Prominent Yoruba actor, Adebayo Faleti has died at the age of 86.
The poet, journalist, writer and actor died on Saturday at the University College Hospital Ibadan, PUNCH reports.
Faleti was responsible for translating Nigeria’s National Anthem from English to Yoruba.
Before his death, the Oyo-born author received many awards, both locally and internationally, including the national honour of Officer of the Order of the Niger, the Festival of Arts award with Eda Ko L’aropin (1995) and the Afro-Hollywood Award for Outstanding Performance in Arts.
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