Habeeb Okikiola Badmus, better known by his stage name Portable, is a controversial singer who has denied VeryDarkMan’s accusations of theft.
According to reports, VeryDarkMan pushed President Bola Tinubu to confront the ongoing Benue killings and the nation’s economic difficulties, which sparked the twosome’s rivalry.
The artist responded to the news by telling VeryDarkMan to quit criticizing the President in an Instagram video, claiming that VeryDarkMan began to enjoy a lavish lifestyle under Tinubu’s rule.
In response, VeryDarkMan released an old video showing Portable being assaulted for supposedly stealing a Keke in 2020, before he rose to fame.
In a diss track released Wednesday morning, VeryDarkMan yelled “Ole!” (thief) in mockery of Portable for stealing a tricycle.
In response to VeryDarkMan, Portable called the social media critic “gay” and denied taking the tricycle.
“Your mom, VeryDarkMan. You live in poverty. Your father makes shoes. My father is my ancestor. I don’t steal. He sang, “Stop calling me a thief.
In the meantime, Portable has explained what transpired between him and his previous record label that resulted in charges of phone theft.
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The owner of Destiny Records reportedly offered Portable a phone while he was working there, but he left the label because of a lack of support, which was received with animosity, according to a statement posted on Instagram on Monday, July 21, 2025.
Ija Omode, the proprietor of Destiny Records and the current Vice Chairman of the Union of Road Transport in Ogun State, gave Portable a phone while he was a member of the company. Portable made the decision to depart because of the label’s lack of support. But this was greeted with animosity.
Following his departure, label personnel seized the phone, circumvented its password, and proceeded to publically degrade Portable by stripping him and falsely accusing him of stealing. Later, Naijakit posted a video of the incident online.
He claimed that after he left, some label employees took the phone by force, got past the passcode, and publicly humiliated him by stripping him and falsely accused him of stealing.
The crooner of “Zazu Zaeh” added that although individuals connected to the incident have spoken with him informally, they had not officially corrected the story.
Portable claimed that the old label’s actions were blatant instances of bullying and intimidation and that the clarification was made to correct the record and shield up-and-coming artists from similar treatment rather than as payback.
“This is to clarify a past incident where Portable was falsely accused of phone theft,” the statement said.
This is an obvious instance of a record label bullying and intimidating someone. Portable is speaking out now to correct the record and shield up-and-coming musicians from the same kind of exploitation, not to exact retribution.
“Truth, justice, and transparency are the goals of this statement.”
