Remi Abiola

Remi Abiola (listen) (August 1953 – 28 July 2009) was a Nigerian film actress and spouse of the late Moshood Abiola, a Nigerian business magnate and politician.[1] She died of cancer in New York City on 28 July 2009. She was survived by two children: Abimbola Umardeen and Olajumoke Adetoun.[2][3][4]

Remi Abiola
BornAugust 1953
Died28 July 2009(2009-07-28) (aged 55)
New York City
NationalityNigerian
CitizenshipNigerian
Occupations
  • Actress
  • director
  • producer
Years active1970-2009
SpouseMoshood Abiola
Children2

Career

Abiola trained as an actress at the Fielding School for Dramatic Arts in England in the 1970s after she left the defunct Nigerian Airways as a flight attendant. When she came back to Nigeria, she auditioned for roles and took part in a TV series anchored by Bayo Awala and Tunde Oloyede, which aired on NTA Channel 10.[5] [6]

See also

References
  1. "Sunset for top yoruba actress-Remi Abiola". Vanguard News. 31 July 2009. Retrieved 21 April 2015.
  2. "How Star actress Remi Abiola died". World News. April 8, 2009. Retrieved April 22, 2015.
  3. "nollywood actress-Remi Abiola dies". Vanguard News. 29 July 2009. Retrieved 21 April 2015.
  4. Opeyemi Gbenga Mustapha (June 14, 2014). "Curbing the cancer menace". The Nation. Retrieved April 22, 2015.
  5. "Sunset for top Yoruba actress, Remi Abiola ::Vanguard (Nigeria)". Archived from the original on 2010-10-13.
  6. "I Was Mko's Wife, Not Mistress - Remi Abiola".


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