Nigerian singer D'Banj performs at the inaugural MTV All Africa Stars Concert in Durban, South Africa, in 2013.
Lagos, Nigeria Nigerian Afrobeats star D'banj has lost his only son in a drowning incident, according to local media.
Daniel Oyebanjo III, who turned one in May, reportedly died in a swimming pool at the singer's Lagos home.
Although D'banj has not made a comment addressing the death directly, he posted a black background on his Instagram page with the caption: "Trying times but my God is Always and Forever Faithful."
D'banj, 38, was not in the country when the incident occurred. He was attending the BET awards in Los Angeles.
He is believed to be flying back to Nigeria to be with his wife, Lineo Kilgrow, local media reported.
The singer regularly shared pictures of him and his son on his Instagram page and posted an image of him changing Daniel soiled diapers on Father's Day.
Celebrities and fans around the world have been posting their condolence messages to the family on social media.
Another Afropop star, Davido, who won the BET Awards' Best International Act on Sunday, offered his condolences to the star while receiving his award.
Davido also cited D'banj's influence in boosting the popularity of the Nigerian music industry globally in his acceptance speech.
D'banj won the same award in 2011.
The singer, whose real name is Oladapo Daniel Oyebanjo, was one of the frontrunners of the new wave of Nigeria's popular music style, Afrobeats, and had a global hit in 2012 with his infection hit "Oliver Twist."
The award-winning video featured a cameo from Kanye West and has been viewed 45 million times on YouTube.
But long before fame and friendships with some of the world's biggest stars were formed, tragedy conspired to push the man born Dapo Daniel Oyebanjo towards stardom.
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