Nollywood mourns as Temitope Osoba’s burial holds Thursday
Nollywood actress and producer Temitope Osoba, also known as Tope Osoba, will be buried in Iperu Remo, Ogun State, on Thursday, September 10, 2026. The burial arrangements were announced by her family in an obituary released on her Instagram page on Monday. According to the notice, her body will leave the Ogun State University Teaching Hospital, Sagamu, at 9 a.m., while the burial service will take place between 10 a.m. and 11 a.m. at Akesan Club, opposite Iperu Morning Market, Iperu Remo. The interment will follow immediately at the Iperu Remo Cemetery ground, with mourners expected to wear white. Osoba died in early August 2026 at the age of 40. The Yoruba-language actress and producer had spent nearly two decades in the Nigerian film industry and featured in productions including Oogun Mi. About two years before her death, she publicly spoke about her battle with breast cancer and sought support for treatment and surgery. In August 2025, she announced that she had recovered and was returning to acting, describing the period as one of healing, rebranding and empowerment.
The circumstances surrounding Osoba’s death have remained disputed, with conflicting accounts from her fiancé and members of her family. Her fiancé, Prophet Itunu Onadeko, claimed that the actress died after she was taken to a police station in Ikorodu, Lagos, while relatives provided a different account of her final hours. The conflicting accounts have raised questions about the events leading to her death, with actor Yomi Fabiyi also calling for an investigation and autopsy to establish what happened. Following her death, the family warned against circulating unverified claims and urged the public and media to rely on information released through its official channels. Osoba’s burial was initially scheduled for August 13 in Iperu Remo but was later postponed indefinitely by the family. The latest announcement has now fixed Thursday, September 10, for her burial, with the funeral service and interment scheduled to take place in Iperu Remo.
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