Eedris was born to a polygamous family in Kano, Nigeria, as Eedris Turayo Abdulkareem Ajenifuja  his father was from Ilesha, Osun State, and his mother was from Ogun State. Raised in Kano, he adopted Kano State as his state of origin. His father resides in Lagos, while his mother continues to reside in Kano. According to interviews, his decision to drop his patronymic surname has nothing to do with dislike for his father, but merely reflects his fondness for the name "Eedris Abdulkareem." His name, Abdulkareem, means "Servant of the generous God"

Eedris Abdulkareem also known as Remedy multi-talented artiste was born in 1974 in the Northern Nigeria, Kano State.

As a young boy he has passion for Table Tennis (ping pong) and he loved music. In 1989 Eedris represented Nigeria in the cadet division of the All African Games held in Nairobi Kenya which he won bronze medal. He later won other trophies in the 1991 Coca-Cola open in Lagos, 1992 Pepsi open in Kano and the Elephant cement open held in Abeokuta in 1994.

Eedris, while enjoying a budding table tennis career could not ignore his lust for music. He finally succumbed to his old passion, music in 1997 when he formed the mega hit boy band “The Remedies”.

HIS ALBUMS
MR. LECTURER: Talks about how people are sexually harassed especially in our campuses by lecturers.
JAGA JAGA: This Album talks about the political situation and corruption in the country.
Presently there are 55 released songs spanned through four albums, eighteen of these songs in the latest album “UNFINISHED BIZNESS”, which was released under Kennis Music in July 2010.

Eedris was nominated by five million Nigerians as the youth icon to carry the Olympic torch along with Prof. Dora Akunyili, SegunOdegbami and Larry Uzamoje.