Flavour loses father

Chinedu Okoli, the Nigerian highlife singer better known as Flavour N’abania, has lost his father.

The singer announced the death of Benjamin Onyemaechi Okoli via social media pages on Wednesday.

He shared an old video of him playing guitar to serenade his father.

In an accompanying caption, he wrote, “My father, papa Ijele rest well”.

Nna m 💔 Papa Ijele. Rest well 🕊️ pic.twitter.com/NCBhTEwAO0

— Flavour of Africa (@2niteFlavour) May 22, 2024

Flavour, however, did not disclose the cause of death or the date of his passing.

Fans and colleagues have offered their condolences in the post’s comments section.

Flavour, who is well known for his ability to sing fluently in the Igbo language, was born in Enugu.

He began his music career at the age of 13; playing the drums for his church choir.

In 2005, Flavour released his debut album ‘N’abania’ through Obaino Music.

Since then, he has released eight albums. The projects include ‘African Royalty’, ‘Flavour of Africa’ (2020), ‘Awele’ (2018), ‘Ijele The Traveler’ (2017) and ‘Thankful’ (2014).

Others include ‘Blessed’ (2012), ‘Uplifted’ (2010) and ‘N’abania’ (2005).

Flavour has also established himself as a household name in the music industry.