Veteran actress, Sola Awojobi Onayiga, is dead.
The gap-toothed actress, popular for playing Ireti in the now-defunct family drama, Fuji House of Commotion, died on Monday, July 18, after a brief illness.
According to reports, she was admitted to the ICU unit at the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital two weeks ago but passed on at about 3:40am this morning.
Announcing her death, the founder of Best of Nollywood Awards, Mr Seun Oloketuyi said, “I have just been informed that the accomplished Stage and Screen Actress and Fellow of Theatre Arts Auntie Sola Awojobi Onayiga has passed on,” he announced on his WhatsApp group Platform.
“Auntie Sola who is best known for living delightfully the role of Ireti aka ‘Cooking practicals’ in the defunct television sitcom ‘CHECKMATE’! Reportedly passed on this morning,” he added.
A renowned movie critic and film specialist, Husseini Shaibu, also shared the sad news via his Twitter page.
He wrote, “Just learnt that the accomplished Stage and Screen Actress and Fellow of Theatre Arts Auntie Sola Awojobi Onayiga passed on today.”
