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  • UK-based lawyer Aneke for burial

    UK-based lawyer Aneke for burial

    Funeral rites for the late  Mr. Chukwuma Lloyd Aneke of Inner Temple, England and Wales, will begin tomorrow. Mr. Aneke died during a visit to Nigeria. He was 56.

    The body will leave Eastern Medical Centre, Uwani Enugu, tomorrow for a lying-in-state at his country home, Aneke compound, Umuma, Abia town in Udi Local Government Area of Enugu State.

    Funeral service will hold at St Lukes’ Anglican Church, Abia, followed by internment, on Saturday.

    An outing service will hold on Sunday at the same church.

    He is survived by wife Bettina, four children, grandchild, an aged mother, Mrs. Eunice Aneke, sisters and brothers.

  • Princess Toyin Kolade gives mum befitting burial

    Princess Toyin Kolade gives mum befitting burial

    By Oladapo Sofowora

    Last Saturday will remain fresh in the minds of the indigenes of the ancient town of Ilesha, Osun State. It was the day society lady Princess Toyin Kolade came to town to bury her beloved mother in grand style.

    The mother of the boss of Fisolak Global Resources, Madam Comfort Folorunsho Adejuyigbe, had passed on in October, last year at the age of 92 and Princess Kolade had been planning a talk of the town burial for months. Her efforts came to glorious fruition on Friday April 28 and Saturday April 29 with a grand occasion that many people will not forget in a hurry.

    The Christian wake held on Friday was followed by the grand burial at Oke Ibukun Stadium in the town. Princess Kolade’s late mum was from the Biladu royal lineage and the Arimoro ruling house in Ijebuland. It was no surprise, therefore, that eminent royal personages, including the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, and the Owa Obokun of Ilesha, Oba Gabriel Aromolaran, stormed the event to play the roles befitting of royal fathers.

    Alongside the many musicians that graced the event, prominent Nollywood acts like Bisi Ibidapo-Obe, Yinka Quadri, Taiwo Hassan and Fathia Balogun were on hand to honour her.

  • Toyin Kolade set to give mum befitting burial

    The best way a man or a woman can prove their love for their parents is to take good care of them while they are alive and celebrating their memories when they are gone. With this in mind, Lagos socialite, Princess Toyin Kolade, is planning the ‘mother of all burial ceremonies’ for her beloved mother who bade the world farewell in October last year.

    The pillar of high society, who presides over Fisolak Resources, is determined to hold an event that will be the talk of the town for a long time. To this end, Iyalaje, as she is fondly called, has set the machinery in motion to ensure that the final rites for her mum, who departed at the ripe old age of 92, are as grand as possible.

    Prominent men and women of high society are expected to storm the Ilesa, Osun State venue of the event to lend support to one of their own. From the catering to the sitting arrangements and the music (popular singer Yinka Ayefele has already been contracted), Princess Kolade is not leaving anything to chance.

  • Burial for ex-Abakaliki Reacreation club scribe Basil Banks

    Rites of passage began on Monday, with a wake-keep at his Enugu residence, Abakpa Nike for Mr. Basil Banks who died at the age of 53.

    The body of Basil, a one-time secretary of Recreation club Abakaliki, Ebonyi State, will leave Eastern Nigeria Medical Center Enugu in the morning of April 8th for lying in state at his family compound at Umuobi-Awuda, Eziehulu Nneobi in Idemili South, Anambra State.

    A funeral service, which will start at 10a.m, will be held in his family compound by the Reigners Assembly Enugu on the same day.

    Subsequently, the body will be finally committed to mother earth in his country home, Nneobi. Reception follows immediately at the same venue while an outing service will be held at The Redeemed Evangelical Mission (TREM) church located in the family compound the next day, April 9th.

    Basil, a devout Christian, loving husband and family was very committed to things of God. He is survived by his wife, Judith Okolue Banks, five children and siblings.

     

  • Ogbemudia’s burial holds Friday

    Ogbemudia’s burial holds Friday

    Former Governor of the defunct Bendel State, Dr. Samuel Ogbemudia who died of diabetes complications will be interred on Friday.

    The burial date is in accordance with the wish of the deceased that his body must not be kept in the morgue and should not be left for more than seven days.

    Dr. Ogbemudia also reportedly requested that his body must not be publicly displayed.

    The decision was disclosed after a meeting Governor Godwin Obaseki had with members of the family.

    More details later….

  • Former NANTA publicity secretary for burial next week

    FORMER National Association of Nigerian Travel Agencies (NANTA),  Dr. Charity Chikodi  Iriobe,  who died in November last year in United States of America (USA)  will be laid to rest next week.

    In a release signed by her husband, Captain Victor Iriobe, her remains will be buried at Ebony Vaults,  Alagbon Close,  Ikoyi.

