1. Burna Boy
In May 2015, Burna Boy threaten to physically harm bloggers whom he claimed were spreading false reports about him. “These bloggers be writing shit thinking its a game until I see yall face to face one day nd hospitalize or murk u. We gon meet 1day #onsight“, he threatened on Instagram.
2. Skiibii
Skiibii was announced dead on the morning of August 14th, 2015 . The former Five Star Music artiste was said to have collapsed on his living room floor, where he was found without a pulse and rushed to the hospital. Condolence messages poured in from fans and fellow celebrities alike only to discover a few hours later that the artist was hale and hearty. He was forced to issue a statement following the backlash that ensued as many felt he had gone too far by joking with issues of death.
3. Tekno
Four girls danced around a pole and Tekno himself in a video that surfaced on social media. A trail of mixed reactions followed the video and the singer went on to release the controversial music video from which the Lekki toll gate incident happened.
He tendered an apology to the general public for the viral video of semi-nude women dancing in the transparent truck.
It is interesting to note that prior to this stunt, Tekno had just recovered from a health condition with some critics claiming his career was cruising to a slow death.
4. Naira Marley
5. Davido
This list would be imcomplete without the mention of DMW head honcho, Baba Imade himself. The singer is not a stranger when it comes to controversies which surrounded him like a swarm of bees attracted to nectar.
Davido’s baby mama gist was probably was one of the most read gists in 2016. Davido and his baby mama, Sophia got into a nasty public fight over the custody of their daughter. Davido had claimed that Sophia was into drugs at the same time breastfeeding their baby, a situation which he didn’t take slightly.
The drama took a different twist when Sophia got her uncle and media mogul, Dele Momodu involved. Davido wasn’t going to lay low just because of the status and even went as far as making a reference to him in two of his featured songs.
