Popular Nigerian gospel singer, Chinedu Nwadike, is dead.
The gospel singer, famous for his hit song, “God of Vengeance”, died in Abuja on Sunday, March 27th. He battled blood cancer before his demise.
The 39-year-old singer was also recovering from a kidney disease and was billed to travel to India for further medical treatment.
His friend, Darlington Chidera Ibekwe, broke the news of his death in a statement on social media on Sunday.
He wrote: “He lost the blood cancer battle a few hours ago in Abuja. When I spoke to him over the phone last week, he told me he had fully recovered from the kidney issue and would be proceeding to India by this coming week for treatment of the blood cancer/Leukemia”
Before his death, the “Oku Gbajie Aka” crooner sought financial assistance from Nigerians.
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Prominent Nigerians like the Imo state gubernatorial candidate in 2019, Uche Nwosu, and Senator Ifeanyi Uba, visited him in the hospital.
He started his career as a dancer for fellow singer, Gozie Okeke. Later in life, Nwadike went on to become a full-fledged gospel singer as well as an actor.
The gospel singer later joined politics and was appointed as the special assistant on mobilisation to a former governor of Imo state, Rochas Okorocha.
Late Chinedu leaves behind his wife Dorah Nwadike, and their three children.
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