The passing of well-known television presenter, actress, fashion designer, and singer Lara Odubo has left Nollywood stars like Mercy Aigbe, Bimpe Akintunde, and others in mourning.
Naijalegit news reported that the multitasker died on Saturday, July 28th, 2024. The sad news was made known by blogger Temilola Sobola. Though the cause of her death is unknown, reports claimed that the entertainer had been ill for some days before her passing.
Taking to her Instagram page to mourn her, Mercy Aigbe, who seemed to have been close to her, expressed sadness over her death as she stated that she was still in denial over the news. Bading her farewell, she wrote,
“Hmmm! Life. Still in denial. Adieu Omolara”.
Taking to her comment, the likes of her husband Kazim Adeoti, Bimpe Akintunde, Toyin Adewale and Fausat Balogun joined her in mourning the dead.
Kazim Adeoti wrote, “May her soul rest in peace
Bimpe Akintunde wrote, “Hmmm. Still in shock. RIP, Aunty Lara was such a beautiful soul
Toyin Adewale wrote, “Hmmm. Oga o. Ha, May her gentle soul rest in perfect peace, IJN
Fausat Balogun wrote, “May her soul rest in peace”.
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Lara Odubo will add to the growing list of celebrity deaths this year. Last month, it was a black Sunday as veteran Nollywood actress Stella Ikwuegbu was announced dead. The sad news was made known by movie producer Stanley Nwoko, otherwise known as Stanley Ontop, via his Instagram page. He revealed that the actress left the world on Sunday, June 16th, after battling with leg cancer.
The Yoruba Nollywood industry was in grief a week before to her demise, having lost Dayo Adewunmi, also referred to as Sule Suebebe, a veteran. The actor passed away at an unidentified hospital in Ibadan, Oyo State, early on Wednesday, June 12. Pastor Ademola Amusan, also known as Agbala Gabriel, a preacher from Ibadan who had been tending to the actor’s illness for months, broke the news of his death.