Nigerian Afrobeats star Davido is facing renewed online backlash after a 2011 post where he publicly asked Wande Coal for his phone number resurfaced on August 18, 2026, undermining his recent claim that Wande had begged for his contact. The old tweet, dated July 24, 2011, read "dm ya numba" and began circulating on X just as the two artists escalated a public dispute over an unreleased 2021 collaboration.
Origin of the Feud Over an Unreleased Collaboration
The tension between Davido and Wande Coal traces back to a feature on Wande Coal's 2021 track "Come My Way." According to Davido, Wande Coal reached out to him for a verse; he delivered it, but the song was shelved after the two sides could not agree on whether it would drop as an original or a remix. Wande Coal rejected that version of events on X, insisting the song already had a clear release plan and was performing well without any input from Davido.
The back-and-forth quickly turned personal, with Davido labeling Wande "Mr Little" and Wande firing back with "Mr. Toto beggar." The exchange drew widespread attention across social media platforms.
Davido's Screenshot Backfires as Fans Dig Up Old Post
During a television interview on August 18, Davido doubled down on his claims, saying Wande Coal had attempted to get his phone number roughly two weeks earlier through a middleman. He said he told the contact not to pass his number along and described Wande's behavior as "acting like a baby." To back himself up, he posted a WhatsApp screenshot on his X page. The chat, dated July 22, reads: "Baddest Wande Coal said he wants your number can I give him?"
The screenshot was meant to settle the argument, but fans immediately flipped the script. Within hours, his 2011 post asking for Wande's own number had gone viral, with thousands of quotes, replies, and comments pointing out the irony. At the time of that original post, Wande Coal was already an established name in Nigerian music, while Davido was still a rising act. The roles, as many online observers noted, have since shifted considerably.
Fans React to the Resurfaced Post
Legit.ng compiled some of the reactions below:
- @Swot_olamilekan wrote: "Nigerians! trust them to always bring receipts."
- @big_tyrod said: "Now you don pass am, na him dey beg for your number now"
- @heydika5 commented: "there's no coming back from this"
- @K0LVee reacted: "Omo you no Dey good side of history"
- @ONLY1EMIZO stated: "Davido lie pass lai Mohammed"
- @BigDEnergy000 wrote: "Make I fess screenshot am Before you delete am Because this ur lie choke oh"
- @TheDamiForeign commented: "So na u first ask for number"
According to Legit.ng, the resurfaced post has significantly damaged Davido's credibility in the ongoing dispute, with many fans pointing out the inconsistency between his 2011 request and his recent claims that Wande Coal was begging for his number.
