Gospel singer Toluwanisings for burial today
by Adeola Balogun · The Eagle OnlineThe burial of gospel singer, Olayemi Bolaji, popularly known as Toluwanisings, is slated to hold on Monday in Ibadan, Oyo State, weeks after his death on October 14, 2026.
The funeral arrangements, released on the late singer’s official Instagram page on Monday, indicate that the lying-in-state will hold between 9am and 10am, followed by a burial service from 10am to 11am.
The ceremony will take place at Banjola Event and Conference Centre, No. 20, Hope Road, Alakia, Ibadan.
The funeral announcement, which bears the inscription, “Forever in our Hearts, always in our Lives,” did not disclose the location of his interment.
It however followed the intervention of the Oyo State Police Command in a dispute over his final resting place involving his family, wife and associates.
The dispute began after the singer’s family rejected plans by his wife, Elizabeth, and associates to bury him in a cemetery.
Earlier reports had indicated that the family instead demanded that they inter his remains at his residence.
The disagreement stirred considerable attention on social media, where the family threatened to exhume the singer’s body if the parties buried him in a cemetery.
They also urged the authorities to establish the circumstances of his death before conducting the burial, expressing concerns about possible foul play.
Reacting to the development, police spokesperson Ayanlade Olayinka said the command stepped in after the disagreement prompted allegations of conspiracy, defamation and conduct that could undermine public peace.
He said the Commissioner of Police, Abimbola Ayodeji Olugbenga, received complaints about the dispute over the burial arrangements after the parties exchanged heated remarks on different public communication platforms.
The singer’s wife, his father, Muniru Olayemi; his friends and associates, Oyindamola Esther, Babadunmi Gbolabo and Lawal Rafiu; his personal assistant; and other representatives later signed a peace undertaking.
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The agreement required all parties to maintain peace, conduct themselves responsibly and avoid actions that could provoke unrest.
They also committed to ending public arguments, interviews and discussions that could further inflame tensions over the singer’s death and other related matters.
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