Nigeria, Jan. 21 -- The father of Afrobeats star Davido, Adedeji Adeleke, has dismissed renewed paternity claims linking his son to a minor, Anuoluwapo Michelle Adeleke, alleging that controversial journalist Kemi Olunloyo is behind what he described as a prolonged campaign of impersonation and defamation.

Mr Adeleke addressed the issue during a press briefing on Wednesday at his residence in Lagos, with PREMIUM TIMES in attendance following the resurfacing of the long-running paternity dispute involving the singer and the 12-year-old girl, who recently appealed on social media for a fresh DNA test.

Mr Adeleke said the claims that Davido fathered the child were false, stressing that his family had handled the matter transparently over t...