Hours to the news of the death of Adah Ameh making the rounds, the Nollywood has been hit by the death of a veteran actress, Sola Onayiga.
The late actress was best known for her role as Ireti, in the iconic TV series, ‘Fuji House of Commotion’, where she ‘tortured’ her family with her overbearing cooking skills.
She was reportedly admitted to the ICU unit at the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital two weeks ago.
Announcing on his Facebook page, film critic Shaibu Husseini wrote, “I have just been informed that the accomplished Stage and Screen Actress and Fellow of Theatre Arts Auntie Sola Awojobi Onayiga has passed on.
“Auntie Sola, who is best known for the role of Ireti aka Catering practical in the defunct television sitcom ‘Fuji House of Commotion’, reportedly passed on this morning.
The late Onayiga was the Social Democratic Party (SDP) candidate in 2015 for the Lagos State House of Assembly Ikorodu Constituency 1.
An accomplished actress, she worked with the Federal Capital Development Authority, FCDA, after her secondary education.
She attended the National Institute of Internal Auditors for two years before dropping out to study theatre arts at the University of Ife (OAU).
She started as an amateur actress. Her first professional job was participating in ‘The King Must Dance Naked by Fred Agbeyegbe’
She played Queen Odosun, one of the principal roles and was paid what she described as a professional fee. After the role, most people started calling her Queen Osun.
Aside from Fuji House of Commotion, the talented actress acted in Checkmate and several Nollywood movies.