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Today, Legit.ng will be taking a look at some of the top most controversial Nigerian celebrities in the year 2022.
1. Portable:
This controversial Nigerian musician came into the celebrity scene after YBNL boss, Olamide, featured him on a song. Since then, the Zazu Zeh crooner has managed to remain in the spotlight even a year later despite his rise to fame being what many people expected to be short lived. Since Portable’s rise in popularity, he has made headlines for many controversial reasons including falling out with many of his benefactors, one of whom is a promoter called Sammy Larry. Portable had claimed that he and Sammy Larry started the dreaded One-Million Boys cult group before he later apologised for his statement.
2. Yul Edochie:
This popular actor went from being one of the most loved to the most controversial after he took a second wife, Judy Austin. A number of people bashed Yul over his decision especially after it was noted that his first wife and mother of four of his kids, May, had been with him for years before his rise to fame. Yul’s presidential ambition also seemed to tank after he became a polygamist.
3. Judy Austin:
This Nollywood actress became a known name in social scenes after it was revealed that she was Yul Edochie’s second wife and that they had a son together. The movie star’s social media page started to buzz with hate comments from many people displeased with their union. Judy however did not seem to mind and has continued to openly flaunt her marriage to Yul on her page.
4. Nkechi Blessing Sunday:
This Nollywood actress trended for the most part of 2022 for controversial reasons especially after she broke up with her ex-boyfriend, Opeyemi Falegan. Their breakup was a very messy one with both parties calling each other unprintable names on social media. Apart from her messy love life, Nkechi also trended after videos made the rounds of her twerking in front of the Ooni of Ife’s face after she visited Ile Ife for an event.
5.Ooni of Ife Oba Enitan Adeyeye Ogunwusi:
One Nigerian monarch who seemed to trend the most in 2022. The Yoruba king’s love life kept him in the news after his marriage with his queen at the time, Olori Naomi Silekunola, ended. Not long after, the king started to marry more women in quick succession and it was met with mixed feelings from Nigerians. One of his new queens, Olori Tobi Phillips, even took to social media to thank the king for making her dream of getting Timi Dakolo to perform at her wedding come true.
6. Kemi Olunloyo:
This is one Nigerian socialite who is no stranger to controversy. 2022 was no different for her as she got embroiled in controversial topics by taking the unpopular stance. Other socialites such as Just Adetoun, Ada Ameh, had also threatened to beat her up. Despite that, it came as a shock to many when Olunloyo went online to gloat about Ada Ameh’s death considering that she had been threatened by her.
