Man Shares 1 “Powerful” Promise He Made to Ifunanya Before She Was Bitten by Snakes, Posts Video

Man Shares 1 “Powerful” Promise He Made to Ifunanya Before She Was Bitten by Snakes, Posts Video

  • A Nigerian man who happens to be a close acquaintance of singer Nanyah shared an emotional promise he made before her death
  • Nanyah's friend revealed that the singer had looked forward to releasing new music and asked him not to repost the old clip
  • The man expressed disbelief over her death in a Facebook post, saying he was still in denial and deeply heartbroken

A Nigerian man has shared an emotional tribute to late singer Ifunanya 'Nanyah' Lucy Nwangene, disclosing a promise he made to her shortly before her death from a snake bite.

Taking to Facebook, the man, identified as Augustin Chuka Malize, posted a video of himself and Ifunanya singing a Christmas song together.

Nigerian man speaks about promise made to singer Nanaya ifunanya Nwangene
A Nigerian man and friend recalls a promise he made to singer Ifunanya after snake bite. Photo credit: Ifunanya Nwangene/Instagram
Source: Instagram

According to him, the song was recorded during the 2023 Christmas season. The clip also drew emotional reactions from social media users.

Man shares promise he made to Nanyah

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In the caption of the video, Augustin explained that he had promised Ifunanya not to report the clip after sharing it once. According to him, the late singer jokingly told him they needed 'fresh meat,' referring to new music content she was excited to release in the future.

He revealed that Ifunanya had been looking forward to new projects, including a cover song he planned to release. Sadly, she did not live to see any of those plans come to life.

man shares promise he made to Nanya before her death
A close acquaintance of late Nigerian singer Nanyah shares a promise he made to her before her death. Photo credit: Augustin Chuka Malize/Facebook, Ifunanya Nwangene/Instagram
Source: UGC

Augustin expressed deep pain and disbelief over her death, stating that he was still struggling to come to terms with the loss. He described Ifunanya as a talented musician with a beautiful soul and said it was unfair that her life ended so suddenly.

He admitted that he was still in denial about the cause of his friend's death and could not yet bring himself to use words associated with loss and finality.

In his words:

"The last time I posted this video, I promised Ifunanya Nwangene I won’t post it again, in her words “we need fresh meat lol” the video is overdue since 2023 Christmas. She was looking forward to the fresh meat, including my Val cover, and now, she won’t even see it again. I can’t still bring myself to say the words that starts with an R and end with P; I’m still in denial. Someone that has a lot to offer to this world as a musician, and with a beautiful soul, just goes like that because of snake. I’m confused; it’s not fair. This one hurts deeply!!!!"

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See his emotional post below:

Reactions to man's promise to Nanyah

Some of the comments are below.

Mmaneme Emmanuel wrote:

"My brother, this news is not clear at all. God please have mercy on us. May her soul continue to rest."

Casmir Thaddeus commented:

"So sorry for your loss brother. I have wishes to meet her in person, but that's no longer possible. It's bad!"

Emmanuel Akunne said:

"I chatted with her 5 days ago. My superstar is gone."

Man shares message screenshot with Nanyah

Meanwhile, Legit.ng had reported that a young close friend of the late singer Ifunanya Nwangene had shared their private chat on social media.

He shared what she told him immediately after she was bitten by a snake in her house in Abuja and how he replied to the message.

The message the young man posted on his social media page has gone viral and made many people emotional.

Source: Legit.ng

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Oluwadara Adebisi (Human Interest Editor) Adebisi Oluwadara is a Human Interest Editor who joined Legit.ng in January 2026. He has over seven years of experience in press release writing and journalism. He graduated from Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Osun State, in 2021 with a bachelor's degree in Food Science and Technology. However, he was mentored in journalism and became a certified journalist after completing the Google News Initiative courses in Advanced Digital Reporting and Fighting Misinformation. He can be reached at oluwadara.adebisi@corp.legit.ng