If at the start of his career, you placed a bet on Portable, born Habeeb Okikiola Badmus, somehow always finding himself in trouble, you鈥檇 be swimming in a pool of cash right now. On Tuesday, that the musician is wanted for assaulting members of the state鈥檚 Planning and Development Permit Authority.
The self-proclaimed 鈥滽ing of the Street鈥 is always caught up in strings of alleged controversies, which makes me wonder, why always him?
From slapping pastors to alleged beatdowns, Portable has been at the center of some pretty wild drama since his breakthrough into the mainstream. Here’s the tea on his chaotic timeline 鈥 from his 鈥淶aZoo Zehh鈥 hit in 2021 to present day.
June 2022: Portable attacks DJ Chicken
Portable and DJ Chicken were once associates who occasionally promoted each other’s music. After a falling out, they resorted to throwing jabs at each other online, especially on their Instagram stories.
Tensions escalated when DJ Chicken was lured to what he believed was a call for truce, only to meet a trap. and record the assault. The DJ was severely injured, leading to more public scrutiny of Portable鈥檚 actions and behaviour.
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July 2022: Portable declares himself a cult leader
After Portable got nominated for 鈥楻ookie of the Year鈥 and 鈥楤est Street-Hop Artist鈥 at The Headies in 2022, the singer took to his
Then in July 2022, Portable declared himself the founder of a notorious cult group known as One Million Boys. In response, him from all categories.
March 2023: Portable fights his apprentice and ignores a police ultimatum
After beating up his apprentice, Portable was reported to the police. In a viral video, Portable claimed his apprentice, whom he referred to as an internet fraudster, at his Odogwu Bar. He claimed the altercation happened after he advised the apprentice to quit Yahoo-Yahoo.
Portable that shouldn’t involve the police, so he didn’t cooperate with them. The police then invited him to the station and gave him a 72-hour ultimatum to show up. He failed to go. This led to his arrest and detention at the Police Command Headquarters at Eleweran, Ogun State.
April 2023: Portable faces seven charges and a trial
Portable also faced trial for who reported him to the police. by the Police Public Relation Officer (PPRO), the singer had six additional charges filed against him.
Following his release on bail, he went viral with his song, 鈥溾.
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May 2024: Portable is arrested鈥gain
The operatives of the , following a complaint filed by a car dealer that the singer owed money. Portable had purchased a 鈧27 million car, paid 鈧13 million, and then refused to settle the balance, alleging that the car was faulty.
A viral video captured the chaotic moment when He was eventually caught and taken into police custody.
September 2024: Portable slaps a pastor and beats up a car dealer
On September 9, 2024, Portable slapped a pastor who had come to preach at his Odogwu Bar. Portable claimed he and slapped him because he suspected the pastor had come to harm him spiritually.
Two days after the incident, Portable struck again. Frustrated that his new car hadn鈥檛 been delivered two weeks after their agreement, he accused the dealer of being a scammer and . The dealer cried out, 鈥淚 didn’t take your car鈥, while he sat on the floor, distressed and pleading. Of course, Portable recorded for the Gram as they bruised up the man. Later, , shedding tears.
October 2024: Portable beats promoter at Felabration
During Felabration in 2024, show promoter Alhaji Don Shi . According to Don Shi, they were once friends until their relationship soured after the singer took on two female managers.
Don claimed that this was not the first time Portable had laid hands on his former show promoter. According to him, the singer had locked him up at One Eleven Hotel in Abule Egba two years earlier and beaten him for three hours.
February 2025: Portable is wanted by the Ogun State Police
On February 5, 2025, Portable and his associates beat up some Ota Zonal officers of the Ministry of Physical Planning and Urban Development for conducting an inspection at his bar. He has since been on a run to evade arrest and questioning by the police.
On February 17, the Ogun State Police Force . He is wanted for 鈥渃onspiracy, serious assault, going armed, breach of public leave and attempted murder by recruiting armed thugs.鈥
On February 18, Portable finally broke his silence. undergoing treatment at the Federal Neuropsychiatric Hospital, Aro, Abeokuta.
