{"id":103732,"date":"2023-12-11T10:30:39","date_gmt":"2023-12-11T09:30:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/popular-yoruba-poet-writer-lanrewaju-adepoju-is-dead"},"modified":"2023-12-11T12:41:30","modified_gmt":"2023-12-11T11:41:30","slug":"popular-yoruba-poet-writer-lanrewaju-adepoju-is-dead","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/culture-and-art\/popular-yoruba-poet-writer-lanrewaju-adepoju-is-dead","title":{"rendered":"Popular Yoruba poet, writer, Lanrewaju Adepoju is dead"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>A popular Yoruba activist, poet, author, writer and artiste, Alhaji Olanrewaju Adepoju, is dead.<\/p>\n<p>Lanrewaju Adepoju, as he was fondly called, died in his Ibadan residence at the age of 81 around 7 pm.<\/p>\n<p>He was the Aaare Alasa of Ibadan land until his death.<\/p>\n<p>One of the children of the late poet and activist, Adejare Adepoju, confirmed the death of the deceased in a short statement obtained on Monday.<\/p>\n<p>He said, \u201cBaba has gone to rest\u201d.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\">Nigeria<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. A popular Yoruba activist, poet, author, writer and artiste, Alhaji Olanrewaju Adepoju, is dead. Lanrewaju Adepoju, as he was fondly called, died in his Ibadan residence at the age of 81 around 7 pm. He was the Aaare Alasa of Ibadan land until his death. 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