When P-Square declared in the 2007 remix of their mega hit, “Bizzy Body,” that “Peter and Paul them be one no be two,” an affirmation of their twinhood and hitmaking skills, little did they know that by 2026 they would have split as a duo multiple times, announced separate birthdays and released countless videos accusing each other of fraud, favouritism, and death threats.
So, what led to our favourite sibling hitmakers, P-Square fighting publicly?
I’ll be breaking down the details of their split, the accusations against each other and the recent revelations from Peter Okoye who has dropped a 6-part video series. This story will be updated as Peter Okoye puts out more videos so stay tuned.
The Beginning
The first P-Square split happened in 2016, when they went their separate ways because of their elder brother, Jude, who worked as the duo’s manager. Peter, the dancer of the group, felt sidelined because Jude was giving preferential treatment to Paul who was the more musical part of the duo. During that period they both released personal projects that showed that their best work was when they were together. Peter’s work lacked the addictive musicality of the duo while Paul’s releases were rough around the edges with no finesse; proving that, apart, there really was no one like the other.
They patched things up by March of the same year, but they soon told each other to pack up and leave cause the game was over again.
The Accusations
By September of 2017, Peter had laid a number of accusations against Paul. He said Paul cancelled their US tour out of the blue and threatened his wife and children. This came after Paul had shared a post on Instagram saying that “blood is thicker than water.” A leaked video showed the brothers in a physical brawl in an office after exchanging words in a shouting match. This seemed like the final end of their collabo.
The Reunion
For four years the brothers were mostly silent, away from each other and working on their solo projects which were, honestly, mid. Then late in 2021, they were seen publicly embracing and apologizing. It seemed like the duo missed each other so much, and the fights of the past were behind them forever. Well, that didn’t last long because they split again in 2024.
Peter Okoye, now operating as Mr P, filed a petition to the EFCC asking them to investigate the financial dealings of his brothers Jude and Paul. He accused them of operating an offshore entity to divert funds that were supposed to be shared by the trio. It seems they took the song “Chop My Money” a bit too seriously.
The Present
The current issue started when Paul, now known as Rudeboy, released a music video talking about how much he appreciates his language and culture while shading his brother, Peter. This led Peter to release a six-part video series that I will be breaking down for you so you don’t go through the stress of watching the P Square streaming show. Before you dive in, let’s establish some characters and companies.
- Peter Okoye, AKA Mr P, the man with the camera spilling all the tea.
- Paul Okoye, AKA Rudeboy, the twin brother accused of scheming with Jude.
- Jude Okoye, their elder brother who managed their career till their first split in 2017.
- Lola, Peter’s wife
- Ifeoma, Jude’s wife
- Northside Entertainment, a holding company for P-Square’s royalties that had the twins and Jude as signatories.
- Northside Music, another holding company Peter said Jude created in 2017 without Peter as a signatory.
Now that you know all the players, let’s get into it.
Part 1
Peter started off the video strong by sharing all the previous times his brother had shaded him in public, almost like he was tempting Peter to speak and he had finally taken the bait.
He shared that the highly publicised 2021 reunion was fake. He claimed that Paul, his twin brother, showed up in his house by 4am to beg his wife, Lola, for forgiveness. Later that day, Jude showed up in his house for the first time in five years as part of the P-Square reconciliation committee. All seemed rosy till Paul said that he was ready to get the band back on the road but Peter said no. He was happy to reconcile as brothers, but he wasn’t returning to P-Square the musical duo anytime soon.
Part 2
In this video, Peter shared how Jude invited him and his twin brother over and asked them to be joint signatories on a bank account where funds for their future performances would be deposited. Since their reconciliation, people had been reaching out to book them for events and the pending bank alerts needed an account. Peter refused, still standing by his decision. Jude offered their individual managers jobs under him while he continued his role as P-Square’s manager. Peter again rejected this arrangement.
He even invoked Beyonce in the video, telling us how she fired her father as her manager (when is Peter dropping his “Formation” cover?) and how Jude must not manage them. Long story short, he finally agreed to get back to performing with his brother but only if they split their pay fifty-fifty. Everything was fine until Peter discovered that their reconciliation was because Paul and Jude had a falling out, which prompted Paul’s early morning apology. To complicate matters more, they received an offer to buy their catalogue, but Jude continued to stall, refusing to share the royalties split with the people trying to purchase it.
