{"id":240234,"date":"2026-01-25T08:31:02","date_gmt":"2026-01-25T08:31:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/abiaradiostations.com.ng\/news\/peller-gains-admission-into-lagos-university-knocks-critics\/"},"modified":"2026-01-25T08:31:02","modified_gmt":"2026-01-25T08:31:02","slug":"peller-gains-admission-into-lagos-university-knocks-critics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/abiaradiostations.com.ng\/news\/peller-gains-admission-into-lagos-university-knocks-critics\/","title":{"rendered":"Peller Gains Admission Into Lagos University, Knocks Critics"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"mvp-content-main\">\n<p>Popular Nigerian TikToker, Habeeb Hamzat, known as Peller, has been admitted to a university in Lagos to study law.<\/p>\n<p>He announced the development in a video shared on social media on Saturday and responded to critics who had previously mocked his educational background.<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-3\" style=\"margin: 8px auto; text-align: center; display: block; clear: both;\">\n<div class=\"c-ad\">\n<p>Story continues below advertisement\n<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/18855965\/naijanews_body2 --><\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The video showed him walking into a building with a statue of justice positioned at the entrance, as he suggested that his enrolment marked a turning point in how he should be perceived.<\/p>\n<p>Peller stated that he has been admitted into a \u201cprivate university in Lagos\u201d but refused to disclose the name of the institution.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c<em>Everyone has been criticising me for not being educated, as if I\u2019m the first person who didn\u2019t attend university. Now, all of you should leave social media, because I\u2019m in school.<\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-4\" style=\"margin: 8px auto; text-align: center; display: block; clear: both;\">\n<div class=\"c-ad\">\n<p>Story continues below advertisement<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/18855965\/naijanews_body3 --><\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201c<em>I\u2019m now studying law, you can see it, right? You can\u2019t mess with me anymore. I know the law,<\/em>\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Abia Radio News<\/strong> reports that the TikToker has, over the years, faced criticism online, with some describing him as \u201clousy and uneducated.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this month, Peller disclosed plans to further his education, saying the move was partly aimed at improving his \u201cbad\u201d spoken English.<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-5\" style=\"margin: 8px auto; text-align: center; display: block; clear: both;\">\n<div class=\"c-ad\">\n<p>Story continues below advertisement\n<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/18855965\/naijanews_body4 --><\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>He has also been in the spotlight following controversy surrounding the visit of American streamer IShowSpeed to Nigeria.<\/p>\n<p>Peller was prevented from meeting IShowSpeed by the streamer\u2019s security team while attempting to approach him for a possible collaboration.<\/p>\n<p><!-- CONTENT END 2 -->\n                                                                                                            <\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Popular Nigerian TikToker, Habeeb Hamzat, known as Peller, has been admitted to a university in Lagos to study law. He announced the development in a video shared on social media on Saturday and responded to critics who had previously mocked his educational background. 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