{"id":891490,"date":"2026-02-10T05:23:34","date_gmt":"2026-02-10T11:23:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/10\/nigerian-singer-nanyah-dies-after-being-bitten-by-snake-at-home\/"},"modified":"2026-02-10T05:23:34","modified_gmt":"2026-02-10T11:23:34","slug":"nigerian-singer-nanyah-dies-after-being-bitten-by-snake-at-home","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/10\/nigerian-singer-nanyah-dies-after-being-bitten-by-snake-at-home\/","title":{"rendered":"Nigerian singer Nanyah dies after being bitten by snake at home"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Music <\/p>\n<section data-article-id=\"616647\">\n<p>    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pixel.tuko.co.ke\/pixel.gif?article_id=616647&#038;category_id=5844&#038;opera=0&#038;platform=desktop&#038;infinite=0\" alt=\"music Nigerian Singer Nanyah Dies after Being Bitten by Snake at Home\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\"><\/p>\n<div data-io-article-url=\"https:\/\/www.tuko.co.ke\/world\/africa\/616647-nigerian-singer-nanyah-dies-bitten-by-snake-home\/\">\n<ul>\n<li><strong>The music industry has been thrown into mourning following the sudden death of a fast-rising singer, Nanyah<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>According to reports, the young artiste was bitten by a snake at her home and rushed to the hospital<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Many fans have taken to social media to mourn her and comfort Nanyah&#8217;s family as they grapple with the sad news<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>A fast-rising female artiste has died after being bitten by a snake.<\/p>\n<figure><picture><source type=\"image\/webp\"  ><img  src=\"https:\/\/cdn.tuko.co.ke\/images\/1120\/c2d7a2609fafb3b4.jpeg?v=1\"  alt=\"music Singer Nanyah during one of her performances.\" title=\"music Singer Nanyah during one of her performances.\" width=\"1120\" height=\"630\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"><\/picture><figcaption>Nigerian singer Ifunanya, alias Nanyah_music, dies after snake attack. Photo: Nanyah_music.<br \/> Source: Instagram<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The singer, Ifunanya, popularly known as Nanyah_music, was bitten by a snake at her home, according to reports from close sources.  <\/p>\n<h2>Music What killed singer Nanyah?<\/h2>\n<p>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reportnaija.ng\/2026\/01\/fast-rising-nigerian-singer-nanyahmusic.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">reportnaija<\/a>, Nanyah was rushed to a hospital immediately after the incident in an effort to save her life. Sadly, despite medical intervention, she did not survive.  <\/p>\n<p>The fallen <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tuko.co.ke\/entertainment\/music\/\">musician<\/a> had been gaining attention for her vocal talent and growing presence in the Nigerian music scene, with many describing her as a promising artiste whose career was beginning to take shape.  <\/p>\n<p>Her death has sparked an outpouring of shock and grief among fans:<\/p>\n<p>Below are some <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tuko.co.ke\/361693-comments-boys-pic-instagram.html\">comments<\/a> online:<\/p>\n<p>official_jofem:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;I hate this creature with everything in me. Noah could have left them out.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>george_debarge:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;I survived a snake \ud83d\udc0d bite \u201cBig black one\u201d \u2026 Ran to my neighbour, told him what had just happened, he tore my shirt, tied my leg just above my calf and drove me on his motorbike to the hospital \ud83c\udfe5 God so kind I\u2019m alive..\ud83d\ude4f (happened in my early 20s).&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>riyanxeally:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;Why does this feel spiritual \ud83d\ude22\ud83d\ude22\ud83d\ude22Rip \ud83d\ude4f we reject untimely death\ud83d\ude22Amen.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>oluwayinka10<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;So sad! Plenty of reasons to even thank Jesus Christ \ud83d\ude4f\ud83c\udffe.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>_black_rosie:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;For we wrestle not against flesh and blood!!!! May she rest in peace.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>hourglasschick:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;Most hospitals in Nigeria don&#8217;t have anti-venom.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>hbwiththeconcept:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;She had an amazing voice.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>pinky_kulu:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;I think people should be more enlightened about managing situations like these, there should be more awareness on this, \ud83d\ude22 so so sad. How can we prevent snakes from our surroundings, what to do immediately you are bitten?&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>_cherii_coco:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;This is just sad \ud83d\ude22 may we not die at the peak of our glory.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>chidimma.aleke:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;Sing on with the angels Ifunanya \ud83d\ude2d\ud83d\ude2d\ud83d\ude2d\ud83d\ude2drest in peace.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>heyitzpearl<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;In her prime FGS . I don\u2019t know how true, but internet folks said more than one reptile. This is so sad, terribly sad. People survive if proper medical care is administered timely. My heart goes out to her family and friends. It\u2019s not really the death, but how she died. May God heal their hearts and comfort them . Rest well Ifunanya.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>adaigwe__:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;OMG! She is a choir mistress in UNEC \ud83d\ude22 This is just too sad!&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>phatematul_zahrah:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;I pray Almighty Allah watch over every one of us.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h2>Music Hip-hop artiste Bravo Le Roux dies<\/h2>\n<p>Previously, the music industry mourned the death of South African-born hip-hop artiste Bravo Le Roux. <\/p>\n<p>The rapper, whose real name was Sinesipho Peter, passed away on Friday, January 23, with his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tuko.co.ke\/entertainment\/celebrities\/615932-hiphop-artiste-bravo-le-roux-dies-switzerland-family-confirms\/\" target=\"_blank\">family confirming the heartbreaking news<\/a> through a statement shared on his official <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tuko.co.ke\/tags\/instagram\/\">Instagram<\/a> account. He was 30 years old.  <\/p>\n<figure><picture><source type=\"image\/webp\"  ><img  src=\"https:\/\/cdn.tuko.co.ke\/images\/1120\/4529b8849b4def70.jpeg?v=1\"  alt=\"music Bravo Le Roux.\" title=\"music Bravo Le Roux.\" width=\"1120\" height=\"630\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/picture><figcaption>Bravo Le Roux passed away days after his last post. Photo: Bravo Le Roux.<br \/> Source: Instagram<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In the statement, the family described Bravo as a gifted artiste whose impact went beyond music.<\/p>\n<p><strong><i>Proofreading by Jackson Otukho, copy editor at TUKO.co.ke.<\/i><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Source: TUKO.co.ke<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tuko.co.ke\/world\/africa\/616647-nigerian-singer-nanyah-dies-bitten-by-snake-home\/\" class=\"button purchase\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Music The music industry has been thrown into mourning following the sudden death of a fast-rising singer, Nanyah According to reports, the young artiste was bitten by a snake at her home and rushed to the hospital Many fans have taken to social media to mourn her and comfort Nanyah&#8217;s family as they grapple with [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":891491,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[131522],"class_list":["post-891490","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-business-news","tag-podcast-music"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/891490","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=891490"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/891490\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/891491"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=891490"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=891490"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=891490"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}