Wole Soyinka's sister dies at 90
Madam Tinuola Aina, the elder sister of Nobel laureate Wole Soyinka, passed away at the age of 90.
Madam Aina passed away on November 7, 2023, her family said in a statement released on Tuesday.
According to the announcement, Lagos' funeral rites will begin on Thursday, December 7 with a song service.
On Friday, December 8, the two-day 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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