Davido Bags International Award Days After Losing Son

The singer Davido, who is now grieving the heartbreaking death of his 3-year-old son Ifeanyi, has been selected as one of the Africans and Americans to receive an award at the Afro Award in Los Angeles, California.

The announcement was made official by Mr. Taiwo Oduala, founder and executive producer of The Afro Awards, who also revealed that Sen. Ademola Jackson-Adeleke, governor-elect of the state and Davido's uncle, is also a recipient.

The First Lady of Sierra Leone, Mrs. Fatima Maada, Ayuko Babu, the founder and CEO of the Pan African Film Festival, and Seye Kehinde, a well-known Nigerian Journalist, will also be honored alongside Davido.

The recipients, according to him, include Americans and Africans who excelled in a variety of endeavors.

The most anticipated event of the year, Afro Awards 2022, is billed to be broadcast live on Sunday, Nov. 6 at Regal La Live 1000 W Olympic Blvd, Los Angeles, California 90015, USA.

“The main focus of the award is to support people who have demonstrated exceptional humanitarian excellence in various fields, ” he said.

Davido's son, Ifeanyi drowns

Davido's son, Ifeanyi Adeleke died on Monday, October 31st, a few days after his third birthday which was on October 20.

A source close to the family stated; “The boy was inside water for too long and they pulled him out and rushed him to the hospital,” the family source said under anonymity to await an official statement.

He was rushed to Evercare Hospital in Lekki where he was pronounced dead on arrival.

It was further gathered his parents, Davido and Chioma had travelled for a family gathering to Ibadan days before and had left Ifeanyi with his minders who can't explain how he entered the pool without being noticed and drowned.

Following the sad news, social media has been thrown into mourning as many hope and pray for a miracle.

Many celebrities took to their Instagram pages to bade the young lad goodbye.

Source: Dklassgh.Com