Gbenga Adeboye | |
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Born | |
Died | 30 April 2003
Lagos, Nigeria | (aged 43)
Nationality | Nigerian |
Other names | Funwontan |
Citizenship | Nigeria |
Occupation | Comedian |
Spouse | Omolara Gbenga Adeboye [1] |
Parent | Rebecca Tinuola Adeboye (mother) [2] |
Relatives | Damilola Gbenga Adeboye (Daughter) [3] |
Gbenga Adeboye (30 September 1959 – 30 April 2003) was a Nigerian singer, comedian, radio presenter, broadcaster and master of ceremony, [4] popularly known as Funwontan. Until his death, he was popular in the Yoruba entertainment industry. [4]
Elijah Oluwagbemiga Adeboye was born on 30 September 1959 at Odeomu, Osun State, southwestern Nigeria. West Africa [5]
Adeboye was a chief host of a popular radio program presented in Lagos State Broadcasting Corporation in the early 1980s where he got the household name Funwontan Oduology. [6] Gbenga adeboye was described as a generous comedian by a veteran Nigerian actress, Idowu Philips whose first car was a gift from the comedian. [7] He was also described as merchant and performer of traditional Oduology by his fans before he died of kidney-related diseases on 30 April 2003. [8]
Gbenga Adeboye | |
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Born | |
Died | 30 April 2003
Lagos, Nigeria | (aged 43)
Nationality | Nigerian |
Other names | Funwontan |
Citizenship | Nigeria |
Occupation | Comedian |
Spouse | Omolara Gbenga Adeboye [1] |
Parent | Rebecca Tinuola Adeboye (mother) [2] |
Relatives | Damilola Gbenga Adeboye (Daughter) [3] |
Gbenga Adeboye (30 September 1959 – 30 April 2003) was a Nigerian singer, comedian, radio presenter, broadcaster and master of ceremony, [4] popularly known as Funwontan. Until his death, he was popular in the Yoruba entertainment industry. [4]
Elijah Oluwagbemiga Adeboye was born on 30 September 1959 at Odeomu, Osun State, southwestern Nigeria. West Africa [5]
Adeboye was a chief host of a popular radio program presented in Lagos State Broadcasting Corporation in the early 1980s where he got the household name Funwontan Oduology. [6] Gbenga adeboye was described as a generous comedian by a veteran Nigerian actress, Idowu Philips whose first car was a gift from the comedian. [7] He was also described as merchant and performer of traditional Oduology by his fans before he died of kidney-related diseases on 30 April 2003. [8]