Breaking: Veteran Actor, Adebayo Faleti Dies At 86

Renowned Yoruba author, Adebayo Faleti, is died.

The poet, journalist, writer and actor passed away on Sunday morning, July 23 at the University College Hospital Ibadan.

He was aged 86.

He was known as a Yoruba translator, a broadcaster, TV exponent and a pioneer of the first television station in Africa, Western Nigeria Television.

He was responsible for translating Nigeria’s National Anthem from English to Yoruba. He also translated speeches being made by military president of Nigeria Ibrahim Babangida and Chief Ernest Shonekan, Head of National Interim Government of Nigeria, from English to Yoruba.

Faleti has published a dictionary containing the formal or official use of Yoruba names. He has received many awards, both locally and internationally, including the national honour of Officer of the Order of the Niger (OON) the Festival of Arts award with Eda Ko L’aropin and the Afro-Hollywood Award for Outstanding Performance in Arts.

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Source: Nigerian monitor
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