Moji Olaiya (27 February 1975 – 17 May 2017)

Moji Olaiya (27 February 1975 – 17 May 2017) was a renowned Nigerian actress.

Career
The daughter of highlife musician Victor Olaiya, Moji Olaiya began her acting journey with Wale Adenuga’s production *Super Story*. She appeared in numerous Nollywood films across Yoruba and English genres. She was noted for her roles in films such as *No Pains No Gains*, where she played Ireti, *Sade Blade* (2005), *Nkan adun* (2008), and *Omo iya meta leyi* (2009). She also starred in *Agunbaniro*. In 2003, she was nominated for the Reel Award Best Supporting Actress of the Year and won the Best New Actress Award.

In 2016, Olaiya released a film titled *Iya Okomi*, featuring Foluke Daramola and Funsho Adeolu, which was set to premiere in Lagos in July.

Personal Life
Olaiya married Bayo Okesola in 2007, but they later separated. She converted to Islam in 2014.

Olaiya passed away on 17 May 2017, due to cardiac arrest in Canada, where she had given birth to her second child just two months earlier. She was laid to rest on 7 June 2017, following Islamic rites.

Source: wikipedia