Madam Gbemisola Grace Soneye, the mother of Mr. Femi Soneye, Publisher of Per Second News, is dead.
Aged 63, she died late at night on Tuesday, December 1, 2015, at the St Nicholas Hospital in Lagos, a statement issued by Mr. Soneye said.
The statement reads, “It is with great sadness that we have to announce that my dear mother Gbemisola Grace Soneye nee Olawale passed away peacefully at the St Nicholas Hospital in Lagos late last night the 1st of December, 2015.
“She died of complications from Colon Cancer following a procedure to alleviate the problem.
“My mother was a wonderful, warm and loving person. She loved us and our children intensely.
“She matched an unlifting sense of humor with a genuine ability to listen and connect, traits that made everyone around her know they mattered.
“Burial arrangements would be announced soon. She is survived by Femi Soneye, son, and Funmi Soneye-Odebode, Daughter.”