Wizkid

A feud broke out after members of Wizkid FC compared Wizkid to a "modern-day Fela". Seun Kuti considered the comparisons disrespectful towards his father. Wizkid eventually intervened himself and claimed to be greater than Fela in an attack directed at Seun.

State of the evidence

Reported by the press

Attribution

Personally implicated

Wizkid asked not to be described as an Afrobeats artist and stated that he was not "Afro anything", fuelling debate about Nigerian artists seeking to move beyond a label that had itself helped drive their global success.

State of the evidence

Documented

Attribution

Personally implicated

Wizkid responded to a fan asking for new music by posting a viral video showing Davido on his knees and using it to mock him. He also described Don Jazzy as an "influencer", then exchanged insults with Davido and his associates.

State of the evidence

Reported by the press

Attribution

Personally implicated

Several months after their initial exchanges in 2024, Wizkid publicly reignited the rivalry by disparaging Davido's forthcoming single and explicitly calling him a "wack" and talentless artist.

State of the evidence

Reported by the press

Attribution

Personally implicated

Thousands of fans waited for Wizkid at Accra stadium, but he did not appear. The organiser promised refunds and claimed that he had breached his contractual obligations.

Attribution

Directly implicated

Wizkid was among the public figures named in a criminal complaint targeting #EndSARS protest supporters, and a magistrate ordered police to investigate.

State of the evidence

Documented

Attribution

Accused

Binta Diallo published documents presented as an agreement reached by their lawyers concerning custody, visitation and maintenance for their son. She claimed that Wizkid had failed to pay an accumulated $18,000 despite the agreement.

State of the evidence

Alleged

Attribution

Directly implicated

Shola Ogudu, mother of Wizkid's first son, published a lengthy series of messages and screenshots of conversations in support of allegations of parental absence, lack of support and humiliating treatment.

State of the evidence

Allegations

Attribution

Directly implicated

Following his absence from a scheduled concert in Kampala, a Ugandan court instructed Interpol to arrest Wizkid so that he could answer allegations of fraud relating to the performance contract and payments received by the organiser.

Attribution

Accused