The Nigerian entertainment industry has lost one of its finest live performers, Akinloye Tofowomo, popularly known as Akiin Shuga.
He died on Wednesday, October 30, 2025, in New Brunswick, Canada. He was 50.
His family, in a statement, described him as a “revered music icon, Grandmaster, and custodian of rhythm, culture, and the spirit of performance.”
Born on January 6, 1975, in Ile-Oluji, Ondo State, Akiin Shuga’s life was a story of courage and passion.
