Toluwanisings Burial to Hold Monday in Ibadan After Family Dispute
The burial of late gospel singer Olayemi Bolaji, popularly known as Toluwanisings, is scheduled to hold on Monday in Ibadan, Oyo State, weeks after his death on October 14, 2026.
A funeral announcement shared on the singer’s official Instagram page on Monday stated that the lying-in-state would take place from 9am to 10am, followed by a burial service between 10am and 11am.
The venue was listed as Banjola Event and Conference Centre, No. 20, Hope Road, Alakia, Ibadan. However, the announcement did not specify where the interment would take place.
The singer’s family had announced that he died in the early hours of October 14.
The burial arrangements follow a disagreement between his family and associates over where he should be laid to rest. His father had reportedly proposed that he be buried at the house he built or beside his late mother in Osun State, while his wife was said to have opposed the proposed burial at their home.
The family had also called for an investigation into his death and a suspension of the burial plans.
The Oyo State Police Command subsequently intervened in the dispute after it was brought to the attention of the state Commissioner of Police, Olugbenga Abimbola, on October 28.
On November 3, the singer’s widow, Mrs Elizabeth Damilola Olayemi; his father, Mr Muniru Olayemi; and friends and associates, including Oyindamola Esther, Babadunni Gbolabo and Lawal Ademola Rafiu, signed a peace undertaking before the commissioner.
Under the agreement, the parties pledged to stop public exchanges, interviews and social media publications concerning the disagreement.
By Oluwafemi Shodipe.
