UCH Declares No Record of Late Singer Toluwanisings Seeking Treatment

Gospel singer Olayemi Bolaji, known as Toluwanisings, reportedly died on Wednesday, October 14, 2026, after collapsing at home while preparing to take his child to school. His death has sparked widespread concern and outrage following allegations that he was denied emergency treatment at multiple hospitals in Ibadan, Oyo State, before his passing.

According to his personal assistant, Babadunni Olayemi, the late singer was taken to an estimated seven or eight hospitals across Ibadan in a desperate attempt to secure medical attention. The aide claimed that some medical facilities cited ongoing doctors' strikes as a reason for not attending to Toluwanisings, while others allegedly outright refused to provide care. This challenging search for emergency services ultimately proved futile, leading to his eventual declaration of death.

These allegations quickly ignited public debate on social media, with many Nigerians drawing connections between the reported difficulties in accessing urgent medical care and a recent resident doctors' strike at the University College Hospital (UCH), Ibadan. The incident has intensified criticisms against the country's healthcare system, highlighting ongoing concerns about patients' ability to receive timely and critical medical attention.

However, the University College Hospital (UCH) in Ibadan has denied any record of Olayemi Bolaji being admitted for emergency treatment. Funmilayo Enitan, the hospital's Public Relations Officer, stated that UCH's services had resumed following the suspension of a local resident doctors' strike and that the management had no official information or record of the singer being brought to their facility. Concurrently, the Oyo State Commissioner for Health, Dr. Oluwaserimi Ajetunmobi, also expressed unawareness of the incident when contacted.

Adding another layer to the narrative, Toluwanisings' colleague and close friend, Woli Agba, revealed that the late singer had frequently voiced deep concerns about the reliability of Nigeria's healthcare system. In an Instagram post, Woli Agba shared that Toluwanisings had repeatedly expressed a desire to seek medical care abroad specifically due to these systemic issues, noting that what he feared most ultimately affected him.

Born in Ikirun, Osun State, Toluwanisings, originally known as Sodiq, came from a Muslim family. He later converted to Christianity and began his musical journey in Fuji music before transitioning to gospel. His background underscores a life marked by personal and professional transformations.

Despite UCH's official denial regarding Toluwanisings' presence at their facility, the persistent allegations from his personal assistant have undeniably raised serious questions about the circumstances surrounding his reported search for emergency treatment. The tragic incident has reignited and amplified existing concerns about the critical access to urgent medical care within Nigeria's healthcare landscape.