Chioma Avril Rowland's story: Her biography, net worth, and relationship with Davido
Many know Chioma Avril Rowland as the wife of Davido, the legendary singer and son of a Nigerian billionaire businessman. Many have witnessed the couple's good and bad times unfold online, including their son's demise in 2022, the birth of their twins the following year, and their grand traditional wedding that shook Nigeria in 2024.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
- Key takeaways
- Chioma Avril Rowland's profile summary
- Chioma Avril Rowland's biography
- How old is Chioma Avril Rowland?
- Where is Chioma Avril Rowland from?
- Who are Chioma Avril Rowland's parents?
- Who are Chioma Avril Rowland's sisters?
- Is Chioma from a rich background?
- Chioma's educational background
- What does Chioma do for a living?
- Was Chioma Avril Rowland's manager sacked?
- Chioma Avril Rowland's net worth
- How did David and Chioma meet?
- How many children do Davido and Chioma have together?
- Davido's baby mamas
- Davido and Chioma domestic violence rumors
- How tall is Chioma Avril Rowland?
- What is Chioma Avril Rowland's Instagram page?
- Facts about Chioma Avril Rowland
Key takeaways
- Chioma and Davido are widely considered a power couple in Africa.
- Their highly anticipated wedding happened in June 2024.
- Chioma's husband is among the Nigerian artists who pioneered the Afrobeat music genre and made it known worldwide.
- She is a chef and also models for Nigerian clothing and fashion brands.
Chioma Avril Rowland's profile summary
| Full name | Chioma Avril Rowland |
| Other names | Chef Chioma, Davido's wife |
| Gender | Female |
| Date of birth | 1st April 1995 |
| Zodiac sign | Aries |
| Age | 29 years old (as of January 2025) |
| Place of birth | Owerri, Imo State, Nigeria |
| Current residence | Lagos, Nigeria |
| Nationality | Nigerian |
| Tribe | Igbo |
| Religion | Christianity |
| Denomination | Seventh-Day Adventist |
| Sexuality | Straight |
| Height | 5' 9” (175 cm) |
| Weight | Approx. 154lbs. (70 kg) |
| Marital status | Married |
| Spouse | David Adedeji Adeleke, aka Davido |
| Children | 3 (one deceased) |
| Parents | Mr. and Mrs. Rowland |
| Siblings | 2 sisters |
| Profession | Chef, model, and media personality |
| @thechefchi |
Chioma Avril Rowland's biography
Chioma is widely known as singer Davido's wife. She is a Nigerian chef, model, and media personality with a significant following. Chioma entered the limelight when she started dating the globally celebrated Afrobeat artist.
How old is Chioma Avril Rowland?
She was born on April 1, 1995, and is 29 years old as of January 2025.
Where is Chioma Avril Rowland from?
Davido's wife is a Nigerian citizen born in Owerri, Imo State, in the Igbo tribe. She lives with her kids in Davido's house in Banana Island, Lagos, Nigeria. The singer bought the property for $1.5 million in 2020.
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Who are Chioma Avril Rowland's parents?
She was born to Mr. and Mrs. Rowland. However, not much is known about their full names and background.
Who are Chioma Avril Rowland's sisters?
Davido's wife has two sisters, Jennifer and Ifunanya. Jennifer is a fashion designer, while Ifunanya's career remains unknown. The three sisters grew up in the Seventh-Day Adventist Church.
Is Chioma from a rich background?
Although there is no official information about Chioma's father, Mr. Rowland is believed to be super wealthy. He allegedly owns a chain of restaurants and nightclubs across Nigeria and has invested in real estate and the country's oil and gas industries.
Chioma's educational background
Chef Chioma went to primary and secondary schools in Imo State, then joined Babcock University in Ogun State to study Economics.
It was rumored that her parents were disappointed in her for allegedly dropping out of university in her third year after meeting singer Davido.
While responding to these rumors, Chioma advised the public to keep quiet, for they did not know the whole story about her relationship with the singer.
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What does Chioma do for a living?
She is a chef, model, and media personality. Chioma showcases her meals on social media, runs a catering business, and has a cooking show on YouTube called The ChefChi Show.
Besides this, she has endorsed various Nigerian brands on social media and modeled her sister's clothing designs online.
