Why Headies Awards disqualified Portable
By Guardian Exclusive
28 July 2022 |
12:52 pm
In case you missed it earlier, Nigerian music star, singer Habeeb Okikiola, aka Portable, has been disqualified from the 15th edition of the Headies Awards.
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