{
  "id": 17361126,
  "title": "‘VDM asked if Davido promised me free collaboration’ — Kokopee reveals fallout",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/31/vdm-asked-if-davido-promised-me-free-collaboration-kokopee-reveals",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-31T06:32:58.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Daily Post Nigeria",
    "slug": "daily-post-nigeria",
    "url": "https://dailypost.ng/2026/10/31/vdm-asked-if-davido-promised-me-free-collaboration-kokopee-reveals-fallout/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Kokopee, a close friend of VeryDarkMan (VDM), has shed light on the recent fallout between VDM and singer Davido, revealing how he became entangled in the dispute. According to Kokopee, the activist questioned why he was involved in the disagreement when they had initially been friends. VDM reached out to Kokopee after noticing problems between the two. Initially, Kokopee advised VDM to contact Israel or Ubi, while Davido also contacted him to discuss the issue. Despite attempting to explain to Davido why VDM felt betrayed, the singer disagreed with Kokopee's explanation. Eventually, VDM called Kokopee and asked why he was carrying Davido's matter on his shoulders, as well as if the singer had promised him a free music collaboration. Kokopee decided to step back to avoid being accused of betraying VDM. Although Kokopee privately advises VDM to handle his friendship with Davido carefully, he cannot force two adults to settle their differences. In response to critics doubting that Davido contacted him, Kokopee insisted that he did not disclose the content of their private conversation and emphasized that Davido is not too big to message him. He also hit back at those questioning him, stating, \"I'm only humble, not hungry.\" Kokopee further challenged his critics, asking, \"I too small for Davido to message?\"",
  "summary": "Kokopee, a close friend of VeryDarkMan, VDM, has revealed how he got caught in the middle of the fallout between the activist and singer Davido, saying VDM questioned why he was involving himself in their dispute. Kokopee spoke after Nigerians called him out online for allegedly keeping quiet during the disagreement and doubted his claim […] ‘VDM asked if Davido promised me free collaboration’ —…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}