By Abimbola Ogunnaike
Nigerian singer, Divine Ikubor, famously addressed as Rema, has revealed that he made his first one million naira at the age of 17 and gave all the money to his beloved mother.
The Dumebi exponent, and whose one of his songs titled ‘Calm Down’ is rave of the moment worldwide, disclosed this in a recent interview with Z100 New York.
“The person who I knew needed it more was my mum. So, I handed everything I made to her. I know it was cool to drive around the city as a 17-year-old in a cool whip. But I can’t drive a cool whip when my mum didn’t have a car or my mum has to borrow my keys. You know, I had to put her on first.
“Passing all of that to her, whatever investment she makes… I made my first million [naira] at 17 but I made more than a million. But it’s cool to be in that stage to be able to provide [for your family],” Rema said.
According to the 24-year-old singer, his biggest achievement is being able to provide for his family and create opportunities for others within and around me.
“Someone created an opportunity for me to bless the world this much. So, I can’t imagine how much the people I helped are going to bless the world. You know, I go hard not just for myself. I go hard for them. As doors open for me, I wanna open doors for them,” he said.
Rema added that his proudest moment was when fans sang his song ‘Calm Down’ word-for-word during his performance in Australia last year.
