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Views: Visits 249 Veteran actress, Folake Aremu, more popularly known as Orisabunmi is dead. She died early this morning in her house in Akure, Ondo State. The cause of death is unknown. Her death is coming a few months after her husband, veteran actor, Chief Jimoh Aliu, otherwise known as Aworo, died. Orisabunmi who plied her trade in the Yoruba movie industry was well known from the 80s when she began acting, for her roles as a priestess, pacifist or the good witch. Born in 1960, in Ilu Ola, Kwara state, Orisabunmi never attended university. The veteran actress was discovered by her ex-husband in the 80s while working as a teacher in Kwara state and expressed his interest in her. ....
She went to Ilu Ola Primary School and Secondary Commercial College. She never attended university. The veteran actress was discovered by her ex-husband, Aliu, in the 80s while working as a teacher in Kwara State. Aliu had first noticed her and expressed his interest in her. After visiting him on set, Orisabunmi decided to try a role in a movie he was producing. He found that she was gifted and gradually introduced her to the movie world. She later appeared in movies produced by Aworo. She first appeared on a stage play called “Ori Ma Binu” but it was her role as “Orisabunmi” in “Arelu” that shot her to the limelight in the 80s. ....
Punch Newspapers Sections Popular Yoruba actress, Mrs Folake Aremu, popularly known as Orisabunmi is dead. The veteran actress, a native of Olla in Kwara State, died at age 60 at her residence in Ibadan, Oyo State. She was said to have died after a brief illness. Born on October 10, 1960, in Ilu Ola, Kwara State, Orisabunmi went to Ilu Ola Primary School and Secondary Commercial College. Prince Jide Kosoko, who confirmed her death to The PUNCH on Wednesday, expressed grief and prayed to God for the repose of her soul. Kosoko, who described her death as a terrible blow to the Nigerian theatre arts industry, also prayed for God to comfort her family members and her loved ones. ....
Daily Post Nigeria Published The veteran thespian was 60 years old. The Theatre Arts And Motion Pictures Practitioners Association of Nigeria (TAMPAN) confirmed the death. A member, Tunde Ola-Yusuff, expressed grief in a Facebook post Wednesday morning. “She left without a goodbye. The sudden death of Mrs Folake Aremu (Orisabunmi) has been announced. “Really a shock on everyone. Iya Oosa, may God rest your soul among the righteous,” he wrote. Folake was born on October 10, 1960, in Ilu Ola, Kwara State. She attended Eruku Commercial College, worked as a teacher, and later as a secretary at Sunny Radio in Ilorin, before going into the theatre industry. ....