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Highlife Maestro, Mike Ejeagha Dies At 95 by ify2016(op): 3:36am On Jun 07, 2025

Renowned Highlife legend, Mike Ejeagha, known for transforming Igbo folklore and proverbs into captivating music, has passed away at the age of 95.

Ejeagha died on Friday night at about 8 p.m. at the 32 Garrison Hospital in Enugu, following a prolonged illness.

His eldest son, Emma Ejeagha, confirmed the sad news to Vanguard in a telephone conversation.

Mike Ejeagha was a dominant voice on Nigerian airwaves in the 1980s with his unique style of Igbo folk music that resonated across generations.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.vanguardngr.com/2025/06/breaking-highlife-maestro-mike-ejeagha-dies-at-95/amp/

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Re: Highlife Maestro, Mike Ejeagha Dies At 95 by Nemesis0147(m): 3:56am On Jun 07, 2025

RIP the greatest storyteller of our time

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Re: Highlife Maestro, Mike Ejeagha Dies At 95 by MaziObinnaokija: 3:56am On Jun 07, 2025

Ok.

RIP Pa Mike

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Re: Highlife Maestro, Mike Ejeagha Dies At 95 by ErebeOcoco: 4:19am On Jun 07, 2025

Go on sir, to dine and wine with your ancestors. embarassed

Your songs lives on.

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Re: Highlife Maestro, Mike Ejeagha Dies At 95 by chrisxxx(m): 4:34am On Jun 07, 2025

I knew he would soon depart as BrainJotter reminded everyone including good and bad people last year that he was still alive.
My dad wasn't sick until I posted his picture on my status celebrating his birthday. He didn't see 24 months afterward.
Sometimes let the legend be. Don't bring them to social media.

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Re: Highlife Maestro, Mike Ejeagha Dies At 95 by Jerrymanta: 5:17am On Jun 07, 2025

chrisxxx:
I knew he would soon depart as BrainJotter reminded everyone including good and bad people last year that he was still alive.
My dad wasn't sick until I posted his picture on my status celebrating his birthday. He didn't see 24 months afterward.
Sometimes let the legend be. Don't bring them to social media.

Well at 95 he has lived a very long and fulfilled life so there was no better time to have his song celebrated than when it was. Brainjotter did a great job in making people know and celebrate him more and also give him his flowers. I'm sure he died a even happier man...

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Re: Highlife Maestro, Mike Ejeagha Dies At 95 by olaiya2007(m): 5:26am On Jun 07, 2025*

He must have died fulfilled with how brainjotter brought him to limelight... RIP sir

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Re: Highlife Maestro, Mike Ejeagha Dies At 95 by Sirmwill: 5:26am On Jun 07, 2025

Gwo Gwo Gwo n'gwo

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Re: Highlife Maestro, Mike Ejeagha Dies At 95 by Sirmwill: 5:29am On Jun 07, 2025

chrisxxx:
I knew he would soon depart as BrainJotter reminded everyone including good and bad people last year that he was still alive.
My dad wasn't sick until I posted his picture on my status celebrating his birthday. He didn't see 24 months afterward.
Sometimes let the legend be. Don't bring them to social media.

There are men and women on YouTube interviews around 105-110 years old and they are still very much alive

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Re: Highlife Maestro, Mike Ejeagha Dies At 95 by kingthreat(m): 5:40am On Jun 07, 2025

He tried. Living till 95 is not beans.

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Re: Highlife Maestro, Mike Ejeagha Dies At 95 by Abaziaka: 6:00am On Jun 07, 2025

Pa Mike Ejeagha RIP but ur beautiful melodies lives on our thanks goes to brain jotter for making us get familiar with ur name at least you taste fame even at dieing minutes of ur life

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Re: Highlife Maestro, Mike Ejeagha Dies At 95 by Moferere: 6:13am On Jun 07, 2025

Rest well

Gwo Gwo man

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Re: Highlife Maestro, Mike Ejeagha Dies At 95 by TopNotchTrends(m): 6:45am On Jun 07, 2025

RIP to the man

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Re: Highlife Maestro, Mike Ejeagha Dies At 95 by Gbadugbakun(m): 6:55am On Jun 07, 2025

May His soul rest in peace.

