{"id":199988,"date":"2026-05-31T23:11:01","date_gmt":"2026-05-31T22:11:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/god-punish-your-generation-davido-fires-back-at-critic-over-slamming-tinubu-govt"},"modified":"2026-05-31T23:11:01","modified_gmt":"2026-05-31T22:11:01","slug":"god-punish-your-generation-davido-fires-back-at-critic-over-slamming-tinubu-govt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/culture-and-art\/god-punish-your-generation-davido-fires-back-at-critic-over-slamming-tinubu-govt","title":{"rendered":"\u2018God punish your generation\u2019 \u2014 Davido fires back at critic over slamming Tinubu govt"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Nigerian music star, David Adeleke, popularly known as Davido, has engaged in a heated exchange on social media after a citizen reacted to a post in which he expressed concern over the state of affairs in Nigeria.<\/p>\n<p>The remarks were contained in a post shared on Davido\u2019s official page.<\/p>\n<p>According to the singer, entertainers, including himself, have not done enough to speak on issues affecting Nigerians.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI can\u2019t lie, we entertainers\u2026 we dey fuck up, I won\u2019t lie, including me. We need to speak up. It\u2019s too much injustice going on. Our country don go,\u201d Davido wrote.<\/p>\n<p>The post drew a reaction from a social media user identified as Princess Luna, who questioned the sincerity of the singer\u2019s comments.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNa God go punish you and your family. Go and do that performative rubbish in your City Boys group chat and get out of my face with all this pretentious nonsense. Na foolish Nigerians I blame,\u201d she wrote.<\/p>\n<p>Responding, Davido denied belonging to any political group and defended his record of speaking on national issues.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI no dey part of any City Boy group. When I called out the government on American media, you guys rained curses on me.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve been friends with ST for years and that\u2019s where it stops, and I call and complain to him all the time, even in person.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGod punish your generation,\u201d the singer wrote.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nigerian music star, David Adeleke, popularly known as Davido, has engaged in a heated exchange on social media after a citizen reacted to a post in which he expressed concern over the state of affairs in Nigeria. The remarks were contained in a post shared on Davido\u2019s official page. 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