On April 1, 2019 e-Nigeria! a news website made a publication stating that Ned Nwoko was the financial sponsor of Regina Daniels.[23] The publication went viral and was cited by many news websites in Nigeria.[24][25][26] Etinosa Idemudia in response to media critics responded on her social media handle that it is an honor that Regina Daniels was made the 6th wife of the senator elect instead of a "side chic".[27][28][29] On 27 April 2019, Ned Nwoko obtained an honorary doctorate degree from Federal University of Petroleum Resources Effurun where Harrysong was the anchor of the event when both Regina Daniels and Ned Nwoko were spotted dancing together.[30][31][32]