Just in: Legendary singer Onyeka Onwenu slumps, dies after performance in Lagos

Just in: Legendary singer Onyeka Onwenu dies after performance in Lagos 

Iconic Nigerian singer and songwriter, Onyeka Onwenu, is dead.

She reportedly died Tuesday night at the Reddington Hospital, Lagos, after she collapsed at a birthday party of her friend, Mrs. Stella Okoli of Emzor Pharmaceuticals.

Newstrends learnt that the music legend had left her seat to perform on stage.

She thereafter returned to her seat when she reportedly slumped and was rushed to the hospital.

“It is very sad. Onyeka Onwenu just performed at the birthday of Mrs. Stella Okoli today (Tuesday, July 30, 2024), and after performing, she slumped.

“She was taken to Reddington Hospital and she couldn’t make it,” a family source said.

Born 31st January,1952, Onyeka Onwenu was a talented artist. She was not just a veteran singer; she was an actress, a journalist, a politician and a rights activist.

She was dubbed “The Elegant Stallion” by the Nigerian press.

She was at a time the chairperson of the Imo State Council for Arts and Culture.

In 2013, she was appointed the Executive Director/Chief Executive Officer of the National Centre for Women Development.

She will be remembered for her numerous songs, including “Wait for me” which she sang with Juju king, Sunny Ade.

No official confirmation has been given by her family as of the time of filing this report.