Nigerian music icon, Onyeka Onwenu, fondly called the “Elegant Stallion,” has been buried in Lagos State.
KanyiDaily recalls that Onyeka Onwenu, a respected figure in Nigeria’s entertainment industry, died on July 30, 2024, at the age of 72.
She died at Reddington Hospital in Ikeja after collapsing during an event held in honor of Dr. Stella Okoli, the Managing Director of Emzor Pharmaceuticals.
On Friday, August 30, a service of songs was held in her honor at the Fountain of Life Church in Ilupeju, with many notable personalities in attendance.
Her burial took place immediately afterward at the Ebony Vaults on James George Street, Ikoyi, Lagos.
Among those present at the burial were Mr. Peter Obi, a former presidential candidate in Nigeria’s 2023 elections, as well as family members, friends, and clergy, who gathered to pay their final respects as her body was laid to rest.
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Rest in Peace, Onyeka Onwenu. 🤍 pic.twitter.com/IzN5Qr726z
— IGBO History & Facts (@IgboHistoFacts) August 30, 2024
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Nigeria's celebrated music icon, Onyeka Onwenu, known as the "Elegant Stallion," has been laid to rest in Lagos.
The artiste died on July 30, 2024, at Reddington Hospital, Ikeja, after… pic.twitter.com/CHdBhhsNtj
— Punch Newspapers (@MobilePunch) August 30, 2024
Today in Lagos, I joined family, friends and other mourners to pay my last respects to the late iconic song star, my very dear elder sister, Onyeka Onwenu, who was laid to rest. I still recall, with pain, her final moments before she took the final bow on 30th July, pic.twitter.com/FeRmtp11VJ
— Peter Obi (@PeterObi) August 30, 2024
Onyeka Onwenu has been laid to rest in Lagos🕊️🕊️🕊️#onyekaonwenu #AbujaTwitterCommunity pic.twitter.com/xwXNldg7GX
— ABUJAGIST (@abuja_gist) August 30, 2024
Music Icon, Onyeka Onwenu Buried In Lagos Statehttps://t.co/cGsgwv8i7o pic.twitter.com/cgAPT0BIEl
— TVC News (@tvcnewsng) August 30, 2024
Rest in peace Onyeka Onwenu 🕊️
📸 BBC pic.twitter.com/YSSH0ZvI4E
— @𝗼𝗻𝗲𝗷𝗼𝗯𝗹𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗯𝗼𝘆 (@OneJoblessBoy) August 30, 2024
The body of late Onyeka Onwenu being lowered into the ground to be buried pic.twitter.com/8PzF7TWYfz
— Netng (@theNETng) August 30, 2024
KanyiDaily had published a video showing the moment Onyeka Onwenu was performing at an event in Lagos before her death.
