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Zlatan Ibile recently opened up about the early challenges of navigating fame and family expectations in a revealing video. Sharing personal anecdotes, he recounted how his parents initially refused to move into the first house he bought for ₦70 million, fearing it was “Yahoo money.”

He said:

“My parents refused to live in the first house I bought because they thought it was Yahoo money… I had to get a lawyer to explain music money
When we were living together, they told me to be home before 10pm and even made me sign a contract not to get tattoos”

Zlatan Ibile opens up 👀 His parents refused to move into his ₦70M first house, thinking it was “Yahoo money,” and even made him sign a no-tattoo contract 😳 #ZlatanStories #MusicHustle pic.twitter.com/Sw5bYCSOxg

— DimlawPR (@dimlawpr) April 2, 2026

No wonder bro's getting it right in business right now, he's well trained by disciplined parents who made him realize they'd never condone lawlessness or receive ill-gotten wealth from him.

If his parents had encouraged bad behavior, he'd not be where he is now.

It's good to know that we still have good parents in Nigeria.

I was beginning to give up on humanity...

The parents in my neighborhood are something else. Imagine 14 yr kids building house for the parents via scamming

Good parenting is the only hope for the future of this nation

Material will wear out and African parents are usually wise. It's like giving someone riding an Okada a g-wagon. Yes, he can start driving G-wagon but will he come to be meeting you every week to fuel his car? E get some things wey parents don see beyond your years. The cost of maintaining that house fit pass them. Buying a house from one of your children will put you in a difficult seat when you talk about family problems.

It's better to be contented with what you have than to wake up one day in your mansion and na police come carry you for night. Cry in a Benz than a keke, na you go see

Good to know parents like these still exist.
These days, parents even encourage children to do yahoo.

All the people reading this thread that don't have ₦70 million, ahhhh!
Na im fans I pity pass.
If your reply is something in the likes of not everybody is a brokie like you or your family, save it, that one no be insult, all fingers are not equal for a reason 😁😁😁

SixSeven:
Material will wear out and African parents are usually wise. It's like giving someone riding an Okada a g-wagon. Yes, he can start driving G-wagon but will he come to be meeting you every week to fuel his car? E get some things wey parents don see beyond your years. The cost of maintaining that house fit pass them. Buying a house from one of your children will put you in a difficult seat when you talk about family problems.

It's better to be contented with what you have than to wake up one day in your mansion and na police come carry you for night. Cry in a Benz than a keke, na you go see

Even if you write Doctrine of the Mean and make your child read it every night, there's something about experiencing something that teaches you more about it than someone else experience of it that you were told.
By and by, the thing will start sounding like gist to the kids and they won't take you seriously gan. Just teach your kids to stay in their lane and at whatever cost, never never be the perpetrator but defend their space with blood and bone.

untoldtruth:
Even if you write Doctrine of the Mean and make your child read it every night, there's something about experiencing something that teaches you more about it than someone else experience of it that you were told.
By and by, the thing will start sounding like gist to the kids and they won't take you seriously gan. Just teach your kids to stay in their lane and at whatever cost, never never be the perpetrator but defend their space with blood and bone.

Best thing to teach children is experience. This is what used to happen in the past until we let oyinbo influence us so much that children are formally educated but don't know anything from their parents. They are not mentored by parents, family and wise ones. They are learning from the internet, from strangers.

Children should be able to say
My father said
My mother said
My grandmother used to say

We have broken all these. Parents may not know everything and they could be wrong because they are using the past to predict the future they do not know about but there are tested and trusted messages over time that have passed on from generation to generation.

Good parents.

Wish most Nigerian parents were like this.

What does this one sing to earn him the title of a Nigerian musician?

Arkmanbuddy:
No wonder bro's getting it right in business right now, he's well trained by disciplined parents who made him realize they'd never condone lawlessness or receive ill-gotten wealth from him.

If his parents had encouraged bad behavior, he'd not be where he is now.

Zlatan was a bad boy o 😂

delugadou:
It's good to know that we still have good parents in Nigeria.

I was beginning to give up on humanity...

The parents in my neighborhood are something else. Imagine 14 yr kids building house for the parents via scamming

Are you for real ? 14 years ? I guess that should be in Warri or Benin ? Lol

This dude obviously looks like a R!tualist.
Me sef go reject am.

Good parenting doesn't stop at the child alone it goes a long way into the society. Only if all parents do their parenting well won't be having all this moral decadence nowadays

Dude has a very decent parent...no wonder he has no scandals and baby mama issue

Keep it up bro

Not that they didn't want to move into the house because of how they felt you got the money, they were scared that you may use them for your Yahoo plus owo osole ritual.


