Toluwanisings Said Leaving Islam for Christianity Was His Best Decision

Toluwanisings grew up as a Muslim boy called Soddiq, singing Fuji music in the Yoruba tradition, and he ended his life as a Nigerian gospel singer who said giving his life to Christ was the best decision he ever made. That sentence comes from an old interview with actress Biola Adebayo that resurfaced after his death, and fans have shared it ever since. He died in the early hours of Wednesday, October 14, 2026, his family confirmed on Instagram, and the interview tells how a Fuji singer became a gospel minister.

Toluwanisings Left Islam for Christianity Interview

An old interview with actress Biola Adebayo has resurfaced, recalling Toluwanisings’ journey from Islam to Christianity, Legit.ng reported on October 15, 2026. In it, he spoke about his Muslim background, his early days performing Fuji music, and how he embraced Christianity and dedicated his talent to gospel music. He disclosed he grew up as a Muslim known as Soddiq before giving his life to Christ, Legit.ng reports.

Fuji is a popular Nigerian music genre with deep roots in Yoruba culture, Legit.ng explains. Toluwanisings built his early career around it, performing in a tradition that shaped his voice long before he sang gospel. His journey then took a different direction, the report says, when he embraced Christianity and focused on gospel music instead.

He did not describe the decision as easy, or as a career move.

The interview gives no date for his conversion, or a detailed account of the moment he changed faith, and this article does not invent one. What survives is his own summary: he grew up Muslim, sang Fuji, gave his life to Christ, and called that decision the best he ever made.

Toluwanisings Wife Supported Gospel Music Journey

Beyond his change of faith, Toluwanisings credited his wife as a major source of strength throughout his personal and professional journey, Legit.ng reports. He described her as his backbone, acknowledging her support as he moved away from Fuji music and concentrated on gospel ministry. A change of faith can cost family, friends, and work; his wife stood beside him.

Legit.ng had previously reported Toluwanisings celebrated five years of marriage with an emotional tribute, reflecting on what the milestone meant to him. He took to social media to mark the anniversary, describing five years of walking, growing, and loving alongside his wife, underpinned by what he called the faithfulness of God. He acknowledged married life’s full picture, including the difficult moments, Legit.ng reports.

The late singer also disclosed he had written more than 150 songs yet to be released, Legit.ng reports. That number turns a death into a question about unfinished work.

Tope Alabi Tribute to Toluwanisings Death October 14

Nigerian gospel singer Tope Alabi shared a heartfelt tribute on her Instagram page on Thursday, YEN.com.gh reported on October 16, 2026. Alabi described the news as a big disbelief, saying she was still struggling to process the loss, the report says.

Alabi anchored her message in Christian faith, drawing comfort from the belief Toluwanisings had entered God’s presence, YEN.com.gh reports.

“I will not sorrow as those who have no hope. I find comfort in knowing that a saint has joined the angels. Toluwanisings, rest on, dear one, in the bosom of your Lord.”

“May God comfort and strengthen your family, friends, and colleagues. You will forever be remembered,” she wrote, as quoted by YEN.com.gh. This article quotes only the passage about hope and comfort.

The veteran singer was candid about how heavily the news had hit her, admitting she was far from coming to terms with the loss, YEN.com.gh reports. Rather than remain in grief, she turned to her Christian faith to find solid ground, the report says. Her openness captured what many in the gospel community are navigating as they come to terms with his death.

Woli Agba Tribute and Toluwanisings Last Message

Earlier, YEN.com.gh reported a tribute from comedian Woli Agba, who remembered the singer’s distinctive voice and the joy his music brought others. An associate also shared a WhatsApp message Toluwanisings reportedly posted hours before his death, YEN.com.gh reports. Its call to set aside pride and cherish relationships took on new meaning after his passing.

That message should be handled with care: it is reported second-hand, through an associate, and the report uses the word reportedly. This article repeats it only in that attributed form, as a message he is said to have posted, not as a verified final statement. What happend in the hours before his death, and what caused it, are not described in the reports read for this article, and no cause of death is given in the family statement as reported by Legit.ng.

The absence of a cause of death will frustrate readers who want a complete account, and it should. On the evidence published so far, his family confirmed he died in the early hours of October 14, with no further medical detail published in the two reports used here.

Toluwanisings 150 Unreleased Songs and Gospel Legacy

His journey from Fuji to gospel also speaks to something wider in Nigerian music, where genres carry histories, languages, and loyalties. To move traditions is never only a change of playlist, and for a singer first known as Soddiq, the move carried his whole identity. The resurfaced interview does not spell out every step, but leaves no doubt how Toluwanisings himself judged it, and that judgement is now part of his legacy.

Related gospel testimony coverage includes Matt Barnes finding faith at 45 after an old church invitation on a Candace Cameron Bure podcast, American Idol singer Clark Beckham feeling the arms of God amid family upheaval, and Chris Pratt saying faith is the most important thing he will pass on to his kids, while Chinwe Zoe saying pain taught her to worship covers a Nigerian gospel testimony.

The interview will keep circulating, the tributes will keep coming, and the question of the 150 unreleased songs will not go away. Will his wife and family choose to release any of them. The answer, if it ever comes, will come from his family in their own time; until then the best decision he ever made stands as he left it, in his own words.

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