Habeeb Okikiola Olalomi is a young Nigerian singer, who is widely referred to as Portable.
His rise to fame was in 2021 after the release of his monster hit, Zazoo Zeh, which features famous Nigerian rapper and record label executive, Olamide.
From his first romance with fame, Portable had displayed uncommon love and affection for both controversy and shenanigans. He goes out courting trouble and ensures his social media audience are entertained till they are drained.
The 31-year-old singer had always strolled on the fringes of controversy and trouble, hence, it came as no surprise whenever he’s at loggerheads with his colleagues.
Few years before grabbing stardom, he was allegedly caught stealing a tricycle popularly known as keke napep in Lagos and was stripped naked after he was beaten by an irate mob.
While many of his colleagues will be long forgotten if ever caught in just one of his litany of controversies, yet all these controversies never deterred the Ota, Ogun-state born singer, who possesses an uncommon voice.
From police cells to court rooms, music booths, concert stages and nightclubs, Portable has had his fair share of controversy with almost everybody and anybody. His first manager parted ways with him over controversies bordering on allegations of reaping. His lawyers parted ways with him weeks after he took to his social media handle to heap praises on them, his benefactors regret having to deal with him, his automobile plug still laments his experience with him.
Recently, Portable is in the news again and this time, his cup seems to be full again as he displayed the height of his maleficence traits when he called out his biological father and rained abuses on him for failing to get legal documents and government approved papers for some of his properties.
Portable embarked on a long deal with the law when he and his men attacked officers of the Ogun State Ministry of Physical Planning and Urban Development.
According to the Ogun State Police, Portable, armed with a firearm and other dangerous weapons, led a gang of nine thugs in a violent attack on the unarmed Ogun officials sustained various bodily injuries but managed to escape and reported the incident to the Ota Area Command.
The recalcitrant singer refused arrest and scampered out of the area until he was declared wanted by the Ogun State Police command. On Wednesday, February 19, 2025, the singer turned himself in at the SCID, Yaba and was immediately whisked to Ogun State command headquarters in Elewe Eran.
On Thursday, February 20, 2025, barely 24 hours after he submitted himself to the Police, Portable was arraigned at the Isabo Magistrate Court in Abeokuta, Ogun State. The controversial singer was arraigned on a five-count charge, including conspiracy, assault, armed conduct, and behavior likely to cause public harm. Despite pleading not guilty, his legal counsel, Oluwatoyin Ayodele, pleaded for bail, stating that Portable had shown remorse and learned his lesson.
Magistrate O.L. Oke granted the singer bail in the sum of N2 million with one surety in like sum. The case was adjourned to March 5 for trial.
It is unsure what is next in line for Portable’s web of controversies and trouble but the Ogun State government doesn’t seem ready to take it likely with the singer.
