‘Mama died singing, praying’...
Mama Hannah Idowu Dideolu Awolowo, the matriarch of the Awolowo dynasty died on Saturday afternoon.
The Yeye Oba of the Source (Ile Ife) died at exactly 3:15pm at her residence in Ikenne in Ikenne Local Government Area of Ogun State, western Nigeria.
According to her first daughter, Mrs Omotola Oyediran, the woman died peacefully and joyously in the presence of virtually all her children and grand children.
Mama, as HID was fondly called by many during her lifetime was reported to have taken pounded cocoyam with her children and grand children at their meeting shortly before she breathed her last.
“We were in a meeting at Efunyela hall where arrangement on her centenary birthday was being planned. She came to meet us there and played a lot with us. She prayed a lot for all us one after the other and she even ate pounded cocoyam with us.
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