How music prevented Idahams from becoming a Niger-Delta militant | The Dice
By Guardian Exclusive
28 January 2021 |
12:26 pm
Fans of afrobeat across the world know Idahams for his beautiful songs such as ‘No One Else’ and ‘Shema’. But that may not have been the case if the multifaceted singer, songwriter, and producer had succumbed to the temptation of joining one of the various militant groups in the Niger-Delta years ago.
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