Naija bad girl and musician, Caroline Sam, popularly
known as Maheeda has burst the bubbles.
Maheeda
The self-acclaimed ‘goddess of X’who many Nigerians
have overtime been seen as a sex symbol because of
the way she showcases her nude on social media
networks has spoken up. Maheeda has revealed some
things you probably might not knoe about her.
In this new interview with Encomium, the mother of one
and wife talked about how she grew up as an orphan,
how she stayed with a family that the man of the house
wanted to rape her, how spiritual she is, how she is
jealous of Tiwa Savage and Muna and many more.
Read excerpts below:
Who is Caroline Sam?
Caroline Sam is also known as Maheeda. I grew up in
the North and lost my parents at a very tender age. I am
a mother, an orphan and a musician.
Majority know you as Maheeda, how did you come
about the name?
I gave myself the name, Maheeda because of the
meaning. According to Muslims, it means Blessing. But I
chose Maheeda because I heard a story that Maheeda
was a vessel filled with gold and some people
discovered it and started prospering from the gold. I
believe I am the Maheeda, full of gold and Nigerians
would discover me.
You were once a gospel artiste, what happened?
I think what happened was just spiritual maturity. At a
stage in your life, you have to take a break and grow up
or else everything will just be wrong. I needed to grow
spiritually. Christians call it born again. I am standing in
the gap not for Christians or for Muslims.
At the point you attained spiritual maturity, did it
work?
It worked. I just discovered a light because in every light
there is a greater light. Some Christians just stop
halfway, that is why they remain poor but you have to
make something out of it. You need to study well if you
really need something and God will show you how to
make it.
You sound very religious?
Yeah, of course, I am religious because I still believe in
God and nobody can take that away from me. Jesus is
the best thing that happened to my life.
Maheeda and daughter
Do you belong to any religious sect?
No. This Sunday I go to Christ Embassy, next Sunday I
go to House on the Rock or even Redeemed. I am just
anywhere Jesus is. When it comes to my music, I am in
the middle because I have fans that are Christians,
Muslims, lesbians and gays.
As a born again, it appears you don’t have a problem
exposing your body. Why is that?
True, I don’t have a problem doing that but I think it is
because of my job and I know most Christians won’t
understand it. But I just believe that this is what I have
to do, to get attention, especially when it comes to my
job and I just believe His grace is enough for me. He
loves me more than my ‘nakedness’. If you see God as
a Father because He sees you as a daughter, I would
not because of your nakedness want to ruin you or kill
you. That is how I see God. He understands me. He
hates me but He loves me at the same time.
I understand you are married, are you still with your
husband and does he support your career?
I am still very much in my marriage and my husband
does not have any problem with what I am doing. He
supports me.
Can you tell us a bit about your husband?
I am sorry, I am leaving him out of this conversation
because that is what he wants and I respect his
decisions.
In your recent video, Naija Bad Girl, why were you
naked?
I did the video naked because I want people including
the media to talk about it and that is happening already.
Are you thinking of promoting ‘porn’ through your
video?
No, I am not but maybe I am promoting it in a different
way. My intention is for people to talk and to get more
attention and I did it and got what I wanted.
From observations, it was discovered that there is a
kind of rivalry between yourself and Afrocandy. What
is going on?
I really don’t know, maybe she feels threatened. I used
to feel threatened as well, it is normal. Sometimes I feel
jealous of Muna, Tiwa Savage. I feel like why are you
having all those things which I don’t have. It is just
normal but it is the ability to control it that really
matters.
Maheeda and her husband
Can you tell us about your music?
So far, I’m loving my music. It is a pity that it did not
really give me what I wanted but when I took off my
clothes, I got what I wanted. So, I am trying to see if I
would get back such trust for my music again. That is
why we are working very hard on my singles and videos
to give my music that push again.
Do you see yourself coming out with an album very
soon?
For my album, I’m thinking of this year. I can’t say yet,
it depends on how the singles are doing, what my fans
want basically. Until they start shouting “can we have an
album?” But right now, they are saying Maheeda, we
need another video.
Recently, on Instagram you posted a picture of you
and your 13 year-old daughter. Can you tell us a bit
about her?
Her name is Divine Favour. I gave her that name
because when I was pregnant, I was 17 and was almost
like a virgin who did not really know how to wash
herself. I went to church and told God, I want you to do
me a favour, I want to give birth normally and it worked
exactly how I asked God to do it. I gave her that name
because I asked for favour and I got it. I really want her
out of my life drama because I want her to take
decisions. This was not what my mom did, she was a
very quiet and reserved person and look at me, I’m like
a mad woman but she did not choose it for me. I made
my decision and whatever comes with it, I would face it.
So, I want to teach my daughter how to make a choice,
stand by it and see what comes out of it. Whatever I do
now, good or bad, I don’t want her to follow my
footsteps. If good, fine but if bad she will not take it. I
am not afraid of risks.
So tell us, where do you make your money?
(Laughs) I make my money from shows, invitations.
Some people invite me and I get paid just to sit down
and drink, take pictures for birthday parties, weddings
and many more. Sometimes, I perform, sometimes I
don’t. I also do modelling. In Holland, I did two
modelling jobs, one cost about N2 million and the other
was close to a million naira.
What kind of modelling do you do?
I am into nude modelling and sculpture modelling where
one is moulded naked.
It seems you have not learnt from your past (having a
baby early, being an orphan and also going into
prostitution), with the way you have been parading
yourself?
Sober? I have come to that point of my life where I
don’t judge people. The way you learn is different from
the way I learn. The way you see things is also different
from the way I see things. If you think someone is doing
something the wrong way, why not pray for them
instead of criticizing them, because the more you
criticize in bad faith, the more you are destroying them.
Bottomline is that we are not all the same. Maybe this is
my own way of learning. I may not learn the way you
did, just give me time because you never know what
will happen at least. When there is life, there is hope.
Is your husband the father of your child, tell us about
your love story?
We have been married for almost two years now and he
is not the father of my child. I met my husband while I
was working in a bar in Port Harcourt. The first time we
met, he was new in town and I got him acquainted in
Nigeria. I told him my story and he was moved to tears
and he said to me, ‘Don’t worry, I will help you’ and
since then he has kept his promise.
Do you see yourself doing music with other music
artistes?
Yes, very soon. I really like Phyno, Eva, Muna and Tiwa
Savage. I want to hear Tiwa Savage’s golden voice
when she sings and I rap, maybe she would get ‘naked’
too (laughs). Olamide as the Badoo and me as the Naija
bad girl, maybe 2Face but he is just too sweet. I don’t
know how you can join a sweet boy to a bad girl.
Did you grow up on the street or in an orphanage?
No, I grew up with a good Samaritan woman and her
husband until I became of age and her husband wanted
to rape me.
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