Nigerian musician Panshak Zamani, also known as Ice Prince, has revealed the difficulties he faced growing up as an orphan.
Ice Prince shared that his life became even more challenging when he lost his mother at 21, after already experiencing the loss of his father at just 11 years old.
During a recent episode of the ‘Listen’ podcast, Ice Prince opened up about working multiple low-paying jobs to put himself through school. Despite his determination, he was unable to attend university due to a lack of N20,000.
He said, “I don’t have a mother or father. I’m an only son. That’s quite tough. I was eleven years old when I lost my dad. I was about 21 or 22 when my mum passed away. And I have a huge family that depends on me.
“I don’t have no uncle, aunty, godfather or godmother that I depend on. It has been nothing but God in my life.
“I want people to look at my life and say if I can succeed then no one has an excuse to fail.
“I was the guy that spent at least three weeks at home every term because of school fees. I didn’t go to the University because of N20,000. I had about two weeks to pay that money but I couldn’t raise it on time. That was how I lost the admission.”
