Nigerian nightlife entrepreneur Pascal Okechukwu, popularly known as Cubana Chiefpriest, has thrown down a public challenge to Kenyan businesswoman Hellen Atti, daring her to submit to a live, on-air DNA test on Arise TV to settle a paternity dispute that has trailed him for years.
The socialite’s response came after the network aired a fresh report reviving the long-running saga, in which the Kenyan woman claims he fathered her child. Reacting in a social media comment, Chiefpriest invited the broadcaster to bring both Atti and the child to its studio, declaring he would “come do the DNA for una on Live TV for free.”
Atti has alleged that the pregnancy followed an encounter with the businessman during a visit to Nigeria, while Chiefpriest has consistently rejected the claim, maintaining he is not the child’s biological father . He went further on social media, framing the controversy as financially motivated rather than factual, suggesting the allegations against him were driven by money rather than truth.
It is not the first time Chiefpriest has cast the saga in those terms. When the claim first surfaced in 2023, he tagged it “blackmail,” and proposed a DNA test then too. In a separate interview at the time, he argued he could comfortably support any number of children were he to have them outside his marriage, describing the allegations as a cheap blackmail attempt and offering to reimburse bloggers who funded a paternity test if the child proved to be his.
The dispute has resurfaced repeatedly since, drawing in other public figures. It flared again in January 2025 after a separate quarrel between Chiefpriest and Afrobeats star Burna Boy, who publicly offered to fund Atti’s trip to Nigeria for the long-sought test.
Earlier this year, Atti claimed online that Chiefpriest had finally agreed to take the test, though he has continued to deny ever meeting her or having any connection to her or the child.
With the gauntlet now publicly thrown on Arise TV’s platform, attention turns to Atti, who has long pushed for precisely the kind of scientific resolution Chiefpriest now says he is willing to undergo on live television. Whether she takes up the offer, and whether either side follows through under the cameras will determine if the years-long paternity drama finally reaches a conclusion, or simply enters its next chapter.
