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Why has Nigeria banned Afrobeats song Tell Your Papa?

2025/4/17
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Makoachi Okofor: 我是马科阿奇·奥科福，尼日利亚拉各斯的记者。Eedris Abdulkareem是尼日利亚阿弗罗比音乐的先驱之一，他创作的歌曲《Tell Your Papa》批评了尼日利亚当前的政治和经济状况，包括高昂的生活成本、国家安全问题和腐败问题。这首歌的歌词呼吁总统的儿子Seyi Tinubu向其父亲转达民众的困境，并批评了总统及其政府。歌曲中提到了尼日利亚民众面临的经济困难，许多人难以负担日常饮食，甚至一天只能吃一顿饭。这首歌的禁播，我认为，反映了尼日利亚民众对当前生活现状的不满。最近几个月，尼日利亚发生了多次抗议活动，抗议者表达了对高生活成本、不安全感、腐败以及高失业率的不满。这些抗议活动与《Tell Your Papa》中表达的内容相符。歌曲的禁播反而增加了它的知名度，许多人，包括诺贝尔奖得主沃勒·索因卡，都批评了这一禁令，认为这是对言论自由的限制。Eedris Abdulkareem本人也为这首歌进行了辩护，他表示即使被禁播，这首歌仍然可以在线传播，因为NBC对在线平台上的内容没有管辖权。他此前也曾因歌曲《Jaga Jaga》而被禁播，这首歌也批评了当时的政府。尼日利亚此前也曾禁止过歌曲，但原因通常是歌曲包含粗俗或不雅内容，而此次禁播《Tell Your Papa》的情况比较罕见。 Mimi Swaby: 作为节目的主持人，我关注到这首歌在尼日利亚引发的广泛讨论，以及它所反映出的尼日利亚复杂的政治和社会现实。通过与Makoachi Okofor的访谈，我了解到这首歌的创作背景、歌词内容以及它所引发的争议。这首歌的禁播，以及由此引发的公众讨论，凸显了尼日利亚言论自由的现状，以及政府与民众之间的紧张关系。同时，这也反映出尼日利亚民众对当前经济状况和社会问题的担忧。

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This chapter introduces Eedris Abdulkareem, a prominent Nigerian musician, and his recently released song "Tell Your Papa." The song, which criticizes the Nigerian president and the current socio-political climate, has been banned by authorities.
  • Eedris Abdulkareem is a respected Afrobeat musician in Nigeria.
  • Tell Your Papa is a song that criticizes the Nigerian president and the current socio-political climate.
  • The song was banned by the Nigerian Broadcasting Commission (NBC).

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‘Tell Your Papa’ by Eedris Abdulkareem is an Afrobeats song which criticises Nigeria’s president Bola Tinubu and calls on his son, Seyi Tinubu, to let his father know that "people are dying" because of hardship and insecurity, and that there is "hunger" in the country.

After its release, Nigeria’s National Broadcast Commission (NBC) ordered TV and radio stations not to play the track. They classed it as "inappropriate for broadcast due to its objectionable nature", adding that it falls short of public decency standards.

Neither Nigeria’s president nor his son have commented on the song or the ban.

The BBC’s Makuochi Okafor explains the reaction to the song’s ban and describes what life is like for Nigerians right now.

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