These NAIJA TOP 10 dead but great artistes came, shook their world and conquered it even in the seemingly shortest periods of their lives. With that familiar thought of how fragile life is, their inevitable departure was one that came with a blow, knocking us off from our individualistic reverie. We are counting down on our most shocking death news of naija top 10 dead yet always-would-be remembered artistes of our time.
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NAIJA TOP 1 – GOLDIE HARVEY
Nigeria’s pop singer Susan Goldie Harvey’s death on the 14th of february 2013 was one that shook the country for more than one month. Talks of how she died from Deep Vein Thrombosis {DVT} caused by the long flight trip from the Grammy Awards in the USA trended on all social media platforms until autopsy as released by Lagos state teaching hospital that cause of death was ‘hypertensive heart disease’ which triggered ’ intracerebellar haemorrhage.’ .
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NAIJA TOP 2 -DAGRIN
Birth Name: Oladapo Olaitan Olaonipekun with stage name Dagrin , born 21 October 1987 and died 22 April 2010 exactly 6pm from a ghastly motor accident in front of Alakara police station off Agege Motor road, Mushin. his death sent shivers downour spine as pictures of the accident scene and his lifeless body in intensive care unit circulated on blogs and Tv stations. He was a well loved rap artiste and during his death, speculations were on about how he sold his soul to the devil through his death to get way more popular even after his death.
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NAIJA TOP 3 – KEFEE
Birth name,Kefee Obareki Don Momoh, Deltan born on the February 5, 1980 but passed on, on the 12th of June, 2014 was an eccentric and electrifying artiste who had a huge following because of how grassroot she could take fans to with her music. popularly known as the branama queen, she slumped on her trip to Los Angela and was in coma for 15days which collapsed her lungs. She was buried amid tears on Friday July 11, 2014 in her hometown Okpara Inland, Delta state.
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NAIJA TOP 4 – ZARA GRETTI
Birth name, Margarette Mary Joseph born 1986 and passed on,on the 28th of March 2014 in the US. She battled with Multiple sclerosis for two years from eating her system up, a disease where the nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord are damaged and unfortunately its a process that’s irreversible. she was know for her hit song ,Aboko ku’
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Naija Top 5 – NoMoreLoss
Birth Name, Olumuyiwa Osinuga popularly known as Nomoreless was born in the late 70’s in Lagos. He taken away untimely by the cold hands of Pneumonia on the 21st of March 2016 at the age of 39 years. The news of his death sent a shock wave across the Nigerian and African music industry. He was a selfless artiste as evident in 2013, when he personally led the campaign to create awareness and helped raise fund for the treatment of music producer, OJB who had a kidney ailment. He was survived by his Silverbird Rhythm FM On-Air Personality wife, Adeola ‘Phoenix’ Osinuga and their five-year old daughter, Mo
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NAIJA TOP 6 -McLOPH
Talented Nigerian musician, birth named, Nwaozo Obiajulu but musically called MC Loph died in a tragic car accident along the often neglected Benin-Ore Expressway on the 14th of September 2011. He was reportedly travelling with his fiancee’ and sister who died with him on the way to their own traditional wedding in Enugu state. His mother could not bear the news of her only children and died two years after. Meanwhile she had been accusing McLoph’s manager for killing her children through diabolic means.
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NAIJA TOP 7 – SUNNY T
Fuji music star, brith named, Sunday Tua Adesokan but popularly known as Sunny T died at the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital, Ikeja, Lagos State on the 1st of July 2012 after a malaria attack.The ‘Idan Amani’ crooner who performed at a show in Epe area, Lagos, on a Friday night complained of fatigue and later slipped into a coma. He was 44years old. -
NAIJA TOP 8 – OJB
Birth named, Babatunde Okungbowa otherwise known as OJB Jezreel died on the 14th of June, 2014 just after three years of undergoing kidney transplant treatment in India . His kidney had completely failed since last week and was on dialysis to overcome the relapse before he finally gave up the ghost. He was 49years old at the time and couldn’t make it to his 50th birthday by July, the following month.
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NAIJA TOP 9 – CHIEF DR. OLIVER DE COQUE
Chief Dr. Oliver Sunday Akanite, Popularly referred to as Oliver De Coque (April 14, 1947 – June 21, 2008) was a Nigerian highlife musician and guitarist, he recorded more than 73 albums to his credit making him the most popular Highlife king of Africa, his music band group was known as ogene sound super of Africa, which blended modern high life and traditional Igbo music. -
NAIJA TOP 10 – CHRISTY ESSIEN
- Christy Essien Igbokwe (November 11,1960-June 30,2011) was known as Nigeria’s Lady of Song . Although she had retired from singing long before she bowed out of the stage two years ago, Christy Essien Igbokwe still remained evergreen as far as the nation’s music industry is concerned. While she lived, she put the country’s name on the world music map with her evergreen “Seun Rere.”Now, there you have it, thes top 10 naija artiste that kept the country on the music map even though dead, they are ever still felt. They will always live in our heart, forever! Keep on resting great heroes and heroines!
If we missed out on any great artiste, please drop a comment below and get us informed.