Was Chioma Avril Rowland's manager sacked?
According to sources, Chioma's manager, Ubi Franklin, was fired in January 2025 due to allegations of mismanagement and unprofessional conduct. He had reportedly been using Chioma's name and influence to secure business deals for his own interests without her consent.
Chioma Avril Rowland's net worth
Davido's net worth is allegedly $100 million, but his wife's net worth remains undisclosed. It is believed she makes a good amount of money from endorsing brands through social media and her YouTube cooking show.
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Which car did Davido give Chioma?
In 2018, Davido gifted her wife a black Porsche car worth ₦45 million (around $29,940) on her 23rd birthday. The vehicle had the word "Assurance" written on the license plate to signify their love.
The singer also gifted her a new white SUV, a GAC M8 2024 Multi-Purpose Vehicle, MPV, from GAC Motors on their wedding day.
Chioma Avril Rowland's house
Davido reportedly bought Chioma a $900,000 mansion in Atlanta, Georgia, as a push gift after the couple had twins.
How did David and Chioma meet?
Chioma and Davido first met at Babcock University before he released his single Dami Duro in 2011. They remained friends until 2015 when they quietly began dating. The singer proposed to her in London, England, in 2019.
While speaking about their relationship, Chioma said:
I met him when I was in school. My friend used to date his friend, so from there, it just happened.
Davido also disclosed in The Bridge Show how they met:
I met my wife before I had money. I was saying to myself if I didn’t meet her and now I was single, and I met a girl, I already know that she’s talking to me because of who I am and what I have.
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Chioma and Davido's engagement
On 12th September 2019, Davido popped the big question with a massive pear-shaped diamond ring worth over $1 million in the presence of Chioma's family and friends.
He then introduced her to his family afterwards. The singer said in an interview with the Cubana Chief Priest that Chioma's engagement ring was worth two or three Rolls Royce.
Is Davido married or not?
Chioma and Davido's wedding was held at the Harbor Point Event Centre in Victoria Island, Lagos, Nigeria on Tuesday, 25th June 2024.
The wedding generated a lot of buzz on social media with the hashtag #Chivido2024. It was among the most anticipated events in Nigeria’s entertainment circle that year.
The couple initially planned to tie the knot in 2020 but canceled their plans because of the Coronavirus pandemic. Two years later, reports about Chioma and Davido having held a private customary wedding on 4th November 2022 in Lagos surfaced.
It was alleged that the singer had paid her bride price on the said date but neither Chioma nor Davido confirmed or denied the rumors.
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Following his musical long break and a few months after the death of his son, Davido confirmed in March 2023 that he was married. He said:
Before I went on break, I actually had an album ready. I had it all ready, but we redid the album. I traveled, and I am married. A lot of different things, but we are ready to get back on the road.
He also confirmed in an interview with media personality Kie Kie that their court wedding took place in March 2023.
In June 2024, two weeks before the official date for their traditional wedding, Davido and Chioma announced their wedding plans on social media with the hashtag #Chivido2024.
The weekend before the wedding day, the two visited the homes of their expected VIP guests to formally extend their invites. Among them was Amaju Pinnick (a former Nigerian Football Federation (NFF) chairman), who had a legal issue with Davido a few months earlier.
Chioma’s friends and Davido surprised her with a late-night pink and purple-themed bridal shower at a waterside venue in Lekki on Sunday, the same day their pre-wedding photos were released.
She wore a pink denim jumpsuit and a sparkling dress to the shower. She also wore a crown and a sash that said "Bride-to-be."
What happened at Davido's wedding?
Olusegun Obasanjo (the former President of Nigeria), Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi (the Ooni of Ife), singers Patroranking and Paul Okoye, were among the many notable figures, dignitaries, and celebrities who graced the event.
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The wedding featured captivating performances from an array of superstars, including King Sunny Ade, Fireboy, Chike, and Olamide, among others.
For their first look, Davido and Chioma dazzled in wine and purple Yoruba traditional attire. The couple embraced white South-South Nigerian attire for their second look and white Igbo attire for their third look.
Chioma’s final look of the night was a brown mermaid dress with blue cascading material, designed by her sister.
The singer and his friends had to prostrate themselves before Chioma's parents and family members to beg for her hands in marriage. While on the floor, Davido promised:
Your daughter will be protected, respected, and connected.
