UPDATED: Majek Fashek is dead.


Musician and entertainer, Majekodunmi Fasheke, popularly known by the stage name, Majek Fashek, is dead, The PUNCH has learnt.

Our correspondent gathered that he died in a hospital in New York on Monday around 5:45pm after a prolonged illness.

His manager, Uzoma Omenka, confirmed this in a video uploaded on the late singer’s Instagram handle.

Omenka, who said he has been getting pressure from all over regarding the passing of the maestro, said, “Yes, it is true that the legend has gone to be with the Lord. But this time I want to say we should all celebrate him, his achievements. He has done a lot for Nigeria and for Africa.

“Whatever the family decides, I will get to you. This is all I have to say for now.”

The PUNCH reports that Fashek was down with an illness in 2019 and was on admission at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Woolich in England.

He was later discharged and checked in for therapy somewhere in the New York.

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