BEVERLY HILLS, May 16, (THEWILL) – When gospel artiste, Kehinde Oshadipe’s twin sister, Taiwo Oshadipe, died more than six years ago, fans of the popular artist were worried sick that she might never recover from the loss. But it seems the lady of songs has proved them wrong and moved on with her life.
Kehinde’s recovery started after family and friends persuaded her aunt, who was based in the United States, to invite her for a brief stay. What was supposed to be a brief stay blossomed into a permanent one and eventual relocation to the US. Kehind was able to fill the vacuum created her sister’s passage by getting married and having her first child in April 2018.
The singer was delivered of her second child on Mother’s Day, Sunday, May 9, 2021. Before the arrival of the baby, she was planning to give music which she had abandoned, another shot by going to the studio to record a new song in celebration of Mother’s Day. The plan was aborted with the arrival of her new baby.
The English Literature graduate from the University of Lagos appears to be enjoying life to the fullest with her new family. But she often remembers her late twin sister and pays tribute to her on the anniversary of her death. Investigation conducted by TheWill revealed that she has been catering to the needs of Obama, her late sisters’ son who was placed in the custody of her relative after she relocated abroad. We learnt that she has been showering him with gifts and other good things of life. Kehinde has also, effortlessly bridged the gap the death of Obama’s mother created by playing a motherly role in her nephew’s life.
The Oshadipe twins were a force to reckon with as gospel and contemporary music artistes before Taiwo’s passage in 2014 after a brief illness. The latter became a regular visitor to the hospital shortly after Obama was born in 2013. The cause of her sickness was initially unknown until she tested positive for Lupus, a disease that affects the human immune system.
At first, Taiwo had recovered from the disease and was given a clean bill of health, but she suffered a relapse which unfortunately claimed her life in 2014. She gave up the ghost before her twin sister ferried her to the hospital.
As a result of Taiwo’s death, Kehinde took a break from singing. A few months after recovering from the shock, she tried to resuscitate her career. She released a tribute song titled, ‘Reflection,’ abandoned her music career soon after and started a non-governmental organisation, known as The Oshadipe Twins Initiative. The NGO organised a programmed tagged ‘Walk Against Lupus.’ It was an awareness campaign against Lupus, the deadly disease that killed her twin sister. She also birthed the Oshadipe Twins on Campus, a student lifestyle and entertainment programme and a dream she conceived with her sister before her death.
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