Nigerian socialite Cubana Chief Priest has come under fire over his insensitive statement at the funeral of Davido’s friend, Denis Ukonho, better known as Ego or Tiny.
Kemi Filani reported that on Friday, May 29, 2026, a funeral service was held for the late Ego.
In a clip from the funeral, Cubana was seen in a car with Davido and UK Pastor Tobi Adegboyega, when someone whose face wasn’t shown walked up to Cubana with a camera on him.
Chief Priest said they were cemetery chilling.
“Hey, men, outside, cemetery chilling”, Cubana said.
His statement didn’t sit well with netizens, who dragged him.
One de_prime001 wrote, “People dey ooo
One swankieeeee wrote, “Money miss road
One healinghubcuration wrote, “Very insensitive, with a fake Pastor for back
One ninafabrics wrote, “God is so kind and patient cos what is this?
One saintanosike wrote, “Cemetery chilling, see wetin Davido surround himself with, a circus
One sirshina_ wrote, “He just big for nothing
One suenmzy wrote, “Embarrassment of a person
One oyins_unisexclothing wrote, “This man and sense
One kingxiee wrote, “Such a weird statement to make
One Uchechukwu.au wrote, “Cemetery chilli? Indeed, the siren from an ambulance sounds like a noise until it’s coming from your home
One Miranda Chinenye wrote, “As we’re praying for wealth, let us not forget to include wisdom too. Belle don cover all his senses
One iamkingdinero1 wrote, “God in heaven, even in wealth, please let me not lose my class
One asam_pete wrote, “But wait o, this man’s wife no dey advice am? She doesn’t tell him, ” Babe, you talk too much, you should reduce it, ehn?”
At the funeral, giving a speech about the deceased, the DMW label boss stated that it was not easy when someone like Tiny passed away, adding that his absence would be deeply felt because of the kind of personality he had. According to Davido, Tiny was full of energy and presence. He also said he never thought he would speak about Tiny in the past tense.
At the graveside, a video showed Davido’s reaction as he was being lowered into the grave. The singer appeared to be too emotional to watch as the coffin was lowered into the grave.
Refreshing your memory, Tiny died in March after suffering a heart attack. The sad news of his demise was shared by Joel Heugh Booysen on his Instagram stories.
Mourning him, Davido noted how much the deceased loved and believed in him and promised never to let him down.
It is obvious the two were close, as Denisi posted in December expressing pride in the singer, and Davido responded.
A look at the followers shows Davido, his wife, Chioma and Cubana Chief Priest are following him.
In 2021, Davido lost his assistant/manager at Ever-care hospital in Admiralty Way, Lagos, due to heart failure.
Sources revealed that Obama had complained of having breathing difficulties and drove himself to the hospital, where he was admitted for treatment. Unfortunately, he died a few hours later, and according to the Muslim rites, he was buried the next day at Epe, Lagos State.
