Azeez Fashola (Naira Marley)
Naira Marley is a Nigerian Musician born in Agege, Lagos State, Nigeria but
later moved to Peckham, South London when he was only 11-years-old.
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He is well known for his hit track, “Issa Goal”, and his advocacy for Internet
Fraud.
According to him, as a young lad, he never planned to become an artist, though
he had the childhood ambition of becoming an MC and Voice Over artiste.
It got to a point when he moved to Peckham from Lagos at age 11 and kept his
strong Nigerian accent.
Also See: Naira Marley's Mother Cries Uncontrollably As EFCC Hands Him Over To Nigerian Prison Officials
he singer made a decision at some point to help his MC friends in Peckham to
manage their rap careers but later found out that he is talented when it comes
to singing, this was the point in which he began to explore music.
After noticing his talent and prospect in his music career, he then decided to
fully pursue his music career.
He went on to release one of the World cup song of the year titled ‘Issa Goal’
where he featured Olamide and Lil Kesh in the song where he fused UK funky
drum patterns with Party lyrics.
Naira Marley said he got his nickname because he was strongly inspired by
Bob-Marley. It is worth noting that he has this close resemblance with the
former king of Reggae and he also keep dreads just like the late Marley.
Also See: Court Orders Remand of Naira Marley in Prison
When the other four were released, Naira Marley remained in detention and was later charged to court on 11 count.
He was arraigned on May 20 2019 and remanded in prison custody pending the determination of bail. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission preferred 11 charges bordering on fraud against him for alleged credit card fraud.
His net worth cannot be determined. However after his recent arrest by the EFCC, it was reported that the apartment he lives in is rented and he also allegedly borrowed the laptop he uses to upload his songs.
However, Bionetworth claims that the singer is worth $50,000, but how they arrived at that figure remains unknown.
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