Gbenga Adeboye (30 September 1959 – 30 April 2003) was a Nigerian singer, comedian, radio presenter, broadcaster and master of ceremony,[4] popularly known as Funwontan.
Until his death, he was popular internationally in the entertainment industry.
[4] Elijah Oluwagbemiga Adeboye was born on 30 September 1959 at Ode-Omu, Osun State, southwestern Nigeria, West Africa.
[5] Adeboye was a chief host of a popular radio program presented in Lagos State Broadcasting Corporation in the early 1980s where he got the household name Funwontan Oduology.
[7] He was also described as merchant and performer of traditional Oduology by his fans before he died of kidney-related diseases on 30 April 2003.