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– On Thursday 26th May 2022, the Zazzu Zeh crooner took to his Instagram account to threaten to cause harm to any nominee who pips him to his two 2022 Headies nominated categories.
– Fast Rising Nigerian Music Star Habeeb Okikola, popularly known as Portable, has apologized to Smooth Productions, the organizers of the popular Nigerian music awards, The Headies, for his outburst regarding the nominations.
– The organizers issued a statement on Friday condemning the controversial musician for threatening the lives of fellow nominees.
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The Headies dissociates itself and any activities relating to the Awards, from any form of violence, abuse, threat or intimidation, and officially request that popular fast-rising Nigerian artiste, @portablebaeby retract his statement in a video published on his social media pic.twitter.com/yCdou6llOI
— IG: the_headies (@The_Headies) May 27, 2022
platform on May 25, 2022, that insinuates acting in a violent manner to other nominated artistes.
The Awards encourages all nominees and fans to celebrate and support each other, and grow the industry of our dreams.
— IG: the_headies (@The_Headies) May 27, 2022
– Portable speaking in Yoruba said “The Headies, invited you invited a mad man and you will still see madness,”
– He went on further to tender a backhanded apology even referring to the Headies as ‘Bros’.
– “Bros, no vex, If I fuck up no be me first to fuck up,” Portable said quoting the street famous lines of Black Sherif’s ‘Kwaku The Traveller’.
– The musician, in a video posted late Friday, apologized to the organizers while also insisting on receiving the award.
– Portable, who described himself as a “madman musician,” stated that he was not in a fight with the organizers.
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