Davido Shares Doctor's Insights on Toluwanisings' Death

Davido, whose full name is David Adeleke, reacted to the death of gospel singer Toluwanisings by resharing a video on his Instagram on October 18, 2026. The video, presented by Doctor Zo, suggested that having a defibrillator available when Toluwanisings collapsed could have increased his survival chances to between 50 and 60 percent.

Doctor Zo supported his argument by recounting five cases from his career where he successfully used a defibrillator to revive patients in cardiac arrest. The death of Toluwanisings had already sparked public outrage, particularly after Babadunni Olayemi, Davido's personal assistant, claimed that a hospital refused to admit the singer after his collapse.

This accusation led to backlash and discussions about the state of emergency healthcare in Nigeria. Funmilayo Enitan, the Public Relations Officer of the University College Hospital (UCH), countered this narrative, stating that the hospital had resumed services by the time of the incident and had no record of Toluwanisings being brought to their facility.