Nedu Wazobia addresses online controversies, denies fraud allegations

Popular on-air personality and host of The Honest Bunch podcast, Nedu Wazobia has responded to recent controversies circulating online, clarifying his position regarding various allegations made against him.

Nedu, who has made headlines after an interview with comedian Dee One on his podcast, firmly denied all allegations levelled against him during a media engagement. He described these claims as entirely false and baseless.

Addressing speculation about his association with social media commentator Verydarkblackman, Nedu stated that they are merely acquaintances and not close friends.

He also spoke about the fraud allegations associated with him, explaining that last-minute sponsorship withdrawals necessitated financial adjustments.

“You cannot use my relationship with you to force me to shut down whatever a guest is saying on the show—that is not professional.

“Everyone has a right to express their opinion when they come on the show, which is why there is a disclaimer at the beginning stating that all opinions are those of the guests. A lot has been said, but I do not want to engage in petty exchanges because that has never been my style,” Nedu stated.

Sarah William Konha, Chief Operating Officer of Talking Drum Management, also dismissed the fraud claims, emphasizing that Nedu never received donations in his account.

She explained that the only time an alternative account was used was on the day of the event to settle payments for the event planner.

“The account used was a Moniepoint account opened under Nedu’s scholarship foundation initiative because the initiative is separate from Nedu as an individual.

“Due to the fallout with sponsors abandoning us midway, we had outstanding responsibilities, including payments to the event planner.

“On that day, we collected donations into that account, raising ₦4.1 million. Of that, ₦4 million was paid to the event planner, while ₦100,000 was allotted to the artists who performed, as we had to cancel performances by top artists we initially invited.

“At no point did Mr Nedu receive any money personally in his account,” she clarified.