Popular Akure socialite, Adeleye Fayehun, popularly known as Ade Basket, has died.
Ade Basket reportedly died in the early hours of Wednesday, November 11, 2026, following an undisclosed illness.
The state-owned newspaper, The Hope, reported that the socialite had been hospitalised for several weeks before his death.
His passing comes barely weeks after the death of his wife, Atinuke Fayehun, who was buried in late October 2026.
The back-to-back deaths have reportedly cast a pall of grief over their family and associates in Akure, the Ondo State capital.
Ade Basket was a controversial figure in Akure’s social and political circles, with a history of public controversies.
He was arrested in July 2016 over an alleged assault on a pregnant woman, who reportedly slipped into a coma following the incident.
His death marks the end of a life that attracted considerable attention within Akure’s social and political circles.
