TikTok Permanently Bans Carter Efe’s Account With Over Five Million Followers

Nigerian skit maker Oderhowho Joseph Efe popularly known as Carter Efe has lost his official TikTok account after the platform permanently banned the page for repeated violation of its community guidelines.

On Wednesday it was reported the ban had been confirmed.

TikTok said the account had repeatedly violated its policies.

Before it was taken down, Carter Efe’s banned account had amassed over 5.6 million followers and more than 158 million likes.
The page was one of his main channels to share comedy videos, promote music and interact with fans through live broadcasts.

The latest development is not Carter Efe’s first experience with losing a TikTok account.

Another account of the skit maker was taken down by TikTok in June 2025 with around 3.5 million followers.

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The move follows a row over his comments about Nigerian singer Wizkid on a live stream.

The content creator later apologized for the incident and returned to the platform, where he gradually rebuilt his following and eventually grew the replacement account to more than 5.6 million followers.

Elsewhere, Carter Efe has opened up about why he stopped creating relationship content with his former girlfriend.

The comedian spoke about his relationship content from yesteryear and the difficulties he faced while making videos with his ex-partner during a recent episode of Cocktails & Takeaways, it was reported.

Carter said his online content had become so intertwined with his relationship that he found it hard to do videos if his girlfriend wasn’t around.

He said that later on, he realized that building his career around another person could impact his growth and personal identity.

He said he started to see the need to separate his own brand from his relationship so his career would not depend on whether he was with his partner or not.