Viral ‘Gwo Gwo Gwo ngwo’ singer Mike Ejeagha passes on

The family of the late Nigerian veteran musician, Mike Ejeagha, has revealed the cause of the singer’s death.

Ejeagha died on Friday, June 6, aged 95. According to the singer’s eldest son, Emma Ejeagha, his father died of prostate cancer.

Emma explained that his father died at the 32 Garrison Hospital in Enugu, Nigeria, after battling with cancer since 2006.

“Papa died on Friday, at 8 p.m., and his body has been deposited in the mortuary. I was with him during his final moments.”

Last year, comedian and skit-maker Brian Jotter reignited the timeless highlife song, ‘Gwo Gwo Gwo Ngwo’, with a new dance challenge that went viral, bringing Ejeagha’s 41-year-old song back into the spotlight.

The skit maker visited the musician with a N2 million cash gift after the challenge dance garnered over 29.1 million views and 30,000 comments on Instagram, as well as over 19.6 million views on TikTok.

Captioning the post, Brian Jotter said: “39 years ago, he made magic (Gwo Gwo Gwo Ngwo song). 39 years later, we danced to it again. Now, he rests, but his melody lives forever. Rest in peace, legend”.