“This is so Sad”- Nollywood Celebrities Morun As Saidi Balogun And Faithia Williams loses Their First daughter Zainab

For Nollywood actor and director Saidi Balogun, it’s a “black Saturday,” as he reportedly lost his daughter Zainab.

The Yoruba actor posted a picture of a candlelit scene with flowers all around it, along with various birds and sad emoticons, on his Instagram page.

Taking to her Instagram page, Allwell Ademola shared a candlelight photo as she expressed how shocked she is over the news. She prayed that it was all a dream.

“I am speechless. I pray this is all a dream, Oh God! My Osenatu”.

Others took to Saidi Balogun’s comment section to drop their condolence messages.

Adeniyi Johnson wrote, “My condolences sir

Kunle Afod wrote, “Take heart, my brother

Yomi Fash Lanso wrote, “Condolence to you and your entire family and dear brother. May your God console you and cushion your pains and wipe away your tears

One One And Only Lois wrote, “My heart is heavy. Zainab’s life revolved around making her dad proud. Rest in peace, Zeenat. You fought well

One Mensah Olamide wrote, “She was such an Angel. Rest in peace See

One Trust Mimi wrote, “So sorry sir! Please accept my condolence

One Adefemi Bilikis wrote, “May Almighty Allah forgive her and grant her aljanat fridaus

One Iremide Kiddies And Collection wrote, “Jesus

One Secat Textiles wrote, “Accept my condolences, dear brother

One Alayinkrkeu Iyalegba wrote, “So sorry for the loss. May her soul rest in peace”.

In August, actor, Francis Duru lost his son, Ifeanyi. The light-skinned actor made the news known on his Instagram page as he compared his son to a lion who fought fiercely for his life. The actor stated that if this was how God wanted it, so be it, and he wouldn’t judge him.


Last year, on Father’s Day, skit maker Olagunju Solomon Olamide, better known as Akika, lost his son. The skitmaker made the sad news known on his Instagram page as he stated that he was looking for the perfect picture of himself and his son to post online before his demise.