Blame me, not my religion, for my mistakes – Naira Marley

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3 months ago

March 23, 2025

Controversial singer, Abdulazeez Fashola, popularly known as Naira Marley, has urged fans to hold him accountable for his actions and to stop attributing his lifestyle to his religion.

He stated that while Islam is “perfect,” Muslims are not.

He urged fans to hold him accountable for his mistakes, rather than blaming his religion.

On his X handle, the singer wrote, “Islam is perfect, Muslims are not. If I make mistake, blame me, but not my religion.”

His post elicited mixed reactions. Read some of the comments below:

@Mr_Lasdon wrote, “This is why Muslims are encouraged to act according to the teaching of Islam, we should always reflect and be good ambassador to our religion.”

@Olumachoo wrote, “Well said! Islam, like any faith, is pure. It’s people who fall short. Judge individuals, not the religion.”

@MD_Jatta wrote, “Oh no, you’re the perfect representation of your religion—flaws and all.

“By the way, if you can read actual Arabic (which I can), I’ll pick a song from your terrible playlist and torture my ears with it all day long.”

@ObinnaCEO added, “No religion is perfect, just as no human is. Faith is meant to guide, not to claim superiority. What matters is how we live, treat others, and strive for truth.”

There is a rising trend of my Igbo brothers Marrying women old enough to be their grandmothers, this is pathetic —Uriel Oputa(Ex BBnaija housemate)

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5 hours ago

June 7, 2025

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The BBNaija star and Imo born influencer cries out on the alarming rate of igbo men marrying older women. She opined that the reason for this is not far-fetch and very connected to the hustle for a passport.

Uriel stated that women shouldn’t be called gold diggers henceforth because men have taken the lead and they are the real gold diggers now.

Furthermore, she mentioned that as a woman with an elderly mother, she can’t even imagine what a Man will be doing with an elderly woman in the other room.

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Many Nigerian artists not financially stable because of frivolous spending – Bella Shmurda

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5 hours ago

June 7, 2025

Ekwutos Blog

Afrobeats singer Bella Shmurda has spoken about how frivolous spending is affecting the finances of many Nigerian artistes.

Shmurda claimed that many of his colleagues are unable to fund their projects without the backing of major labels because they lavish their money on trivialities.

Featuring in a recent episode of the Afrobeats Intelligence podcast, the ‘Cash App’ crooner explained that he too made a similar mistake at the beginning of his rise to stardom but later corrected it.

The singer argued that artistes do not need to spend the bulk of their earnings on expensive jewellery and cars in order to build a brand, noting that simplicity is also a form of branding.

He said, “I don’t think packaging has to be materialistic. Having good clothes on you, looking nice, nice skin, brushing your teeth, smelling well is okay, if you know how to dress without chains. I mean some of us don’t have these things before, and we looked good. This guy doesn’t have a chain on, and he looks good. He’s not dirty. I mean, that’s packaged enough for your purpose.

“It’s because of the too much emphasis on expensive packaging that our young artists now run towards advances and they end up being indebted to those companies. And the companies have to hold their catalogue for years. It’s because of these materials things that they go into debts. They can’t even fund their next project because they do use their money buy big motor. I made that mistake too but I learnt. And I feel like we just have to educate ourselves about these things.”