A long-running disagreement between Afrobeats stars Davido and Wande Coal over an unreleased collaboration has erupted into a public social media feud, with the dispute escalating after Davido reposted alleged nude photographs linked to the veteran singer.
The controversy centres on Wande Coal’s hit song, Come My Way, for which Davido recorded a verse that was never officially released.
Speaking on the Uncut podcast, Davido said Wande Coal approached him for the collaboration and that he delivered what he considered a strong verse.
He said he disagreed with a plan to release the original version first and reserve his contribution for a remix.
Wande Coal disputed Davido’s account in a post on X, accusing him of trying to dictate the release strategy for a song that was not his.
“Song wey no be your own you wan dictate release plan,” Wande Coal wrote.
He added that the song had already performed well without Davido’s contribution.
The exchange soon became personal, with Davido responding: “No vex Mr Little.”
The remark was widely interpreted as a reference to a previous controversy involving alleged nude photographs of Wande Coal. At the time, Wande Coal and former Mo’Hits boss Don Jazzy said the images had been digitally manipulated.
Wande Coal responded by calling Davido a “toto beggar”, referring to an old viral video involving the singer.
Davido later told News Central that Wande Coal was “not okay in the head” and accused him of jealousy. He also claimed Wande Coal had recently tried to obtain his phone number through a mutual contact.
Davido shared a WhatsApp screenshot which appeared to show a mutual contact asking for permission to give Wande Coal his number.
The dispute intensified after Davido reposted the alleged nude photographs linked to the earlier controversy. The move drew criticism online, with some social media users accusing him of revenge porn.
Lawyer explains possible legal implications
Legal expert Oluwatodimu Ige, popularly known as Oga_thelawyer, said the alleged repost could potentially have legal consequences depending on the circumstances.
“The fact that the repost occurred during a public quarrel, particularly where the surrounding circumstances suggest an intention to embarrass, insult, harass, intimidate or cause distress, makes the conduct legally more serious,” he said.
Ige pointed to Section 24 of Nigeria’s Cybercrimes (Prohibition, Prevention, etc.) Act 2015, as amended in 2024, which addresses certain forms of offensive, obscene or menacing digital communication.
However, he cautioned against automatically describing every repost of an intimate photograph as “revenge porn”.
“Nigerian legislation does not expressly use that terminology, and the prosecution would still have to establish the ingredients of the particular offence charged,” he said.
According to him, the fact that an intimate photograph had previously appeared online did not automatically mean the person concerned had consented to its subsequent redistribution.
“The fact that an image was previously available online does not automatically establish that the person consented to its reposting in a completely different context,” Ige said.
He added that Nigeria’s Data Protection Act could also become relevant when considering whether there was a lawful basis for further disseminating an intimate image.
However, Ige noted that the image’s previous public availability could still be considered when determining issues such as privacy expectations, the circumstances of its original publication and whether consent was given.
The dispute between the two music stars has continued to attract widespread attention online, shifting the focus from the original disagreement over Come My Way to questions surrounding the alleged reposting of intimate images and its potential legal implications.
