IBADAN, Nigeria (VOICE OF NAIJA) – Grammy-winning singer, Ibrahim Ayo Balogun known better as ‘Wizkid’, has postponed the date for his fifth album release to 14 November on Apple Music and 11 November on Amazon Music, amidst the bleak clouded hovering around the entertainment space.
The postponement is in honour of the recent painful loss of Davido’s son, Ifeanyi, whose sad passing has generated wide condolences from Nigerians, fans, colleagues, and politicians around the world.
Wizkid has earlier reacted to the sad news by deleting some of the album promotional tweets he posted hours before the news and he was also reported to have canceled some performances in the wake of the toddler’s passing.
Wizkid’s fifth album ‘More Love, Less Ego’ was set to be released at Friday, 4 November 2022.
The album has seen the release of two singles ‘Bad To Me’ and ‘Money & Love’, which was released a week before the proposed album release.
3-year-old Ifeanyi recently celebrated his third birthday and the fans celebrated the lively son of one of Africa’s most loved artists.
Ifeanyi was reported to have drowned in a pool after he was left unattended to by his caregivers.
The police confirmed that 8 domestic staff were brought in for questioning in response to his passing.
In the latest development, it was reported that 6 of those brought in questioning have been released while two were kept back for questioning.