{"id":81590,"date":"2026-01-14T08:26:08","date_gmt":"2026-01-14T08:26:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/?p=81590"},"modified":"2026-01-14T08:26:08","modified_gmt":"2026-01-14T08:26:08","slug":"family-confirms-death-of-gospel-singer-omije-ojumi-in-lagos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/2026\/01\/14\/family-confirms-death-of-gospel-singer-omije-ojumi-in-lagos\/","title":{"rendered":"Family Confirms Death of Gospel Singer Omije Ojumi in Lagos"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>By Onilede Titi Faith<\/p>\n<p>Popular Nigerian gospel singer Bunmi Akinnanu Adeoye, popularly known as Omije Ojumi, has died after a prolonged illness, her family has confirmed.<br \/>\nA family statement shared on Tuesday said the veteran gospel minister passed away on January 12, 2026, at a hospital in Lagos. The statement, signed by Olawale Akinnanu and posted by her colleague Alayo Melody on Instagram, prayed for her eternal rest.<br \/>\nAkinnanu\u2019s health had drawn public attention in recent months, with videos and posts in 2025 showing her seeking prayers and support for a serious leg ailment.<br \/>\nRenowned for soul-lifting worship songs, including her hit track Omije Ojumi, she was celebrated for her passionate ministry and messages of faith and hope.<br \/>\nTributes have since poured in from fans and fellow gospel artistes, who described her as a devoted worshipper whose music touched many lives. Funeral arrangements are expected to be announced by the family in the coming days.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Onilede Titi Faith Popular Nigerian gospel singer Bunmi Akinnanu Adeoye, popularly known as Omije Ojumi, has died after a prolonged illness, her family has confirmed. A family statement shared on Tuesday said the veteran gospel minister passed away on January 12, 2026, at a hospital in Lagos. The statement, signed by Olawale Akinnanu and [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":29,"featured_media":81591,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[172],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-81590","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"aioseo_notices":[],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/81590","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/29"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=81590"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/81590\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":81592,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/81590\/revisions\/81592"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/81591"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=81590"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=81590"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=81590"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}