“You Are A Terrible Journalist Sir” — Odumodublvck Drags Rufai Oseni Over One Wrong Letter
Nigeria don see beef, but this particular one strong pass because na spelling error start am. Rufai Oseni, one of Arise TV’s most respected and toughest interviewers, just got dragged online by Odumodublvck — and the whole thing kicked off because of one small typo in his name. Wahala Network gather everything, come sit make we yarn.
This whole gist actually has a bigger story sitting behind it the ongoing, very messy fallout between Odumodublvck and fellow rapper Blaqbonez. The two have been dragging each other for weeks now over allegations connected to a woman both of them were reportedly involved with, and it has since escalated all the way to court, with Blaqbonez filing a defamation and harassment lawsuit worth a staggering N2.55 billion.
Naturally, when drama this juicy is brewing, Nigerian media wants in. Rufai Oseni, known across the country for asking guests the tough, uncomfortable questions they’d rather avoid, invited Blaqbonez on air to give his side of the story. Blaqbonez obliged, opening up about how the whole saga started with what he described as a “friends with benefits” situation that he claims he didn’t realize overlapped with Odumodublvck.
That interview alone was enough to set Odumodublvck off, and he took to social media with a series of rants criticizing both Blaqbonez and Oseni for how the story was being told.
Then Rufai Extended An Olive Branch
Being the fair broadcaster that he’s known to be, Oseni didn’t just leave it there. He reached out directly to Odumodublvck, inviting him to come on the show and present his own side of the story, phrasing it warmly: an invitation for the rapper’s “right of reply,” with an assurance that the platform would be happy to welcome him.
Simple, professional, courteous. Except for one small detail Oseni’s message spelled the rapper’s stage name as “Odomodublavk” instead of “Odumodublvck.”
And That’s Where It All Went Left
Rather than simply correcting the spelling and moving on, or even ignoring the error entirely, Odumodublvck fired back publicly, effectively refusing the invitation on the grounds that anyone who couldn’t spell his name correctly had no business trying to interview him. He questioned the broadcaster’s professionalism outright, insisted he’d rather take his story to a different journalist, and signed off with a nod to his “bossman” for good measure.
The clapback was blunt, direct, and depending on who you ask either hilarious or wildly disproportionate for what many are calling a minor clerical slip.
Nigerians Are Not Here For It
If Odumodublvck expected the internet to back him on this one, e get shock. The reaction has been overwhelmingly critical, with a large chunk of Nigerians on social media accusing him of overreacting to what was, at the end of the day, one letter out of place. Several commenters didn’t hold back either, going as far as describing his response as loud, uncouth, and reflective of a bigger personality issue with some even connecting his lyrical persona to how he handled the situation in real life.
Others pointed out the irony: Rufai Oseni has built an entire reputation on holding public figures accountable and asking hard questions without fear or favor arguably one of the more credible voices in Nigerian broadcast journalism making the “terrible journalist” label feel, to many, like a swing that missed badly.
Of course, not everyone piled on. A smaller group of fans defended Odumodublvck’s right to decline any interview he’s uncomfortable with, name-spelling issue or not, arguing that artists shouldn’t be forced to explain themselves to any journalist just because a camera and a microphone are involved.
Wahala Network’s Take
Look, everybody get their own line wey dem no like anybody cross for some, na respect, for others na just simple details like your name being spelled right. But when the “terrible journalist” in question is somebody with Rufai Oseni’s track record of holding even government officials accountable on live television, calling him unprofessional over a typo feels like a stretch too far for most Nigerians watching this unfold.
Meanwhile, the real story the Blaqbonez feud, the courtroom drama, and the woman at the center of it all is still very much unresolved and headed for a legal showdown.
