Breaking: Years After Wives Death, Fountain Of Life Founder, Pastor Taiwo Odukoya Dies

 

The Senior Pastor of Fountain of Life Church, Pastor Taiwo Odukoya, is dead.

Odukoya was said to have died on Monday, August 7, at the United States of America (USA).

In a statement, the church said, “The fountain of Life Church Family, in tatal submission to the will of God Almighty announces the passing unto greater glory of our Father, our Teacher, a great servant of the Most High God, Pastor Daniel Taiwo Odukoya, Founding Pastor of The Fountain of Life Church, who passed unto glory on the 7th of August 2023 in the USA.

We are in total submission to you LORD!!! We thank the Lord for the gift of greater leader!!!”

This is coming barely two years after his second wife, Nomthi died.

May his soul rest in peace.

AMAA Award Founder, Anyiam-Osigwe Is Dead

 

Peace Anyiam-Osigwe, founder and Chief Executive Officer of Africa Movies Academy Awards (AMAA) is dead

The Nigerian top filmmaker died on Monday at St Nicholas Hospital, Lagos, State after a brief illness.

In a terse confirmation that the respected and influential filmmaker breathed her last, Obi Emelonye, the producer of Last Flight to Abuja said: “Thank you and good night dada Peace,” in a short tribute to her on the social media network, Facebook.

She reportedly gave up the ghost after being in a coma since Saturday.

While colleagues and close friends, some of whom went to see her at hospital wouldn’t believe news of her demise, maintaining that she was merely in the ICU, notable movie maker, Zik Zulu also confirmed the news.

“Our President, Peace, has passed. As at Saturday, she was reported to be in coma at Saint Nicholas. But now her family has confirmed her transition. May the memory of her life be a blessing. Rest in peace, dear Peace,” he wrote on a Nollywood platform.

The industrious woman would be remembered as one of those who shaped the face of the new Nollywood, as her contributions to the industry could not be overemphasised.

Peace Anyiam-Osigwe was not only the Founder of the African Movie Academy Awards, AMAA, she was also the President of the Association of Movie Producers, AMP and one of the most prominent figures in Nollywood.