Popular Nigerian gospel singer Bunmi Akinnanu has died. Her death was announced on Tuesday evening by a source close to her.
The family has not yet issued an official statement. Further details are expected to be communicated later.
Her passing follows months after she publicly appealed for prayers and divine healing while battling a serious leg ailment.
In late 2025, a video from a church service at G.F. David Ministries in Ibadan showed Akinnanu seated with her leg stretched out as prayers were offered for her recovery.
The footage revealed the severity of her condition and sparked widespread concern.
During that service, the cleric stated the singer had been experiencing persistent bleeding in her leg, which prompted intense prayers for healing.
The video went viral, leading to nationwide prayer sessions and an outpouring of support on social media.
The exact medical nature of her condition was never officially disclosed.
Bunmi Akinnanu began her music journey at age 10. She later left a banking career to pursue gospel music full-time.
She rose to prominence with her deeply resonant hit “Omije Ojumi” and released several other gospel tracks, cementing her position as a respected voice in the industry.
Dele Fashomi, seasoned journalist and communication teacher, is a holder of Master of Arts degree in Communication and Language Arts from the University of Ibadan in 1992/93.
Earlier, he had bagged a Bachelor degree from the same university in 1984, after which he proceeded to the Nigerian Institute of Journalism, Lagos, in 1990, for a postgraduate diploma in Journalism.
He had done many courses in communication, including the EU-BBC Editing Course in 2002.
Mr. Fashomi combines effectively the practice, research and teaching of communication. And to date, he has published two academic works in communication: Issues in Communication Technology and Policy (2010) and Economic and Social Issues in Advertising and PR (2013).
He had his first break in the Nigerian media in Concord Newspapers in 1990 and today, he has over two and half decades experience earned in several newspapers.
He has been part of many start-ups, such as The Republic (1987), The Comet (1999), The Anchor 2001 – 2002; Sun Newspapers (2003); Westerner newsmagazine (2005 – 2010) as Editor; National Life (2011) as Sunday Editor, and Newswatch Newspapers (2012- 2016) as Daily Editor.
Dele Fashomi is now the Publisher/Editor-in-Chief of Newstide247.com newspaper online, which he started in July 2015. He is also into biography writing, with many books in his trail, some of which he wrote alone and one he co- authored with his mentor, Mr Dare Babarinsa, entitled: Olabiyi Durojaiye – DARE TO BE DiFFERENT. He also guided and collaborated with Pa Olatunji Odusanya in writing his autobiography – AGAINST ALL ODDS. There are many other books in the works under his pen.
