Habeeb Hamzat (born 10 May 2005), known professionally as Peller, is a Nigerian online streamer and content creator. Peller emerged online around 2021, known for his sarcastic manner and reluctance while streaming.[2] He currently holds the highest-viewed stream in Africa with 76k views, surpassing his previous record of 60k views, which featured popular Nigerian artist Olamide.[3] He won the "Best Content Creator" at the Trace Awards & Festival in 2024.[4]
Professor Peller, as he was widely known, was one of Africa's most renowned magicians. He kept millions gasping for more with his magical wand and enchanting performances. His audience were not just ordinary people, as he had once wowed great African leaders like Chief Obafemi Awolowo, President Gnassingbe Eyadéma of Togo, President Samuel Doe of Liberia, and President Mathieu Kerekou of Benin Republic.
Born Moshood Folorunsho Abiola in Iseyin, Oyo State in 1941, Professor Peller, as he came to be known, was Nigeria's most popular magician. To enhance his skills with illusion tricks, Professor Peller attended a School of Magical Arts in India, where he spent 18 months. His first show held at the Federal Palace Hotel, Lagos in 1966.
It was on August 2 1997 that the news went viral that the invincible and adorable Professor Peller had been assassinated. I had just finished from Wesley College of Science, Elekuro in Ibadan, awaiting my WAEC results. My secondary school days were filled with major discourse of rumours about Professor Peller's exploits.
Mention the name Peller and the next thing that comes to mind is magic. He was a legend and a solid master in his craft. He did no wrong when he hit the stage. He was lord of the stage anytime and
So peller has don a TikTok co-host with many celebrities like tiwa savage and davidi