Popular gospel singer Ajayi Aduke Morounkola, known as Aduke Gold, has passed away. The news was confirmed on Tuesday morning by fellow gospel artist Esther Igbekele, who shared the sad news with the message, “A GENERAL HAS FALLEN. ADUKE GOLD #rip.”
The cause of Aduke Gold’s death has not been confirmed. She began her music career in 2004 and gained recognition after performing at the first remembrance event for the late gospel artist Baba Ara. Aduke Gold, the 11th child of her late parents, grew up in the Ogba and Badagry areas of Lagos.