Tag: funeral

King Charles will improve ties with Nigeria – Deputy British High Commissioner

Ben Llewellyn-Jones, who is the deputy British high commissioner in Nigeria, says that King Charles III will make the relationship between the UK and Nigeria even stronger. Llewellyn-Jones said this on…

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Thousands gather to bid Otto Warmbier farewell

 Friends, family and community members were lined up as early as 7 a.m. outside Wyoming High School, where Warmbier graduated in 2013.  The crowd at the school had reached its…

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Elderly man ‘comes back to life’ during his funeral

An elderly man left his family, friends and well-wishers in shock after he sat up in his coffin and asked what was going on, during his funeral. The 79-year-old pensioner…

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Dasuki’s lawyer denies knowledge of FG’s offer to allow him attend father’s funeral

Ahmed Raji (SAN), a lawyer in the defence team of the immediate past National Security Adviser, Col. Sambo Dasuki (retd.), on Wednesday denied knowledge of the offer which the Federal…

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YNaija Says: Mr. President, you should have attended Abu-Ali’s funeral

Dear President Buhari, You came into power in part on a pledge to turn around the fight against Boko Haram, one that had been led to fester for far too…

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Woman lies in coffin for a day to experience her own funeral

A Brazilian woman, Vera Lucia da Silva, 44 has fulfilled her 14-year dream of experiencing her own funeral. Silva slept in a coffin for a day pretending to be dead.…

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OJB Jezreel to be buried July 4-8 [DETAILS]

The family of late Nigerian music producer and artiste, Babatunde Okungbowa, a.k.a OJB Jezreel has released the schedule for his funeral rites. OJB Jezreel passed away on Tuesday, June 14…

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This is the role Will Smith will play during Muhammad Ali’s funeral

Actor, Will Smith has been named as one of the pallbearers for Muhammad Ali's funeral on Friday in his home town of Louisville, Kentucky. Will Smith, who played the boxing legend in the…

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Muhammad Ali’s body arrives hometown for funeral (VIDEO)

Ahead of his funeral on Friday, June 11 2016, Muhammad Ali's casket arrived in his hometown of Louisville, Kentucky, on Sunday. The 74-year-old died in a Phoenix hospital last week…

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‘PDP is dead, Sheriff to perform funeral rites, lying in state on May 21’

“Ali Modu Sheriff is there to perform the final funeral rites of the PDP. The May 21 national convention will mark the lying in state of the PDP which will…

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Olubadan finally laid to rest (PHOTOS)

The deceased Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Samuel Odulana‎, has been laid to rest at the Igbo Elerin home of the Odunlana family on Friday, February 12. The funeral service was…

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How Pastor stole money, phones from widow at husband’s funeral

Founder and General Overseer of City of Reality Christian Centre, Apostle Nsikak Etim, has been arrested for allegedly robbing a widow at her husband’s burial in Akwa Ibom. Apparently, the…

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See Joke Silva and her beautiful sisters at their mom’s burial

Nollywood star and veteran Joke Silva recently lost her mum and the family buried the late doctor yesterday. See a photo of Silva and her sisters at the funeral:  

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There will be a ‘good funeral’ on March 28… and APC hopes to officiate

by Kolapo Olapoju The opposition party would like nothing better than to bury the Peoples Democratic Party. According to All Progressives Congress, there will be a 'good funeral' on March…

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Opinion: The funeral of the Chibok girls

by Ayo Alaba Idowu Let no man bother for now how a young entrepreneur in the city of Lagos managed to be part of the supposedly classified event; Deo Volente,…

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Femi Aribisala: How God spoke to me about his Kingdom

by Femi Aribisala One of those things I questioned was Jesus’ statement to his disciples that many of them would not die until they saw the kingdom of God. But,…

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Wole Soyinka’s daughter buried in Oyo, Amaechi, Duke attend (PHOTOS)

by Oge Okonkwo   Iyetade Soyinka, second daughter of Nobel Laureate, Wole Soyinka was today, interred at Ultimate Gardens, Ibadan Oyo state. A funeral service was held in her honor…

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Pius Adesanmi: On the (purported) slight of Nigeria at Mandela’s funeral

by Pius Adesanmi Perhaps in 2015, you should vote in folks with enough brain power to understand that you cannot buy love and respect with petrobillions? Perhaps you should vote…

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Nelson Mandela’s funeral plans: Daily breakdown of Madiba’s final farewell

For the Xhosa people of South Africa, death is traditionally not something to be talked about or to be planned for, no matter how inevitable or close it may seem.…

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#AssociatedCrash: Olatunji Okusanya Jr, son of MIC boss laid to rest in Lagos (PHOTOS)

by Adeola Balogun The remains of Olatunji Okusanya (Jnr), son of the Chief Executive of MIC funeral services, were finally laid to rest yesterday. The late Okusanya died with his…

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#AssociatedAirlinesCrash: ‘Deji Falae to be buried today

by Adeola Balogun Ayodeji Falae, the son of Olu Falae, will be buried today, 14 November 2013. 'Deji died in the fatal Associated Airline plane crash in Lagos on October…

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First Lady Patience Jonathan says one last goodbye to her foster mother at grand funeral in Rivers (PHOTOS)

by Rachel Ogbu The First Lady of Nigeria Patience Jonathan said her final goodbye to her foster mum, who was laid to rest in Okrika Rivers State today. Dignitaries present…

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REVEALED: Shocking tale of how woman conspired to murder her husband with pastor who read a eulogy at his funeral

Betrayal: Teresa Stone conspired to kill her husband of 19-years, Randy Stone (left) after she dreamed of running away with her pastor lover, who was Randy's best friend and confidant…

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Opinion: Igbo funeral requirements and the outstanding 20 wraps of fufu

by Sam Hart  In traditional Igbo funerals, the bereaved are saddled with monumental expenses and monetary demands in the name of tradition whenever they want to bury a loved one. As…

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#StoriesWeHear: Teenager to face the music after stabbing his friend to death for mocking Lionel Richie’s song (PICTURED)

A man has been jailed for 10 years after stabbing his friend to death when he offended him over a Lionel Richie song. Corey Thomas, 19, was offended when Andrew…

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Opinion: A corpse is not just a body – The case of the ‘Boston Bomber’

by Robert M. Sapolskly If you don't believe in souls or an afterlife, then a corpse is just a body — potentially a teaching tool, a source of life-saving organs,…

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#StoriesWeHear: Mourners shocked as dead man comes back to life at his own funeral

Mourners freaked out when a dead man came back to life at his own funeral. Friends and family "jumped out of their skins" and "ran for their lives" when Brighton…

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Tragic: 22-year-old student who planned her own funeral dies after vowing ‘never to give up’ (PHOTO)

A young woman who faced a life-threatening illness has finally succumbed to a fate she fought so hard against. Jessica Clark, a 22-year-old University of South Carolina student, has died…

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“In a way we’re all Thatcherites” – 31 Margaret Thatcher funeral quotes

David Cameron arrives at Margaret Thatcher's funeral. Photograph: Chris Jackson/Getty Images "In a way we're all Thatcherites." – David Cameron on Radio 4 Today programme. "Watching the funeral, finding it hard not…

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Insensitive? Couple gets married at the funeral of groom’s uncle (PHOTOS)

Reggie Wade and Monique McMillian-Wade got engaged in a Walmart parking lot, wore gold-and-black T-shirts to their wedding and got married at a funeral. “I didn’t think you could do…

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