They didn't reject just because they suspected the money to be proceeds of Yahoo Yahoo, if they know that there won't be consequences like them kpaing, they will rush in. They are only scared that u fit use them do owo osole if they move into the house if you made the money from Owo osole in the name of Yahoo Yahoo like many others

We will forever have reasons to be grateful to parents. They shape our lives and influences us to be better person. Just imagine if his parents didn't enforce him from getting tattoos, alaye for don tattoo everywhere.

I been think say Yoruba parent don't care about how their children get their money

fyzaila:
Good parenting doesn't stop at the child alone it goes a long way into the society. Only if all parents do their parenting well won't be having all this moral decadence nowadays

Fact, prostitution and yahoo are just evidence of bad parenting.

People can be wild, but I believe they can be tamed as well

delugadou:
It's good to know that we still have good parents in Nigeria.

I was beginning to give up on humanity...

The parents in my neighborhood are something else. Imagine 14 yr kids building house for the parents via scamming

Parents applaud their kids for going into prostitution in Edo State.

Oomardesigns:
I been think say Yoruba parent don't care about how their children get their money

Which village are you from?

Oomardesigns:
I been think say Yoruba parent don't care about how their children get their money

They only rejected out of fear that the guy fit use them plus up aka use them do owo osole

mjblinks:
Parents applaud their kids for going into prostitution in Edo State.

We can't blame them though, when the system is not working, I use to ask, why do people marry when they know the man they are about to go into union with is not financially capable to take care of their kids. It's only a poor man that would encourage his child to go into prostitution

SixSeven:
Material will wear out and African parents are usually wise. It's like giving someone riding an Okada a g-wagon. Yes, he can start driving G-wagon but will he come to be meeting you every week to fuel his car? E get some things wey parents don see beyond your years. The cost of maintaining that house fit pass them. Buying a house from one of your children will put you in a difficult seat when you talk about family problems.

It's better to be contented with what you have than to wake up one day in your mansion and na police come carry you for night. Cry in a Benz than a keke, na you go see

This is wisdom.
Good morning 🙏

It's interesting to know there are still responsible parents out there. Dude was most likely combining fraud and music. That's what most young people do in Lagos, including one I once met who left Nigeria because he couldn't make money through music

All Yahoo Boys Are Potential Killers

Hier:
We can't blame them though, when the system is not working, I use to ask, why do people marry when they know the man they are about to go into union with is not financially capable to take care of their kids. It's only a poor man that would encourage his child to go into prostitution

I get the frustration behind that statement, but that conclusion is too harsh and oversimplifies a very complex reality.

First, not every struggling parent is irresponsible. Financial situations can change suddenly—job loss, economic instability, inflation, or unexpected crises can push even responsible families into hardship. In a country like Nigeria, where the system itself is unpredictable, many people are doing their best with limited opportunities.

Second, marriage is not (and should not be) based solely on current financial status. Many couples marry with hope, partnership, and plans to grow together. Some succeed, some struggle—but that doesn’t automatically make them wrong for getting married.

Third, equating poverty with promoting prostitution is unfair and inaccurate. Most poor parents actually work extremely hard to protect their children from harmful paths. In fact, many people who rise above difficult circumstances come from homes where values, discipline, and resilience were strongly instilled—not wealth.

Also, the real issue is often systemic failure, not just individual decisions. Lack of jobs, poor education systems, weak social support, and economic inequality all contribute to situations where people feel pushed into survival choices.

“While financial readiness is important before starting a family, it’s not fair to assume that struggling parents are irresponsible or that poverty leads to bad parenting. Many families are simply navigating a difficult system, and what we need is better opportunities and support—not blame.”

Maybe dem no want make you take dem subscribe. This life na wisdom o no smoke without fire

Riversides2003:
Maybe dem no want make you take dem subscribe. This life na wisdom o no smoke without fire

I did not add in my earlier comment that when one parent takes side and lives in the house built by the siblings, when there is a dispute between them and Zlatan tells them "go to court", all they need to do is see how Wike is taking care of our judges.

Only parents that care about their children do something like that, Zlatan has a responsible parents.

Arkmanbuddy:
No wonder bro's getting it right in business right now, he's well trained by disciplined parents who made him realize they'd never condone lawlessness or receive ill-gotten wealth from him.

If his parents had encouraged bad behavior, he'd not be where he is now.

Absolutely spot on brother