A veteran Nigerian pop musician, Chris Mba, is dead.
Thelagostimes gathered that Mba, who was reportedly down with heart disease, died on Wednesday at the Lagos University Teaching Hospital, LUTH.
Confirming his death on Thursday, Michael Odiong, the General Manager of Premier Music, in a post, disclosed that the Abia State-born musician died on Wednesday night of heart-related disease.
He wrote, “PREMIER RECORDS EXPRESSES SADNESS ON THE DEATH OF ONE OF ITS ARTISTES, CHRIS MBA.
“The management of Premier Records Ltd has expressed sadness on the demise of one of its artistes, Mr. Chris Mba, who passed on yesterday 3rd May 2023 after a long battle with heart issues”.
Chris Mba was famous in the 80s for his signature Jerry curl and hits like ‘Funky Situation’, ‘Love Everlasting’, ‘Baby Don’t Cry’ and ‘Making my way’.