes that will transform their lives; it is for women to discover themselves. How can they know who they are even after getting married, having children? What are the things they can do to be who the Lord destines them to be? I travel a lot for this programme.”
According to her, the humanitarian service enables her to empower widows, old people or senior citizens.
She added, “Even, in the US, I’m the director that facilitates our food pantry whereby we give our food to the community. We give our food; we give our clothes; and we give out school supplies to the kids.
“In Nigeria, we’ve been having a lot of empowerment programmes for the youths, the younger ones and for the elderly. We have a situation that a lot of people that came for the empowerment programmes are teachers. And we discovered that they can also do something else apart from teaching. So we empower and encourage them to go into even decoration; how to become an MC at programmes; how to make soaps and other things like that.
“We actually have different programmes for different gender of people. For example, men, there was a time we went to the grass root somewhere in Ibadan; we gathered full men who needed bikes like okada to be able to support their families. Even though we didn’t buy a whole okada for them, we were able to support them a little bit so that they could buy on a hire purchase and continue to pay.
“To me as a servant of God and as a preacher, the first thing we need to think about when God blesses us is that He wants us to bless others. Are the people around you comfortable enough before you decided to go and buy a jet? I don’t have any problem honestly speaking if as a preacher I have a private jet. But with the situation of things around the world today, what is the purpose of having a jet when people are suffering around you. The Bible says we should go into the world to preach. It doesn’t say if you don’t have a jet you cannot preach the gospel. To me, if God blesses me, the first thing I want to do instead of buying a jet is to make sure that the people that God has placed under me are comfortable. So, it’s not about a jet as long as I can get to where I’m going comfortably with other means. We need to help other people. “There was an instance I read on the internet when a well-known preacher said that he was able to acquire three jets during the COVID and was boastful about it. I don’t think that’s good. If you have a jet you should not be boastful about it and you have to make sure that the people around you are comfortable. I think that is the most important thing.
She spoke on how she had been coping with combining family responsibility with church work and helping others.
“It has been a little bit difficult. I’m not going to lie to you about the family, church, raising kids, taking care of things. But I just continue to ask God for wisdom and for direction. And what I do is to make sure that my family is okay. I make sure they are comfortable before taking any step further; that is my primary responsibility before going out to take care of other people’s problems,” she stated.
She noted that her music is unique because God had given everybody a unique gift or grace.
Adedeji said, “When I’m ministering in songs, the atmosphere changes; the spiritual gift and the presence of God come down. It is not about the singing, but it is about the power that backs up the song. It is about the power of God that is behind that ministration and that is what makes it to be unique and different. And, it’s just the grace of God. The Bible makes us to understand that that the gift of a man maketh room for that man. So, it’s the gift, the power of God, the spiritual gift, the presence of God that comes down and all these change the atmosphere and that’s what makes it unique I believe.
She also expressed gratitude to a top gospel singer, Tope Alabi, for her guidance and encouragement.
She said, “I’m going to thank God in the life of our mummy, mummy Tope Alabi. Because when we composed the song, it was New Glory but by the inspiration of God when we came into the studio, she was like why don’t you go this way? Why don’t you sing the song this way? So, God used her to change some of the lyrics and that was how we came up with it. Though, we had New Glory before, it was New Dawn of Glory.
“As a gospel artiste, I have to continue to ask God for the grace to be unique. So, when you are unique, your song comes from God. So, it is the inspiration you receive from God that will help you to be able to touch lives of your fans because it is not just singing. It is not just about the song, but it is about the power of God behind your ministration. I believe as gospel artistes, we have to continue to ask God everyday for the strength, the enablement that we need because there is no other way to it. The anointing doesn’t come from the East nor from the West but it comes from God Almighty. This is what makes the song to be different from any other song.
“Unfortunately, things have already changed now because of what is going in the world. But, I believe that when we continue to ask God for divine inspiration, for the Rhema, I believe the fans’ lives will continue to change. That is what matters most.”
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Song theft: Davido gets 21-day court order to respond to accusations

