Tag: Burial
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Ekwueme deserves more than N1bn burial budget from Buhari – APGA
The National Chairman of the All Progressives Grand Alliance, Dr. Victor Oye, on Tuesday, said the late Vice President, Dr Alex Ekwueme, deserves more than N1bn burial budget from the Federal Government. Oye’s reaction came following the assertion by the Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr. Chris Ngige, that President Muhammadu Buhari had expended about…
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Ambode, Amosun, Dangote others attend late Deji Tinubu’s burial
The remains of Deji Tinubu, Special Adviser to the Governor of Lagos State on Commerce and Industry was buried on Tuesday at the Vaults and Gardens, Ikoyi, Lagos. Recall that Tinubu slumped and died last Thursday while playing a novelty football match in Epe, during the retreat of the Lagos State Executive Council. Earlier,…
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Late former Vice President, Alex Ekwueme for burial Feb 2
Late former Vice President Dr Alex Ekwueme will be buried on February 2, 2018, in his Oko, Anambra State, country home. Funeral rites will start on January 19 with a memorial service at the Cathedral Church of Christ, Marina, Lagos. It will be followed by tributes and music in the evening at Landmark events centre,…
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Benue Massacre: Tears, emotions as victims are buried
Residents of Makurdi remained mournful on Thursday as bodies of the victims of the herdsmen attacks of January 1 and 2 on parts of Benue were given mass burial. Government offices, commercial banks, markets and schools were closed in the state capital in observance of the work-free day earlier declared by the state government in…
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Why Kiss Daniel did not attend own father’s burial – G-Worldwide
Ever since reports of the rift between Kiss Daniel and his estranged label, G-worldwide broke out, there has been a myriad of opinions over the feud. According to some unverified reports, the label allegedly paid Kiss Daniel a paltry salary of N30, 000 monthly until after he released his sophomore single, Laye. However, the label…
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Tears, emotions as Late Gen. Victor Malu is laid to rest in Benue
The remains of late Gen. Victor Malu, a former Chief of Army Staff between 1999 and 2001, were committed to mother earth at about 12:23 p.m. on Saturday in his country home, Tongov. TheNewsGuru.com reports that the late general died on Oct. 9 in Cairo, Egypt, after a protracted illness. Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue…
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Oyo stands still as Faleti is buried
The late cultural icon, Adebayo Faleti, was buried in his Agboye Village, Oyo State, on Friday. The interment was preceded by a funeral service held at the First Baptist Church, Oyo. Distinguished personalities at the event included Oyo State Governor, Abiola Ajimobi, a retired Archbishop of the Methodist Church, Rt. Rev. Ayo Ladigbolu,…
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Late Sen Kanti-Bello to be buried in Katsina by 4pm
The death has been announced of former Senate Majority Whip, Sen. Mahmud Kanti Bello at the age of 72. Bello, who represented Katsina North Senatorial District, died in Abuja Tuesday morning and will be buried in Katsina by 4pm. A family member, Mohammed Ingawa told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that the funeral prayer…
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In-Photos: Governor Aregbesola’s mother laid to rest in Ilesha
Mrs. Saratu Aregbesola, mother of Osun State governor, Rauf Aregbesola, has been buried today in Ilesha, Osun State, in accordance with Islamic rites. TheNewsGuru.com reports that the governor’s mother died in the early hours of Tuesday, August 1, 2017, in Ilesha. Aregbesola confirmed her death via his Twitter handle, where he wrote, “Inna lillahi wa…
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Tears as Abdullahi Wammako is buried in Sokoto
A member of the House of Representatives, Alhaji Abdullahi Wammako, (APC-Kware/Wamakko), who died on Friday has been buried according to Islamic rites. TheNewsGuru.com reports that Wammako, 50, died in Abuja after a brief illness. The Chief of Imam of Wamakko, Alhaji Shehu Ardo, led the funeral prayer conducted at the Wamakko Central Mosque, Wamakko. The…