2014, like every other year, was a year full of ups and downs, marriages, childbirths and sadly celebrity deaths. Below are some of the famous Nigerian women who made an impact in the lives of others and the country before their deaths.
1) Dora AkunyiliDora
Dora was the Director General of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC).
She gained international recognition for her work in public health, pharmacology and human rights. She also ran for election as a Senator for Anambra Central for APGA in April 2011 but lost. She died in an Indian hospital on the 7th of June 2014 after a battle with cancer.
2) Amaka Igwe
Amaka Igwe was an award winning acclaimed Nigerian filmmaker and broadcasting executive. She was the owner of Amaka Igwe Studios and Top Radio 90.9 Lagos. She was a stakeholder in the Nollywood industry. She died on 28th April 2014.
3) Kefee
She was an award winning gospel singer who graduated from the University of Benin with a Business Administration degree.
She was awarded the International Young Ambassador for Peace in 2009. She died of lung failure in the United States on the 12th of June 2014.
4) Ameyo Adadevoh
She was the great granddaughter of Herbert Macaulay who was one of the founders of modern Nigeria.
She curbed the wide spread of the Ebola virus in Nigeria by placing Patrick Sawyer in quarantine. She tested positive for the virus on the 4th of August 2014and passed away on the 19th of August 2014.
5) Taiwo Oshadipe
Taiwo who was the second half of the Oshadipe twins was an inspirational singer with her twin sister Kehinde.
Not only were they musicians, they were also actresses as they had featured in a couple of TV shows. Taiwo passed away on the 3rd of October 2014, following complaints of chest and heart pains.
6) Pamela-Ofeogbu
She was the head of programming at EbonyLife Tv. Pamela also worked as the commissioning editor for Africa at MNet. She died at age 44 from breast cancer on the 4th of November 2014.
7) Zara Gretti
Margaret Mary Joseph known as Zara Gretti was a singer and an on air personality on Rhythm 93.7 fm, Lagos and also a singer and songwriter. Zara died on the 28th of March 2014 after battling multiple sclerosis.
8.Oluremi Oyo
Oluremi Oyo was the Managing Director of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), she was also the spokesperson for former President Olusegun Obasanjo’s Government from 2003-2007. She died in the UK on the 1st of October 2014 after losing the battle to cancer.
9) Bukky Ajayi
The veteran Nollywood Actress died at the early hours of Wednesday, July 6, 2016 at her home in Lagos. She was 83.
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