Kolawole Olawuyi and his investigative journalistic style back in the days

When the news of the death of Kolawole Olawuyi broke on the 3rd of March, 2007 at the age of 44, many found it difficult to believe that the end of their beloved had come just like that. While there were varying reports of the real cause of his sudden death, speculations swirled that he had been afflicted with an undisclosed ailment because of the strange stories he explicitly told about witches, wizards, ritual killings, evil practices in the society and those involved in it.

Kolawole Olawuyi a.k.a afirunmu se fence ete and his counterpart, Gbenga Adeboye, were rare individuals who dominated the air space in the southwest in the 90s down to early 2000s. While Gbenga Adeboye was a pure entertainer, Kolawole Olawuyi was a master storyteller whose journalistic style and charm held his listeners spell-bound for the amount of time he spent talking every other day. 

As his career unfolded, he carved a niche for himself in the sphere that many wouldn't dare to explore. First with Iriri Aye (Irinkerindo), a show that publicized bizarre and scary happenings including those that involved serious occultic practices like the ghost town story in Benin Republic, etc. at Paramount FM (FRCN) in Abeokuta in 1992. After it was scrapped by the powers that be for reasons best known to them, it metamorphosed into Nnkan Nbe on his own platform, Kolbim Communications and was aired on OGBC and Galaxy Television, Lagos.

When he died, his wife and management tried to continue the show even till 2011 but the steam left with the pioneer already and the viewership wasn't what it used to be. Although many shows like Labe Orun, Mimi Aye, Akamara, etc. have tried to copycat his show and style,  none has been close enough to break his records.

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