Fresh Controversy Erupts Over Gbenga Adeboye’s Children, 23 Years After His Death

Sign in Welcome! Log into your account your username your password Forgot your password? Get help Password recovery Recover your password your email A password will be e-mailed to you. Monday, November 9, 2026 Sign in / Join Home National Lifestyle Sports Bet Predictions World News FacebookInstagramTwitterVimeoYoutube Home National Lifestyle Sports Bet Predictions World News Search HomeEntertainmentFresh Controversy Erupts Over Gbenga Adeboye’s Children, 23 Years After His Death Entertainment Fresh Controversy Erupts Over Gbenga Adeboye’s Children, 23 Years After His Death By GidiPoint.com November 9, 2026 0 6 Share Facebook Twitter Pinterest WhatsApp Email Telegram Twenty-three years after the passing of renowned Nigerian comedian and broadcaster Gbenga Adeboye, a new controversy has emerged regarding the paternity of his widow’s three children.

Members of Adeboye’s family are now demanding DNA tests to resolve the matter.

The dispute was reignited after Sayo Adeboye, the late comedian’s sister, claimed in a recent interview on Baba Olomi TV that Gbenga confided on his sickbed that Igwe was his only biological son. Sayo and another sister, Seun, made these assertions while responding to allegations from Adeboye’s widow, Omolara. Sayo challenged Omolara to submit the children for DNA testing, stating, “Lara, go and repent. Jesus is coming soon. We need DNA tests; we need to know the real biological child.” No DNA evidence has yet been presented to support these claims.

The renewed family feud follows Omolara’s appearance on the Kasnaty Show, hosted by broadcaster Kolawole Adejojo. During the interview, Omolara accused her late husband’s family of abandoning her after his death and meddling in his estate. She alleged that Adeboye’s brother, Femi, took documents related to a house built by Gbenga and later claimed to have handed them to the family head. “When I asked him about them, he kept saying he would bring them, but it led to a big fight. He eventually said he had given them to the family head,” she recounted. Omolara also claimed that Femi visited a herbalist in Ibadan to procure charms against her. She denied persistent rumours of remarriage, maintaining that she remained single and struggled emotionally after her husband’s passing. “When my husband died, I could not mourn him. I was depressed, I was sad,” she said.

However, Gbenga’s sisters contested Omolara’s narrative and raised new allegations regarding his final days. Sayo alleged that Omolara once brought an Islamic cleric to perform rituals involving a hen, blood, and a black substance. She also accused Omolara of giving Gbenga tea in the hospital against medical advice. “There was a day she gave him tea. I wasn’t there, but the nurse told me. When I confronted her, she said he was hungry and had asked for tea,” Sayo claimed. Sayo further questioned the authenticity of letters Omolara presented during her interview, suggesting they appeared too well preserved.

Seun, meanwhile, alleged that valuables were removed from Adeboye’s home while relatives were at the hospital. She also dismissed rumours linking her late brother to the Ogboni fraternity or any fetish practices.

Responding to allegations of neglect, Omolara explained that she arranged for someone named Festus to take Gbenga to the hospital after he resisted treatment, and that she visited and cared for him, though she was not informed when he was transferred to another facility.

Igwe, Adeboye’s son, also defended his mother, describing the emotional toll his father’s death took on her. “My mum was depressed after our dad’s death. Sometimes she forgot our closing time and to send a driver to pick us up from school. My mum did not relocate; she was here mourning my dad,” he said.

These conflicting accounts have revived a longstanding family dispute that has lingered since Adeboye’s death. Gbenga Adeboye, popularly known as Funwontan, was one of Nigeria’s most celebrated Yoruba comedians and broadcasters. Born on September 30, 1959, in Ode-Omu, Osun State, he rose to fame through his radio programs and performances, earning monikers such as Alhaji Pastor Oluwo and Abefe. He died on April 30, 2003, at the age of 43, reportedly from kidney disease.

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