Toluwanisings: BON CEO Reveals Gospel Singer Was Rejected By Two Hospitals Before Death

Family Confirms Singer’s Death, Says Funeral Arrangements Will Be Announced Later

By Henryrich Ojo | Newsworld

Nigerian gospel singer Olayemi Bayonile Bolaji, popularly known as Toluwanisings, has died, with the Chief Executive Officer of Best of Nollywood (BON), Seun Oloketuyi, sharing a distressing account of the circumstances surrounding his death.

Oloketuyi said the singer slumped on a staircase and was rushed to different hospitals, where two medical facilities allegedly declined to admit him before a third hospital received him and subsequently confirmed his death.

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The account has raised concerns among fans and members of the public, although the circumstances have not been independently established.

The death was first announced publicly by Pelumi Olajengbesi, convener of the Coalition of Public Interest Lawyers and Advocates (COPA), in a post on Instagram on Wednesday, October 14, 2026. Oloketuyi later expressed grief over the loss, lamenting that the gospel minister died after reportedly being taken from one hospital to another.

His account has drawn attention to concerns about emergency medical care, but no official medical report or statement from the hospitals involved was included in the available information.

The singer’s family subsequently confirmed his death in a statement shared on his Instagram account, identifying him as Minister Olayemi Bayonile Bolaji of Toluwani Gospel Music Ministry (TOGOMM), a beloved husband, family member and gospel minister.

The family said he died in the early hours of Wednesday and appealed for prayers for his wife and loved ones. It added that funeral arrangements would be announced later. As of the time of the announcement, the family had not disclosed the cause of death.