Olaiya igwe

Bolaji amusan
Dejo tunfulu
Monsurat omidina

•

History Made: The Newsletter

Baba Suwe died. Given the information-overload age which we live in now, it is understandable that time did not practically stop when news of his demise broke- as it did, for example, when Michael Jackson died. You know where you are when you first heard. Not to say Baba Suwe is MJ, but such is his import to his craft and to Nigerian television history. Nevertheless, more than a few fans have paid tribute to him as the proverbial curtain fell on his act. His work touched millions of lives of a four-decade period, spanning television dramas and straight-to-VCR productions that entertained many homes in the 1990s, as well as music videos. Baba Suwe was a one-man riot act, a riotous character who you knew was certain to crack you up, and the first comedic rockstar in his mould. So while time may not have stopped at Baba Suwe’s death, but in the minds and hearts and fingers of countless generations of fans, there’s a celebration of the life he lived and the legend that he was.

It is unlikely that when he was born in 1958, in the Epetedo Division

•

Baba Suwe died: Facts about Babatunde Omidina, di Nigerian comedian wey die

Wia dis foto come from, Instagram/omo_omidina

Babatunde Omidina, di Nigerian popular comedian wit di stage name Baba Suwe die on Monday, 22 November, 2021.

"Dis na to announce di sudden death of my father Mr Babatunde Omidina. Di legend and rare gem " Babasuwe " 11/22/21."

Na so Sola Omidina, son of Baba Suwe post di news of Bab Suwe death.

Here na five facts you need to know about di Nigeria Veteran comedian;

Death rumours bin spread twice about Baba Suwe

Before Baba Suwe die, rumours bin kill am two times for social media for 2019 and 2020.

For one instance, di late veteran actor bin even do one youtube video to tell pipo say e still dey alive.

Wia dis foto come from, odas

Where and wen dem born Babatunde Omidina

Dem born Babatunde Omidina aka Baba Suwe on August 22, 1958, for Inabere Street for Lagos Island.

But di legendary actor come from Ikorodu local government area of Lagos.

E marry e wife, Omoladun Omidina wey also be actor for 1

•

When asked in an interview how he would want to be remembered by fans, Baba Suwe had responded, “That I was dedicated, hardworking, put in my very best, and brought lots of laughter into their homes.”

By Vivian Nneka Nwajiaku

There are people who are so much larger than life that their impacts are felt across lives and even generations. They become household names. And whatever it is that makes them so beloved becomes part of a large network of memory lanes. When it is comedy that they are known for, in Nigeria, they have a special relevance. Life in this country is undeniably hard.

Comedy is how we, as a people, deal with our problems. It is how we escape. It fills us with calm, hope and optimism while providing us with a distraction long enough to forget our pain. In fact, it has aptly been said that laughter is the best medicine. And Baba Suwe, Yoruba comedian and actor, filled too many Nigerians with a lot of laughter.

More popularly known by his stage name Baba Suwe, the Nollywood veteran was born Babatunde Omidina on the 22nd of August, 1958. Although his hometown