Based on a series of direct social media interactions tracked by Punch Newspapers, the prominent Nigerian nightlife entrepreneur Pascal Okechukwu, widely known as Cubana Chiefpriest, has agreed to undergo a public DNA test to resolve a years-long paternity dispute. The controversy involves Hellen Ati, a Kenyan woman who alleges that she conceived a son with the businessman following a brief romantic encounter in Lagos back in 2022.
The issue resurfaced after Ati posted an emotional video online detailing her financial exhaustion from treating her son’s persistent illness. The clip sparked a wave of intense public scrutiny across major Nigerian lifestyle blogs, demanding that the socialite take immediate accountability.
Responding directly to critics in a public comment section, Chiefpriest fiercely rejected the notion that he was hiding from his obligations out of shame, but stated that the burden of proving the child’s identity sits entirely with the claimant. He emphasized that he will not be blackmailed into quietly wiring money without verifiable medical proof.
Following the intense online backlash, Instablog9ja captured the businessman’s exact response on its digital feed where he challenged the platform, writing, “Make Una help me bring her & the child for una studio make I come there come do the DNA For una on live tv for free.” Highlighting the long-standing friction, a historical review by Yoruba FM added that “the paternity dispute has lingered since 2023,” while citing Ati’s previous direct pleas where she declared, “Run for all I care, DNA is a must.”
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While Cubana Chiefpriest’s bombastic demand for a live televised DNA test makes for excellent media theater, it shows the heavy reputational toll that unverified paternity claims exert on luxury brand ambassadors. If the public test proceeds, it will mark a bizarre milestone in how celebrity legal and familial disputes are arbitrated via real-time social media entertainment. Watch this space closely to see if legal reps step in to move this from a live studio broadcast to a private, legally binding clinic.
Source: Punch Newspapers — https://punchng.com/paternity-dispute-i-am-ready-for-dna-cubana-chiefpriest-bows-to-pressure/, June 23, 2026
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