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#NationalTheatre

  1. Fewer than 350 tickets remained on Friday, 16 October 2026 for Davido's three-night Oriadé residency at the National Theatre, Lagos, according to a fan tally the singer shared on X.
  2. Some Nigerians had threatened to boycott the 17–19 December shows after Davido's uncle, Osun Governor Ademola Adeleke, pledged support for President Bola Tinubu's 2027 re-election.
  3. Tickets on Davido's DMW website cost between ₦80,000 and ₦2 million per night when GistMatrix checked at about 8:20pm WAT on Friday, 16 October 2026.
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Music · 4 min read

Davido’s Oriadé residency nears sell-out despite boycott calls

Fewer than 350 seats were left across his three December nights at the National Theatre on Friday, a fan tally Davido shared with one word, two days after critics vowed to skip the shows over his uncle's backing of Tinubu.

The boycott was meant to hurt. The tickets kept going anyway. Davido concert tickets for Oriadé: The Residency, three nights at the National Theatre in Iganmu, Lagos, from 17 to 19 December, were down to fewer than 350 across all three dates on Friday, 16 October. That figure comes from a post by the fan account @oyl2he on X on…

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MKO documentary premieres in Lagos with Tinubu, cinemas Friday

Ose Oyamendan's film on Moshood Abiola and the annulled June 12 election got its Independence Day premiere with the president, the Senate President and three governors watching. It opens in cinemas nationwide on Friday.

Updated 10:35am WAT, Friday, 2 October 2026: MKO is now in Nigerian cinemas, and director Ose Oyamendan says the producers had to mortgage the film to finish it. Updated 10:30pm WAT, Thursday, 1 October 2026: President Tinubu and the First Lady attended the premiere on Thursday evening; guest list added. President Bola Tinubu and First Lady Oluremi Tinubu attended the…

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