Nigerian superstars Wizkid, Davido have a go at each other

Two of Nigeria’s biggest stars in music Wizkid and Davido set social media platform X alight on Monday after throwing shade at each other.

The two singers with millions of fans across the world are considered rivals as many Nigerian music lovers classify themselves as either "Team Wizkid" or "Team Davido".

The clash erupted after fans begged Wizkid to drop them a new song on X. He responded by posting a controversial video of Davido with the caption “beg me like this, send video”.

Months ago a controversial video of someone who looks like Davido went viral where he was seen begging someone for a favour and the singer became a subject of trolls.

Davido, 31, responded by saying he is not going to waste his time and efforts on someone whose career was resurrected a few years ago just to die again as a reply to Wizkid's post.

The war of words has attracted a lot of attention on social media and blogs with the discussion spilling onto Nigerian streets.

Fans of both singers are still having a field day defending their idols as the discussion lingers.

Popular music channel Hip Tv is currently running a poll on X on which of the stars is currently winning the battle.

Both singers are considered two of Africa's biggest music stars. They have both won several MTV and BET music awards and have collaborated with international artists including Drake, Chris Brown and Nicki Minaj.

This article originally appeared on BBC News

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