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Femi Babafemi, the spokesperson for the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, has said the agency intentionally enlisted controversial artiste, Azeez Fashola, aka Naira Marley, for its drug abuse advocacy, The PUNCH reports.
Recall that criticisms trailed a video of Naira Marley advising youths to stop taking illicit substances. This was particularly so because the singer is known to glorify and encourage drug abuse.
In an interview with Saturday Beats, Babafemi said, “It is an advocacy engagement with him. It is what we do as part of the responsibilities of the agency to promote advocacy messages that would discourage people from substance abuse. It is about the message.
“Don’t forget that he has a lot of young followers— Marlians— that look up to him. The idea is for the leader of the movement (Marlians) to come out and ask people to stop substance abuse, and live a new life.”
The drug agency’s spokesperson also noted that using Marley as an advocate did not mean that the agency won’t arrest him if he was caught with illegal substances. He said, “Last year, we arrested some of his artistes (Zinoleesky and Mohbad). That is to show that we are not closing our eyes. If the same Naira Marley is caught with illicit substances tomorrow, he will face sanctions.”
Babafemi added that critics should consider the message and not focus on the messenger.
One of the people who had criticised the choice of Naira Marley was actress, Tonto Dikeh. She wrote on social media, “NDLEA, you are looking like a disgrace. This is not an insult, but this is from a daughter of the soil speaking out on your misconduct.
“I don’t involve myself in rubbish, especially that of other people. This, I must say, is the biggest embarrassment from any government agency/drug law enforcement agency. I would like to say more, but I’ll wait for NDLEA to pick me up for an interview/drug test/or just a chat. You know my address. I ask you to do it respectfully; otherwise we’ll have a problem. And, if I am replied I would gladly respond disrespectfully.”
In a Facebook post, Ossai Success, an aide to a former Delta State Governor, Ifeanyi Okowa, vowed to take legal action against NDLEA if he saw Naira Marley smoking again after his visit to the agency.
He wrote, “I will sue NDLEA if I see Naira Marley or any of the artistes signed to his record label smoking in his music video or on ground. I am watching him carefully because I am happy with this campaign.”
An instagram user, Joshua Ominuta, also wrote, “So you guys couldn’t find a responsible human being to promote your stuff?”
Raoul John Njeng-Njeng, the popular Nigerian singer, who is famously known as Skales, has talked about his colleague, Naira Marley,
He recounted how Naira Marley asked that his (Skales) verse be removed from a song by a Tanzanian artist, Harmonize featuring both of them.
Skales said he was shocked when Harmonize called to inform him about Naira Marley’s position because there was no beef between them.
He said he was the one who took the Tanzanian artist to Naira Marley’s house to record the song.
The ‘Shake Body’ crooner disclosed this while appearing on the latest episode of the Doyin’s Corner audiovisual podcast.
He said, “I want to share a story that I still find crazy, you know. I have never said this before, but this is going to be my first time. So I have this brother from Tanzania, he is one of the biggest artists from East Africa, as a matter of fact, Africa. His name is Harmonize.
“So he was working on his album, he came to Nigeria. I remember I took him to Naira Marley’s house. It was all good vibes and everything. The song he did with Naira Marley, he hit me up and said I want you to give me a verse on this song. And I did it. I sent it to him. It was dope. He was like, I like it blablabla. Then weeks later, he called me and said, ‘Do you have a beef with Naira Marley?’ And I was like, ‘Beef? We were all chilling. What is going on?’
“He was like, ‘Naira Marley just called me and told me to take your verse off the song that he didn’t know I was going to be the artist involved.’ I was like, cool mehn, bro you need this thing to happen so take me off it.”
Popular Nigerian singer, Naira Marley has taken to Twitter to say a short prayer.
He prayed that he hopes not to experience anything that would make him quit smoking.
“God please don’t let me see what will make me leave smoking. Amen,” he wrote.
Singer, Azeez Fashola, widely known as Naira Marley is getting canceled on Twitter for performing at the ongoing APC Mega rally in Lagos.
The 2023 presidential elections are just days away and emotions are certainly high. While many have their preferred candidate, street singer, Naira Marley is getting knocks for supporting the All Progressive People’s Party, APC.
A viral clip of the street act performing one of his most famous songs at the ongoing APC rally has set tongues wagging.
Tweets seen on the micro-blogging platform capture the reaction of users who have expressed their displeasure over the recent development.
Some Tweets have been seen with Naira Marley’s name and a cancel sign accompanying it.
In the intriguing teaser, the gifted singer made digs at his estranged record company.
Ilerioluwa Oladimeji Aloba, better known by his stage name Mohbad, is a popular Nigerian rapper and singer. He has teased a new song called “tiff,” which could be a diss track for his estranged record company Marlian Music.
Through the record label’s owner, Naira Marley, the powerful street-hop artist and rapper recently gave notice of termination for alleged unpaid royalties over a three-year period and physical assault.
Mohbad provided a preview of his next single “Tiff” on November 6, 2022, even though nothing official has been said since the announcement. In the song, Mohbad, an abstract interpretation of the word “thief,” made fun of Marlian Music, Naira Marley, and possibly even label signees Zinoleesky and C-Blvck.
Check out the audio clip below.
The album features a well-balanced mix of domestic and foreign celebrities thanks to the Afrobeats superstar.
Ayodeji Balogun, better known by his stage name Wizkid, is a multi-award-winning singer, songwriter, and performer from Nigeria. Wizkid has announced the official release date of his next album, which is rumored to feature Travis Scott, Lauryn Hill, and other big names.
The renowned singer, whose highly anticipated fifth studio album, “More Love, Less Ego,” a follow-up to the critically acclaimed and commercially successful “Made in Lagos,” is set for release on November 6, 2022, has already given his fans a preview of the album with the singles “Bad To Me” and “Money & Love.”
The official tracklist and guests of the album have been made public by American digital media business Genius, which operates Genius Lyrics, widely considered as the world’s largest library of song lyrics and musical knowledge platform.
Heavy hitters including Lauryn Hill, Ayra Starr, Naira Marley, Travis Scott, Don Toliver, and Buju Banton will be included on the 14-track album, according to the press release.
Naira Marley, a well-known Nigerian rapper, sent a mysterious message on Twitter in response to Mohbad’s decision to end his contract with the latter’s record label Marlian Records.
Recently, Marlian Records was presented with a letter of termination by Mohbad’s legal team saying that their client had committed crimes of assault and violence.
The Marlian chief was accused of planning ongoing attacks against Mohbad in the termination notice that was given on Tuesday.
According to the letter, the music executive has been delinquent in paying Mohbad advances and royalties owed from his intellectual property since 2019.
In the midst of the controversy, Naira Marley spoke about jealously and insecurity from those who make fun of other people’s dreams in a tweet on Wednesday.
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Mohbad, a musician, and his assistant Oreoluwa Oladapo have been admitted to the hospital following an alleged attack by Naira Marley, the head of his record label.
On Wednesday, October 5, Oreoluwa uploaded footage to Twitter showing his damaged body and Mohbad.
He wrote: “If I die, the whole of marlians music individuals(naira Marley and his boiz)should be held responsible. Look how my brothers and I were treated without even engaging in any physical fight with any of the marlian music people. I was dragged naked on the road and naira Marley did nothing about it, I lost some of my valuables.
In another post, Oreoluwa claimed he has been receiving threat messages.
He wrote: “I’m getting threatening messages. I no fear to die o. God na im give person life. I was stripped naked on the streets like a dog or a thief. Me wey no touch anything just apologising.”
Recall that during his ordeal with the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in February 2022, Mohbad whose real name is Ilerioluwa Oladimeji raised an alarm over an alleged threat to his life by Naira Marley and others.
In a video that circulated on the internet on Friday, February 25, the Naira Marley’s associate could be heard lamenting and calling out the names of his colleagues saying they want to kill him.
“I don’t know why these individuals have been attempting to kill me. They have been badmouthing me and doing bad things to me. Everyone on earth, please aid me!
“Naira Marley will kill me if I pass away like this na Marlian song.” Never, ever will my God screw me over. I have no faith in anyone. He declared, “I’m going to the hospital.
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) detained Mohbad and another artist, Zinoleesky, for possession of illegal narcotics.