Toluwanisings: Late Gospel Singer’s Burial Scheduled for Monday in Ibadan

The burial of late gospel singer Olayemi Bolaji, popularly known as Toluwanisings, is scheduled to take place on Monday in Ibadan, Oyo State, following his death on October 14, 2026.

The funeral arrangements, shared on the singer’s official Instagram page on Monday, indicate that the lying-in-state will hold from 9am to 10am, followed by the burial service between 10am and 11am.

The ceremony is scheduled to take place at Banjola Event and Conference Centre, No. 20, Hope Road, Alakia, Ibadan.

The funeral poster carries the inscription, “Forever in our Hearts, always in our Lives,” but does not specify where the singer will be interred.

Toluwanisings’ family had announced his death in the early hours of October 14, 2026.

His burial arrangements had previously been surrounded by disagreement among members of his family and associates. His father reportedly proposed that he be buried either at the house he built or beside his late mother in Osun State, while his wife was said to have opposed burying him at their home.

The disagreement generated public exchanges, prompting calls for intervention and an investigation into the singer’s death. The family had also called for the suspension of the planned burial.

The Oyo State Police Command subsequently intervened following reports of tensions over the arrangements.

The Commissioner of Police, Olugbenga Abimbola, was reportedly informed of the disagreement on October 28, 2026, after exchanges between the parties attracted attention on social media and other public communication platforms.

On November 3, Toluwanisings’ widow, Elizabeth Damilola Olayemi, his father, Muniru Olayemi, and some of his friends and associates signed a peace undertaking before the police commissioner.

Others who signed the agreement included Oyindamola Esther, Babadunni Gbolabo and Lawal Ademola Rafiu.

Under the agreement, the parties committed to ending public exchanges, interviews and social media publications relating to the burial disagreement.

The latest funeral announcement indicates that arrangements are now proceeding, although the exact location of the singer’s interment has not been disclosed.