BREAKING: Veteran Nigerian singer and actress Onyeka Onwenu passes away

Veteran Nigerian singer, songwriter and actress, Ms Onyeka Onwenu is dead.

According to reports the iconic singer died on Tuesday night after performing at an event at Banana Island, Lagos. She was 72.

Onwenu was said to have slumped after performing at the birthday ceremony of Stella Okoli, owner of Emzor Pharmaceuticals.

She was later confirmed dead at a hospital in Victoria Island, although her family is yet to confirm the death.

Apart from her career in the arts, Onyeka Onwenu also had a career in politics. She served as chairperson of the Imo State Council for Arts and Culture and the Director-General of the National Centre for Women Development