{"id":960,"date":"2025-09-04T15:20:17","date_gmt":"2025-09-04T15:20:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tona.today\/?p=960"},"modified":"2025-09-04T15:20:18","modified_gmt":"2025-09-04T15:20:18","slug":"veteran-actress-peju-ogunmola-loses-son-colleagues-mourn","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tona.today\/?p=960","title":{"rendered":"Veteran actress Peju Ogunmola loses son, colleagues mourn"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Veteran Nollywood actress, Peju Ogunmola, has lost her son, Ayomikun Oluwanisola.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The news of his death surfaced on Tuesday, with tributes pouring in from industry colleagues and fans.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Rema - Baby (Is it a Crime) [Official Video]\" width=\"980\" height=\"551\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/MsZhYgo9MoA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Announcing his demise in an Instagram post on Tuesday, actress, Biola Adebayo, described the loss as devastating.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThis is a big loss. This is devastating and heartbreaking. This is tragic. May God almighty comfort Mummy Peju Ogunmola who just lost her only child.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cMay God Almighty be with the family and loved ones at this tough time,\u201d she wrote.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Actor, Odunlade Adekola, also mourned in an Instagram post saying, \u201cThis is a big loss. God will console you ma \u2026\u2026 and the whole family. E le yi po oo.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sharing his pain, Kunle Afod commented, \u201cHmmmm. My heart has been very heavy.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Actor, Femi Adebayo, also described the loss as one too heavy for words, stating, \u201cLife has written a line too heavy for the stage\u2026 Today, we mourn with our dear elder, a thespian whose heart now carries the weight no mother should bear.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cMy thoughts and prayers are with you ma. May Almighty Allah grant him Aljannah Firdaus.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Also reacting, actor, Ibrahim Yekini, poluparly known as Itele D Icon prayed for divine comfort for the bereaved actress, writing, \u201cA mother\u2019s pain in losing her child is beyond words. Olorun ma fi ina omo jo gbogbo abiamo.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cSubuhanalah This is pain! My heart goes to the entire family in this dark hour. May the Almighty strengthen you during this tough time ma,\u201d actor, Adedimeji Lateef, wrote on Instagram.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Actor, Muyiwa Ademola, also wrote, \u201cThis is sad! It is such a sad news!! It broke the heart. No accurate words of condolences. The words are not coming. Not even sure if this is right or wrong. Just felt I should do something.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe only one to console you is God! May the Almighty be with you, Aunty. This is too much to shoulder, too much to bear. It is well.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ogunmola is the wife of the veteran actor Sunday Omobolanle also called Papi Luwe or Aluwe, and has featured in numerous Yoruba films spanning decades.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The news of her son\u2019s death comes just weeks before his birthday on October 12. <a href=\"https:\/\/punchng.com\/veteran-actress-peju-ogunmola-loses-son-colleagues-mourn\/?dicbo=v2-CQj7xqF\">(Punch)<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Veteran Nollywood actress, Peju Ogunmola, has lost her son, Ayomikun Oluwanisola. The news of his death surfaced on Tuesday, with tributes pouring in from industry colleagues and fans. Announcing his demise in an Instagram post on Tuesday, actress, Biola Adebayo, described the loss as devastating. \u201cThis is a big loss. This is devastating and heartbreaking. 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