BREAKING: Popular Nigeria Musician Dies

BREAKING: Popular Nigeria Musician Dies

Onyxnewsng reports that the Legendary Urhobo music maestro, Joseph Odjewhedje (aka Okpan Arhibo), is dead.

Joseph Odjewhedje (aka Okpan Arhibo), is dead.

The Konojuvwe singer, who hails from Agbarho realm in Ughelli North council area of Delta State, passed on Tuesday. He passed on at 75 after battling a kidney ailment.

He was diagnosed in October 2021 and required N20 million for a transplant.

Funds were raised to help the musician said to get treatment until news of his death arose on Tuesday morning.

He was a driver at the Delta Steel Company (DSC) Ovwian-Aladja before he surrendered to face active showbusiness as a traditional musician.
Okpan made waves from the 70s until he went down with the ailment.

Odjewehdje’s songs include Urhobo me jevwe, zabu and so on.