Nigeria, Feb. 23 -- Norway's Ambassador to Nigeria, Svein Baera, has taken a special liking to Nigeria's Afrobeat star, Divine Ikubor, popularly known as Rema.

"My favourite is Rema," the diplomat said in an interview with PREMIUM TIMES when asked who his favourite Afrobeat musician is.

Mr Baera said the 'Ozeba' crooner captured his heart before he resumed duty as ambassador to Nigeria.

"I was sitting back home in Norway listening to this music, and I came across this song by Rema called Charm," he said, adding that he likes the mood of the song and enjoys it more when it is played with a saxophone.

According to Mr Svein, like many Norwegians, Afrobeat was one of the first things he heard about Nigeria when he was considering applying...