Fuji House of Commotion actress Ireti is dead
Veteran Nigerian actress and thespian Sola Onayiga, popular for her role as ‘Ireti’ in the hit sitcom Fuji House of Commotion, is dead.
According to Seun Oloketuyi, founder of Best of Nollywood Awards, who broke the news of her demise, Sola passed away in the early hours of Monday, following a two-week long admission to the intensive care unit of the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital.
“I have just been informed that the accomplished stage and screen actress and fellow of Theatre Arts Auntie Sola Awojobi Onayiga has passed on,” said Oloketuyi via WhatsApp. “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.”
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