Nigerian singer, Habeeb Okikiola, popularly known as Portable, has again made the news for the wrong reasons.

This time, he is not picking fights with any of his baby mamas or a show promoter. The singer will be spending the night in a police cell after he was arrested for refusing to balance the payment for the G-Wagon SUV he purchased from a car dealer in Lagos State.

It was gathered that the “Zazuu” crooner, during the purchase of the vehicle worth N27m, paid only N13m and had refused to pay the N14m balance.

Despite efforts by the dealer to get him to balance up, he never bulged until he was picked by operatives of the Lagos State Police Command on Tuesday.


Since his rise to stardom, the 29-year-old has been cut in several sometimes, messy controversies that leave so much to be desired about his personality.

Here are notable controversies the singer has been involved in.

Arrest for threat to life

In March 2023, the singer was arrested by the police after his signee reported a threat to his life.

In his usual way, he resisted arrest and was consequently arraigned before a High Court.

Detailing his experience in the cell, Portable released his hit song “ Government”

Outburst with Poco Lee

The singer’s outburst with dancer, Poco Lee, followed his first hit, “Zazuu” which featured rapper, Olamide.

He accused the dancer of shortchanging him during his show with Grammy winner, Wizkid. According to him, Poco Lee only gave $600 of the money sprayed while the dancer made away with the remaining $2400.



Battle with manager, crew

In a surprise move, Portable sacked members of his crew, including his manager, disc jockey, and show promoter.

Their sin? They never wanted others to join the crew. Speaking further, the singer accused his crew members of always holding him back from meeting new people and making progress in his career.

He mentioned that he no longer want to deal with their attitude, and he wants to maintain his space.

Fued with ex-signee, Young Duu.

In December 2023, the singer engaged in fisscup with Onlyone Kesh, manager to his ex-signee, Young Duu in a Lagos bar.

Before the incident, the singer had threatened to deal with Yungi Duu and the persons who aided his departure from his record label without his consent.

Canada visa wahala

Portable was removed as one of the guest musicians performing at a show in Canada in 2022.

According to a Canadian-based Nigerian MC, Morris, the singer was dropped because of his attitude.

He complained that Portable had sacked two managers in less than a year, and he would no longer have him perform in his show.

He went further to say that he wrote to the immigration to deny his visa application.


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