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Re: Highlife Maestro, Mike Ejeagha Dies At 95 by Quest7777: 6:55am On Jun 07, 2025

RIP.
At least he reaped the fruits of his labour, albeit coming a bit late.

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Re: Highlife Maestro, Mike Ejeagha Dies At 95 by mariovito(m): 6:56am On Jun 07, 2025

He had a good run

Plus he also received his flowers when brainjotter did that gwo gwo gwo ngwo trend.

He's on the other side now enchanting them with fairytales from this side.

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Re: Highlife Maestro, Mike Ejeagha Dies At 95 by vincenteger: 6:56am On Jun 07, 2025

Rip to him
We'll surely missed this legend

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Re: Highlife Maestro, Mike Ejeagha Dies At 95 by illicit(m): 6:56am On Jun 07, 2025*

Gwo gwo gwo ngwo...

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Re: Highlife Maestro, Mike Ejeagha Dies At 95 by Mindlog: 6:56am On Jun 07, 2025

May his soul rest in peace.

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Re: Highlife Maestro, Mike Ejeagha Dies At 95 by free2ryhme: 6:56am On Jun 07, 2025

ify2016:
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.vanguardngr.com/2025/06/breaking-highlife-maestro-mike-ejeagha-dies-at-95/amp/

Rest in peace

😇😇

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Re: Highlife Maestro, Mike Ejeagha Dies At 95 by Hisroyalbadmeat(m): 6:56am On Jun 07, 2025

Rest in peace legend, you are too original

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Re: Highlife Maestro, Mike Ejeagha Dies At 95 by Wizardslayer: 6:57am On Jun 07, 2025

Rest in peace man.

95 is a good one.

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Re: Highlife Maestro, Mike Ejeagha Dies At 95 by HeadNigga: 6:57am On Jun 07, 2025

RIP

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Re: Highlife Maestro, Mike Ejeagha Dies At 95 by Successsearch90(m): 6:57am On Jun 07, 2025

R.i.p to him

Re: Highlife Maestro, Mike Ejeagha Dies At 95 by Bantino(m): 6:57am On Jun 07, 2025

Rest on legend of “akuko n’egwu”

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Re: Highlife Maestro, Mike Ejeagha Dies At 95 by John4B: 6:58am On Jun 07, 2025

RIP! A legend is gone.

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Re: Highlife Maestro, Mike Ejeagha Dies At 95 by Mindlog: 6:58am On Jun 07, 2025

chrisxxx:
I knew he would soon depart as BrainJotter reminded everyone including good and bad people last year that he was still alive.
My dad wasn't sick until I posted his picture on my status celebrating his birthday. He didn't see 24 months afterward.
Sometimes let the legend be. Don't bring them to social media.

He will soon depart at 95? huh

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Re: Highlife Maestro, Mike Ejeagha Dies At 95 by ceragon123: 6:59am On Jun 07, 2025

RIP to the Igbo Strorytelling GOAT.

Your tunes will live for ever.

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Re: Highlife Maestro, Mike Ejeagha Dies At 95 by DeltaBachelor(m): 6:59am On Jun 07, 2025

Kudos Brain Jotter for recognising this legend before he was called to the world beyond.

R.I.P Sir....

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Re: Highlife Maestro, Mike Ejeagha Dies At 95 by Salvation2: 7:00am On Jun 07, 2025

So sad but his watch is over. Death is inevitable for all man. See what the Bible says:

Hebrew 9:27
27 And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment:

Shalom!!!

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Re: Highlife Maestro, Mike Ejeagha Dies At 95 by Irupetepete: 7:00am On Jun 07, 2025

chrisxxx:
I knew he would soon depart as BrainJotter reminded everyone including good and bad people last year that he was still alive.
My dad wasn't sick until I posted his picture on my status celebrating his birthday. He didn't see 24 months afterward.
Sometimes let the legend be. Don't bring them to social media.

at 95?
They say, leave when the ovassion is loudest

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Re: Highlife Maestro, Mike Ejeagha Dies At 95 by Kingpele(m): 7:01am On Jun 07, 2025

Chia he tried ,God bless brainjotter for making his last days memorable

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