Rainmaker, Majek Fashek, is dead

LEGENDARY singer and Rainmaker as he is fondly called, Majek Fashek has died.

His manager, Omenka Uzoma Day, confirmed the news via a short video on Instagram, saying the “the legend has gone to be with the Lord, but this time we should all celebrate him.

Details on Majek Fashek to come later.

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