Nigerian rapper Tochukwu Gbugbemi Ojogwu, aka Odumodublvck, has explained what happened to him on stage at the 2025 Headies Award.

Recall that on April 27, 2025, during the 17th Headies, Odumodu Blvck won the highly coveted Next Rated Award and he took to the stage with his entourage to receive it. However, while giving a long acceptance speech, the rapper’s microphone was turned off, but he refused to leave the stage without completing his speech.

A few days after the Headies Awards, Odumodu Blvck took to his official X page to give more details on what happened. According to the Dog Eat Dog crooner, his microphone was turned off because he was talking about Jesus.

The openly-Christian musician added that if he had been talking about Lagos state governor, Babajide Sanwoolu, they would have allowed him to finish his speech.

Odumodu, however, expressed gratitude to the Headies organisers for putting his microphone back on for him to spread the gospel of Jesus.

He wrote: “I WAS TALKING ABOUT JESUS AND THEY TRIED TO SHUT ME DOWN. I AM HUNDRED PERCENT SURE THAT IF I WAS TALKING ABOUT HIS EXCELLENCY GOVERNOR BABAJIDE SANWO- OLU I WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN CUT OFF.

I GENUINELY HAVE NO BAD BLOOD TOWARDS THE HEADIES, RATHER, I AM GRATEFUL THEY PUT MY MIC BACK ON TO SPREAD THE GOSPEL. JESUS IS KING. HE IS BEFORE NOW AND FOREVER. - INDUSTRY MACHINE.”

Odumodu Blvck’s explanation about what happened on the Headies stage when he spoke about Jesus was met with mixed feelings from netizens. While some of them praised the music star, others said he spoke about Jesus in the wrong place.

I WAS TALKING ABOUT JESUS AND THEY TRIED TO SHUT ME DOWN.

I AM HUNDRED PERCENT SURE THAT IF I WAS TALKING ABOUT HIS EXCELLENCY GOVERNOR BABAJIDE SANWO- OLU I WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN CUT OFF.

I GENUINELY HAVE NO BAD BLOOD TOWARDS THE HEADIES,

RATHER, I AM GRATEFUL THEY PUT MY MIC…

— INDUSTRY MACHINE ⚙️ (@Odumodublvck_) April 29, 2025