Death has plucked another choice fruit from the tree of the Nigerian film industry as veteran actress, Rachael Oniga is dead.
Although details of the passage are still scanty, film critic and journalist, Shaibu Husseini, broke the news via a short post on his Facebook page.
Many stakeholders and her fans have been commenting on the post, eulogising her while wishing her a beautiful eternal rest.
One of the pillars of the film industry that is globally rated, Oniga was famed for excelling in different kinds of roles.
One of her rare strengths was her ability to take English, Igbo and Yoruba roles as she was versed in the three languages.
Oniga hailed from Eku, Delta State. She was born on 23 May 1957 in Ebute Metta, Lagos State and began her acting career in 1993.
That was after she had worked briefly at Ascoline Nigeria Limited, a Dutch Consultant Company before her first movie titled Onome .
Her debut Yoruba movie was Owo Blow.
Over the years, Oniga featured in notable Nigerian films such as Sango, a movie scripted by Wale Ogunyemi, produced and directed by Obafemi Lasode.
She was also a prominent actress in Wale Adenuga’s series ‘Super Stories’.