    Until her death,  Dr Iriobe was a lecturer in the Department of Educational Foundation, Faculty of Education, University of Lagos, Akoka.

    Before moving over to the academia, Dr. Iriobe was a successful tourism practitioner and consultant, erstwhile Managing Director Odafane Travel and Tours Limited and former Publicity Secretary of the NANTA.

    Her funeral rite begins on January 19 with a commendation service at the University of Lagos main auditorium by 9. 00 am and later there will be a service of songs and Christian wake at the VGC Recreation Park from 5 p.m.

  • Dada for burial on Friday

    Funeral rites for Mrs. Clementina Omolara Dada, who died on Friday, August 12, have been announced.

    She was 89.

    A service of songs was held yesterday at her residence, Plot 386, 34 Road, G-Close, Gowon Estate, Egbeda, at 5 pm.

    A wake will hold on Thursday at Aduwo Quarters, Igbobini, Ondo State, by 5pm.

    Mrs. Dada will be buried on Friday at Methodist Church Nigeria, Igbobini Circuit, Archdiocese, Igbobini, by 10 am.

    Entertainment follows at Salvation Army School’s Field, Igbobini.

    The deceased was the mother of the Ewekoro/Ifo Division Commander of the Ogun State Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Corps (TRACE), Mrs. Ebunoluwa Akinkunmi.

  • Olorogun Oskar Ibru plans big for father’s burial

    Olorogun Oskar Ibru plans big for father’s burial

    A LIFE well lived is a life well spent, as the saying goes. In the case of the recently-departed patriarch of the Ibru dynasty, Olorogun Michael Ibru, it is set to also be a life well celebrated if plans by his son and heir, Olorogun Oskar Ibru, and the family are anything to go by.

    Olorogun Michael, who founded the Ibru organisation in the 50s, died in the early hours of Tuesday, September 6. Until his death, he presided over a huge conglomerate spanning interests in fish trading, transportation, tourism, breweries, timber and poultry, among others. He was the most distinguished indigene of his hometown, Agbarha-Otor, where he was a prominent chieftain. He brought his town honour and prestige to the extent that the Olorogun honorific became synonymous with the Ibru family.

    Death had earlier rocked the Ibru Empire in March. Olorogun Felix Ibru, younger brother of Olorogun Michael and the first governor of Delta State exited the land of the living for the realm of his ancestors. His funeral ceremony, which is still discussed in Delta State and beyond, held just over a month ago.

    It is, however, fair to expect the burial rites for Olorogun Michael to surpass the preceding ceremony in size, majesty and grandeur. He had fives wives and numerous children and grandchildren. He is also survived by a brother, Goodie Ibru, and two sisters.

  • Onoh’s wife’s burial August 5

    The remains of Mrs. Caroline Onoh, the wife of former Anambra State Governor Christian Chukwuma (C. C) Onoh, will be interred on August 5.

    She was 81.

    The burial date was fixed at the weekend, after an enlarged meeting of the Onoh family at their ancestral home at Enugu-Ngwo in Enugu State.

    A statement by one of the sons to the late matriarch, Dr. Josef Umunnakwe Onoh, said their mother would be buried on Friday, August 5 at their family home at Enugu-Ngwo, after various rites, such as church services.

    Onoh Jnr, who is the Senior Special Assistant to Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi on Special Projects, said his mother lived a fulfilled life for which their family is grateful to God.

    He said details of the burial arrangement would be made known in due course.

    The late matriarch’s children are: Nigeria’s Ambassador-nominee, Lilian Onoh; Nigeria’s  Ambassador to Spain and wife of the late Igbo leader, Dame Bianca Ojukwu and former Chairman of Enugu North Local Government Area, Chief G. B. Onoh.

  • Keshi’s burial plans begin with government consultations

    Keshi’s burial plans begin with government consultations

    After a torrid week in the history of Nigerian football during which two greats, Stephen Okechukwu Keshi and Shuaibu Amodu passed on, burial plans for Keshi is expected to commence this week with meetings to be held with various strata of government. Amodu was buried  Sunday, according to muslim rites.

    Indications have already emerged that Keshi will be buried in his ancestral home of Illah, in Delta State, with the Federal Government, Edo, Delta and Cross River state governments already indicating interest to be part of the burial ceremony. More states are expected to indicate interests.

    Family sources said Abuja, the Federal Capital, will be the first port of call, with players of the national team expected to be led by Super Eagles Skipper John Mikel Obi also be reached to play a part in the burial ceremony of one of the greatest things to happen to Nigerian football as player and later coach in Stephen Keshi. His children are also expected to start arriving from the United States later this week as arrangements peak for his burial.