In December 2024, Davido appeared on The Morning Hustle podcast, where he described his wedding day as the happiest moment of his life. He said:
My wedding was the happiest day of my life. Chioma has been my girl for 12 years so it was only right I married her. I was already famous before we met but I wasn’t big then.
If it wasn’t her (Chioma), I’m not getting married. There’s no point. She’s been my girlfriend for like 12 to 13 years. She was the only one I could have chosen.
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Did Burna Boy go to Davido's wedding?
Burna Boy and Wizkid didn't attend Davido's wedding. Fans expressed their disappointment online when they learned the two missed the iconic event.
How many children do Davido and Chioma have together?
She and Davido are parents of twins and one son who is now deceased. Their son, David Adedeji Adeleke Jr., was popularly known as Ifeanyi.
Chioma and Davido's son's death
Ifeanyi was born on 20th October 2019 and died on 31st October 2022 in Banana Island, Lagos, a few days after his third birthday. He drowned in a swimming pool in the couple's home, and an autopsy confirmed his cause of demise.
When were Chioma Avril Rowland's twins born?
Chioma and Davido welcomed fraternal twins Taiwo and Kehinde in the United States of America in October 2023. They named the kids after Nigerian identical twins Taiwo and Kehinde who were famous musicians in the 1960s–1980s.
The singer shared an image of himself holding his twins, a boy and a girl, on X (formerly Twitter). In a viral video, Chioma was seen sitting in a wheelchair carrying two babies while the happy Davido stood beside her.
The children's naming ceremony was in Atlanta, Georgia, in November 2023. Davido welcomed Chioma in style in January 2024 as she returned to Nigeria. The couple had dinner with Internet personality Cubana Chief Priest and his wife at a club.
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Davido's baby mamas
The singer has three other children, a son and two daughters, with other women. Chioma Rowland's son, the late Ifeanyi, was his third child and eldest son.
Davido's first baby mama, Sophia Momodu, bore him his first daughter, Aurora Imade Adeleke, on 14th May 2015. The girl was named after Davido's late mother, Veronica Imade Adeleke.
His second baby mama, Amanda (Mandy), bore him his second daughter, Hailey Veronica Adeleke, on 9th May 2017, in the United States. Her middle name, Veronica, is also in honor of Davido’s late mother.
Does Davido have a fourth baby mama?
His fourth baby mama, Larissa London, lives in the UK and is the mother of his son Dawson Adeleke. Larissa has been seen attending Davido's concerts. She has also shared photos and videos of herself and Dawson with Davido on social media.
Davido and Chioma domestic violence rumors
In 2020, rumors surfaced claiming the two had issues in their relationship. Reports further claimed that Chioma left Davido’s house.
She, however, cleared the air via her Instagram page, insisting there had never been any form of physical or verbal abuse in their home. Davido’s then-fiancée wrote on Instagram in June 2020:
Domestic violence and abuse is no joke and not something to ever take lightly. Never has there ever been an incident of abuse in my home.
I’m not sure where in the world such stories have started from, but I want to ensure everyone showing concern whether fake or real, that such has never and will never happen.
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Her post continued to read:
Further, we do not take such allegations of abuse lightly at all and if such persists then we will be jointly taking up action against the perpetrators of these disgusting rumors.
To the beautiful young ones out there...If you were ever to suffer such, ensure you SPEAK UP!...we most certainly can not sit around and condone or encourage women to condone such!
How tall is Chioma Avril Rowland?
Davido's wife, Chef Chioma, is 5' 9” or 175 cm tall.
What is Chioma Avril Rowland's Instagram page?
Her verified Instagram page is @thechefchi. It has 3.8 million followers as of January 2025.
Facts about Chioma Avril Rowland
- She met David Adeleke before he became a superstar.
- They began dating almost four years after he had released his first single.
- Davido featured her in his 2019 track, Assurance, which he dedicated to her.
- She tested positive for COVID-19 in March 2020 and beat the virus after treatment.
- She got a tattoo of her late son’s name, Ifeanyi, on her wrist on his first birthday.
Chioma Avril Rowland rose to prominence due to her relationship with singer Davido. She has gained fans worldwide through her social media presence and YouTube cooking show.
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