Tunde Oloyede, the producer and director of the
defunct television drama series, Village
Headmaster, is dead.
Aged 70, the ace producer was said to have
died Monday morning in his sleep at his
residence in Festac Town, Lagos.
While his family is yet to issue a formal
statement, a relative of the deceased, Adeola
Agoro, confirmed his death via a Facebook post
on Monday night. His friends and associates
also shared the news of his death on social
media.
A brilliant filmmaker, he is reputed to have
produced 364 episodes of the TV series.
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Mr. Oloyede was also the former President of
Independent Television Producers Association of
Nigeria .
He was the producer/director of popular TV
drama series, Tightrope, amongst several other
productions.
Until his death, Oloyede ran his own production
outfit, “Media International Production”.
He is survived by his wife, Bimbo Oloyede, a
veteran broadcaster and a guest newscaster on
Channels Television.