Divine Ikubor, better known as Rema, is a prominent Afrobeats artist from Nigeria. He has revealed that at the age of 17, he earned his first million dollars and gave it to his mother.

He said that his mother required the funds more urgently than he did, forcing him to make that choice.

This was revealed by the Dumebi crooner in a recent interview with Z100 New York.

He claimed he gave his mum the entire sum of money. Rema said this: “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].”

The 24-year-old singer said his biggest achievement is being able to provide for his family and create opportunities for others. He said:

“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 added that his proudest moment was when fans sang his song ‘Calm Down’ word-for-word during his performance in Australia last year.