Soyinka’s Sister Tinuola Dies at 90, Funeral Rites to Begin
Tinuola Aina, the older sister of Nobel Laureate Wole Soyinka, has died at the age of 90.
Her family announced her demise in a statement released on Tuesday.
According to the statement, Tinuola Aina died on November 7, 2023, and the funeral rites are a two-day event that will commence with a service of songs on Thursday, December 7 in Lagos.
The rites are set to conclude on Friday, December 8, culminating in a private interment in Lagos.
Tinuola was the first of seven children of a school teacher, Mr. Samuel Ayodele Soyinka, and trader-homemaker, Mrs. Grace Eniola Soyinka (neé Harrison).
She was born on April 29, 1933, at Ake Vicarage, Abeokuta.
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