Popular Juju, Highlife Singer St. Janet Dies After Brief Illness

Popular Nigerian Juju and Highlife singer, Iyun Janet Oluwatoyosi Ajilore, widely known as St. Janet, is dead.

The celebrated musician reportedly died on Saturday after a brief illness.

Her death was announced on Sunday by Nigerian publisher and socialite, Otunba Femi Davies, in a post on Facebook.

“St Janet (Iyun Janet Ajilore), a popular Nigerian Juju and Highlife musician known for her vibrant live performances, energetic stage presence and socially unfiltered party tracks, is dead. She died after a brief illness on Saturday,” Davies wrote.

St. Janet was widely admired for her distinctive blend of Juju and Highlife music, as well as her electrifying stage performances that earned her a loyal following in Nigeria and among the diaspora.

Her passing has sparked an outpouring of tributes from fans and colleagues, who have described her as one of the notable voices in Nigeria’s Juju music scene.

Details of her burial arrangements are yet to be announced.