“I woke up to a ₦100m alert” — Portable claims Senator Yayi paid him ₦100m after APC campaign
Photo: Portable (Habeeb Okikiola) · Photo: Punch (FILE PHOTO, July 2026)
₦100 million, on camera, from a named senator, in the middle of a campaign season — and nobody on the other side has confirmed or denied it.
Key points
- Singer Portable claimed in a video on Friday that he woke up to a ₦100 million bank alert after APC campaign work linked to Senator Solomon Adeola (Yayi), the APC governorship candidate in Ogun State.
- The claim has NOT been independently verified: no bank evidence has been publicly authenticated, and neither Adeola nor his campaign organisation had publicly confirmed or denied it at filing.
- Portable also said he had previously been promised money for campaign work and 'did not get a dime then'. Weeks earlier he performed at an APC rally in Lagos and asked Tinubu and Seyi Tinubu for more money.
Singer Habeeb Okikiola, popularly known as Portable, claimed in a video circulating on social media on Friday, 13 November, that he woke up to a ₦100 million credit in his bank account after participating in APC campaign activities linked to Senator Solomon Adeola (Yayi), the APC governorship candidate in Ogun State.
Wearing an APC-branded shirt and a cap bearing Yayi's name, and displaying campaign materials featuring the politician, he said: “My dearest fans! I just woke up to an alert of N100m from Yayi! IBD Dende, oga mi! God bless you. Thank you! Yayi instructed them to send me the money. I took a nap, and God saved me from death.”
The claim has NOT been independently verified: no bank evidence has been publicly authenticated, and neither Adeola nor his campaign organisation had publicly confirmed or denied it at the time of filing. He also claimed he had previously been promised money for campaign work and “did not get a dime then”.
The claim comes weeks after Portable publicly acknowledged receiving money for APC campaign activities supporting President Tinubu, and after he performed at an APC rally at Onikan Stadium, Lagos, on 13 October, then publicly asked Tinubu and Seyi Tinubu for more money.
Why this matters
₦100 million, on camera, from a named senator, in the middle of a campaign season — and nobody on the other side has confirmed or denied it. It is the amebo-politics crossover of the night.
Latest developments
First published 14 Nov 2026, 08:20 WAT.
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Sources
- PUNCH — 'I woke up to N100m alert after APC campaign' — Portable (14 Nov 2026)
- Western Post — Portable draws reactions after claim of N100m campaign gift from Yayi (13 Nov 2026)
- Politics Nigeria — Portable reveals fresh details of alleged N100m payment after APC rally (14 Nov 2026)
This is Portable's CLAIM, not a confirmed payment — no bank evidence has been authenticated and Yayi's camp has not confirmed or denied it. Portable has previously said he was promised campaign money and got nothing.