Burial Date For Nollywood Actor Tafa Oloyede Announced

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Tafa Oloyede The funeral arrangement of departed Yoruba star, John Adewuni, widely known as Tafa Oloyede, has been announced.

The late veteran will be laid to rest on Friday, 11 Feb.Alhaji Moruf Lawal, the Governor of Theatre Arts and Motion Picture Producers Association of Nigeria(TAMPAN), Osun Chapter, revealed this to newsmen.Lawal stated that the association had concluded the burial plans with the family.Oloyede, who had included in numerous films, including Akanji Oniposi, Jaiyesimi

, Ayanmo, Orogun and Ekuro Oloja, to name a few, passed away on Tuesday at his residence in Arowomole, Kajola area of Osogbo.The late veteran star entered into the limelight in the entertainment industry in 1974,

under the tutelage of the late theatre icon, Oyin Adejobi.According to Lawal, TAMPAN would arrange “Artist Day “in honour of the deceased on Feb. 10 in his home town, Ede, from 2:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.He added that a Christian wake program would be arranged for the deceased on Feb. 10, before he would be put to rest on Feb. 11

. Speaking, the General Secretary of the Association, Ayo Oladapo, said Christ Apostolic Church, Ori-oke Baba Abiye, Ede, would handle the Christian wake and funeral service service.Oladapo stated the National President of the Association, Mr Bolaji Amusan, popularly understood as Mr Latin, had been briefed on the burial arrangements.He stated TAMPAN would also inform the state government officials

of the burial plans for the deceased. ToriNG