Nigerian former model, Yinka Ononode commits suicide in the US

 

The man who jumped down from the Nines Hotel at 525 S.W. Morrison St, downtown Portland, USA. on Monday 29th of April has been identified as a Nigerian, Yinka Ononode.

Yinka Ononode used to be a model  in Nigeria some11 years ago. He also worked with Rhythm FM briefly before relocating to the US. Just before relocating, he was one of those
used for the first series of MTN advert. The very popular advert was known as 'Shy guy' and he was one of the guys in the advert which is about a guy who was shy of asking a girl out (Try and think back).  The advert was set in a university campus scene where a guy was asking a girl out and she said 'what part of NO don't you understand, is it the N or the O?'

He attended Unilag and he was quite a popular student. He recorded a song No woman no cry on YouTube before he left Nigeria and he was quite good. He didn't pursue the music industry though.
He was a model and a very good online personality in Nigeria.
Portland Police Bureau spokeperson said that Yinka jumped down from the 15th floor of the hotel on that day and no foul foul play was suspected though the case is still under investigation. Nobody knows his motive and reason for leaping from the hotel yet.
His status is not known yet but he is said to have a daughter Feyisola Elizabeth
Nobody knows his motive for the suicide yet.
May his soul rest in peace and may God look after his young child.