Veteran Nollywood actress,Racheal Oniga is dead .
Iloshe Properties for whom Oniga was a brand ambassador, confirmed that that she gave up the ghost on Friday.
The cause of Oniga’s death is unknown.
Meanwhile, Tunji, son of veteran actress, Racheal Oniga has said that her mum’s stated death was not COVID-19 related.
He said it was wrong for people to infer that her mum died of coronavirus .
Tunji said she was being treated for typhoid and malaria which she had tested positive for, and she passed on at about 10 pm on Friday, July 30.
He added that in the weeks leading to her death, she had reportedly been on set working on her latest project.
Originally from Eku, Delta State in Southern Nigeria, She was born on 23 May 1957 in Ebutte Metta, Lagos State.
She started her acting career in 1993, shortly after her divorce.She worked briefly at Ascoline Nigeria Limited, a Dutch Consultant Company before her first movie titled Onome and her debut Yoruba movie was Owo Blow.
Over the years, Oniga has featured in notable Nigerian films such as Sango, a movie scripted by Wale Ogunyemi, produced and directed by Obafemi Lasode[5] and Wale Adenuga’s television series, Super story.
Rachael became a grandmother when her daughter Georgia delivered a baby.
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