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Smooth promotions the organisers of the Headies Awards have disqualified singer, Habeeb Okikiola, popularly known as Portable, from the list of nominees.
Portable was disqualified for numerous offenses ranging from threat to life and affiliation to cultism.
Recall that on the 25th of May 2022, Portable had threatened to kill, or cause harm to the other nominees in the same categories of awards he was nominated for if he does not emerge the winner.
He was initially nominated in the ‘Rookie of the Year’ and ‘Best Street-Hop Artiste’ categories.
In a statement issued on Tuesday, the organisers also cited the criminal investigations carried out by the police over the singer’s recent attitude
The statement reads in part, “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 15th Headies Awards.
“Being subject of an investigation relating to criminal activities, Mr Habeeb Okikiola is hereby disqualified from both categories of awards at the forthcoming 15th Annual Headies Awards scheduled to hold later this year.”
Headies, organizer had written a petition to the Nigerian Police Force, formally notifying them of the singer’s threat to other nominees of the award.
They also asked the singer to tender an apology for his statement, which the singer later did.
However, there seem not to be a change in the attitudinal disposition of the singer, hemce his diaqualification from the two categories he was nominated for.