Baba Spirit
{{Short description|Ghanaian comedian (died 2022)}}
Francis Yaw Ofori (popularly known as Baba Spirit){{Cite web |title=Baba Spirit |url=https://www.peacefmonline.com/pages/photos/1854/71944.php |access-date=2022-09-09 |website=Peacefmonline.com }} (1981 – 8 September 2022) was a Ghanaian comedian,{{Cite web |last=Anim-Appau |first=Felix |date=2022-09-08 |title=BREAKING: Comedian Baba Spirit dies |url=https://onuaonline.com/breaking-comedian-baba-spirit-dies/ |access-date=2022-09-09 |website=OnuaOnline |language=en-US}} comic actor, MC{{Cite web |date=2022-09-08 |title=Popular Ghanaian comedian, Baba Spirit is dead |url=https://ghananewspost.com/2022/09/08/popular-ghanaian-comedian-baba-spirit-is-dead/ |access-date=2022-09-09 |website=Ghana News Post |language=en-US}} and media personality.{{Cite web |date=2022-09-08 |title=Baba Spirit Is Reported Dead - ZionFelix.net |url=https://www.zionfelix.net/baba-spirit-is-reported-dead/ |access-date=2022-09-09 |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |date=2022-09-09 |title=Baba Spirit predicted his death - TV AFRICA NEWS |url=https://tvafricagh.org/2022/09/09/baba-spirit-predicted-his-death/,%20https://tvafricagh.org/2022/09/09/baba-spirit-predicted-his-death/ |access-date=2022-09-09 |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |date=2022-09-13 |title=Family of late comedian Baba Spirit to hold one-week memorial |url=https://www.myjoyonline.com/family-of-late-comedian-baba-spirit-to-hold-one-week-memorial/ |access-date=2022-09-16 |website=myjoyonline.com |language=en-US}} In 2017, he made headlines in the media when he proposed to fight Ayittey Powers in a boxing match.{{Cite web |date=2022-09-09 |title=Comedian Baba Spirit is dead |url=https://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/entertainment/Comedian-Baba-Spirit-is-dead-1619729 |access-date=2022-09-09 |website=GhanaWeb |language=en}}{{Cite web |date=2022-09-08 |title=Comedian Baba Spirit Dead |url=https://mybrytfmonline.com/comedian-baba-spirit-dead/ |access-date=2022-09-09 |website=Bryt FM |language=en-US}}
Career
He began his career as an actor and shot to fame in 2017.{{Cite web |date=2022-09-09 |title=Actor and comedian Baba Spirit passes on |url=https://www.myjoyonline.com/actor-and-comedian-baba-spirit-passes-on/ |access-date=2022-09-09 |website=myjoyonline.com |language=en-US}} He was the former host of 'Broken News' on Adom TV.{{Cite web |last=Quaye |first=Grace Tsotsoo |date=2022-09-09 |title=Comedian Baba Spirit reported dead |url=https://www.theghanareport.com/comedian-baba-spirit-reported-dead/ |access-date=2022-09-09 |website=The Ghana Report |language=en}}{{Cite web |date=2022-07-09 |title=Baba Spirit is making a comeback in comedy |url=https://ghananewss.com/baba-spirit-is-making-a-comeback-in-comedy/ |access-date=2022-09-09 |website=Ghana News Online |language=en-US}} In 2018, he fought Ayittey Powers in a boxing fight at the Bukom Boxing Arena in Accra which was publicized.{{Cite web |last=Tali |first=Selorm |date=2022-09-09 |title=Comedian Baba Spirit confirmed dead |url=https://www.pulse.com.gh/entertainment/celebrities/comedian-baba-spirit-confirmed-dead/2bjl2cs |access-date=2022-09-09 |website=Pulse Ghana |language=en}}{{Cite web |date=2022-09-09 |title=Ghanaian comedian Baba Spirit has passed on |url=https://theindependentghana.com/2022/09/ghanaian-comedian-baba-spirit-has-passed-on/ |access-date=2022-09-09 |website=The Independent Ghana |language=en-GB}} He also featured in a music video by Dada Hafco.{{Cite web |date=2018-07-06 |title=Baba Spirit, Yaw Dabo feature in Dada Hafco’s new music video |url=https://citinewsroom.com/2018/07/baba-spirit-yaw-dabo-feature-in-dada-hafcos-new-music-video/ |access-date=2022-09-09 |website=Citinewsroom |language=en-US}}
Death
He died on Thursday 8 September 2022{{Cite web |last=Mensah |first=Jeffrey |date=2022-09-09 |title=It's sad: Comedian Baba Spirit reportedly dead, tributes pour in |url=https://yen.com.gh/entertainment/celebrities/215816-baba-spirit-ghanaian-comedian-dies-social-media-mournss-him/ |access-date=2022-09-09 |website=Yen.com.gh |language=en}}{{Cite web |date=2022-09-09 |title=Comedian Baba Spirit Dies After Surviving Spiritual Attack |url=https://dailyguidenetwork.com/comedian-baba-spirit-dies-after-surviving-spiritual-attack/ |access-date=2022-09-09 |website=DailyGuide Network |language=en-US}} after he was diagnosed with low blood count. He died from an illness in the Ashanti Region after he was admitted in Kotoku hospital aged 41.