Joy Onuorah

The two Nigerian heavyweight comedians rumoured to be at logger heads, AY and Basketmouth, on Thursday, avoided contact with each other at an event in Lagos amid the rumoured lingering rift.

At the reception event ahead of the 15th Headies Awards billed to hold in Atlanta in September, the were said to have stayed away from each other throughout the event despite visibly going past each other on several occasions.

The event took place at the US consul general’s residence in Ikoyi on Thursday night and witnessed the presence of some of the crème de la crème of Nollywood and the music industry.

Those who attended the event include Osas Ighodaro, Bovi, D’banj, Yemi Shodimu, and Okey Bakassi among others.

Basketmouth spent most of the evening on the stage alongside Bovi while AY was among the audience.