Halimat Omidina, the youngest child of late veteran Yoruba actor Babatunde Omidina, popularly known as Baba Suwe, has recalled the emotional moments she shared with her father shortly before his death.
Baba Suwe died on 22 November 2021, aged 63. He would have turned 68 on Saturday, 22 August 2026.
Halimat, a model and content creator, shared the memories on her X account, @superstarrlimaa, on Saturday while marking her father’s posthumous birthday.
In an emotional tribute, she reflected on celebrating the occasion without her father and remembered the birthday celebrations they had shared in the past.
“Happy posthumous birthday, Daddy. Today feels so different, no crowd, no jollof rice, no you in your new shirt,” she wrote.
Halimat said she wished she had created more memories with her father and held him tighter after he told her he was going to die.
“I wish I made more memories with you and hugged you tighter when you told me you’d die. May Allah have mercy on you and grant you Jannatul Firdaus,” she added.
In a separate post, she revealed that Baba Suwe had spoken about his impending death two days before he died, but she did not take his words seriously.
“This could’ve been my mood today. Someone asked if Daddy ever told me he was going to die. Yes, he did. Two days before, he told me, but I laughed it off. I thought he was joking,” she wrote.
She said she received a call the following day asking her to return home after her father’s condition deteriorated.
According to Halimat, Baba Suwe could no longer speak when she arrived home and died about an hour later.
“The next day, I got a call to come home. He couldn’t talk anymore, and an hour later, he passed,” she added.
Baba Suwe’s career
Baba Suwe was widely recognised for his comic roles in Yoruba-language films and was one of the prominent comic actors in Nigeria’s film industry.
He featured in numerous Yoruba films from the 1990s through the 2000s, including Sikiratu Sindodo, The Treasure, Maradona, Binta My Daughter, Arole and Wind Pipe (Gogongo).
Beyond acting, Baba Suwe also worked as a writer and producer on some film projects.
His decades-long career established him as a notable figure in Yoruba cinema and earned him a lasting place among Nigeria’s popular comic actors.
