1.He is Oluwabankole Wellington, a.k.a Banky W.
2.His father is from Badagry while his mother hails from Calabar in Cross River State. He was born in the United States and moved back to Nigeria with his family when he was 5 years old.
3.Banky W is the head honcho Empire Mates Entertainment, EME and every inch the poster boy for Nigerian R&B music.
4.He burst into public consciousness in 2008 with the release of ‘Ebute Metta’, a remix of Rihanna’s then hugely popular ‘Umbrella’
5.Before his April 3 engagement to Adesua Etomi, he was one of Nigeria’s eligible bachelors with no baby mamas.
6.Asides being an accomplished singer/songwriter and label boss, he is a qualified engineer.
7.He is a graduate of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, New York, United States and he practised as a qualified engineer in the United States before delving into entertainment.
8.He loves to write and often writes his songs.
9.Adesua is lucky, Banky loves to cook and makes no bones about the fact that he loves to cook.
10.He is a dedicated Arsenal Fan
11.He is a bag of humour and got his first movie a role in, ‘The Wedding Party.’
12.He is an avowed family man: Banky is unashamedly fond of his family and never hesitates to send a loving shout-out their way when the occasion calls for it. He also makes no bones about the fact that he’s looking forward to raising a family of his own someday.
13.He has wonderful friends who are discreet on issues. They kept the engagement between Banky and Adesua for almost three months and never leaked it to the media.
14.Less we forget, Banky W is one of the first men to get a proposal on Instagram! The lady said God revealed to her that Banky was her husband!
15. Though a great matchmaker( match-made his best friend, Tunde Demuren with OAP Tolu Oniru) he said he didn’t like hook-ups but went for Adesua himself by ‘sliding into her DM’ on Instagram.
