Music Legend, Onyeka Onwenu Laid To Rest Today
A private burial follows the service of songs in Ilupeju for the Ekwe singer, who died in July 2024.
Nigerian music icon Onyeka Onwenu will be laid to rest in Lagos today at 2:00 PM.
The service of songs was held at Fountain of Life Church in Ilupeju, with a private burial scheduled from 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM at the Ikoyi Mausoleum.
Onwenu, renowned for her hit “Ekwe,” passed away on July 30, 2024, at Reddington Hospital in Ikeja, Lagos State, following a collapse at an event honouring Dr. Stella Okoli of Emzor Pharmaceuticals.
Onwenu is survived by two sons.
Written byThe News Team
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