Peter had enough of the shady business, so he reached out to the account managers of all their bank accounts, but he found out he was blocked on strict instructions from Jude.
Part 3
After much persuasion, Peter finally got access to one of the accounts where he saw a $25,000 deposit that was later withdrawn in two transactions to Jude and Paul. It seemed like they were robbing Peter to pay Paul.
That year, the Lagos government was hounding the trio for tax payment, and during the fiasco, he discovered that Jude had created Northside Music, a holding company where all of P Square’s royalties had been going since 2017. This was different from Northside Entertainment where all three brothers held positions as directors and had access.
Hope you’re keeping up because it seems the brothers really love the name Northside.
Peter went on to talk about the potential buyers who kept asking for details that Jude continued to hide. During a meeting with the duo and the potential buyers, Paul told Peter to bring it on and do his worst after it became obvious that all the scamming efforts had come to light.
Part 4
In this part, Peter went into the details of how law enforcement involvement escalated their issues. He claimed with documents that Jude’s wife, Ifeoma, owned 80 percent of Northside Music, where P Square’s royalties had been going since 2017. He responded to claims Paul made in a radio interview with City FM where he shared that he wrote 99 percent of the duo’s catalogue. Peter then asked why his brother wasn’t selling out stadiums with his 99 percent talent. I think Rudeboy has to go on his own Eras tour after this shade.
Peter shared how he wrote a petition against Northside Music, which led to Jude’s arrest and a meeting where Paul claimed that Jude was P Square and he and Peter were just the face of the brand. If that’s true, I need Jude Okoye on stage giving an iconic performance of Roll It immediately.
Part 5
This video started with shaky footage of Paul and Jude in an office yelling at Peter, with Paul calling him a shame and reaching out to hit him with danger circling Peter and his lawyers. It immediately cut to present-day Peter continuing his story (that’s how you know that Peter went to the Kunle Afolayan school of filmmaking with this brilliant use of flashback).
He gave context to the fight, sharing how they split all their properties in three only for Jude and Paul to try and sell the house he owned in America and try to force him to give up his role in Northside Entertainment for Jude’ wife, Ifeoma (of TikTok fame). Peter then shared his theory: that Northside Music was formed excluding him after he refused this offer to replace him with Ifeoma. He also gave context to a 2017 Instagram post from Jude Okoye where he was loading a gun, captioned “fuck with me cos u know I got ‘em.” This was apparently a threat to Peter after the altercation he shared earlier on. Like I said, we were seeing a masterclass in real cinema in this particular video: flashback, narration, mystery and payoff.
Before Peter could release part 6 of his series, Jude gave a response.
Jude’s Defense
In Jude’s video, he first of all shared that the $25,000 payment was split between him and Paul because Peter’s share had already been sent to him. He also claimed that he never delayed sending Peter the details of the royalty split when they were trying to sell the catalogue. Jude called him a liar and a manipulative person, and questioned his sanity. He even gave him an Oscar for being the chief manipulator. I wonder what they’ll be wearing to the award show.
Jude went on to accuse Peter of baiting him so as to sway public opinion since he wasn’t winning in court. Their next court appearance is on the 21st of September, and according to tour dates shared by Jude in his video, Peter is planning a show in Germany for that day instead of coming to court. I hope the Germans are practicing their “Bizzy Body” choreography.
Part 6
This is without doubt the most emotional of all the parts. Here, Peter responded to Jude’s video about his Northside Entertainment/Music debacle, accusing his brother of using Ifeoma’s address for the company that excludes him and even adding her as co-director of the new company where he had no say. He also shared that he was changing his birthday from November 18th to November 30th and, honestly, I get it. I share a birthday with Fergie, and since that rendition of the American national anthem, I’ve wanted to change my birthday.
He also revealed that Jude and Paul took him to court to stop him from performing P-Square songs, and he shared excerpts from a court document from their ongoing EFCC case. In the excerpts, his brother’s testimony claimed that he was the one that formed the group P-Square and that Peter contributed nothing but some sick dance moves.
At the time of writing this, Peter promised a seventh part of this series but for now, this is a breakdown of all the troubles and accusations surrounding the messy breakup of Nigeria’s most famous twin brothers.
P.S. If you caught all the P Square song references in this story, you are allowed to be part of the P Square reconciliation committee.
