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Sunday, 29 December 2013

Wole Soyinka's second daughter, Iyetade dies at 48

Iyetade Soyinka, the second daughter of Nobel laureate Wole Soyinka has died aged 48. Ms Soyinka, formerly Iyetade Apampa, died at the University of Ibadan Teaching Hospital after a brief illness.

She leaves behind two children and her parents. May her soul rest in peace...amen.

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  1. Sad news. May she rest in peace.

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    1. Na wa o!
      May her soul rest in peace.

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    2. So sad may her soul rest in peace


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    3. Rest rest in peace. anyone who know much about Iyetade? Knowing more her will be great

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    4. Rip, but She leaves behind two children nd her parents tho.
      What abt her husband?

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    5. ehya 2 sad to b said,2morw is 2014

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    6. Awww, sad ooo, may her soul RIP.

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  2. Sad news. May she rest in peace.

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    1. May she rest in peace





      I just found this hilarious open letter online and I pity whoever is Emeka LMAOOOread here

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  3. What an unfortunate sad loss at age 48....May God grant the family the heart to bear the loss. Please Which one is pregnant for that lousy Governor Rotimi Amaechi?

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    1. Why Ǎ̜̣̍я̲̅ε̲̣̣̣̥ you calling him names? Show yourself, you foolish annonymous.

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    2. The one you helped Ameachi impregnate olodo..

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    3. @12.08 Ode, don't believe every nonsense u read. Moremi Soyinka that some jobless bloggers said is pregnant for Amechi was born 1963 making her 50 yrs

      Do u think at 50 yrs she will be so stupid to do such, those r all lies , stop been gulliable. May her younger sister Iyetade soul rest in peace

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    4. Na every post una dey insult una seif na wa ooooO,

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    5. Why is it usually after a brief illness?
      May her soul rest in peace!
      ...Beauti4christ

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  4. Rip Iyetade.tak hrt Prof


    »»»No tym2look tym»»»

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  5. May U̶̲̥̅̊я̲̅ soul rest in peace

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  6. Damn! May her soul rest in peace.

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  7. Amen..ooo...eyah!!!!my sympathies to her family

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  8. Oh dear, take heart our reverred nobel laureate.

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  9. May her soul rest in peace. Condolences to her parents and kids.

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  10. Why is it wole's picture here? Is he d one that died?

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    1. I wonder oo.....d daughter wey person no sabi wey suppose de no de

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  11. May her soul rest in peace

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  12. Quite unfortunate.. May God give †̥ђε soyinka family †̥ђε grace τ̲̅☺ bear †̥ђιƨ loss. Я̅.I.P

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  13. Ohhh My,ds is so so sad! May God comfort her family and I pray to God to gv d entire Soyinka family the fortitude to bear d irreparable loss.May her soul continue to rest in peace,amen.
    *ajokeade*

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  14. oh! sad! ... may her soul rest in peace.

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  15. So sorry bout the loss sir....Linlin go t̶̲̥̅̊ọ̥ bed

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  16. May her soul rest in perfect peace.AMEN

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  17. REST IN PEACE..

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  18. Rip to the deading. May God give Prof. The fortitude to bear the loss

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  19. Rip to the deading. May God give Prof. The fortitude to bear the loss

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    1. Did you actually say :"rip to the deading"? Like seriously..God help our generation

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  20. So sad,death is inevitable. RIP............Pretty T

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  21. Hey yah.may her soul rest in perfect peace. Baba soyinka,I pray dat d gud God wil comfort u n d rest of d family.

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  22. So you couldn't find a photo of the deceased lady? Why is it Prof's picture ur using? I believe the woman had an identity asides fr being his daughter and surely she must have taken one or two pictures in her lifetime which a simple google search would reveal. Na wa for you oh Linda.

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    1. U can search it urslf if u need it ni.......like linda didnt knw dats how she could get.

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  23. Haaa! So sorry 4 wole soyinka. May er soul rest in peace.... Amen.

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  24. RIP, Iyatade. I'm d 1st 2 comment!!!!!!!!!

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  25. May The Lord grant the family she left behind the fortitude to bear the loss. RIP

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  26. May her soul rest in peace

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  27. Sad,may God strenghten d family and console dem

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  28. Oh no, so sad, May her soul RIP. God comfort the family pls

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  29. How tragic wat a pity,parents pray 2 leave d world b4 their children,not d oder way round,just wen we were abt entring d new year?God have mercy nd God comfort her family,may we not have a reason 2 b sorowful b4 we crossover 2 d nxtyr ijN

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  30. "Chai" may her soul rest in peace amen.

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  31. ashh d rich also cry

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  32. Awww may er soul rest in perfect peace..nawa oh

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  33. Dats so sad, may her soul rest in peace

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  34. Gosh! This man does not deserve this at this age, dear God why? Phew!

