Popular singer, Davido has denied fathering a young girl, Anuoluwapo, whose mother, Ayo Labinjoh, has repeatedly called for a DNA test to establish paternity. The dispute reignited on 15 January 2025, when an Instagram account managed by Labinjoh posted a heartfelt plea to Davido, alleging that years of bullying and ridicule at school had affected her daughter.
In the post, someone seemingly writing as Anuoluwapo, asked Davido to confirm her paternity. It read, ‘I am respectfully asking Mr David Adeleke… for a DNA test to establish my identity. This test is between my dad and me. It is something I want. Please, sir, consider my request once you read this post’.
Davido responded on X (formerly Twitter), dismissing the claims and warning Labinjoh to stop contacting him. He wrote, ‘After 5 DNA tests… she dey crase… her and her mom better leave me the f**k alone and go find her papa’. He added that the tests were conducted after his father’s insistence, insisting all results were negative.
Labinjoh countered, posting private chats between her daughter and Davido.
She claimed the pair met at a club in Ibadan, where she worked as a waitress, and alleged that the singer had ignored her after learning she was pregnant. She disputed Davido’s claims of multiple DNA tests, insisting only one was done at a lab and that the result was alledgedly falsified. She claimed that Davido gave money to the technician who conducted the test.
Seeking resolution, Labinjoh said she intends to involve the United States Embassy to supervise an independent DNA test, noting Davido’s US citizenship.
Meanwhile, social media reactions have been mixed. Some have advised Labinjoh to move on, while others called on Davido to conduct a new DNA test in the interest of the child. Social media personality, Abisoye Michael, aka Oyemykke, urged the singer to comply for the sake of transparency and the girl’s wellbeing.
This is not a new controversy. Labinjoh first raised the paternity issue in 2017, claiming her then-three-year-old daughter was fathered by Davido. The initial DNA test conducted in 2014 reportedly excluded Davido, but Labinjoh has disputed the findings, insisting the test was compromised. The dispute resurfaced in 2018 when she appealed for another DNA test.
When contacted recently by Saturday Beats, Labinjoh declined interviews, citing threats and concerns over her and her daughter’s mental health. She reiterated that ‘there were no five DNA tests’ and that only one test had ever been conducted.
The ongoing online feud underscores the sensitive intersection of celebrity, paternity claims, and social media scrutiny, with Nigerians closely following the saga.
