As an ardent fan of a musician, you might known his nickname and probably might not understand the meaning of the nickname.
Today, Ghgossip.com brings to you the meaning of your favorite Nigerians recording and performing artiste’s and the real meaning of the nickname which you never had knowledge about. Below is the list.
TIWA SAVAGE
Real name, Tiwatope Savage-Balogun, she’s regared as one of the succesful female artiste in Africa. Tiwa Savage’s nickname is “Mama Jam Jam” and she got that from her son’s name, Jamil. ‘Mama Jam Jam’ means Jamil’s mother.
BURNA BOY
Officially known as Damini Ebunoluwa Ogulu, Burna Boy has several nicknames but the most common one is ‘Odogwu’. This is an igbo word which is said to mean ‘a great man’. He also has a song tagged ‘Odogwu’, which made the nickname more popular.
WIZKID
Originally called Ayodeji Ibrahim Balogun, the Grammy award winniner like any other artiste has many nicknames. The most common one known to everyone in ‘Machala’ which is said to be a Warri slang in Nigeria, which means ‘Fresh Man’.
DAVIDO
Born David Adedeji Adeleke, the DMW boss since the release of his denut studio album, ‘Omo Baba Olowo’ he has been known as “O.B.O” which happens to be a yoruba abbreviation ‘The son of a wealthy man’.
KIZZ DANIEL
Real name, Oluwatobiloba Daniel Anidugbe, Kizz Daniel has several nicknames but the most common one is ‘Vado’ which is a Spanish word which means ‘intersection’. Hence the Kizz Daniel’s nickname means intersection of music and academic excellence.
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