Renowned Highlife maestro, Mike Ejeagha, known for transforming Igbo folklore and proverbs into captivating music, is dead.

Naijaonpoint reports that the “Gwo Gwo Gwo crooner, died on Friday, June 6, 2025, at the age of 95.

The eldest son of the musician, Emma Ejeagha, confirmed his death to Vanguard on Friday night.

The singer was said to have died at the 32 Garrison Hospital in Enugu, owned by the Nigerian Army.

Mike Ejeagha was a dominant voice on Nigerian airwaves in the 1980s with his unique style of Igbo folk music that resonated across generations.