Popular singer and music icon, Onyeka Onwenu, who died on July 30, 2024, after a performance at an event, is said to be buried in Lagos on Friday, August 30, 2024. The 72-year-old singer who was last seen performing at Reddington Hospital, Ikeja, honouring Managing Director of Emzor Pharmaceuticals, Stella Okoli, According to the arrangement, a song of service was held at the Fountain of Life Church, Ilupeju, Lagos, from 10 am to 12 noon, followed by a private burial at Ebony Vault in Ikoyi, Lagos State. Her remains were placed in a white coffin, been transported by a white chariot to the venues.
Also, at the service, friends and family of the deceased were allowed to pen down their tributes at the condolence table which was beautified with flowers and candles. One of the notable persons spotted at the event is a former presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi. He also posted on his X page, “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 all of which I completely witnessed. Late Onyeka Onwenu remained a national treasure, who believed in a more united and progressive Nigeria. In her last performance on stage before the tragic incident that fateful day, she sang her popular song, “One Love Keep Us Together”, and this bears significant testamen.