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Controversial Nigerian singer, Habeeb Okikiola Badmus, popularly known as Portable, has reacted to claims that some top music industry figures in the country have blacklisted him.

Popular influencer, Tunde Perry recently sparked reactions after revealing that he attended a meeting where some top music executives allegedly blacklisted Portable for gross misconduct.

He claimed that Portable’s unruly actions in the industry did not just put him in the black book of top industry heads but affected the chances of up-and-coming artists being assisted by established artists and executives.

Perry further claimed that ace rapper and music executive Olamide is now skeptic about assisting up-and-coming artists due to his experience with Portable, who turned to his critic after he assisted him on his breakthrough track ‘Zazu.’

Reacting via a video broadcast, Portable blasted Tunde Perry, Olamide, and the music executives, who allegedly blacklisted him.

He boasted that he doesn’t need the support of any music executive to succeed in the music industry, adding that his fans are enough for him.

The Zazu crooner claimed that he is currently a bigger figure in the music industry than the promoters and artists, who allegedly blacklisted him.

Portable said, “I am bigger than them. Who are those who want to blacklist? I heard that Tunde Perry said Olamide and his circle of music executives called for me to be blacklisted. Are you guys, my fans or my God? Are you feeding me?

“I have my own fans. I am bigger than any f**king person. Anyone who wants to help you, won’t stress you. Don’t use the assistance you gave me in the past to stress me. Are you the only one who has ever assisted me?

“There are a lot of people who helped me without stressing me. Why would you say they shouldn’t play my songs again? Olamide, don’t mess with me. If you mess with me, I will return the energy. Stay on your own lane.”

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‘I’m bigger than everybody’ – Portable reacts to claims of Olamide, promoters blacklisting him (Video)

Nigerian gospel minister and pastor, Nathaniel Bassey, has recounted how an alleged traditional spiritualist, whom he referred to as a “juju man,” attempted to place him under a spell but failed.

According to Bassey, the incident occurred along an express road and marked the second time the same individual had approached him.

Speaking during a worship session, he said the man knocked on his car and began casting what he described as an enchantment, allegedly attempting to influence and command him to “do something.”

“I just stood there and laughed,” Bassey recounted, explaining that he responded by declaring Bible verses.

He cited scriptures affirming divine protection, including a passage that says, “Touch not my anointed and do my prophets no harm.”

The pastor said the man remained at the scene, seemingly waiting for the spell to take effect.

However, Bassey referenced another biblical verse, stating, “There is no enchantment against Jacob, neither is there any divination against Israel,” to emphasize his belief that the attempt would not succeed.

Bassey said he eventually stepped out of his car and ordered the man to leave immediately.

Reflecting on the encounter, he expressed regret that he did not detain the individual until law enforcement arrived.

While narrating the incident, the cleric stressed that his account was not intended to glorify evil but to highlight what he described as the reality of spiritual wickedness and the power of faith.

He said: “I don’t know how we knew, but this was the second time that this same guy, the ‘juju man,’ was coming.

“One time on the express road, he came and knocked. He was casting an enchantment, hoping that it would influence me. He was commanding me to do something, but I just stood there and laughed.

“I said, didn’t they tell you that as they went from one kingdom to another, He suffered no man to do them wrong; He rebuked kings for their sake, saying, ‘Touch not my anointed and do my prophets no harm’?

“I just regretted that I should have kept him there for the police. While he was there, he was waiting for the spell to work on me. But Numbers 23:23 says there is no enchantment against Jacob, neither is there any divination against Israel.

“I came out of my car and ordered him to get out of here, you dirty devil, quick. I’m not saying this to boast, but while we do not glorify the devil, there is wickedness in the world.”

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How Juju man tried to cast spell on me but failed – Nathaniel Bassey (VIDEO)

United States entertainment magazine, Billboard, has come under fire on social media for calling singer Rema
a “one-hit wonder”.

DAILY POST reports that Billboard had on February 16, 2026, reshared an article from its June 2025 chart beat.

