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Singer Toluwanisings to Be Buried Today in Ibadan
Police intervened after a family dispute over the singer’s final resting place, and mourners gathered for a lying-in-state and burial service.
- On Monday, friends and family gathered in Ibadan, Oyo State, for the burial of Nigerian singer Olayemi Bolaji, known as Toluwanisings, following a dispute over his final resting place.
- The conflict began after Toluwanisings' family rejected plans by his wife, Mrs Elizabeth Damilola Olayemi, to bury him in a cemetery, insisting instead that he be interred at his residence.
- Oyo State Police Command Commissioner Abimbola Ayodeji Olugbenga intervened after the parties exchanged public accusations, leading them to sign a peace undertaking on November 3 to prevent further unrest.
- Funeral activities are taking place today at the Banjola Event and Conference Centre on Hope Road, Alakia, with lying-in-state from 9 a.m. to 10 a.m. followed by the burial service from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m.
- Authorities continue to face calls from the family to investigate the circumstances surrounding the singer's death on October 14, 2026, due to concerns about possible foul play.
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