US EditionNollywood Actor, Patrick Doyle Loses Newborn Baby Daughter
Doyle said the baby died about a day after birth, after he had earlier reported that mother and child were in good health.
- Veteran Nollywood broadcaster Patrick Doyle announced on Sunday the death of his newborn daughter, Omayinuwa Harriet, who passed away on Saturday, April 11, at 4:15 p.m., just one day after her birth on Friday, April 10.
- Doyle shares the child with his third wife, Funmilayo, who owns Funmidee Cuisines, a private chef and catering company. The couple married after Doyle's divorce from actress Iretiola Doyle.
- Reflecting on the loss, Doyle wrote on Facebook that while her stay was short, "it brought great joy." He expressed faith, stating, "God still rules in the affairs of men."
- Previously, the 65-year-old actor lost his first wife, Rosamond Ndidi Doyle, to sickle cell disease in 1999. Doyle had celebrated the newborn's arrival on Friday, noting both mother and child were in good health.
- Doyle has credited Funmilayo as a woman who took on roles of mother, friend, and partner in his life. The family remains resolute in their faith despite the sudden passing of Omayinuwa Harriet.
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