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Nigerian rapper, Eedris Abdulkareem has cleared the air, saying his new song “Tell Your Papa”, wasn’t meant as a personal attack on Seyi Tinubu, the son of President Bola Tinubu.
The rapper explained that the song was simply a response to a recent comment by Seyi, who had claimed that his father is the best president Nigeria has ever had.
Seyi Tinubu made the remark during an event in Yola, the capital of Adamawa State, in March 2025.
Eedris said his song, “Tell Your Papa”, was aimed at encouraging Seyi to urge his father to focus on fixing the country’s major problems, especially in the areas of security and the economy.
Speaking during an interview on Channels TV’s “Rubbin’ Minds” on Sunday, Eedris Abdulkareem clarified that he didn’t attack Seyi with his song.
He said, “Nigerian youths are just asking for basics: electricity, security, enabling economic environment, job creation and not palliatives.
The National Broadcasting Commission, NBC, has banned media houses from playing Eedris Abdulkareem’s latest song.
The song, titled Tell Your Papa, is a criticism of this current administration. In it, he directed Seyi Tinubu, son of President Bola Tinubu, to speak to his father about the worsening state of the country.
In Tell Your Papa, Abdulkareem sings, “Seyi, tell your papa country hard. Tell your papa people dey die. Tell your papa this one don pass jagajaga.”
“Seyi, how far? I swear your papa no try. Too much empty promises. On behalf of Nigerians, take our message to him; kidnappers dey kill Nigerians. Local events and activities
“Seyi, try travel by road without your security make you feel the pains of fellow Nigerians. You dey fly private jets, insecurity no be your problem,” he continues singing.
The National Broadcasting Commission has now released a circular to media Houses preventing them from playing the song.
The circular reads: “The National Broadcasting Commission has identified the song ‘Tell Your Papa’ by Eedris Abdulkareem, currently trending on social media, as content deemed inappropriate for broadcast due to its objectionable nature. It is therefore classified as Not To Be Broadcast (NTBB), as it violates Section 3. 1.8 of the Nigeria Broadcasting Code.
“The Commission requests that your station exercises discretion and refrains from airing this song to maintain responsible broadcasting standards.
“Your cooperation and commitment to upholding these standards are greatly appreciated.”
“So, why should I attack Seyi Tinubu personally? If Seyi Tinubu never talked about it, I wouldn’t have recorded a song like that. So, I am replying to the video that he made. If he had kept quiet, I wouldn’t have said anything. I am inspired by Seyi Tinubu to record that song.”
However, shortly after its release, the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) banned the song from being played on radio and TV, labeling it as inappropriate.
The move has sparked backlash, with many Nigerians criticising the decision, including Nobel Laureate Professor Wole Soyinka. Soyinka said the ban reflects a worrying return to censorship and poses a threat to free speech.
In his reaction, Eedris Abdulkareem accused President Bola Tinubu’s government of being intolerant of criticism and called the administration one of the most “insensitive” and “vindictive” Nigeria has ever had.
