On Monday, news made the rounds that Jimi Solanke,

On Monday, news made the rounds that Jimi Solanke, a veteran Nigerian dramatist, folk singer, folktale proponent, playwright and poet, had died after a brief illness.

Solanke died on his way to the Olabisi Onabanjo University Teaching Hospital for treatment. He was 81.

Though a native of Ipara-Remo in Ogun State, Solanke was born on July 4, 1942, in the Olowogbowo area of Lagos Island.

He attended Odogbolu Grammar School, Ogun State, for his secondary school education.

As a secondary school student, Solanke started writing songs and later joined musical bands in Ibadan, Oyo State. He later attended the University of Ibadan, where he obtained a diploma in drama.

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While travelling to receive treatment at the Olabisi Onabanjo University Teaching Hospital, Solanke passed away. He was eighty-one years old. Solanke was born on July 4, 1942, in the Olowogbowo neighbourhood of Lagos Island, even though he is an Ogun State native from Ipara-Remo.

For his secondary schooling, he went to Odogbolu Grammar School in Ogun State. Since