Veteran actress, Joke Silva, has lost her octogenarian mother, Dr. Marienne Abimbola Silva.
The late Silva was said to have passed on in the early hours of Sunday.
According to available information, the late Abimbola Silva died peacefully in the morning of July 19.
She was the third female doctor in Nigeria, but the first Nigerian female to bag a medical degree.
Silva, who died at the age of 89, was also bestowed with the award of Officer of the Order of The Niger.
Only a few weeks back, precisely on May 16, Joke Silva celebrated her aged mum in Lagos.
Joke marked the day by pouring encomiums on her mum who is regarded as an icon in her field.
“My mama is 89 today. Dr (Mrs.) Abimbola Silva. One of the first female medical Dr’s in Nigeria. Lord I am privileged to care for my gorgeous mama. Thank you. HBD fit iii in babe,” she had said.
The late Silva is survived by children and grandchildren.