Celebrity barman, socialite and singer Pascal Okechukwu, aka Cubana Chiefpriest, was part of the Nigerian stakeholders from the entertainment industry who gathered at the residence of the acting United States Consular General for the Headies premiere event on Thursday, April 3, 2025.
Fun videos from the event have surfaced online, with Cubana Chiefpriest’s live performance being the highlight.
A clip captured the moment a mic was handed to Chiefpriest as he happily thrilled the guests with his debut song, More Money.
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Sharing a video from his performance, Cubana Chiefpriest wrote in the caption:
“At The US Consulate๐บ๐ธ This Evening For @the_headies Superstar @iambrownjoel Brought The Mic๐ค & The Rest Is History. The Headies Is Back Home๐ณ๐ฌ This Music Thing Just Dey Sweet Me, My Numbers Are Really Up On All Platforms In 24hrs. Itโs goingโ๏ธ Music๐ผ Na Water.”
OSG recalls reporting that Chiefpriest also performed his new song at his lavish birthday party in Imo state.
Aside from Chiefpriest, several artists who made it to the 17th Headies nomination were present, including rapper Illbliss, who was nominated in the Rap Album of the Year category.
Other nominees spotted at the event included upcoming star Taves and singer Brown Joel. Popular TikTok star and content creator Peller was also present at the event, as he disclosed he would be streaming this year’s edition of the Headies.
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Meanwhile, the Headies Awards, which is set to be held on Sunday, April 27, 2025, has been tagged “Back To Base.”
According to the executive producer, Ayo Animashahun, the Headies Award is back, bigger and better to reward excellence in Nigerian music.
Watch the video of Cubana Chiefpriest performing at the US Consulate below:
Check out the moment Peller arrived at the US Consulate for the Headies party:
See another video from the US Consulate’s Headies pre-event dinner below:
Reactions as Chiefpriest sings at US Consulate
OSG compiled some of the reactions, as several netizens expressed disappointment as to why Cubana Chiefpriest was allowed to perform at such a prestigious event. Read the comments below:
errything_.1k:
“So no other music to Perform there. Abi na Palm wine spot una Dey???”
@godwin_ranking001:
“Owerri Rick Ross age with grace.”
@trinity_o_grace:
“Helen girl is setting are camera n ring king to ask for DNAโฆ Pascal come n do the DNA am tired~ in Helen voice.”
@tommybomb_official:
“Can someone like Chief Priest win the Next Rated awards at the Headies next year?”
@tee_mmy_t:
“Mehn music is now bullsht.”
@ba.ba.koo32:
“Wetin CP deh sing nawaooo haha.”
alomamakaveli77:
“So cp still dey read his line from phone see who wan follow Burna Boy do music business, social media warriors, ozuor.”
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