Gospel singer Lanre Alewilese don come out to disown one viral fundraising campaign wey dey ask people make dem donate for di family of late gospel singer Olayemi Bolaji, wey plenty people know as Toluwanisings. Alewilese talk say di appeal na false, and e warn fans, friends and members of public make dem no send money through di account or platform wey dey promote am.
Di fundraising appeal circulate for social media, and e carry photo of di late singer. Di appeal urge fans, friends and members of public make dem donate towards di welfare of Toluwanisings wife and children. But Alewilese, wey be gospel singer too, no gree say di appeal get any link with di family. For disclaimer wey e share for Instagram, e call on social media users make dem report di page wey dey run di fundraising. E write: ‘Disclaimer! This is not true please. Please let’s report this page massively. If at all something like this will come up it will be from this page. Thank you.’
Alewilese still advise fans and sympathisers make dem take time before dem donate to any fundraising appeal wey dem link to Toluwanisings family. E talk say make people verify any request for financial help through im official channels before dem release money.
Di warning come as Toluwanisings family dey mourn di singer, wey die on October 14, 2026. Di family confirm im death, and e cause outpouring of grief from fans, colleagues and members of di gospel music community. Toluwanisings reportedly die one day after e perform for one worship event. Dem know am for gospel songs like A Very Big God and Onibuore. Im family confirm di death for earlier statement wey SaharaReporters report.
SaharaReporters also report say dem carry Toluwanisings go between seven and eight hospitals for Ibadan, Oyo State, after e suddenly slump on Wednesday. But efforts to get medical treatment no work, according to im personal assistant, Babadunni Gbolabo. Babadunni disclose this on Thursday while e dey recount di singer final moments. E talk say some hospitals cite doctors’ strike as reason why dem no fit provide care, while others refuse to admit di singer. Di aide talk say e no dey present when di incident happen, but e rush to di scene after e receive phone call. E explain say people around di singer try revive am before dem carry am go different hospitals to find medical help. Babadunni talk say di singer bin look healthy before di incident, and those around am make efforts to save im life.
