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Audu Bey
Feb. 14, 2014 02:13PM EST

14 Naija Love Songs For Valentine's Day

Okayafrica presents 14 Naija Love Songs For Valentine's Day.

In the spirit of starry-eyed, chocolate-giving PDA showing splendor (whether this is a cause for celebration or side eyeing is up to you), we dug deep into the vaults for our favorite love, and love-inspired, songs that have come out of Nigeria over the years. Turn up these 14 Naija love songs below and for more romance check out our top 10 Nigerian Hip-Hop Wedding Videos.

Naeto C '5&6'

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M.I 'One Naira'

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2face 'True Love'

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Banky W 'Yes/No'

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Psquare 'Ifunanya'

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Flavour 'Oyi'

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Duncan Mighty 'Obianuju'

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Ay.com 'Pass Me Your Love'

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Davido 'Ekuro'

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Brymo 'Good Morning'

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ASA 'Be My Man'

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Blackmagic 'Repete'

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Tiwa Savage ft. Don Jazzy 'Eminado'

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Watch Davido Perform 'Assurance' & 'Jowo' On Jimmy Kimmel Live

The Nigerian superstar performed for the late night American TV show.

Davido stopped by Jimmy Kimmel Live last night to give viewers a lively performance.

Backed by a full band, the Nigerian superstar kicked things off by playing A Good Time single "Assurance," which will reportedly be featured in the Coming 2 America soundtrack. After a quick interlude and set change—a king's throne appeared onstage—Davido and his band went into a medley of "Jowo," his A Better Time single.

Davido's been busy this year as he recently shared the music video for A Better Time's "The Best" alongside Mayorkun, was featured in the remix of Focalistic's "Ke Star," and collaborated with Teni on "For You."

Watch Davido's Jimmy Kimmel live performance of "Assurance" and "Jowo (Medley) below.

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