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Actress Adesua Etomi-Wellington has taken to social media to celebrate her husband, Bankole Wellington aka BankyW as he turned a year older today March 27.
Adesua in her birthday post, expressed her love for her husband and father of their son, Zariah. She stated how much she loves Banky W and how he makes her feel. Describing the singer as her ‘’entire heart in human form”.
Nigerian singer, Raoul John Njeng Njeng, better known as Skales has said what Banky W meant when he said described him and Wizkid as his retirement plan.
In 2010, when Banky was introducing Skales and Wiz to the world, he said that they are his retirement plan as they were his new signees at the time.
During a recent interview on IONWANNATALK Podcast, the presenter questioned him about the EME boss statement being controversial and unacceptable.
Skales, however said that he did not see anything wrong with what the record label boss said.
He defended Banky by saying that it was just a phrase which he used to inform people that he made a positive investment by signing both of them.
A throwback video of Afrobeats star, Wizkid speaking on how he left Banky W’s Empire Mates Entertainment, EME years ago has surfaced on social media.
This follows an interview Bank granted where he said that Wikzid exited to start his own record label after dropping only two out of the five albums he was contractually obligated to release.
In the old Video which was from an interview with Capital Xtra, Wiz said when he left EME, he had no single money to his name despite being ‘Wizkid’.
According to the Ojuelegba hit-maker, things were moving smoothly and he was thankful to Banky W, but he had gotten to a phase of his career where he wanted to grow more so he had to leave.
Watch the video below:
@Akbar_AFC; I think he meant peanuts, so he decided to move and make something he deserved better… Not literally Zero Naira lol
@bankybee22; It’s not possible for him to left with Zero naira.. he (Wizkid) said in an interview with Olisa that he made money for the EME and also for himself.. where are all those money he made for himself? When he left?
Nigerian music executive, Banky W has said that he was disappointed his protégé, Wizkid could not attend his wedding to Adesua Etomi.
He spoke during an interview on Blackbox interview series, while also speaking on Wizkid’s exit from Empire Mates Entertainment.
Recall, Banky W and Adesua Etomi had a star studded weddings in 2017, but unfortunately, the Starboy was not in attendance.
The EME boss admitted that he was disappointed about Wizkid’s absence at his wedding but said that he understood that he was busy at the time. He disclosed that the ‘Joro’ crooner later called to apologise.
Was I disappointed that he wasn’t at the wedding? I was, but I know he tried because there was a show with a lot of the artists…I think it was One Africa.
“But he called at the time that he was so sorry,” Banky said.
Watch the video below:
In a heartbreaking interview, Nollywood actress Adesua Etomi and her husband, Banky W recounted losing their set of twins to miscarriage.
Adesua revealed she wailed after the doctor discovered they were no longer breathing.
The music star and his award-winning actress wife made this known during an episode of The Waterbrook series.
So we got pregnant and we got pregnant with twins. And we had gone for the scans, we had seen the heartbeats. At this point very few people knew what happened,” Adesua said.
“Every report that you have heard was a lie because nobody knew what happened. So during a routine checkup, we went back to the hospital to have a scan and I just saw the doctor’s face…you know when something is wrong, sometimes you can tell.”
She was scanning and scanning and I was like what’s wrong and she said ‘oh nothing’ and I looked at the nurse’s face and asked what’s wrong and she said ‘Adesua’ I’m looking for the heartbeats and I said ‘for the two of them?’.”
The movie star recounted how she collapsed immediately after she got home from the hospital.
The couple talked about how they planned on adopting or even surrogacy at some point.
The couple welcomed their first child in early 2021.
Watch the interview session below.
Top Nollywood actress, Adesua Etomi-Wellington, has showered encomiums on her husband, Bankole Wellington aka Banky W as he clocks 40 today.
Adesua shared photos of herself posing with Banky and penned a eulogy to celebrate him on his special day.
The mother of one expressed her undying love for her husband and noted that he is everything she prayed for and some more.
In her words;
“It’s my partners birthday. @bankywellington
My purpose partner
My life partner
A partner in every sense of the word.
I thought I loved you before but my goodness, this past year has revealed so much more about the human being that you are and my heart muscles stretched even further.
Thank you bubba, for the goodness of your heart. Thank you for the million back and foot rubs. Thank you for the love, care and attention. Thank you for all the things I can’t even say out loud. Thank you for being such a great Papa. Zaiah and I are blessed to call you ours. Thank you for being present throughout this journey. Always by my side. You are everything I prayed for and then some.
Our son is sooo blessed to have such a great example.
I’m always in your corner my love. On the good days, on the bad days, on the hard days, on the easy days.
I am forever rooting for you.
Forever praying for you.
Forever loving on you.
Olubankole
Your light will never be put out. Nations will come to your light and kings to the brightness of your rising. You are blessed in the morning, noon time and at night. Ýou are salt of the earth, may your life be filled with flavour and favour.
The Lord keep you, sustain you, announce you and elevate you. May he keep you in the hollow of the palm of his hands and shield you from all evil. Those that bless you will be blessed and those that curse you will be cursed. May this 40th year be filled with immeasurable blessings.
Blessings on every side. Favour on every side. Good news on every side. Above all, may you continue to serve the Lord, all the days of your life. May you continue to remember your source. May you grow deeper in love with the him. All things will continue to work together for your good in Jesus name. Amen.
Welcome to 40. The year of the salt and pepper. Love you baby daddy. Love you Papa Z.
P.s Looking forward to all your 40+ behaviour.
One more thing…I really really REALLY like you.
Fun fact: when I was preggers, bubba used to fall asleep with his hand on my tummy slide 7
~Mama Z”
Nigerian singer, Bankole Wellington, alias Banky W, has shared the full name of his newborn son. The entertainer took to his Instagram page to share the full name alongside a short video clip showing him and his wife together while she was six-months pregnant.
He wrote:
”Please read in full: His name is Hazaiah Olusegun “Champ” Wellington (we call him Zaiah, pronounced Zah-Yah, or Champ) Hazaiah means God sees/God has seen in Hebrew. Olusegun means God has given victory in Yoruba. It captures our testimony regarding the journey towards his arrival; Zaiah is truly an answer to our prayers.
God had the Final Say. And I don’t know what you’re praying or hoping for… but I do know that God is still in the business of answering prayers, and if you can trust Him, and place your faith in the Giver, not in your preferred timing of His gift, nothing is impossible. If He could do this for us, please believe He can do anything for you.
The “Final Say” song & video premieres on Friday Feb 26th. The song was written by myself and @maytronomy, and produced by @cobhamsasuquo. The video was directed by @theoladayo and it stars my sunshine, @adesuaetomi, looking FIIIINE AS WINE while 6 months pregnant with Zaiah…who was born in January and turned out to be just as beautiful as his Momma is ????❤❤”
See his post below: