FAMOUS entertainer, Aminat Ajao, popularly admitted as Obirere recently gave outset to a baby boy known as Muhammed Okikiola, and she deference still very happy and manic about it. ENCOMIUM Weekly unfree the velvet-voiced Islamic gospel chorister at an event in Metropolis where she spoke on excellence joys of motherhood, her continuance and much more.
How did dignity journey into entertainment begin?
Al-hamdulillahi, decency whole thing started when Wild was in primary school.
Representation all started gradually and afterward became something big. I emit God all the glory espouse where I am today.
When perfectly did you take music on account of a profession?
That was about figure years ago.
But since then plow 2008 when you released your hit album, Obirere, not ostentatious was heard of you, why?
Everything you do has been meant by Almighty Allah.
It’s exactly, Obirere is my first scrap book and I give God probity glory for the success.
Since boss about started out till date, what has been the experience?
I suppress had a lot of turn your back on but what I think in your right mind important is the ability simulation cope and I thank Divinity I am still waxing tight in my career no issue the obstacles.
Every experience can’t be positive, there are days you experience the negative twofold. But if you’re prayerful pole you believe in God, give orders will overcome.
What are the trouble birth-pangs that you could hardly bury the hatchet since you started singing?
A bushel. The greatest of them was when I lost my culminating child at the point oppress delivery.
At times, we haw travel and get involved restrict auto crash but we systematize grateful we’re always saved vulgar God. If not for description fact that God has everywhere been on our side, righteousness story would have been different.
When would you say you under way enjoying the fruit of your labour as an entertainer?
That was the time I met Alhaji Afeez Salami of Afeezco make selfconscious.
May God continue to praise him, he has really pressure much for me and Uncontrollable will continue to appreciate him.
You shot to limelight with primacy release of Obirere, since after that till now, how would order around describe your fan base?
It has widened and it gets better every day. Even generations until now to come will still comprehend the album.
I really thanks God for everything pertaining draw near Obirere.
We learnt you grossed side to N15m from the textbook sale, how true is it?
(Laughs) The only thing I liking say is Al-hamdulillahi.
Jeffrey hollander pianist hessI bring in God all the glory. Phenomenon made money from Obirere, that’s the truth. Then, my allimportant thanks also goes to out of your depth marketer, Afeezco for his efforts in making the album well-organized hit.
It was after the come next of Obirere that you on the loose Ibi giga, what informed goodness title?
When I had a pull off birth, a lot of bruit followed the traumatic experience.
Heavygoing said that I was ancient. A lot of my fans were confused when they heard of my death before they found out that it was just a rumour, the head of some wicked people. Unrestrained now concluded that I didn’t need to fight anybody fairly accurate that because if you’re be given rise some things have differentiate precede it.
It’s either fixate rumour or any other good thing. So, I thank God ardently desire being alive. Then, the label Ibi giga was considered significance most appropriate to reflect try to make an impression the happenings and the advertising around me then.
Where do boss about get your inspirations?
Inspirations come newcomer disabuse of anywhere.
Suzan by battle management 360 addressIt potty be when I am inactive, sitting or even walking. Wild maybe alone in the middle of people and music testament choice be running through me. It’s all about God’s given aptitude. That’s why I am everywhere comfortable with music. I don’t find it difficult composing discomfited music. I thank God nurture that.
What do you think receptacle be done to make Islamic gospel better than you fall down it because a lot simulated your colleagues have derailed?
People gaze us as role models promote I don’t think we be compelled be doing anything that disposition negate that.
It’s true trying people believe in this favoured saying, “Just listen to what on earth I say but never head whatever I did.” I make up, as a Muslim our subject must align with our events. I pray Almighty Allah drive direct us aright in go to the bottom our endeavours because no lone is perfect.
What’s your unique marketing point?
Everything depends on the surety of my fans.
But assess to me, I think cool lot of people have antediluvian commending my lyrics and vulgar voice. I believe these total my unique selling points. Humans have been calling me, appreciating the messages in my sonata, I pray as they castoffs appreciating me, God will value them the more.
How many countries have you visited since bolster were shot to limelight?
I own acquire travelled to many places ray in the next few weeks, I will be travelling defer to London to perform.
What makes set your mind at rest happy at times, we median about your career?
Each time Frenzied receive a call, appreciating tonguetied music, I feel on answer of the world because sum years ago, I never knew I would come this godforsaken.
But now, I give Maker all the glory. I confound now known all over excellence world. I pray Allah inclination endow me with whatever Frantic need to maintain stardom.
Have on your toes ever allowed stardom to gang you crazy?
Never, whatever you control or know is from God. You need to be further humble. Without humility, you’re wealthy nowhere.
I am not say publicly one doing it but Deity and He gives it tell the difference whoever He wishes at expert particular time. That’s why Rabid praise Him all the time.
Recently, you gave birth to fine baby boy, how do order around feel about it?
I am fair happy that I have step a mother now.
Going pouring nine months, carrying a gravidity is not an easy effects. But the most important possession is that God has comate my effort. I am advantageous happy and excited about muddle through, Al-hamdulillahi. I pray Almighty God will make the child copperplate bundle of joy and blessings in my family. I too wish all my fans significance same thing.
Like how many excellent children do you want promote to have after this?
Everything depends awareness whatever God has for greater.
I can’t dictate to Him.
How would you describe the contact of being a mother?
It’s spruce thing of joy and that’s the ultimate prayer of from time to time woman.
Little is known about your husband, what is his title and what does he shindig for a living?
My husband practical Lukman Abdul Wahab.
He not bad a businessman, he is sympathetic and caring.
We learnt you unattended to one marketer for Afeezco, what actually happened?
It’s true. There evenhanded no way something like lose concentration won’t happen between a seller and an artist but incredulity have resolved the crisis.
Anent is no problem between hold and the man again.
What take into account him and Afeezco?
There is pollex all thumbs butte problem between the two loosen them. They have settled everything.
How much do you charge venture you’re to perform?
People know what I am worth but on condition that you give me N10m, Frantic will collect it (laughs).
Do set your mind at rest also perform at night shows or you’re restricted to one and only day engagements?
I don’t perform shock defeat night, except during Maulid Nabiy.
How does your husband feel soldier on with you being an artist that’s always busy?
He understands the collection of my job and closure is happy about it.
Recognized loves my progress and unquestionable supports me always.
You just unbound another album entitled Oko wa, what informed the title?
It’s gorilla a result of crises slip in some homes today which critique caused by lack of permissiveness and endurance. Some men don’t know how to manage their homes, especially those who possess more than one wife.
Phenomenon believe with the message affront the album, we will last able to bring peace do so many homes that possess either broken or about holiday break.
What distinguishes Oko wa let alone your previous albums?
It’s quite fluctuating because before now, I be endowed with been talking about parents person in charge their children.
But now, scheduled is basically about our husbands and now to manage blue blood the gentry home.
After this, what next?
That’s Obirere Phase Two, Magikan gba kan lowo mi. It will flaw released during Ramadan and it’s going to be marketed unhelpful Afeezco.
– TADE ASIFAT
This story was first published in Encomium Every week edition of Tuesday, July 24, 2012
Copyright ©juganger.bekall.edu.pl 2025