Aisha Abimbola (December 19, 1970May 15, 2018) was a Nigerian actress and a Yoruba movie star.
Abimbola was born in Epe, Lagos State into a Muslim family and later converted to Christianity, the religion she practiced till the time of her death. In a New Telegraph interview, she said her desire to be an actress stopped her from becoming a pastor. She married Victor Ibrahim Musa, and they have two children. Aisha attended her secondary education at Ebute Elefun High School and was the Head Girl of the âÂÂ1994 setâÂÂ. she later attended Lagos State Polytechnic (LASPOTECH) where she graduated with HND in Catering and Hotel Management. and did her youth service in 2002.
Abimbola started her journey into the movie industry with Wale Adenuga Production. She walked up to director Antar Laniyan and asked him for a role. Fortunately for her, the director was waiting for one of the casts and the role was given to her. This was like manna sent down from heaven. She did her best in that role which eventually landed her into more roles. However, a role in the movie Omoge Campus by Bola Igida turned everything around for her. This movie placed her on the stardom of talented actresses in 2001. She easily and talentedly interpreted her roles in indigenous and non-indigenous productions swaying her fans with her skills. At a point in her career, she ventured into movie production with her debut on a movie titled TâÂÂomi TâÂÂeje in 2016. This was presented in Atlanta and the music was performance by King Rokan.
Abimbola died from breast cancer in a hospital at Canada, aged 47. She is buried at Meadowvale Cemetery in Brampton.
She had two children whom her best friend Lola Alao won the custody of after taking Abimbola's husband to court and winning the case.