Tag: Baba Sala
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Baba Sala was a man of wisdom – Sunny Ade
King of Juju Music, Sunny Ade, on Wednesday described late comedian, Moses Adejumo, popularly known as ”Baba Sala”, as a man of wisdom and intellect. King Sunny Ade spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos at a symposium organised in honor of Baba Sala, tagged, ”The Role of a Stage Play in…
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Baba Sala's colleague, Ajimajasan dies at 80
Ola Omonitan, who was one of the comedians who dominated the stage at the same time with the late comic actor, Moses Adejumo, popularly called Baba Sala, has died at the age of 80. Omonitan, who was popularly known as Ajimajasan, died at his home in Ibadan after a protracted illness. The comedian had been…
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Remembering Baba Sala: The legendary comic actor viciously attacked by pirates
Marcus Aurelius once said: “It is not death that a man should fear, he should fear never beginning to live”. Moses Olaiya Adejumo popularly known by his stage name, Baba Sala, will forever be remembered in the annals of theatre arts in Nigeria as man who impacted the entertainment industry with his God given talent.…
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Immortalize Baba Sala, name a national monument after him- Saraki tells FG
Dr. Bukola Saraki, the Senate President on Tuesday urged the Federal Government to immortalize the late comic-actor, Moses Olaiya Adejumo, popularly known as Baba Sala . He advised the Federal government to name a befitting national monument after him as a mark of honour and encouragement to both present and future artistes in the country.…
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Online scammers using Baba Sala’s name to make money- Son
The family of the late Moses Adejumo, popularly known as Baba Sala, has advised unwary members of the public against falling for the ruses of some fraudsters who have opened an online account for the funeral of the comedian. The oldest son of the comedian, Rev’d Bamidele Adejumo said the family had not opened any…
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Baba Sala: NANTAP, others commiserate with artiste’s family
The National Association of Nigerian Theatre Arts Practitioners (NANTAP) on Tuesday joined other Nigerians to condole with the family of Moses Olaiya Adejumo, a.k.a “Baba Sala’’ who died on Sunday. Its national president, Israel Eboh, expressed the condolence in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos. He said that…
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Baba Sala’s son urges thespians to learn from late father’s experiences
Emmanuel Adejumo, the son of late veteran comedian, Moses Adejumo, popularly known as “Baba Sala, on Monday urged Nigerians to learn from his father’s achievements and mistakes. Adejumo said his father was a hardworking man who contributed his quota to the development of the movie industry in Nigeria. According to him, one of the greatest…
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FG Mourns 'Baba Sala', Calls Him Incomparable Thespian
The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has expressed profound sadness over the death of Mr. Moses Olaiya, popularly known as ‘Baba Sala’, saying the death has robbed the nation of an incomparable Thespian and a colossus of his time. In a statement issued in Abuja on Monday, the Minister described Baba Sala…
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Baba Sala was not sick, he didn’t of any sickness-Son
Emmanuel, one of the sons of the deceased veteran comic actor, Baba Sala has revealed that his father didn’t die of any sickness. Emmanuel noted that Baba Sala ate his last meal around 6pm and took a rest for a while before he went to bed and died in his sleep. He stated that Baba…
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5 things you should know about Late Baba Sala
Veteran comic-actor, Moses Adejumo Olaiya better known as Baba Sala is dead. The ace entertainer died in Ilesa on Sunday evening and his body has been deposited at the Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospital Complex Annex, (Wesley Guild Hospital) in Ilesa. In this report, TNG takes a look at 5 things you need to…