Banky W Returns to Music on Victor Thompson’s Super Power
Singer, pastor and EME Records boss Banky W has announced his return to music after years away, featuring on singer Victor Thompson’s upcoming single ‘Super Power’. He shared the news on Instagram on Friday, October 30, 2026, according to QED.ng and Legit.ng, with the song scheduled for release on November 6.
What Banky W said
Banky W shared a preview of the music video on his Instagram page with a candid message about what brought him back. “I thought my music season was over. Apparently, God had other plans,” he wrote, according to Legit.ng, via GhanaWeb.
He said he had accepted that his recording career was behind him and had moved on to other chapters of his life, including politics. The pull back to music came quietly and persistently, he said, in the form of lyrics and melodies.
QED.ng reports that he explained he had not planned to record music again, adding that he had been “out of the music business for YEARS”. He said he took the feeling to prayer and asked God to give him songs to sing if the return was meant to happen.
Three weeks after that prayer, Thompson sent him a direct message saying he felt the two of them were supposed to create something together, according to Legit.ng. Banky W described the resulting song as an act of obedience rather than a career move.
Background and timeline
Banky W last released a full project in 2017, with his album Songs About U, according to Legit.ng. Daily Trust reported in 2021 that many fans had thought he had retired as he moved into acting, marketing, activism, philanthropy, restaurants, ministry and politics.
He announced plans to return to music in 2019 after initially declaring his retirement, QED.ng notes, and released ‘Talk and Do’ in 2020, then ‘Final Say’ and ‘Jo’ in 2021.
‘Final Say’ was released on February 26, 2021, as the first single from his planned sixth studio album, The Bank Statements, according to Daily Trust. The sources reviewed do not say whether that album has been released.
Banky W founded Empire Mates Entertainment (EME) in Albany, New York, in 2002 with Tunde Demuren and established the label in Lagos in 2008, according to Wikipedia. The label went inactive in 2018 and was revived in 2021.
Timeline:
2017: Releases album Songs About U.
2019: Announces plan to return to music.
2020–2021: Releases ‘Talk and Do’, ‘Final Say’ and ‘Jo’.
October 30, 2026: Announces ‘Super Power’ feature.
November 6, 2026: ‘Super Power’ due for release.
Reactions and the other side
Banky W admitted uncertainty about how to navigate music promotion in today’s landscape, but said he is committed to trusting the process.
No public reaction from fans or industry colleagues appeared in the sources reviewed, and Thompson has not been quoted in them.
What happens next
‘Super Power’ is scheduled for release on November 6, Legit.ng reports. Whether Banky W will release a full project or more singles has not been announced. Joydey9ja.com will update this report when more details are confirmed.
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