Chai! My people, wetin I dey hear no sweet my belle at all. Ifunanya Nwangene, that fine singer wey dey shine for The Voice Nigeria, don waka come go meet her maker for age 26. Na snake bite for her Abuja house carry her go, and e be like say she dey prepare to break the ground with her first solo show.
This babe wey don win heart of many fans, don dey give us good vibes with her music wey mix soul, jazz, opera, and classical sounds. E be like film o! According to gist, Ifunanya dey sleep for her house when snake go bite am two times. Can you imagine? Two snakes! Her friends talk say dem find two snakes inside her crib wey cause this wahala, as she dey try to sleep in peace.
After the snake attack, dem rush her go clinic but dem no get the anti-venom wey she need. Na so dem carry her go Federal Medical Centre for Abuja, where dem try to give am treatment and stabilise her but wahala don don happen. Dem say she get serious complications and dem no fit bring her back to life. E be like say even for the hospital sef, dem no fit provide correct treatment for her case.
We sabi as the music industry dey shake since the news don land. Plenty tributes don dey flow, as fellow artists dey talk how talented and humble Ifunanya be. Wetin make am dey different be say she dey come from choir background, sabi how to lead people with im sweet voice as choir mistress for St. Mulumba’s Catholic chaplaincy, UNEC.
The World Health Organization (WHO) don talk say snakebite na serious matter wey dey cause plenty deaths every year, with about 138,000 lives dey lost worldwide. Dem even do one study wey show say nearly 50% of our health facilities for Naija no fit handle snake bite properly. Na serious matter be that oh!
As we dey mourn Ifunanya, we go remember her for her beautiful music and the joy she bring come our lives. Her story don teach us say life no dey too sure, as one small accident fit turn everything upside down. This one no easy at all. May her gentle soul rest in peace as we dey pray for family and friends wey dey miss her chop pain. Na so e be, my people. Make we keep her memory alive.
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