UniAbuja VC mourns Dadakuada's death

Date: 2023-03-22

The Vice-Chancellor of the University of Abuja, Professor Abdul-Rasheed Na'Allah, has joined millions of Ilorin sons and daughters and people across the world to commiserate with the family of the late musical maestro of the Dadakuada fame, Alhaji Jaigbade Alao, who died on Monday at the age of 121.

He also expressed sympathy to the government of Abdulrahman AbdulRazaq and His Royal Highness, Dr Ibrahim Sulu Gambari, Maimartaba Sarkin Ilori, and fans and lovers of the deceased across the world.

The VC condolence message was conveyed by the university's Head of Information and University Relations, Dr Habib Yakoob, on behalf of the Governing Council, Senate, staff members and students of the institution.

Na Allah, who has researched extensively into Jaigbade's music as a resource for African Oral Literature and Performance, said he was sad to learn about his death.

He described the late musical maestro as an exceptionally brilliant and warm-hearted person, who believed in using music to create critical changes in society.

Na'Allah said, “He took his traditional performances around the world, including the USA and Brazil, where I had the opportunity to see first-hand how he made a huge impression of his exceptional creative talents before the global community.

“He was a role model to many and used his music to admonish the philosophy of love, good neighbourliness, excellent creativity, hard work, patriotism, fear of God, commitment to humanity, love of culture and many more. He won great rewards from the government and people including a recognition award by the Kwara State Government and an honorary doctor of literature degree by the Kwara State University.”

He continued, “I am honoured to have researched his work and had many hours of close personal encounters with this legend of Ilorin art, history and culture which was turbaned as the King of Singers, Oba Olorin, by the 9th Emir of Ilorin, Muhammad Zulkarnaini Ayelabowo Gambari.”

He called on the government of President Muhammadu Buhari to immortalise him for his great contributions to music in the world.

Na'Allah prayed to Allah to have mercies upon the deceased's soul, reward him abundantly and give the family the fortitude to bear this loss.

Source

 

Cloud Tag: What's trending

Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.

Mumeen Lah     Olabimpe Olani     C2c@kwarastate.gov.ng     IPSAS     AbdulRazaq AbduMajeed Alaro     Pacify Labs     Yahaya Abdulkareem     Quareeb Islamic Association     Samuel Adaramola     Ijakadi     Computer Based Test     Ndakene     Isiaka Oniwa     New Naira Notes     Offorjama     Elekoyangan     Ishak Mohammed Sabi     Lucky Omoluwa     Ijagbo     Taofik Abdulkareem Babaita     Kulende     Shaykh Luqman Jimoh     Abdulkadri Ahmad Alaiye     Road Transport Employers Association Of Nigeria     NFAI     Unilorin FM     Ayobola Ipinlaiye     Omar Gambari     Kehinde Baale     Mujtabah Bature     Share-Tsaragi     Abdulkadir Jimoh     Peter Amogbonjaye     Abdulwaheed Musa     NAWOJ     Adesoye     Kayode Laro     Ibrahim Issa Jetti     Moshood Kashimawo Abiola     AbdulFatai Adeniyi Dan-Kazeem     Zainab Abass     Abdulwahab Oba     Mamman Saba Jibril     Ita-Ore     Ayeyemi Sulaiman     UNIFEMGA     Summit University     Ilota     Kunbi Titiloye     Yakubu Shaaba     Baboko     Owu Fall     Abdulrazaq Sanni     ITP     A.O. Belgore     CELF     Chief Imam Of Omu-Aran     Monthly Sanitation     Usman Rifun     Kwara State Governor     Chief Of Staff     Kazeem Adekanye     Christopher Odetunde     Kolawole Akande     Code Of Conduct     Kwara North     Islamiya Abdulraheem     Vishvas KOZ Tractors     Ishola Moses Abiodun     Kwara State Football Association     Mohammed Danjuma     Issa Oloruntogun     Ahmad Belgore     Tuesday Assayomo     UNILORIN Alumni     Ilorin West     Mike Omotosho    

Cloud Tag: What's trending

Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.

Wahab Olasupo Egbewole     Omu Aran     Issa Memunat Moyosore     Okoolowo     Doyin Group     Mohammed Kamaludeen     Yakubu Shaaba     KFA     Abdulwasiu Bolaji Adeyi     Seni Saraki     Quran     All Peoples Party     Tafida     Idris Amosa Oladipo Saidu     N-Power     Bola Sagaya     Olaitan Buraimoh     Kwara 2015     Raliat Islamic Foundation     Dumagi     Binta Abubakar Mora     Wole Oke     Dankaka     Ahmad Lawan     Bello John Olanrewaju     Abraham Ojo     Rapheal Ashaolu     Abdulmumin Yinka Ajia     Hameed Oladipupo Ali     Paul Odama     NULGE     COVID     Junior Secondary School Certificate Examinations     Damilola Yusuf     Yusuf Amuda Gobir     Aisha Ahman Pategi     Emmanuel Olatunji Adesoye     Olatunji Ibrahim     Kawu Baraje     IEDPU     Lola Ashiru     Elesie Of Esie     Abubakar Suleiman     Samari     Kwara State Geographic Information Service     Mohammed Ibrahim     Labour Party     Otoge     Sheriff Olanrewaju     Belgore     Femi Gbajabiamila     Mohammed Tunde-Jimoh     Christopher Odetunde     Abubakar Kawu Baraje     Adamu Atta     Ishaq Salman     Sabi     Moses Afolayan     NITDA     RTEAN     Flights To Ilorin     Sulaiman Gado     Kaosarah Adeyi     Centre For Digital Economy     Hamid Bobboyi     Federal College Of Education (Special), Afon     Universal Basic Education Commission     Abdulganiy Abimbola Abdussalam     Jumoke Gafar     Ridhwanullah Al-Ilory     Omotosho     Raji Ayodele Kamaldeen     Police Commissioner     Galadiman Ngeri     Sai Kayi     Halimah Perogi     Moshood Bakare