By Niyi Tabiti
Chief Reporter
Nigerian born singer, Envagelist Sonny Okosun is dead,family sources confirmed this morning.www.niyitabiti.blogspot.com gathered that Okosun, popularly known as King of Ozzidi music lost his life today, after a long battle with a disease.He died in Howard,United States of America.
An impeccable source who spoke to http://www.niyitabiti.blogpot.com/ says close family members are already in contact with some his close associates so that they can plan a beffitting burial for the 'African Soilder'exponent.He would be remembered as one of the fathers of music in the country.He also contributed to changing the Nigerian music in the 80s and 90s.Okosun is also the founder of Hosue of Prayers' a church located in Ogba,Lagos.He was also a friend to many prominent Nigerian leaders such as Late Bashorun MKO Abiola,General Ibrahim Babangida and Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, the immediate past president of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.
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Okosun Adieu!
18 comments:
Wow! May His Soul Rest in Peace.
I was scared dat was the news when I first saw his name as the topic, cos the illness was once reported.
God be with his family.
What??? Poor man...thank God he's gone to rest with the Most High.
This is shocking! I never met him but he came across as a warm soul...May his soul rest in peace!
we used to live next to his house in ogba before we moved................i grew up around his music,may his soul rest in perfect peace..........
where are we heading to in this world people are just dyeing everyday, we are just getting over pa abraham adesanya and this is happening again. its really sad losing people like this. May their souls rest in perfect peace.
WOW! hmm its so sad 2 hear this.
may he rest in peace.
i stl remember his songs vividly.
*sigh*...LIFE!
OMG. That's sad. May his sould rest in perfect peace.
Where is Howard US? do you mean the School? If so then he died in D.C, USA.
uhm...thats sad..he didnt enjoy the latter days of his life..oh well, I am sure he is having good times up there!
Rest in Peace papa!
May His Soul Rest In Peace - AMEN
Wow what sad news. May his soul RIP.
May his soul RIP.
WHEN WE SAY GREAT ... SONNY OKOSUNZ IS ONE GREAT MAN IN MANY
R.I.P.
The Ozzidi King is dead. Haii... may his beloved soul rest in perfect peace in Jesus name, Amen.
so sad!!!!!
MAY HIS SOUL REST IN PEACE-AMEN
He died at Howard University Hospital in Washington on sat of colon cancer. MAY HIS SOUL REST IN PEACE.
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dis world is a market place,he has done his own fair share of d buying and selling and also left his footprints in d sans of time................d big question is who would carry on his legacy......................RIP
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