Nigerian singer, Waje, announces father’s death

Nigerian singer, Aituaje Iruobe better known as Waje has announced the death of her father.

Waje, taking to her Instagram page on Tuesday to mourn her late dad, stated that she will him dearly.

She wrote “A girl needs a father. A girl needs her father. This girl will always love her father. This girl will dearly miss her father. Rest well daddy you will always be in our hearts!”

Waje first gained recognition after being featured on the remake of P-Square’s “Omoge Mi”. Waje was also featured on the duo’s 2008 hit track “Do Me”. Moreover, she contributed vocals to Banky W’s “Thief My Kele” and M.I’s “One Naira”.

The singer released her self-titled debut studio album in 2013.

Also, Waje made her acting debut in the 2014 film Tunnel, alongside Femi Jacobs, Patrick Doyle, Nse Ikpe-Etim and Lepacious Bose. Directed by Stanlee Ohikhuare, the film centres around a young pastor’s life.

In November 2014, she released the music video for the Diamond Platnumz assisted “Coco Baby”. In August 2015, she released the single “Left for Good”, featuring patoranking and Godwin Strings. Waje featured in “Strong Girl”, the theme song for One’s Poverty is Sexist campaign, and also joined Bono for the Lagos campaign in 2015.

In 2016, she was one of the four judges in the inaugural season of The Voice of Nigeria