Rema reveals how his father’s death affected him

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By Rachel Okporu Fadoju

Nigerian singer, Divine Ikubor, popularly known as Rema, has revealed that losing his dad at an early age, shaped his mindset and personality. 

Naija News reports that the ‘Calm Down’ crooner made this known while appearing on the Afrobeats podcast hosted by Shopsydoo.

According to the singer, he didn’t take life seriously until his father’s death, compelling him to realise the importance of family.

He said, “It [losing my dad] shaped me, to be honest. It shaped my mindset, my mood, you know.

“There was a point in time I was very colourful, I would say. I was funny, running around and unserious. I never took life seriously until when I lost my dad. And it just shows different sides of people. It just shows the importance of family as well.

“Yeah, as siblings we might have our fights and quarrels but you never know when you will just not see them again; the people you are closest to.

“For my dad, my dad used to call me a soldier”

In related news, Rema, recently walked out of his musical concert in Atlanta, United States.

The artiste refused to perform due to the venue’s terrible condition.

In a disappointing turn of events, the singer was captured in a video saying the concert would not go on, citing safety concerns and ‘disrespect’ for the fans and Afrobeats.

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How having an American passport has helped my music career

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By Helen Udoka

Afrobeats superstar, David Adeleke, popularly known as Davido has stated that having an American passport has given him an edge in his music career.

The singer noted that his passport is worth more than a million dollars.

Davido stated this in a recent interview with Omega British Blog.

According to him, when some of his band members are having issues with Visa approval he always has an edge because of his American passport.

Davido, however, expressed pride in his Nigerian nationality.

He said, “That part of my life (being born abroad) didn’t come out until I blew up. People thought I live in Nigeria. It was later on in my career that people realized that I did Alabama college and stuff like that.

It wasn’t like I was introduced as an American artist in Nigeria. I’ve been in the streets back home. The only thing is that I could fly anytime I wanted, like go to America anytime I wanted.

“Till date, I don’t care how much money you’ve got, that blue passport is worth more than a million Dollars.

“For example, we were going to Australia for a tour, to get the structure is so hard because some of my band members were having difficulties in getting the papers just because of their passports.

“But obviously, it’s kind of easier for me because of the blue passport.”