Tag: burial
Ex-Israeli PM Laid To Rest
Israel’s controversial former prime minister Ariel Sharon was laid to rest at his ranch in the southern Negev desert on…
Obodo, Nigerian killed in Gao, buried in hometown
Simeon Obodo, the 35-year old Nigerian who was killed in Gao, India, on 30 October, has been buried in his…
Mandela completes journey—back where he began 95 years ago
Nelson Mandela’s remains were returned to his beloved rural childhood village ahead of a traditional burial on Sunday, the final…
Private Burial For Mandela
South Africans queued Friday for a final chance to say a personal farewell to Nelson Mandela, with some camping overnight…
Mandela For Burial On Dec. 15
President Jacob Zuma of South Africa said the Late anti-apartheid hero, Dr. Nelson Mandela, would be buried on Dec. 15…
Akhigbe buried amidst eulogies
Jethro Ibileke/Benin Former Nigerian Chief of General Staff, Admiral Mike Akhigbe, was Saturday buried in Fugar, Etsako Central local government…
Omoruyi laid to rest in Benin
Jethro Ibileke/Benin Former Director-General of the defunct Nigerian Centre for Democratic Studies (CDS), Prof. Omo Omoruyi was Friday laid to…
Deji Falae Buried
The the late Ondo State Commissioner for Tourism, Barrister Ayodeji Olaniran Falae, who died in the Associated Airline plane that…
Lar’s body to stay in US for now
The remains of the Late Chief Solomon Lar, founding Chairman of Nigeria’s ruling Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, would be brought…
Coach Metsu, For Burial In Dakar Monday
Former Senegal national team coach Bruno Metsu, who died of cancer on 15 October in France, aged 59, is to…
Canada: Boys killed by African python buried
MONTREAL (AFP) – Two young Canadian brothers who earlier this week were killed by a python that had escaped from…
Fashola: My Father Was My Best Friend
Kazeem Ugbodaga Governor Babatunde Fashola has said he and his siblings will miss their their father, Ademola Fashola because he…
Fashola’s Father Buried
The remains of Alhaji Ademola Fashola, the father of the Governor of Lagos State, were this afternoon laid to rest…
Veteran Journalist, Odunewu Buried Amidst Tributes
Jamiu Yisa Late Veteran journalist, Alhaji Alade Odunewu, popularly known as Allah De, was on Friday afternoon, buried amidst glowing…
In Pictures: Nigeria Buries Fallen Soldiers
The remains of fifteen soldiers who died during military operation against Boko Haram in northeast Nigeria and Mali between May…