
Singer, Victor Olaiya dies at 89
Veteran highlife singer Victor Olaiya has died at the age of 89 at the Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH).
His death was confirmed by Michael Odiong of Premiere Music, the record label that holds his music repertoire. He died around noon on Wednesday.
Papingo Dalaya, as the highlife maestro is called, was born on the 31st of December, 1930 in Calabar, Cross River State but hails from Ijesha-Ishu, Ekiti State.