Tag: State Burial
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Edo govt accepts #EndSARS protesters demand to organise state burial for man killed during protest
Edo State Government on Friday granted request for a state burial for the victim of #EndSARS protest who was allegedly shot dead by hoodlums who hijacked the protest in Benin. The State Deputy Governor, Philip Shaibu granted the request when hundreds of the protesters matched to the state’s government house with the corpse of the…
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Ghana confirms date for Kofi Annan’s state burial
Ghanaian President Nana Akufo-Addo has said the country will hold a state burial for the former United Nations secretary general Kofi Annan. The president said the state burial for the departed former secretary general will hold on September 13, describing it “a major event for our country”. Akufo-Addo said this on Friday following a meeting…
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Adeleke: We planned state burial but hoodlums hijacked it – Osun Govt
…sets up panel of inenquiry to unravel mystery behind his death The Osun State Government on Sunday condemned in strong terms the violence that played out during the burial of Senator Isiaka Adeleke saying it had plans to conduct a befitting state burial for him as the first democratically elected governor of the state. TheNewsGuru.com…