{
  "id": 2385987,
  "title": "Nobody can stop my Oga from visiting Edo – Israel DMW fumes over Okpebholo’s ban on Davido",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/21/nobody-can-stop-my-oga-from-visiting-edo-israel-dmw-fumes-over",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-21T14:08:16.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Daily Post Nigeria",
    "slug": "daily-post-nigeria",
    "url": "https://dailypost.ng/2026/08/21/nobody-can-stop-my-oga-from-visiting-edo-israel-dmw-fumes-over-okpebholos-ban-on-davido/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Israel DMW, Davido's logistics manager, has vehemently denied the ban on his artist performing in Edo state. The ban was announced by Edo State Governor, Monday Okpebholo, following a dispute between Davido and Okpebholo during the Osun State governorship election. In a video posted on Friday, Apostle Kassy Chukwu, the Senior Special Assistant to the Governor on Digital Media, declared Davido's ban from performing in Edo. Israel, hailing from Edo, strongly disagreed with the ban, noting that Davido's mother is from Edo and that Apostle Kassy Chukwu is a settler from Ebonyi who has become a nuisance in Benin City. Israel shared a picture of Apostle Kassy Chukwu on Instagram and wrote, \"KINDLY DISREGARD WHAT HE’S SAYING. HE’S NOT SPEAKING FOR WE EDOLITES. NO MAN ON THIS PLANET EARTH CAN BAN OGA FROM EDO, HIS MATERNAL HOME. IDIOT OF A PASTOR.\"",
  "summary": "Israel DMW has stated that nobody can ban singer, Davido, from performing in Edo state. Israel, who is Davido’s logistics manager, stated this while reacting to a directive by Edo State Governor, Monday Okpebholo. DAILY POST reports that Apostle Kassy Chukwu, the Senior Special Assistant to the Governor on Digital Media, had in a video […] Nobody can stop my Oga from visiting Edo – Israel DMW…",
  "key_points": [
    "Israel DMW, Davido's logistics manager, denies Edo performance ban",
    "Governor Okpebholo bans Davido after election dispute",
    "Israel calls Apostle Kassy Chukwu a nuisance and bans unenforceable"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "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."
}