Gbenga Adeboye

Gbenga Adeboye
Born 1959
Osun State, Nigeria
Nationality Nigerian
Other names Funwontan Oduology
Ethnicity Yoruba
Citizenship Nigerian
Occupation Comedian
Spouse(s) Omolare Gbenga Adeboye[1]
Parent(s) Rebecca Tinuola Adeboye (mother)[2]
Relatives Damilola Gbenga Adeboye (Daughter)[3]

Gbenga Adeboye (1959-April 2003) is a Nigerian singer, comedian, radio presenter and master of ceremony.[4]

Early life

The Nigerian humorist was born in Osun State, southwestern Nigeria.[5] He was described as merchant and legendary king of traditional Oduology by his fans before he died of kidney-related diseases on april 30, 2003.[6] He was a chief host of a popular radio program presented in Lagos State Broadcasting Corporation in the early 1980s where he got the household name Funwonta Oduology.[7] Gbenga was described as a generous comedian by a veteran Nigerian actor, Idowu Philips whose first car was a gift from the comedian.[8]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "I Kill Ram Yearly For My Husbands Remembrance - ...Regret Ever Marrying From Adeboyes Family - Lar". modernghana.com. Retrieved 11 February 2015.
  2. ↑ "Gbenga Adeboye's Mother For Burial Sept 13". thenigerianvoice.com. Retrieved 11 February 2015.
  3. ↑ "Dad was a car freak — Gbenga Adeboye’s daughter". The Punch - Nigeria's Most Widely Read Newspaper. Retrieved 11 February 2015.
  4. ↑ "Gbenga Adeboye’s carefree nature was his greatest mistake –Brother". The Punch - Nigeria's Most Widely Read Newspaper. Retrieved 11 February 2015.
  5. ↑ "God has not told me to remarry –Gbenga Adeboye’s widow". The Punch - Nigeria's Most Widely Read Newspaper. Retrieved 11 February 2015.
  6. ↑ Rotimi Ige. "Gbenga Adeboye,11 years on •A tribute to one of Nigeria’s foremost comedians". tribune.com.ng. Retrieved 11 February 2015.
  7. ↑ Editor. "Remembering one of Nigeria’s pioneer comedians, Gbenga 'Funwotan' Adeboye - Nigerian Entertainment Today - Nigeria's Number 1 Entertainment Daily". Nigerian Entertainment Today - Nigeria's Number 1 Entertainment Daily. Retrieved 11 February 2015.
  8. ↑ "Gbenga Adeboye Bought My First Car For Me -Idowu Philips (Mama Rainbow) – Society Reel News". societyreelnews.com. Retrieved 11 February 2015.