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Headies disqualify Portable over death threats, others

Controversial singer, Habeeb Okikiola better known as Portable has been disqualified by Smooth Productions, the organizers of the well-known music award, Headies Awards.
It is no longer news that the fast rising star is constantly making the headlines and most of the time, for the wrong reasons.

Some days ago, the singer had taken to his social media page to claim affiliation with a notorious group, ‘One Million Boys’.
Following the bad reputations the singer has garnered for himself, he has been disqualified from Headies after being previously nominated over numerous criminal activities.
An excerpt of the public statement reads;
“We regret to announce that following numerous indicting statements made by Mr. Habeeb Okikiola popularly known as “Portable”, and the incessant negative attention that Mr Okikiola has garnered from the Nigeria Police and the general public in recent times, the organisers of the Headies have resolved to disqualify Mr Okikiola as a nominee at the forthcoming 15 Headies Awards. The decision to disqualify Mr. Okikiola is accentuated by series of misdemeanours by Mr Okikiola via his social media platforms. On the 25th of May 2022, he threatened to kill, harm or cause harm to the other nominees in the same categories of awards he was nominated for, if he does not emerge the winner, precisely”

“We’ve notified the police” – Headies threatens to disqualify Portable over death threat to co-nominees

The organizers of the Headies, a popular music awards show, has threatened to disqualify Portable following his death threat to co-nominees of its 2022 edition.
The singer, who was nominated to vie in the ‘Rookie of the Year’ and ‘Best Street-Hop Artiste’ categories had threatened to kill anyone who wins any of the categories in his place.

Portable made this threat in a video on Wednesday as he claimed other nominees are no match for him
Consequently, the Headies in its public announcement on Friday said it might be forced to disqualify the singer if he fails to retract his statement and issue an apology on his social media pages.
The statement reads in part: “We have notified the Nigerian police of Mr. Okokiola’s actions to fellow nominees.

“Also, demand for the immediate retraction of the video as well as a written apology to nominees in both categories and to The Headies has been made.
“Should Mr. Okikiola fail to meet our demands, we will not only disqualify him from participating in The Headies but also enforce the instrumentality of the law.
“The general public are hereby implored to disregard the video and stop the dissemination of same in the public space.”
Portable’s Threat
A day after bagging double nominations in the ‘Best Street-Hop Artiste’ and ‘Rookie of the Year’ categories, Portable publicly warned the Headies that there will be a big problem if his two awards are given to other artistes.
Adding that no one comes close to him in the category of which he was nominated, the raving singer had boasted that he remains the king of street music.

Most worrisome, he threatened the show’s organisers not to give his award to someone else.
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