Beauty entrepreneur and Real Housewives of Lagos star Dabota Lawson has issued a detailed public response to claims made by Adeola Adeyemi (popularly known as Diiadem) regarding a ₦5 million transfer and the collapse of their friendship.
Earlier on Thursday, Diiadem shared bank transfer receipts and stated that Lawson sent her ₦5 million as a birthday gift in January 2026. According to Diiadem, after she publicly acknowledged the transfer, she was told it was a “girls’ game” and was required to return the money, which she did.
Lawson further claimed that Diiadem repeatedly asked her to invite wealthy men to her birthday party — requests she said she declined. She added that she spent well over ₦5 million spraying Diiadem at the party, brought others who also sprayed her, and produced souvenirs for the event. She also alleged that Diiadem had previously borrowed money from her and delayed repayment for months.
Beyond the money issue, Lawson addressed several other points raised in the ongoing fallout. She stated that she processed visas for both Diiadem and Churchill for a Bali trip, encouraged Diiadem to participate in a joint campaign opportunity (BIML), supported her during a difficult personal period, and even guided her through faith-related exam preparations. Lawson also referenced a change in Diiadem’s attitude after she (Lawson) successfully secured funding from a finance company that Diiadem had also approached.
Lawson challenged Diiadem to stop making indirect accusations and to state clearly and publicly what specific offence she claims Lawson committed. She wrote repeatedly: “SAY EXACTLY WHAT DABOTA LAWSON DID TO YOU.”
According to Dabota's version, Diiadem allegedly asked her to send money when she announced her aso-ebi for sale, with the purpose of making it appear that money was already coming in so that men would be encouraged to spend more. Dabota says this was not an isolated request: she claims Diiadem repeatedly asked her to invite wealthy men to her events and help create an image of financial abundance.
This is particularly interesting because it changes the meaning of the ₦5 million dispute.
Diiadem's presentation was essentially:
Dabota sent me ₦5 million as a birthday gift, called it a birthday gift, and later asked for it back.
Dabota's counter-narrative is essentially:
You asked me to send the money in the first place—and there was a reason you wanted it publicly visible.
So the two women aren't actually arguing about the same thing.
Diiadem is arguing about what the ₦5 million was.
Dabota is arguing about why the money was sent.
And that distinction is huge.
Dabota also claims she spent more than ₦5 million spraying money at Diiadem's birthday, brought other people who sprayed money and arranged souvenirs for the celebration.
The deeper tea
This makes the fallout look less like a sudden argument over one birthday gift and more like a long-running dispute over reciprocity, social access, money and image.
Dabota's accusation essentially paints the relationship as one where she was being asked to provide social capital—money, wealthy contacts, visibility and access—while Diiadem's account paints Dabota as someone who later weaponised things she had voluntarily given.
Neither version has been independently proven in full.
But there is one thing the public receipts now make difficult to dispute: money was deeply embedded in this friendship. And once money becomes part of how two people measure what they have done for each other, resentment can accumulate very quietly.
That's why this new accusation is significant.
It moves the conversation from “Why did Dabota ask for her gift back?” to:
Was the ₦5 million actually a gift, or was it part of a mutually understood social arrangement that both women now remember very differently?
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