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JUST IN: Popular Dadakuada Maestro Is Dead

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A Dadakuada music legend from Ilorin, Kwara state capital, Alhaji Aminullahi Jaigbade Alao, has been reportedly dead.

The Nigerian Tribune gathered that the late music maestro died on Monday after a brief illness at the ripe age of 121.

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Governor Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq of Kwara, in a condolence message, by his Chief Press Secretary (CPS), Rafiu Ajakaye, commiserated with the family of the late music legend Alhaji Jaigbade Alao, praying Allah to grant him al-Jannah Firdaus and comfort the family.

“On behalf of the government and people of Kwara State, I send our condolences to the family of Alhaji Jaigbade Alao and all lovers of his inimitable Dadakuada music worldwide. Alhaji Jaigbade was a legend whose mastery of his genre of music projected the state positively,” according to the statement.

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“He was also a community leader in his own right. His death has created a void in the chain of great mentors for younger ones who took to his genre of dadakuada music. We beseech Allah to forgive him and grant him Al-jannah Firdaus.”

The Dadakuada crooner was among the statesmen that the Kwara state government recently honoured in the maiden edition of its lifetime achievement awards dedicated to different personalities who served or contributed to the development of the state or the country at various levels/sectors.

Also in its reaction by the director, University Relations of the Kwara State University (KWASU), Saeedat Aliyu, said that the university community received the news of the passing of Alhaji King Aminullahi Jaigbade Alao with sorrow.

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The Acting Vice Chancellor of the University, Professor Shaykh-Luqman Jimoh, who expressed the institution’s grief, said the legendary musician was an exemplary bard, who used his art to entertain and promote historical and political awareness.

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Professor Jimoh added that Alhaji Jaiyegbade Alao had given live performances at the University and received KWASU’s award of honorary doctorate in recognition of his contributions to music and development of society through his songs.

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The University don described Alhaji Jaiyegbade Alao as an insightful, politically aware, internationally renowned artist who would be thoroughly missed for a repertoire of historical facts and for his ingenious compositions.

He was turbaned in 1991 as the King of Songs (Oba Olorin) by the late Emir of Ilorin, Alhaji Zulu Karnaini Gambari, and received an honorary doctorate degree in Music from Kwara State University in 2018.

The Acting Vice Chancellor, who prayed for the repose of the soul of the late Dadakuada maestro also asked that Allah give the family, friends and fans of Alhaji Jaiyegbade Alao the fortitude to bear the loss.

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VIDEO: Moment Davido Told His Friends To Stop Smoking Out Of Respect For His Dad

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Afrobeats singer, Davido, temporarily banned his friends from smoking at his wedding over the weekend out of respect for his father, Dr Adedeji Adeleke.

The clip making the rounds on social media has earned Davido praises, with many hailing him for being respectful.

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“My daddy is coming, if you’re smoking off it,” Davido was heard saying to his groomsmen that includes his cousin, B-Red, singer Zlatan Ibile and others.

Davido and his wife, Chioma, held their long-anticipated white wedding in Miami over the weekend.

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Interestingly, Pastor Joseph Adebisiola and the two other priests who officiated the ceremony were the trio who presided over the wedding of Davido’s parents.

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VeryDarkMan Reacts To Visions Of His Death

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Popular Nigerian activist, VeryDarkMan, has reacted to the revelations of his demise by prophets.

Two prophets from Nigeria and Ghana had given revelations about VeryDarkMan’s death.

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One of the unidentified prophets, in a video while addressing his congregation, said in Yoruba: “There are activists in this country that they will soon end in Nigeria. One of the activists will be imprisoned. The other one will be killed because they said they have nothing to lose.”

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The second prophet said: “This is for VDM. Bad politicians have taken him to a river. VDM is dead in the river but still alive in the physical world. And it’s very bad for your face to be inside a river. Whether VDM likes it or not, he will leave the world unexpectedly.”

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Reacting to the videos in a post shared on his Instagram page on Sunday, VeryDarkMan, also known as VDM, stated that death is inevitable.

He further asked the prophets to see a vision about how Nigeria will be great.

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You heard the pastor, although he didn’t mention my name, but he made reference to what I usually say, which is I have nothing to lose. That’s number one.

“You are seeing vision for me as if I’m one person that sees himself to be important. I’m not important. Death is inevitable and is coming for all of us. Tell us a vision about our country. Tell us when Nigeria will be a great country.”

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Why I Divorced My Ex-wife Actress Halle Berry — David Justice

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Former American baseball player, David Justice has revealed why he divorced his ex-wife, actress Halle Berry.

Speaking in a recent episode of the ‘All the Smoke’ podcast with co-host Matt Barnes, Justice explained that he left Berry because she doesn’t do house chores and lacks motherly instincts.

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I’m looking at my mom, I’m a Midwest guy. So in my mind, I’m thinking a wife at that time should cook, clean, and I’m thinking OK, if we have kids, is this the woman I want to have kids with and build a family with? And at that time, as a young guy, she don’t cook, don’t clean, don’t really seem like motherly,” he stated.

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Justice said that the marriage could have been saved if he had known about therapy.

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He explained that he was young and naive then and had only been in one relationship before his marriage to Berry.

He, however, maintained that he is not to be blamed for the divorce, adding that the movie star was “dead wrong” for making the world believe he was the problem in their failed marriage.

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Justice married Berry on New Year’s Day 1993, but they divorced on June 20, 1997.

He has since been married to wife Rebecca Justice for 24 years, the mother of his two kids.

Berry is in a long-term relationship with Van Hunt. Previously, she was married to Oliver Martinez (2013 to 2016) and Eric Benet (2001 to 2005). She has two kids: Nahla, 17, whose dad is Gabriel Aubry, and son Maceo, 11, with Martinez.

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