Solomon Buchi Slams Obi Cubana Over ‘Next of Kin’ Drama

 

It started as a cheeky TikTok video. Chidi, the adopted son of nightlife mogul and businessman Obi Cubana, casually dubbed himself “next of kin” in a post that seemed more playful than political. But what came next? A social media clapback no one saw coming.

Enter Obi Cubana himself billionaire boss, socialite, and now, apparently, king of subliminal Instagram jabs. Just hours after Chidi’s TikTok moment, Cubana posted a suave photo of his biological son, Alex, with the caption:

“Ancient and modern, eyes on the ball. @dtwalx aka next of kin.”

Boom. The subtlety was so sharp, it nearly needed its own disclaimer. The internet, naturally, went up in flames some calling it a flex, others calling it a family feud with WiFi access.

Writer and social commentator Solomon Buchi wasn’t about to let this moment pass without weighing in. In a spicy Facebook post, he slammed Cubana’s post as “irresponsible and crass,” questioning why the matter couldn’t have been handled offline over a bowl of nkwobi and a father-son chat.

“Don’t adopt children if you will not see and treat them like your blood,” Buchi fired, taking aim at what he described as a performative adoption culture that forgets the ‘family’ part.

He went on to school folks especially his fellow Igbos on what adoption really means: “It’s not a favor. It’s a promise.” And in Buchi’s book, that means no broadcasting who’s in or out of the inheritance group chat on Instagram.

While some are defending Cubana’s “my house, my rules” energy, others say Chidi’s TikTok wasn’t rebellious it was just him echoing a previous post where Cubana himself had referred to “his sons” as next of kin.

As one commenter put it, “This is why group chats exist. Resolve family things in the GC, not the TL.”

So where does this leave us? Somewhere between a masterclass in digital parenting and a reminder that in the age of social media, even family titles come with hashtags and consequences.