Billboard in the post on X, named Rema number six on the list of its “25 Biggest One Hit Wonders of the 21st Century” for his global smash ‘Calm Down’, which featured Selena Gomez, an American pop star.

The magazine which explained that Rema has not been able to make it to the Hot 100 again after featuring Selena Gomez “although he has landed six top 10s on U.S. Afrobeats Songs, through the June 7, 2025, chart”.

The resurfaced post sparked criticism from netizens with many tagging the publication disrespectful to Rema’s broader achievements.

@MikeAgrow wrote: “Rema has been dropping consistent bangers, selling out arenas, and putting Afrobeats on the map worldwide. One song on their chart doesn’t erase all that. Call it what it is.”

@flourish_empire said, “What kind of downplay is that? All Rema songs are hit back to back.”

@gtm_gtel added, “They try to kill his confidence but so bad. Billboard can’t tell Africans how to do their thing. Their rate is of no use.”

Billboard under fire for calling Rema ‘one-hit wonder’

Nollywood actress, Iyabo Ojo, has said she will work with any political party to build a better tomorrow for Nigeria.

She stated this following her controversial promotional clip for the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria, FAAN.

DAILY POST reports that a video recently shared by FAAN on X, captured Iyabo praising and promoting what she described as improvements at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos.

Also posting the video, she wrote “FAAN is changing for the better in so many ways. I’m so proud of my country.”

The development sparked mixed reactions online due to her previously known political stance, with many reminding FAAN and the Federal government of how the actress previously criticised Tinubu administration, and also supported Peter Obi against him during the 2023 general election.

Reacting to the development, Olubunmi Kuku, the Managing Director of FAAN, debunked claims online that Ojo had been awarded any contract by the authorities, or appointed as its ambassador.

Speaking amid the backlash, Iyabo Ojo who stated that she’s unapologetic, clarified that she did the video out of her good will to promote her country.

While denying being paid for the video, Iyabo Ojo noted that she’s ready to work for any political party to build a better tomorrow.

Iyabo Ojo wrote on her Instagram page; “I’m Nigerian. And I’m a voice. When I see progress, airports upgraded, roads rebuilt, systems improved etc, I shout it from the rooftops if need be, not because I am being paid, not because I am political, but because I feel it and I want good for my country. I will continue to use my craft, my voice, to promote Nigeria, and I am unapologetic about it.

“FAAN approached me that you have seen the changes. Please help us spread the word. So I did it for free. No contract. Just love for Nigeria. If Nigeria must rise we ALL must build it. Silence helps no one. I will work with any political party as long as it is building a better tomorrow for our dear nation. No agenda. Just hands joined. Let’s stop dividing”, she said.

This came amid the ongoing appointment of many celebrities and influencers by president Tinubu’s son, Seyi Tinubu, to lead support groups for his father’s re-election.

DAILY POST reports that the promotional video was shared by Iyabo, who is a known supporter of Peter Obi a few months after her private meeting with Seyi Tinubu in Lagos State.

I’ll work with any political party – Iyabo Ojo tells critics after FAAN video

Nigerian rapper, Odumodublvck has expressed his readiness to quash the beef and reconcile with his colleague Blaqbonez if he apologised to him in person.

Speaking in a recent podcast interview with Pulse, the ‘Wotowoto’ crooner said he is not ruling out the possibility of a reconciliation with Blaqbonez, stressing that his Christian background means that he can forgive wrongdoings against him.

He, however, explained that Blaqbonez has not personally approached him for forgiveness, claiming that he has been sending respected industry figures to intervene rather than humble himself and apologise.

Odumodublvck insisted that the rift, which began last year, was more than a rap beef. He accused Blaqbonez of trying to downplay it to a hip-hop beef by releasing diss tracks targeted at him.

“My rift with Blaqbonez is personal. But I won’t rule out the possibility of reconciliation because there is nothing God can’t forgive. However, you can only forgive a contrite heart.

“You are sending big artists to come and beg me but because you want to maintain a social image, you don’t want to apologise even in private because you feel I would expose you if you do.

