Highlife maestro, Sir Victor Olaiya dies at 89

LAGOS, Nigeria – Highlife maestro, Sir Victor Olaiya is dead. He died at 12 noon at the Lagos University Teaching Hospital, LUTH. He was 89.

Managing Director of Dr. Victor Olaiya’s Evergreen Music Company, Mr. Bimbo Esho Esho said the veteran musician had been on admission at the hospital for an undisclosed ailment.

“The entire music world wishes to announce the death of a Legend of Highlife music one of the last men standing, the last of the original Dr. Victor Abimbola Olaiya OON.

“This untimely incident happened at Luth hospital, Lagos State, at exactly 12noon.

“We pray that the Doyen of highlife music finds repose with the creator while wishing the family and entire music community the fortitude to bear this irreplaceable loss.”

Born in December 1930 to Alfred Olaiya and Bathsheba Olaiya, the late musician had come through as the 20th child of a family of 24.