Song theft: Davido gets 21-day court order to respond to accusations
A U.S. federal court has given Nigerian music superstar David ‘Davido’ Adeleke 21 days to respond to a copyright infringement lawsuit accusing him of stealing a song from a group of Nigerian artists.
The case, filed at the United States District Court in Manhattan on April 4, was brought by Martins Chukwuka Emmanuel, Abel Great Umaru, Kelvin Ayodele Campbell, and David Ovhioghena Umaru.
The four allege that Davido copied their 2022 song Work to create his 2024 track Strawberry on Ice.
Also named in the lawsuit are Sierra Leonean artist Emmerson (Emmerson Amidu Bockarie), who featured on the song, and other contributors including Carlos Jenkins, Matthew Quinney, Marques Miles II, and Wynn Records, the label responsible for publishing and distributing the track.
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According to court documents, the plaintiffs initially shared Work with Davido in January 2022 in hopes of securing a collaboration. However, they allege that instead of working with them, Davido gave the song to Emmerson, who then “sampled its vocals and instrumentals to create Strawberry on Ice without permission.”
After attempts to resolve the matter privately, the plaintiffs claim the Grammy nominee reached a settlement agreement on March 14, 2025.
The deal reportedly included a payment of $45,000 and a royalty breakdown—“40% for the song’s composition and 20% for the recording.” However, Davido allegedly failed to meet the agreed March 24 deadline for honoring the settlement.
As a result, the plaintiffs are asking the court for $150,000 in damages and legal recognition of their contributions: “40% of the compositional rights and 20% of the recording rights for Strawberry on Ice.” They are also seeking an injunction to prevent the “Feel It” crooner and his collaborators from further infringement or similar actions in the future.
Davido has yet to make a public statement regarding the lawsuit, while Wynn Records also declined to comment when contacted.
Song theft: Davido gets 21-day court order to respond to accusations
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Give me N100m, I’ll fight Anthony Joshua – Portable

Give me N100m, I’ll fight Anthony Joshua – Portable
Nigerian street-hop sensation Habeeb Okikiola, popularly known as Portable, has opted out of his planned celebrity boxing match with fellow artiste Darlington Achakpo Okoye, a.k.a. Speed Darlington.
The controversial singer made the announcement in a video posted to his Instagram page, where he dismissed Speed Darlington as an unworthy opponent and instead called out former world heavyweight boxing champion, Anthony Joshua.
“I’m not fighting Speed Darlington again; I want Anthony Joshua with 100m,” Portable declared in the viral clip.
He went further to suggest that Speed Darlington was only leveraging the proposed bout to promote his upcoming show scheduled for April.
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He also boasted about his superior status in the music scene, claiming he is bigger and more influential than Speed Darlington, who was released from Kuje Prison in January after being detained for allegedly defaming Afrobeat star Burna Boy.
This dramatic twist comes just days after Speed Darlington began training in preparation for the now-cancelled match. In a mocking video posted online, he was seen buying a coffin before heading to the gym with his trainer — a move many interpreted as a jab at Portable.
The rapper had also been spotted throwing punches and working on his fitness in anticipation of the clash.
The highly anticipated celebrity boxing event was scheduled to take place on April 18, 2025, at the Balmoral Convention Center in Lagos State. However, Portable’s decision to pull out has cast uncertainty over the bout, effectively putting an end to the showdown between the two entertainers — at least for now.
Give me N100m, I’ll fight Anthony Joshua – Portable
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Davido announces date for white wedding with Chioma

Davido announces date for white wedding with Chioma
Nigerian music superstar, David Adeleke, popularly known as Davido, has officially revealed the date for his much-anticipated White Wedding with wife, Chioma Rowland-Adeleke.
The announcement comes ten months after the couple’s lavish traditional wedding, which took place in June 2024 at the prestigious Eko Hotels in Lagos.
The event was graced by celebrities, dignitaries, and close friends, making it one of the most talked-about weddings of the year.
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In a recent interview on The Breakfast Club, Davido confirmed that the White Wedding will be held in August 2025. The singer expressed excitement about the upcoming celebration, hinting that it will be another grand affair.
“I’m doing my white wedding in Miami, in August this year.
“Our traditional marriage shut down Nigeria because our relationship was in the public eye, and a lot have happened, apart from losing our child,” Davido stated.
Davido announces date for white wedding with Chioma
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