“Real men don’t behave like that. I can’t possibly post someone’s apology online. If you can’t humble yourself, you will be stunted,” the rapper remarked.

Rift: I’d reconcile with Blaqbonez if he apologised – Odumodublvck

Famous Nigerian rapper, Vector Tha Viper has revealed why he doesn’t attend church, disclosing that he doesn’t believe in church as an edifice.

Speaking in a recent episode of the BTC podcast, Vector explained that he believes in church as “a human being” not a building.

He claimed that the bible emphasises that God is more interested in human heart, stressing that the church is inside the person and not merely a building.

“I don’t believe in church as an edifice or a building. I believe in church as a human being. Because even the bible points to that fact that it is your heart that God is interested in.

“Also, I read a page alleged to be from Thomas and one of the statements read, ‘Behold, if the people that lead you tell you the kingdom is in the sky, then the birds of the sky preceed you. If they tell you the kingdom is in the waters, then the fishes preceed you.

“Rather, the kingdom is both inside of you and outside of you. If you know yourselves, you will become known and you would realise that you are the sons of the living Father. But if you would not know yourself, you will dwell in poverty and the poverty would be you’,” he expressed.

Vector added, “So, if the kingdom is in the church, then the alter is more important that you. The kingdom is a conglomerate of believers. But it is rooted in the individualism of your saving. So, you are saved individually by connecting to God.”

The rapper, however, noted that he isn’t against those who attend churches or dominations in Christendom.

Why I don’t go to church – Vector Tha Viper

Popular Nigerian singer, Joeboy has said that Afrobeats is currently ongoing through renaissance, emphasising that the genre is being purged of adulterated music.

Speaking midway into his performance at his sold-out Valentine’s Day show in Lagos, the ‘Faji’ crooner explained that Afrobeats was returning to “real music.”

He added that “wack music no longer have a place in the genre.

“Afrobeats right now is going through a purge. We are getting back to the times where real music is going to stay – no more gimmicking and all of that.

“I can feel it already and I am happy that we are getting back to those zones where the music speaks. I thank God for that,” he expressed.

DAILY POST recalls that at the beginning of the 2020s decade, the Nigerian music industry saw a heavy fusion of Afrobeats with other genres, especially South Africa’s Amapiano, American hip-hop and R&B.

This led to critics calling for a return to “original Afrobeats”, claiming that the fusion of foreign genres, often intended to cater for a global audience, has diluted Afrobeats.

The situation started changing in 2024 when some Nigerians artists began making “real Afrobeats” again and stopped infusing too much of Amapiano in their sounds.

Many Nigerian music buffs have hailed this as a move in the right direction, even though they admitted that it would take some time for Afrobeats to fully recover its original rhythm.

Afrobeats currently going through purge, returning to real music – Joeboy

Ex-Big Brother Naija housemate and comedian, DeeOne, has called out former presidential candidate of the Labor Party, Peter Obi, for his lack of willingness to spend money on his political ambition.

DeeOne spoke in a viral Instagram video on Saturday morning, while reacting to the emergence of the City Boy Movement – a political support group for President Bola Tinubu’s re-election in 2027.

The movement which was established by the President’s son, Seyi Tinubu, has some top supporters of Peter Obi as its coordinators and directors in most of the South-East states.

Reacting to the development, comedian DeeOne advised Peter Obi to step up his game by being willing to spend money, noting that some of his agents in the 2023 election were being fed by other political parties at the poling unit.

While condemning his popular slang of “We no dey give shishi”, DeeOne noted that Peter Obi cannot win 2027 presidential election with sympathy votes.

He said: “If you want Mr Peter Obi to do well in the coming 2027 election, let us tell him the truth. You cannot win presidential election with sympathy votes. It may have given him some leverage in the last election, but in the 2027 election, it is not going to work.

“I’m not saying that you should not buy groundnuts Mr Peter Obi, I’m not saying that you should not price groundnuts but all those strategies will not work again. The worst Mr Peter Obi will make or anybody supporting him will make is to look down on this City Boy movement. Look at what they’re doing, it’s not a joke. Presidential election no be cho cho cho. You have to show workings.

