2025 has been a year of pure premium drama because one minute the entertainment world is quiet, and the next your entire timeline is vibrating. From musicians to influencers to Nollywood stars, these scandals shaped conversations, fueled arguments, and shook careers.
Here are the Top 10 Scandals that truly held the nation’s attention.
- 2Baba & Hon. Natasha Osawaru: The Marriage Rumblings That Broke the Internet
Viral clips and different statements in late 2025 threw fresh scrutiny on 2Baba’s marriage to Hon. Natasha Osawaru. From the resurfaced UK arrest clips to the singer publicly defending his wife, raising concerns about threats, and also an Instagram Live with Daddy Freeze capturing the couple in a heated argument that instantly birthed #Save2Baba campaign.
As expected, with Natasha being a lawmaker and 2Baba a national treasure, the drama stopped being “private” the moment it hit the internet as Nigerians turned their marriage into a national roundtable.
For 2Baba, it didn’t damage his legacy but his wife Natasha got a hit from the House of Assembly over the viral clips. Indeed in Nigeria, a celebrity’s home is never really theirs alone as their fans always want to know it all.
- Burna Boy vs Cubana Chief Priest: Ego vs Influence
When Burna Boy clashed with Cubana Chief Priest, it wasn’t just two men arguing; it was nightlife vs superstar, ego vs ego, influence vs influence.
Their January 2025 exchange set the internet on fire, with both camps trading insults and fanbases choosing sides like football clubs.
The drama didn’t slow Burna’s global run, but it highlighted how quickly social-media feuds can shift alliances and disrupt industry support and collaboration.
- VDM & Blord: The iPhone 17 Pro Max Clone War
VeryDarkMan (VDM) versus crypto entrepreneur Blord was one of the wildest sagas of the year. VDM accused Blord of selling upgraded iPhone XRs as iPhone 17 Pro Max for ₦450K, claiming he saw the exact clones in China for ₦280K. Blord fired back with accusations of his own, including a wild ₦500K offer for VDM’s alleged old nudes.
Without helping the matter at all, Daddy Freeze started the “iPhone 17 Challenge” where celebrities like Nkechi Blessing dunked their iPhones in water to prove theirs were original, throwing Instagram into a new chaos of who is really real.
During the controversy, Blord’s credibility took a hit as his Instagram account got banned, while VDM gained more loyal “social watchdog” supporters, even though many agreed he crossed several lines.
- Lizzy Anjorin & Tope Alabi: The Surprise Booking That Became Drama
Lizzy Anjorin’s fans planned a surprise event at her Lagos store in February and booked gospel star Tope Alabi for four million naira, hiding Lizzy’s name probably to secure the booking.
The moment Tope spotted Lizzy, she turned around and left, likely due to Lizzy’s long-running controversies, including the well-known tension with Iyabo Ojo.
The situation got both fanbases erupted online, trading blames and rewriting the story from every angle.
The fallout was clear anyways, in the sense that, a surprise is only sweet when all parties are on the same page.
- KWAM 1’s Abuja Airport Chaos
In August, Fuji legend KWAM 1 turned the airport into a full-blown spectacle after clashing with ValueJet staff over his “medicated water” flask (suspected alcohol). He reportedly refused inspection, blocked a taxiing plane, and allegedly splashed liquid on airline staff.
The NCAA hit him with a six-month no-fly ban. Then, in a plot twist nobody saw coming, he was later announced as an Aviation Security Ambassador; a move that sparked mixed reactions across Nigeria.
Surprisingly, KWAM 1 walked away with a new title, proving that in Nigeria, scandals sometimes come with brand deals.
- MandyKiss & the “100 Men” Record Attempt That Shocked GWR
In September, MandyKiss posted a flyer announcing an attempt to sleep with 100 men in 24 hours for a supposed Guinness World Record. GWR swiftly denied any involvement, backlash erupted, and even Ogun monarch publicly demanded her arrest.
But then Lagos State appointed her as a LASKADA Ambassador Against Drug Abuse, with the Commissioner saying her influence could guide youths.
Interestingly, many Nigerians were not that shocked because it is only in Nigeria can a controversy like that turn into an appointment.
- Nkechi Blessing’s Viral Gym Photo Uproar
An unedited gym photo of actress Nkechi Blessing leaked and sparked massive body-shaming, with VDM even offering a cash reward to the photographer just to spite Nkechi Blessing.
However, Nkechi flipped the script by launching a viral challenge where women proudly flaunted their big bellies in solidarity.
- Taye Arimoro & Peggy Ovire: On-Set Tension Turned Ugly
A heated on-set altercation between actor Taye Arimoro and producer Peggy Ovire shook Nollywood. The Actors Guild launched an investigation and suspended Arimoro pending resolution.
Arimoro wasn’t having it as he fired back with multiple legal threats, even including a ₦1 billion lawsuit against the Guild.
- Burna Boy & Sophia Egbueje – The Lamborghini That Never Came
Sophia leaked voice notes claiming Burna Boy promised her a Lamborghini Urus for a night together, then ghosted her after the hookup. Burna responded with a subtle freestyle shade: “I no buy you Lambo, na why you dey shout?”. Eventually, Sophia later bought her own white Lambo herself and posted it with “My baby is here”, throwing a hard jab at Burna.
In all of this, the internet was just enjoying the whole “Kpekus for Lambo” saga as it trended for weeks.
- Portable & Laide Bakare: From Unpaid Gig to Slap Threat
Their old beef resurfaced when Laide Bakare called Portable a “dirty boy from Sango” in an interview. Without wasting time, Portable fired back and accused her of owing him show money and threatened to knack her. Laide Bakare later replied, denied the show claim and even threatened to slap Portable to the extent of him forgetting his own lyrics.
As expected of ‘Idamu Adugbo’ (Street Troubleshooter), Portable later turned her exact slap threat into a diss-track hook and dropped the song the same week.
In fact, 2025 has really proved that the Nigerian entertainment industry is not just about movies, music, and glamour. It is a live reality show where every action echoes loudly, and where fame comes with noise, pressure, and permanent public scrutiny.
Without doubt, these scandals didn’t just give Nigerians gist; they actually shaped careers, narratives and even influenced brand deals.