Afrobeats star FOLA surprises mum with a car, reveals the two things she ever asked him for

• Afrobeats singer FOLA has gifted his mother the specific car she asked for as his music career began to take off.

• The car completes the two things she asked him for, with FOLA previously buying her land in Ibadan where she built her own church.

• Before his breakthrough, FOLA worked as a Bet9ja cashier in Ibadan, while his mother continued to encourage his music career.

Rising Afrobeats singer FOLA has gifted his mother a car, completing what he described as the two things she ever asked him for since his music career took off.

Sharing the news on his social media page, the singer said he had asked his mother what she wanted when things began to align for him, and her requests were her own church building and a specific car.

"When things started to align, I randomly asked my mother what she wanted and she said she wanted her own church building and this specific car. I thank God for keeping this running long enough for me to say I've done both things," he wrote.

The car gift completes a promise that began earlier in his career when he used his first major earnings to buy his mother a piece of land in Ibadan, where she subsequently built a church. At the time, he had spoken about the decision publicly, saying his mother was the first person he thought of after earning money from music.

The gesture is significant given how recently FOLA's life looked very different. Before his breakthrough, he worked as a Bet9ja cashier in Ibadan, a detail he has spoken about openly as a reminder of how far he has come.

His mother, he has said, never doubted his potential even during those years. She consistently told him he would become a star and encouraged him to keep making music when few outside his family were paying attention.

FOLA rose to prominence with his single Alone before a string of high-profile collaborations with Ayra Starr, Wizkid, BNXN, Zlatan, Victony and DJ Tunez cemented his place among Nigeria's most exciting emerging acts. He is signed to Dangbana Republik and Empire, and released his debut studio album Catharsis in September 2025.

His post has since drawn widespread reactions online, with many fans praising him for the gesture.

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