I rely solely on science to prove paternity – Davido’s father; Says: ‘I sponsored Anuoluwapo, mother’s education

Dr Adedeji Adeleke,  father of music star, David Adeleke  (Davido)

By Rukayat Moisemhe

Lagos, Jan. 21, 2026

Dr Adedeji Adeleke,  the father of Nigerian music star, David Adeleke popularly known as Davido, has clarified the family’s position and steps it has taken regarding the claim of a child, Anuoluwapo, that Davido is her father.

Adeleke made the clarification on Wednesday during a news conference in Lagos.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that via X formerly Twitter on Jan. 15, 2025, someone writing as Anuoluwapo had posted a  letter to Davido, asking for a Deoxyribonucleic Acid (DNA) test to establish his paternity.

Davido replied via his verified X handle that DNA tests had been conducted on him at his father’s demand and they negated the paternity claim.

During the news conference on Wednesday, Davido’s father said that, relying on science, Davido was not the father of Anuoluwapo.

He said that the news conference was for him, as the head of his family,  to relay to the public steps he had taken on the matter.

He said that five different DNA tests –  three on the musician  and two on the musician’s cousin, B- Red, also known as Adebayo David Adeleke – had been conducted in case there was a mixup with the names.

He stated that all the five results were negative.

“With David, we have done three and with Bayo, we have done two, making five tests.

“I relied solely on science to establish paternity, and science revealed he is not the father.

“There is no way I would have a child out there and not accept, but DNA is DNA.

“If you say you are my granddaughter, and science proves that you are my granddaughter, I will totally accept you.

“What would it take for me to accept one more grandchild?” he asked.

Adedeji said he already had 14 grandchildren.

He said that Anuoluwapo’s mother and grandmother had, in 2014, via a lawyer and through DHL, made contact with his office.

According to him, an envelope containing pictures of Anuoluwapo, her mother, David and a typed letter by the grandmother, was delivered to him.

He said steps to clarify the paternity were  immediately taken.

According to him, however since then, even after DNA established that Davido was not the father of the girl, the matter had been  coming up on social media.

Adedeji said, “hence the need for him to address the news conference.”

He said that Anuoluwapo’s  grandmother had refused to accept the outcomes of the DNA tests.

Adedeji said that the grandmother had gone to his sister’s place in Osun and to the monarch of his hometown,  asking them to prevail on him to accept that Davido fathered  Anuoluwapo.

He also said that Anuoluwapo’s aunt, who had maintained contact with him since the incident, stated that a blogger was behind the X  account that posted the Jan. 15, 2025 letter.

Adedeji said the aunt acknowledged seeing the post and said  it was not from her, Anuoluwapo, her mother nor any member of Anuoluwapo’s family.

He quoted the aunt as claiming that the X account was run by a female blogger, who the family cut ties with years ago.

“I really do not know why she keeps posting these things, knowing well that we are no longer in communication”.

“We have reached out to her several times to stop posting anything about Anuoluwapo and I am sorry if this embarrasses your family in any way,” he quoted Anuoluwapo’s aunt as saying.

He said there was need for Anuoluwapo’s mother to accept that Davido was not her father.

He said that his family would sue the blogger who allegedly sponsored the Jan. 15, 2025 post, for impersonation and giving out wrong information.

 Dr Adeleke also said that although DNA results confirmed no biological relationship, he has continued to fund the education of Anuoluwapo — the girl who claimed Davido is her father — as well as that of her mother.

He said that he enrolled Anuoluwapo’s mother in Adeleke University but she dropped out in spite of the fact that she was doing well and was being paid N50,000  monthly stipend.

Adedeji said that since he was contacted for help by Anuoluwapo’s aunt, a scientist, he had taken responsibility for the girl’s education and upkeep.

” I told her: ‘Since you are a scientist, please, take the two DNA results  and check your niece’s DNA profile on the two different results and see if they are the same and check David’s own from the two different labs and see if they are the same.

“She called me back to say she had already checked but that she needed my help and  was not asking me to help the girl as a family member.

“She said she knew that I helped a lot of people to go to school through Springtime Foundation,” he said.

Adedeji said that at any given time, he had no fewer than 3,000 students studying under his scholarship scheme.

He said that the aunt told him to help  and sponsor Anuoluwapo’s education, and he did.

“I asked how much her school fees was and she told me, and I sent her a little more than that because she needed to buy a computer and other things.

“Like I said, this aunt, I have never met her before but we have been talking on phone and she is very responsible, kind and nice,” he said.

Adedeji added that he also decided to sponsor Anuoluwapo’s mother’s education at Adeleke University.

He said the university had a programme for mature adults where they would do work-study programmes and get degrees at the end of their courses.

He said that Anuoluwapo’s mother was enrolled there and given accommodation and N50,000 monthly stipend.

Adedeji, however, said that she dropped out after her second year in the university.

“This is her school records which I cannot show you. Until she left, she had good grades and she was studying English,” he said.

Adedeji stated that in spite of the abandoned scholarship, the education opportunity was still open to her.

Davido’s father said he suspected that Anuoluwapo’s mother dropped out of school to he able to personally take care of her daughter.

“I told the aunt to let Anuoluwapo’s mother know that if she would decide to go back to complete her degree programme, her daughter can be enrolled in Adeleke University High School.

“She would be enrolled in the boarding school on scholarship as well,  so that both of them will be in the same area, and the grandmother will not be burdened with taking care of the child,” he said.