{"id":440597,"date":"2025-11-21T17:58:21","date_gmt":"2025-11-21T17:58:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2025\/11\/21\/veteran-gospel-singer-kirk-franklin-opens-davidos-show-in-atlanta-with-prayers-for-nigeria\/"},"modified":"2025-11-21T17:58:21","modified_gmt":"2025-11-21T17:58:21","slug":"veteran-gospel-singer-kirk-franklin-opens-davidos-show-in-atlanta-with-prayers-for-nigeria","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2025\/11\/21\/veteran-gospel-singer-kirk-franklin-opens-davidos-show-in-atlanta-with-prayers-for-nigeria\/","title":{"rendered":"Veteran gospel singer Kirk Franklin opens Davido\u2019s show in Atlanta with prayers for Nigeria"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<figure>\n       <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Veteran gospel singer Kirk Franklin opens Davido\u2019s show in Atlanta with prayers for Nigeria\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/image_1763725917.png\" data-image-width=\"751\" data-image-height=\"760\"\/> <\/figure>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\tVeteran American gospel singer Kirk Franklin surprised fans on Wednesday night after he opened Davido\u2019s show in Atlanta with a special prayer for Nigeria.\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\tKirk Franklin walked onto the stage ahead of the performance and led the crowd in a heartfelt prayer, asking for peace, healing, and progress in Nigeria.\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\tWatch video below..\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background-color:#FFF;border-radius:3px;border-width:0;box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15);margin:1px;max-width:540px;min-width:326px;padding:0;width:calc(100% - 2px);\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DRT8ylQjGgA\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\">\n<\/blockquote><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Veteran American gospel singer Kirk Franklin surprised fans on Wednesday night after he opened Davido\u2019s show in Atlanta with a special prayer for Nigeria. 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