13 Celebrities Who Lost Family Member This Year.

May their gentle souls rest in perfect peace.

As 2020 winds down, people are beginning to take stock of all that they gained this year and unfortunately, all that they lost this year. Around the world, 2020 was a devastating year for many - the death rate was alarmingly high every single day. While some people lost loved ones to disease, others lost loved ones to accidents, and unfortunate incidents. However the loss happened, it is still a loss and every loss is tough. Very tough.

Here are 13 Nigerian celebrities who unfortunately had to deal with the loss of close family members this year.

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1. Ada Ameh

Beloved Nigerian actress, Ada Ameh, earlier this year in October, lost her only daughter, Gift who died at the too-young age of just 31 years old. May her gentle soul rest in perfect peace.

2. Kaffy

Nigerian dance queen, Kaffy, earlier in April announced the death of her energetic and bubbly 82 year old mother who she occasionally featured in cute mother-daughter dance videos on social media. May her gentle soul rest in perfect peace.

3. Yemi Blaq

Nollywood actor Yemi Blaq also lost his own dad earlier this year in February. May his gentle soul rest in perfect peace.

4. Chinyere Wilfred

Veteran Nigerian actress, Chinyere Wilfred in August of 2020 also announced the sad news about the passing of her mother. May her gentle soul rest in perfect peace.

5. Lilian Afegbai

Another Nollywood darling who lost a parent to the cold hands of death is Lilian Afegbai who just a couple of months prior to his death was celebrating him turning 80 years old on her social media. May his gentle soul rest in perfect peace.

6. Destiny Etiko

Nigerian actress Destiny Etiko shared some very heartbreaking news with her fans when in May of 2020, she took to social media to announce the passing of her dad. May his gentle soul rest in perfect peace.

7. Osas Ighodaro

Beautiful Nigerian actress Osas Ighodaro just last month also announced the untimely passing of her mother who died at just 65 years old. May her gentle soul rest in perfect peace.

8. David Oyelowo

Nigerian Hollywood star, David Oyelowo in September of 2020 announced the very unfortunate news that he too had lost his father to the cold hands of death. May his father’s gentle soul rest in perfect peace.

9. Adaora Ukoh

Lekki Wives star, Adaora Ukoh, is yet another Nigerian actress who unfortunately lost her mother to the cold hands of death in January of this year. May her gentle soul rest in perfect peace.

10. Ben Murray-Bruce

Nigerian business magnate and politician, Ben Murray-Bruce unfortunately suffered not one but two heavy losses this year. First, he lost his beloved wife of 41 years to cancer and then later in the year, lost his brother-in-law as well. May the gentle souls of his wife and brother-in-law rest in perfect peace.

11. Iyabo Ojo

Nigerian actress, Iyabo Ojo unfortunately lost her mother to the cold hands of death just last month of November, 2020. May her mother’s gentle soul rest in perfect peace.

12. Ali Nuhu

Another Nigerian actor who unfortunately lost a parent to death is popular Kannywood actor, Ali Nuhu who lost his father in June of 2020.

13. Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

Popular Nigerian author, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie also shared very heartbreaking news when in June of 2020, she announced that she had lost her dearly beloved father to the cold hands of death. May his gentle soul rest in perfect peace.

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