By Gbenga Bada, Precious Igbonwelundu and Sampson Unamka

Veteran Nollywood actress Oluwasolamipe (Sola) Onayiga (aka Ireti) is dead.

The stage and screen actress, who became very popular for her role as Ireti in two television series, “Checkmate” and “Fuji House of Commotion”, died in the early hours of yesterday.

The news of Onayiga’s death was announced by foremost arts practitioner and lecturer, Dr. Shaibu Husseini, on social media.

“I have just been informed that the accomplished Stage and Screen Actress and Fellow of Theatre Arts, Auntie Sola Awojobi Onayiga, has passed on.

“Auntie Sola, who is best known for living delightfully the role of Ireti (aka Cooking Practical) in the defunct television sitcom ‘Checkmate’, reportedly passed on this morning,” he wrote.

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Sources said Onayiga had been sick for some time before her last breath yesterday.

Also, popular Nollywood actress, Ada Ameh, has died, The Nation has learnt.

The actress died in Warri, Delta State, around 11 p.m on Sunday, a source who pleaded anonymity said yesterday.

Ameh was said to have been a guest of an oil company’s toyshop and his family when she suddenly collapsed.

It was gathered that she was taken to the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation’s (NNPC’s) hospital but passed on before they got to the facility.

The Nation gathered that several movie stars have been trooping to the facility to see her remains. Ameh, who played the role of Anita in the movie Domitilla in 1996, is famous for her comic character, especially in the series “The Johnsons”.

Born on May 15, 1974 in Ajegunle, Lagos, the popular actress shared a video of her eating with the family around 12:53 p.m on Sunday on her official Instagram page.