{"id":20521,"date":"2024-10-21T09:58:28","date_gmt":"2024-10-21T08:58:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dubawa.org\/dir\/?p=20521"},"modified":"2024-10-21T09:58:31","modified_gmt":"2024-10-21T08:58:31","slug":"did-davido-say-he-lost-grammy-for-turning-down-p-diddys-party-invitation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dubawa.org\/dir\/did-davido-say-he-lost-grammy-for-turning-down-p-diddys-party-invitation\/","title":{"rendered":"Did Davido say he lost Grammy for turning down P.Diddy\u2019s party invitation?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-cyan-bluish-gray-background-color has-background wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Claim: A Facebook user, Joe Igbokwe, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/share\/p\/fA7Jtk4sfQ63QG3M\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">alleged<\/a> that Davido said he could not win a Grammy award because he failed to honour American rapper P. Diddy\u2019s party invitation.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"132\" height=\"55\" data-attachment-id=\"20175\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/dubawa.org\/dir\/post-edo-election-fact-checks-edo-2024-governorship-election\/false-4-1-10\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dubawa.org\/dir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/FALSE-4-1-10.png?fit=132%2C55&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"132,55\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"FALSE-4-1-10\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dubawa.org\/dir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/FALSE-4-1-10.png?fit=132%2C55&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dubawa.org\/dir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/FALSE-4-1-10.png?resize=132%2C55\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-20175\" title=\"\"><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-white-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-f733c72ac7ac8897e471075356052e73 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"background-color:#ea1d1d\"><strong>Verdict: False. DUBAWA\u2019s findings show that the claim is untrue, as the Afrobeats superstar did not make such a statement.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Full Text<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">During the 66th Grammy Awards ceremony in Feb. 2024, Nigerian artiste David Adeleke, popularly known as Davido, had his hopes dashed as he <a href=\"https:\/\/punchng.com\/grammys-davidos-hopes-dashed-as-three-nominations-yield-no-wins\/?amp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">lost all three categories<\/a> where his songs were nominated.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On Oct. 5, 2024, a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/share\/p\/fA7Jtk4sfQ63QG3M\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook<\/a> user, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/share\/p\/fA7Jtk4sfQ63QG3M\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Joe Igbokwe<\/a>, posted a picture of Davido with American rapper and record executive Sean Combs, known as P. Diddy. The user mentioned that Davido said he was not a winner at the Grammy Awards because he failed to honour P. Diddy\u2019s party invitation.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the caption attached to the post, the Facebook user said that Davido made this statement while explaining why he could not win the famous Grammy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI turned down P Diddy&#8217;s party invitation twice and lost the Grammy twice despite arriving first at the award venue. My colleagues visited him, won the Grammy and became African giants,\u201d the claimant wrote.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As of Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2024, the post had garnered about ten comments, 16 shares, and zero likes on the social media application.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">DUBAWA checks show that the post has been shared by multiple application users, as seen <a href=\"https:\/\/m.facebook.com\/groups\/sn360mediahouse\/posts\/8309204772467057\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.threads.net\/@bigboymannii\/post\/DAxME28xvud\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@frederick_scorpee\/video\/7422244349347433733\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While some people believed the claim to be accurate, others thought otherwise.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A Facebook user, Atanda Quadri, wrote, \u201cI am proud of you, OBO. I appreciate those who achieve outstanding success in their careers, and you are one of them.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Queen Onwugbalu said: \u201cHe is talking rubbish.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Another user, Nnaemeka Nwachukwu, queried, \u201cDid he say it?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Due to the post\u2019s potential to cause harm, DUBAWA decided to verify the claim to set the record straight.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Verification<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">DUBAWA noticed grammatical and spelling errors in the caption, which is unusual in Davido&#8217;s write-ups. For instance, a proper noun in the sentence \u201cP. Diddy\u201d was not well capitalized, \u201cinvitation\u201d was spelt as \u201cinvitstion,\u201d and there are unnecessary spaces before punctuation marks.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Furthermore, DUBAWA visited and combed Davido&#8217;s social media accounts on <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/davido\/\">X<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/davido\/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Instagram<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/share\/QubWaQburv5AF2x7\/?mibextid=LQQJ4d\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook<\/a> but could not find any supporting information.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We also conducted a keyword search on the claim to see if the claim was made at an event or interview but found no article by credible outlets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">DUBAWA emailed Mr Davido\u2019s business email to get his comments on the claim, but he has not responded as of press time.