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Soyinka’s Sister Tinuola Dies at 90, Funeral Rites Start Thursday

Wole Soyinka, the recipient of the Nobel Prize, lost her older sister Tinuola Aina at the age of 90.

Her family revealed her passing on Tuesday in a statement. She was born on November 7, 2023.

According to the notification, Lagos’ funeral ceremonies would begin on Thursday, December 7 with a singing service.

On Friday, December 8, the two days of ceremonies are scheduled to come to an end with a private burial in Lagos.

She was the first of seven children born at Ake Vicarage, Abeokuta, on April 29, 1933, to trader-homemaker Mrs. Grace Eniola Soyinka (neé Harrison), a school teacher, and her husband, Mr. Samuel Ayodele Soyinka.

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