It’s undeniable that controversy and popularity
go hand in hand.
Something as harmless as a picture shared on
social media could become so controversial
and talked about for months to come.
It’s been undeniably a tough 12 months for the
celebrities on this list. Below are our most
controversial people of 2016:

1. Toyin Aimakhu
Toyin Aimakhu with her former lover Seun
Egbegbe
For Nigerian actress Toyin Aimakhu it started
with her marriage scandal with estranged
husband, Adeniyi Johnson.
She accused him of constantly cheating with
her colleagues but it didn’t take her a month
before she got involved with Ebony boss, Seun
Egbegbe.
Their breakup was even messier than her
marital drama. Seun reportedly seized her
phones at a movie location and was accused of
kidnapping her too. The two later engaged in a
war of words on social media and in several
interviews.
Actress Toyin Aimakhu with Ahmed Mayowa
Shukurat
Let’s also not forget the late Mayowa Ahmed
fund raising saga.
Moved by late ovarian cancer patient, Ahmed
Mayowa Shukurat’s story, actress Toyin
Aimakhu visited Mayowa and helped solicit
funds on her behalf.
When reports emerged suggesting that the
campaign was orchestrated by Ahmed Mayowa
Shukurat’s family to deceive Nigerians, Toyin
Aimakhu stormed LUTH with police officers and
that lead to another lengthy social media
onslaught.

2. Kemi Olunloyo
Kemi Olunloyo has come out hard in Linda Ikeji
Mother of all controversies. Anything renowned
media personality, Kemi Olunloyo speaks or
tweets about automatically becomes
controversial.
This year alone saw Olunloyo in the limelight
more times than normal. From calling Jide
Kosoko a ritualist who killed his wife, Henrietta
Kosoko, to fat shaming Eniola Badmus and
trolling Dayo Amusa, Olunloyo was a hit in the
controversial department this year.

3. Freeze
Daddy Freeze.
Always one to speak his mind, Freeze has been
in the news for different controversies this year
alone.
He was rumoured to have been sacked by the
management of Cool FM following his public
feud with Basketmouth which he tagged
malicious.
The media personality has since been hogging
the headlines with his unfiltered comments on
politics, religion, love and marriage.
He also owns a blog where he posts his
opinions on the burning topic of the day and is
commonly known as a social critic.

4. Toke Makinwa
Thanks to her marital issues being made public
and the occasional rambling on YouTube, Toke
Makinwa almost snatched the controversial
spotlight from Kemi Olunloyo.
This year alone saw the TV host and Vlogger
trend for several reasons.
First, it started with her misconstrued advice to
single young ladies, then her releasing a tell-all
book, “On Becoming”, where she talks about
getting a sexually transmitted disease from her
husband, her husband’s mistress and her failed
marriage.

5. Emeka Ike
Emeka, Emma Ike and daughter.
2016 was undeniably the year of controversial
Emeka Ike.
He charged the Actors Guild of Nigeria (AGN) to
court, dragged Ibinabo Fiberesima on social
media and was involved in a marital drama with
his estranged wife.

6. Davido
Davido and Sophie Momodu, his baby mama.
Davido and his baby mama, Sophia Momodu,
owned this year with their baby drama.
The two constantly threw shots at each other on
social media even dragging Ovation publisher,
Dele Momodu, into the mess.
Davido was delayed from going to Dubai with
his daughter at the airport after Dele Momodu
called child services and customs. This led to a
full-on media war and onslaught.
The singer even went ahead to release a song
calling Dele Momodu his “boy”.

7. Wizkid
And then Wizkid decided to bless fans with his
trolling of popular blogger, Linda Ikeji.
The beef between the two started when Linda
Ikeji’s Blog reported Wizkid had been evicted
out of his Lekki home after his rent had expired.
This supposedly angered the pop singer, who
made hostile remarks about Ikeji.
Eventually, the Lagos State Commissioner of
Police, Fatai Owoseni, had to intervene putting
the beef between the music star and
Entrepreneur to rest.