Toluwanisings Dies After Hospital Rejections in Ibadan

Olayemi Bayonile Bolaji, known as Toluwanisings, passed away in the early hours of 14 October 2026 at the age of 41. His family faced significant challenges in securing emergency medical care, being turned away from seven to eight hospitals in Ibadan.

Some hospitals had no doctors available, others cited ongoing strikes, and some simply refused admission. Toluwanisings had just ministered at a worship concert hours before his sudden collapse at home.

His personal assistant, Babadunni Olayemi, reported the family's desperate attempts to find help, which ultimately came too late. Following this tragedy, popular communicator Aproko Doctor addressed the systemic failures in Nigeria's healthcare system, noting the low survival rates for out-of-hospital cardiac arrests and the decline in the number of resident doctors.

He also mentioned the operational issues with the national ambulance system, NEMSAS, and provided advice on emergency response, including the importance of knowing local emergency numbers and learning hands-only CPR.