Remi Abiola (August 1953 – 28 July 2009) was a

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actress and spouse of the late Moshood Abiola, a Nigerian

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and politician. She died of cancer in New York City on 28 July 2009. She was survived by two children: Abimbola Umardeen and Olajumoke Adetoun.

Career

Abiola trained as an actress at the Fielding School for Dramatic Arts in England in the 1970s after she left the defunct Nigerian Airways as a flight attendant. When she came back to Nigeria, she auditioned for roles and took part in a TV series anchored by Bayo Awala and Tunde Oloyede, which aired on

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Channel 10.

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Career

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