Nigeria, March 11 -- Nigerian singer, Inetimi Odomimaya, popularly known as Timaya, has stirred debate online after a viral video showed him advising a colleague that it is preferable to have children outside marriage rather than rush into matrimony.

In the now widely circulated clip, the 'Dem Mama' crooner appeared alongside fellow singer Paul Okoye, popularly known as Rudeboy, as they offered relationship advice to rapper Phyno.

Speaking in Pidgin English, Timaya argued that marriage often fails and suggested that having children without formalising a union may be a safer option.

"Just born pikin, pikin go grow. This marriage thing no dey work," he said, prompting laughter and mixed reactions from those present.

The remark has since...