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Wole Soyinka's Sister Passes Away at 90, Commencement of Funeral Ceremonies on Thursday

Her family, in a statement released on Tuesday, revealed that she passed away on November 7, 2023.

Funeral rites will commence with a service of songs on Thursday, December 7, in Lagos, according to the announcement.

The two-day ceremonies are scheduled to wrap up on Friday, December 8, concluding with a private interment in Lagos.

Born on April 29, 1933, Tinuola Aina was the eldest of seven children to Mr. Samuel Ayodele Soyinka, a school teacher, and Mrs. Grace Eniola Soyinka (née Harrison), a trader and homemaker, at Ake Vicarage, Abeokuta.

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