“I’m a Naija Man, Finally” – Rapper Drake ecstatic as DNA Shows he’s 30% Nigerian

Canadian rapper Aubrey Drake Graham, popularly known as Drake, has revealed that he is 30% Nigerian after receiving his father’s ancestry results.

News About Nigeria gathered that the musician shared a screenshot of the DNA ancestry result on his Instagram stories, which showed his Nigerian ancestry.

Excited about the discovery, the “One Dance” hitmaker asked if he could finally call himself a Nigerian man.

“These are my dad’s results; does this mean I’m a Nigerian man finally?” he wrote.

In related news, the Duchess of Sussex, Meghan Markle, has also recently revealed her Nigerian heritage.

The former American actress disclosed that she is 43% Nigerian during a podcast episode of Archetypes, where she spoke about her genetic heritage and her desire to know more about her roots.

Meghan shared the revelation during a conversation with Senegalese-American actress and comedian Issa Rae, Nigerian-American comedian and writer Ziwe Fumudoh, and Professor Emily Bernards.

“I just had my genealogy done a couple of years ago. I’m 43% Nigerian, “she said.

Reacting to the revelation, Ziwe replied, “No way!”

A shocked Ziwe further asked, “Are you serious? This is huge. Igbo, Yoruba, do we know? “

“I’m going to start to dig deeper into all of this because anyone that I’ve told, especially Nigerian women, is just like, what?” Markel responded.