Controversial Nigerian singer Habeeb Okikiola, popularly known as Portable<\/strong>, has declared himself as the newborn Fela Anikulapo Kuti.<\/p>\n Abia Radio News<\/strong> reports that the Zazoo Zeh crooner released a video in which he compared himself to Afrobeat legend Fela Anikulapo-Kuti, declaring that no musician today can surpass him.<\/p>\n He said: \u201cWizkid said he\u2019s the new Fela; has he been to prison before? I am Tony Montana of London. If you say you are bigger than Fela, have you died before, have you gone to prison before, has life dealt with you before?<\/em><\/p>\n \u201cHow much do you have in your account? You are this, you are that that one is for your pocket.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n \u201cMan, I am bigger than you. I\u2019ve been to prison more times than you. I faced it, I was implicated. I spent money and my body.<\/em><\/p>\n \u201cWho do you help? Do you give people food? I have fed people on the streets, shared food, and changed lives directly.<\/em><\/p>\n \u201cYou are bigger than Fela, for where? I am bigger than you? When I needed help, did I see you? If we use the same car you are using, would we be the same? I am more popular than you. I am the new born Fela\u201d.<\/em><\/p>\n The statement comes amid ongoing feud involving Seun Kuti and Wizkid.<\/p>\n The conflict started when Seun Kuti rejected comparisons between Wizkid and his father, saying words like, Wizkid is \u201cbigger\u201d or \u201cmore influential\u201d diminish Fela\u2019s legacy.<\/p>\n He argued that Fela\u2019s impact as a political and cultural activist goes beyond music success alone.<\/p>\n Seun has also criticized Wizkid\u2019s fans for repeatedly referencing Fela in online debates, describing their behaviour as disrespectful.<\/p>\n Seun further pointed out that equating modern commercial success with Fela\u2019s historical influence shows a misunderstanding of history.<\/p>\n While acknowledging Wizkid\u2019s achievements as an artiste, Seun questioned why people feel the need to claim he is greater than Fela.<\/p>\n He also raised concerns about Wizkid\u2019s use of the nickname \u201cBig Bird,\u201d claiming it was previously associated with him and should not be copied.<\/p>\n In response, Wizkid took to Instagram to assert his position, saying that he rejects the comparisons to Fela and considers himself bigger in terms of modern success.<\/p>\n \n <\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Controversial Nigerian singer Habeeb Okikiola, popularly known as Portable, has declared himself as the newborn Fela Anikulapo Kuti. Abia Radio News reports that the Zazoo Zeh crooner released a video in which he compared himself to Afrobeat legend Fela Anikulapo-Kuti, declaring that no musician today can surpass him. He said: \u201cWizkid said he\u2019s the new […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":239931,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[3],"tags":[1276,2128,404],"class_list":["post-239930","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-entertainment","tag-fela","tag-portable","tag-wizkid"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/abiaradiostations.com.ng\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1769001801_Portable.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/abiaradiostations.com.ng\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/239930","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/abiaradiostations.com.ng\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/abiaradiostations.com.ng\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abiaradiostations.com.ng\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/15"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abiaradiostations.com.ng\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=239930"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/abiaradiostations.com.ng\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/239930\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abiaradiostations.com.ng\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/239931"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/abiaradiostations.com.ng\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=239930"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abiaradiostations.com.ng\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=239930"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abiaradiostations.com.ng\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=239930"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}