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  35. @ Anon 12.08.instead of sending a condolence message u r askn a question dat is a mirage abt which one gov amaechi got pregnant.did amaech told u he got any preg?stop fooling ur self.

    Steve

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  36. My condolences to mr Wole ,and RIP to ms iyetade ,Contact davuchi 4 the fixing of you hair @ an affordable price bbm:28dbce91,whatsapp:08165987344

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  37. awww.. so sad may her soul rest in peace. take heart pa soyinka!

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  38. May her soul rest in peace.oh! My literary mentor.

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  39. Owh! Pathetic!! Prof is goin be in deep grief. My condolence to the her family. RIP Iyetade!!

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  40. Owh! Pathetic!! Prof is goin to be in deep grief.. My condolence to her family. RIP Iyetade!!!

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  41. So sad. May her soul rest in peace

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  42. Oh dear, may she RIP - thoughts and prayers are with the family at this difficult time. I can't imagine what Wole and the rest of the family are going through

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  43. eyaaaa. RIP. take heart Wole.

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  44. So sorry for your lost #bright bravo#

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  45. May her soul rest in peace. Amen

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  46. This linda sef, u just refuse to acquire sense, u no even put d woman picture, its d dad u put up, maybe she no get face na mtcheeeew u dint even say the illness as well, my dear u need to be serious with ur job and do proper research

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  47. May her gentle soul rest in peace.so sad but please let us use this as a reflection in our lives that everyday ay we live we live it for the grace of God.

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  48. Ah really good news. Vry happ ........fire direct

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  49. May Her soul RIP. And Lord plz comfort her family.

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  50. Even her nonsense father,wil be pass away vry soon .nd he wil be unhappy with his life.

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  51. She's described as intelligent,affable and sometimes capricious. A medical doctor from a literary giant father,RIP. I HOPE KONGI WOULD APPRECIATE GOD THIS TIME AROUND! "Olorun lole pa ni,lotun le dani"(God can kill and create man).Lets wait for Soyinka's drama...
    -Yemoh.

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  52. Rest in peace very sad don't worry rotimi wole ameachi will take care of all expenses and ur children,na new inlaw he must prove loyalty to prof.

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  53. May her soul Rest in peace.

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  54. May her soul rest in perfect peace,Amen.
    May God grant her family especially the two kids the fortitude to bear the loss,Amen.
    Its so sad that she didn't see d new year.

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  55. May The Lord grant the family she left behind the fortitude to bear the loss. RIP

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  56. No parent shld bury their child, too mch to bare!

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  57. May her soul rest in d bossom of d Lord

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  58. May her soul RIP

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  59. Eeeyah sowie...my dads mentor,take heart!

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  60. May her soul rest in peace AMEN

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  61. Lovexcutive@minna30 December 2013 at 09:20

    Prof;may God give u d fortitude to bear the lost.hope ur in.law Ameachi has paid u a condolence visit

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  62. Its painful to loose anyone at any age and then a parent to loose their child is heart rending
    God grant them grace to bear the loss and keep them. Amen

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  63. Ohhh Gussssh dis so disheartning God help him let him scale through dis

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  64. Sad news. May her soul rest in peace ..

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  65. May your soul find rest in d bosom of d Almighty God!!!! Wat a pity for her children especially...

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  66. What a sad loss. May the Lord bless her soul.

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  67. Linda post her pix na instead her papa.haba....rip dear one

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  68. So said may her soul rest in peace.

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  69. May God grant d family d fortitude to bear. D loss....may her soul R I P

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  70. My heart felt condolence goes to proffessor Soyinka and all the Soyinka's. May her soul rest in peace.

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  71. I share in your grief d Soyinka family. May God console you.

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  72. I share in your grief d Soyinka family. May God console you.

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  73. It's d joy of evry parent 2see his children bury him.I sympathy wit prof.

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  74. So sad. Rest in peace.

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  75. RIP,its painful 2 know a child will die b4 his/her parents
    @UA

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  76. Wat a pity?may her soul rest in peace..

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  77. May God grant the family the fortitude to bear the loss

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  78. So sad... May God give Soyinka's family fortitude to bear d loss nd her soul rest in peace.

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  79. Linda nah meticulous person,she don find d pics tire she no see am but d gist must go on.Sir wole take heart

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  80. Eiya, may God comfort the people she left behind, especially her children.

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  81. i hope ur works on earth will qualify ur soul for heaven!may ur soul rest in peace!!

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  82. May Her Soul Rest In Perfect Peace

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  83. @jesus pikin, its quite sad that you don't even know what you need to get to heaven. Nobody gets there by his works.

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  84. University College Hospital (UCH).... not University of Ibadan Teaching Hospital (doesn't exist).

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  85. May her soul rest in peace... Sorry baba!

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