Popular Actress, Rachel Oniga, is Dead

Nigerian multi talented actress, Rachel Oniga, has passed on.

She was 64.

Her son, Olatunji, confirmed the death of the actress on Saturday.

According to him, his mother died on Friday night around 10pm.

While some indications suggest that she may have lost a battle to COVID, Olatunji said: “She passed on last night around 10pm. She had malaria and typhoid,”.

Oniga featured in scores of Nollywood movies —both English and Yoruba— before her demise.

Born on May 23, 1957; the delectable actress began her career in 1993. Her first movie was the blockbuster, Onome, while her debut movie in the Yoruba speaking sector of the film industry was Owo Blow.

The actress used to work for a European engineering consultancy firm with its regional head office in Nigeria.

In an interview, she noted that she stopped working when she got married and started having children. Unfortunately, her marriage did not last.

So, after her separation from the father of her kids, she took up acting again.

She revealed in the interview that one of her regrets in life was that she did not fight for her marriage.

In the span of her career, which was about 27 years, the multiple award-winning actress featured in movies like The Wedding Party, The Royal Hibiscus Hotel, 30 Days in Atlanta, Sango, Out of Bounds, among others.

Late Mrs Rachel Oniga’s last post on Instagram was in June 2021, which she took with Denrele Edun.