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Conclusion<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Therefore, the claim that Mr Davido gave a reason he could not clinch the winning list at the Grammy Awards is false.&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Claim: A Facebook user, Joe Igbokwe, alleged that Davido said he could not win a Grammy award because he failed to honour American rapper P. Diddy\u2019s party invitation.\u00a0 Verdict: False. DUBAWA\u2019s findings show that the claim is untrue, as the Afrobeats superstar did not make such a statement. Full Text During the 66th Grammy Awards ceremony in Feb. 2024, Nigerian artiste David Adeleke, popularly known as Davido, had his hopes dashed as he lost all three categories where his songs were nominated.&nbsp; On Oct. 5, 2024, a Facebook user, Joe Igbokwe, posted a picture of Davido with American rapper and record executive Sean Combs, known as P. Diddy. The user mentioned that Davido said he was not a winner at the Grammy Awards because he failed to honour P. Diddy\u2019s party invitation.&nbsp; In the caption attached to the post, the Facebook user said that Davido made this statement while explaining why he could not win the famous Grammy. \u201cI turned down P Diddy&#8217;s party invitation twice and lost the Grammy twice despite arriving first at the award venue. My colleagues visited him, won the Grammy and became African giants,\u201d the claimant wrote.&nbsp; As of Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2024, the post had garnered about ten comments, 16 shares, and zero likes on the social media application.&nbsp; DUBAWA checks show that the post has been shared by multiple application users, as seen here, here, and here. While some people believed the claim to be accurate, others thought otherwise. A Facebook user, Atanda Quadri, wrote, \u201cI am proud of you, OBO. I appreciate those who achieve outstanding success in their careers, and you are one of them.\u201d&nbsp; Queen Onwugbalu said: \u201cHe is talking rubbish.\u201d Another user, Nnaemeka Nwachukwu, queried, \u201cDid he say it?\u201d Due to the post\u2019s potential to cause harm, DUBAWA decided to verify the claim to set the record straight. Verification&nbsp; DUBAWA noticed grammatical and spelling errors in the caption, which is unusual in Davido&#8217;s write-ups. For instance, a proper noun in the sentence \u201cP. Diddy\u201d was not well capitalized, \u201cinvitation\u201d was spelt as \u201cinvitstion,\u201d and there are unnecessary spaces before punctuation marks.&nbsp; Furthermore, DUBAWA visited and combed Davido&#8217;s social media accounts on X, Instagram, and Facebook but could not find any supporting information.&nbsp; We also conducted a keyword search on the claim to see if the claim was made at an event or interview but found no article by credible outlets. DUBAWA emailed Mr Davido\u2019s business email to get his comments on the claim, but he has not responded as of press time.&nbsp; Conclusion&nbsp; Therefore, the claim that Mr Davido gave a reason he could not clinch the winning list at the Grammy Awards is false.&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":20522,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"hannibal_claim_source":"","hannibal_source_label":"","hannibal_card_color":"blue","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","_wpscppro_dont_share_socialmedia":false,"_wpscppro_custom_social_share_image":0,"_facebook_share_type":"default","_twitter_share_type":"default","_linkedin_share_type":"default","_pinterest_share_type":"default","_linkedin_share_type_page":"default","_instagram_share_type":"default","_medium_share_type":"","_threads_share_type":"","_google_business_share_type":"","_bluesky_share_type":"","_mastodon_share_type":"","_selected_social_profile":[],"_wpsp_enable_custom_social_template":false,"_wpsp_social_scheduling":{"enabled":false,"datetime":null,"platforms":[],"status":"template_only","dateOption":"today","timeOption":"now","customDays":"","customHours":"","customDate":"","customTime":"","schedulingType":"absolute"},"_wpsp_active_default_template":true},"categories":[1571,437,3812,3815,123],"tags":[],"verdict":[],"ppma_author":[3803],"class_list":["post-20521","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-fact-check","category-facebook-checks","category-headline","category-homepage","category-mainstream"],"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p8R6dE-5kZ","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"authors":[{"term_id":3803,"user_id":0,"is_guest":1,"slug":"mohammed-taoheed","display_name":"Mohammed Taoheed","avatar_url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/?s=96&r=g","author_category":"","user_url":"","last_name":"","first_name":"","job_title":"","description":""}],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dubawa.org\/dir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Davidooooo.jpg?fit=664%2C462&ssl=1","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dubawa.org\/dir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20521","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dubawa.org\/dir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dubawa.org\/dir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dubawa.org\/dir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dubawa.org\/dir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=20521"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/dubawa.org\/dir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20521\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":20523,"href":"https:\/\/dubawa.org\/dir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20521\/revisions\/20523"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dubawa.org\/dir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/20522"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dubawa.org\/dir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20521"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dubawa.org\/dir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=20521"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dubawa.org\/dir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=20521"},{"taxonomy":"verdict","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dubawa.org\/dir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/verdict?post=20521"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dubawa.org\/dir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ppma_author?post=20521"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}