Veteran Nollywood actress, Sola Onayiga, has died.
Onayiga died at about 3:40 am on Monday, July 18, 2022.
The actress was known for her role as Ireti aka Cooking Practicals in the defunct television sitcom, Checkmate.
She was famed as a lead actress in Fuji House of Commotion, a Nigerian sitcom produced and directed by Amaka Igwe. The show was a spin-off of 90s soap opera, Checkmate.
Confirming her death, Husseini Shaibu, Ph.D, a movie critic, Broadcast/Film and PRAD specialist via his Twitter handle wrote, ”Just learnt that the accomplished Stage and Screen Actress and Fellow of Theatre Arts Auntie Sola Awojobi Onayiga passed on today. Auntie Sola is best known for living delightfully the role of Ireti aka Cooking practicals in the defunct TV sitcom ‘CHECKMATE’! Journey well Ma!”
According to reports, she was admitted to the Intensive Care Unit at the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital two weeks ago.
