Carter Efe has built an entire career out of chaos, comedy, and controversy, but no storyline has followed him as persistently as his complicated relationship with Afrobeats megastar Wizkid. What started as a tribute has spiraled into years of public jabs, a tearful apology, and now, in 2026, an actual boxing challenge. Yet through it all, one thing has remained constant: Wizkid has said almost nothing back.
How It All Started
The tension traces back to 2022, when Carter Efe released "Machala," a song created alongside Berri Tiga as a heartfelt homage to Wizkid. The streamer has said he was broke at the time and recorded the track purely out of admiration for the singer, hoping it would double as a form of loyalty and respect. The song became a viral hit and significantly boosted Carter Efe's profile as an entertainer beyond comedy skits.
The problem, according to Carter Efe, was what came after. Despite the song's success, Wizkid never publicly acknowledged or promoted it, a silence that Carter Efe has repeatedly described as disappointing given how much the record did for his career. That perceived snub became the seed of a beef that has now stretched across several years and multiple public flare-ups.
The March 2026 Blow-Up and Apology
Tensions boiled over in early March 2026 when Carter Efe appeared on The Honest Bunch podcast and mocked Wizkid, boasting that he was the biggest online streamer in the country and claiming the singer would one day beg to appear on his livestream, at a fee of 500 million naira. The comments ignited immediate backlash from Wizkid's fanbase, popularly known as FC, who accused the streamer of disrespecting an icon.
Within days, Carter Efe walked the comments back, kneeling in a video apology directed at both Wizkid and his fans, promising the outbursts would never happen again. He used the moment to explain his side of the story again, insisting "Machala" was never made for personal gain, but many online questioned his sincerity, pointing out that this was not the first time he had lashed out at Wizkid only to later apologize.
May 2026: From Apology to Boxing Challenge
Just two months later, the truce appeared to break down entirely. Fresh off his celebrity boxing victory over fellow entertainer Portable, which earned him a 50 million naira prize from businessman E-Money, Carter Efe used the momentum to call out a much bigger name. Speaking on a livestream alongside music star Kcee and E-Money, he declared that Wizkid was his next target in the ring, going as far as requesting that the singer's first son, Boluwatife Balogun, be present to witness the fight.
The remarks spread quickly online given the long history between the two men, but as with virtually every previous jab, Wizkid did not respond. He has, according to multiple reports, largely ignored Carter Efe's antics over the years, never issuing a direct statement about the boxing challenge or any of the streamer's earlier comments.
"I Love Him, But..." — Carter Efe Clarifies
Later that same month, Carter Efe attempted to soften his public image around the feud during an interview with BBC Pidgin. He admitted that despite the years of friction, his feelings toward Wizkid were never rooted in hatred. He described genuine love for the singer's musical craft and creative style, while making clear that his frustration was really about how he felt personally treated. According to him, he showed Wizkid support and admiration that was never reciprocated, even though his respect for the music itself never wavered.
That interview marked one of the more introspective moments in the saga, reframing what had often played out as reckless trash talk into something closer to genuine hurt over being overlooked by an artist he idolized.
Where Things Stand Now
As of mid-2026, the "beef" remains entirely one-directional. Carter Efe continues to bring Wizkid's name up in interviews and livestreams, oscillating between declarations of love, calls for a boxing match, and lingering resentment over the "Machala" snub. Wizkid, for his part, has not addressed any of it publicly, whether the original tribute song, the March apology, or the boxing challenge.
With no signs of a response from Wizkid's camp and Carter Efe still riding the publicity wave from his Portable fight, the situation looks unlikely to resolve anytime soon. Whether it stays confined to livestream banter or eventually escalates into something more concrete, the saga has become one of the more talked-about one-sided rivalries in Nigerian entertainment this year.