Gospel Singer Toluwanisings Finally Laid To Rest

Popular gospel singer Olayemi Bayonile Bolaji, popularly known as Toluwanisings, has been buried at his residence in Ibadan, Oyo State.

The singer was buried amid tears on Monday, November 9, following a burial service at Banjola Event and Conference Centre, No. 20, Hope Road, Alakia, Ibadan.

His remains were taken to his residence, where the interment took place in a private ceremony attended by family members.

The funeral programme, shared on the singer’s official social media page on Monday, indicated that the lying-in-state held between 9 am and 10 am, followed by a burial service scheduled for 10 am to 11 am.

Videos shared on social media today showed that colleagues in the gospel music industry attended the burial to pay their final respects.

The Nigerian Voice recalls that Toluwanisings passed away on October 14, 2026. His death sparked heated debates online over where he should be buried, as his wife reportedly did not want him laid to rest in their matrimonial home, while his family opposed burying him in a cemetery.

The controversy was eventually halted following the intervention of the Oyo State Police Command.

A Night of Tributes was earlier held in his honour in Ibadan on Tuesday, October 27.