“In the last election in the US, Donald Trump spent $66 million of his own money. The government is only saying no to vote buying, no be campaign. Just imagine, Labor Party agents during the last election did not see water to drink at poling unit. They did not see food to chop, what kind of thing is that? If Mr Peter Obi does not have his own money to spend on his own ambition, then he should call his own followers and ask them to donate and he will give account of how he spent the money. No be say, you go say eeh we no dey spend shi shi.

“You no dey spend shi shi, are you the one on the field. Are you risking your life to count the vote? People are doing that, at least they should get something to eat. Do you know that it was other parties that gave Labor Party agents food and water to drink during the last election. Or should we bring out evidence? Come on, my people, telling Mr Peter Obi the truth doesn’t mean you don’t like him. It only means that you want him to do well in the next election.”

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2027: Peter Obi can’t win presidential election with sympathy votes – Comedian DeeOne

Nigerian singer, Rema’s debut album ‘Rave & Roses’ has ended its record as the longest-charting African album on Billboard World Albums Chart, hitting a milestone of 170 weeks on the chart.

Rave Roses broke the record, which was preciously held by Wizkid’s ‘Made In Lagos’ (164 weeks) last year.

Other longest-charting African projects on chart include Tems’ ‘Born In The Wild’ (79 weeks), Burna Boy’s ‘Love, Damini’ (63 weeks), and the legendary Fela’s ‘The Best Of The Black President’ (45 weeks).

Meanwhile, Rema earned his second Billboard Hot 100 chart entry this week with ‘Secondhand’ with Don Toliver debuting at 29.

His compatriot, Tems also debuted on new song ‘What You Need’ on Hot 100 this week, bringing her total to seven, a joint African record with Burna Boy and South African group Seether.

Rema breaks Wizkid’s record for longest-charting African album on Billboard World Albums

Afrobeats singer, Davido (David Adeleke) has announced his decision to discontinue the ongoing custody case involving his daughter, Imade, while voicing strong displeasure over what transpired during court proceedings.

In a post shared on X late Friday, the artiste clarified that he never sought sole custody of his daughter, contrary to widespread speculation.

According to him, his request was strictly for joint custody.

“I never asked for full custody … I asked for joint custody. Nobody won, nobody lost but Imade … so I don’t know why some pple r celebrating. There’s nothing to celebrate,” he wrote.

Davido further disclosed that he opted to withdraw from the case after what he described as an unacceptable turn during courtroom exchanges. He alleged that references were made to his late son, which he described as deeply distressing.

“I’ve decided to drop the case because … until she brought out her last card! MY DECEASED SON! THAT’S A NO NO! Lowest blow!” he stated.

He added that his actions were driven by love and responsibility toward his daughter, stressing that his efforts would not go unnoticed in the future.

“My daughter will grow up knowing I fought for her … let’s move on. One love!” he wrote.

The singer also took to his Instagram story to criticise the opposing legal team, alleging unprofessional conduct during the proceedings.

“I disgraced you in the courtroom … I was teaching you your work … and then went on to mention my son. Like I said in the courtroom, I pray you never go through what me and my wife have gone through ever,” Davido wrote.

These reactions followed earlier posts by Lagos-based legal practitioner, Maruf Muhammed, who had drawn public attention to what he described as tense moments at the Lagos State High Court, Yaba.

“Davido in High Court, Yaba now! Come and see drama in court. The lawyer made 001 lose his patience during cross-examination o! Be you never so high, the law is above you,” Muhammed posted.

When queried by another user about the matter before the court, it was clarified that the session related to the custody of Davido’s daughter, Imade.

Imade was recently spotted spending quality time with her father following her triumph at a talent competition, a moment that delighted fans and reinforced the shared commitment of both parents to her well-being.

The long-standing custody clash between Davido and his daughter’s mother remains under the spotlight, as fans and well-wishers suggested peaceful co-parenting.

Davido withdraws from custody case, loses legal fight for daughter