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  • Canon Adesina for burial

    Canon Adesina for burial

    Reverend Canon Michael Adewole Adesina who died on June 17, 2014 is to be buried on September 12th.

    A statement by the family of Adewole Adesina of Ebo-Quarters Iwaro-Oka, Ondo State, said the body leaves the Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH) on the 11th for a lying in state at his residence at No. 1 Ayelanwa Street, Ebo-Oka Akoka South West Local Government Area Ondo State.

    A wake keep is to be held for him at his residence, on the same day by 6p.m.

    There will be a funeral service on Friday the 12th by 9a.m at St. John’s Anglican Church Oka-Akoko, Ondo State.

    Internment follows at the church compound, Holy Trinity Anglican Church, Ebo-Quarters, Oka Akoko the same day.

    Thereafter, there will be entertainment of guests at LA II primary School field, Ebo-Oka.

    The late Canon served at Kwara State Anglican Diocese before he retired home to Ondo State and combined his ministerial duties with Community Services.

    He is survived by wife, Mary, children amongst whom are  Venerable  Ebenezer Adewole ,Venerable Nelson Adewole , brothers, sisters and grandchildren.

  • Ezeobi for burial tomorrow

    Ezeobi for burial tomorrow

    The remains of Chief Theodore Ezeobi(SAN) will be buried tomorrow at his home town, Osikwu Village Awgbu in Anambra State.

    The interment, which will be preceeded by a church service, will hold at the family compound in Osikwu Village Awgbu, Anambra State.

    The funeral will start with  a Pontifical Funneral Mass at St. Theresa’s Catholic Church, Osikwu Village Awgbu, Anambra State.

    The family will hold a Vigil Mass at 5.00 pm today at the family compound.

    Other events include condolence visits, scheduled for between tomorrow, September 3 and September 8.

    The burial will be rounded off with a thanksgiving man at the St. Theresa Catholic Church next Sunday, at 9.00 a.m.

  • Burial for Mrs. Lartey

    Burial for Mrs. Lartey

    Mrs. Juliet Olayinka Olufunke Lartey (nee Watson) will be buried tomorrow at the Covenant Cemetery, Ota, Ogun State. The event will be preceded by a lying-in-state and a funeral service at the Youth Chapel, Canaanland, Ota.

    A service of songs holds today at 22, Taiwo Adewunmi Crescent, GRA Scheme 1, Oko-Oba, Agege, Lagos.

    She is survived by children, grandchildren and great grandchildren, including, Pastor Olubode Lartey and Deaconess Funmi Ladipo.

     

     

  • Row over death of man pushed off moving bus…Family demands body for burial

    Row over death of man pushed off moving bus…Family demands body for burial

    THE only thing that would stop the tears of Tawakalitu, whose husband, Saheed Alabi, allegedly lost his life in an encounter with an official of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority’s (LASTMA) on February 2, 2012, is the release of her husband’s body.

    The 30-year-old bus conductor met his untimely death after his bus was flagged down by some LASTMA officials at Toll Gate area of Ketu. The errant officials were said to have dragged him down from the moving vehicle, leading to his death.

    His body was taken to Ikorodu General Hospital and has not been released for burial in spite of protests by his lawyer and family members.

    Recalling the incident, Tawakalitu said: “I was at home the day the incident occurred. My husband’s elder brother, Fatai, called me on the phone and said that my husband had died while he was being trying to stop his vehicle.

    “He was said to have been dragged down while the vehicle was in motion and he fell on the pavement and died. We reported the incident at the Ketu Police Station but we have not got any response.

    “I was carrying a three-month pregnancy when he died. I have since been delivered of a baby boy named Waris on August 8, 2012. We have appealed to the authorities of the hospital to release his body to us but our appeal has been turned down.

    “I feel it is high time we called on the relevant authorities to release the body to us so that we can point to his tomb when the four children I had for him grow up.”

    Tawakalit said that life had become a nightmare since the tragic death of her husband and she now lives on charity.

    She said: “I don’t have enough money to feed my children or take care of their education. I need help to provide for their needs, especially my baby. Although the erring LASTMA official offered me N50, 000, I rejected it on the basis of advice from my lawyer.

    “Shortly after the incident, some members of a Lagos-based charity organisation visited me and paid my children’s school fees. They even brought some rice and beans for me during the Ramadan period.”

    Several petitions forwarded to the police and LASTMA authorities over the matter are yet to yield results as Alabi’s body remains in the mortuary.

    A letter written to LASTMA by the counsel to the family, Mr. Omobolaji Adejumo, reads in part: “We hold brief for Mrs. Taswakalitu Rashidi Alabi and Rukayat Alabi, the wives of Rashidi Alabi, the bus conductor dragged down from a moving bus by LASTMA officials, resulting in his untimely death.

    “Our brief further revealed that it was on February 5, 2012 that Alabi was killed when he was going about his lawful duty at the Toll Gate end of the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway at Ketu.

    “The most painful aspect of this scenario is refusing the family the right to bury their dead, which has compounded their sorrow ”

    The refusal by authorities of Ikorodu General Hospital to release Alabi’s body to his family and the the notice that abandoned bodies in the hospital prompted the Nigerian Bar Association, Ikeja Branch, to step into the matter last year.

    In a letter written by the NBA to the Chief Medical Director of the hospital, dated August 24, 2012, it said: “The attention of the Nigerian Bar Association, Ikeja Branch (Human Rights Committee), has been drawn to a newspaper advertisement of August 19, 2012 by the Ikorodu General Hospital mortuary to the effect that it would give mass burial to bodies in its morgue unclaimed within seven days of the publication.

    “We respectfully bring to your notice that the body of one Rashidi Alabi, an alleged victim of a fatal attack by a LASTMA official earlier in the year, precisely sometime in February, lies in the morgue of the Ikorodu General Hospital.

    “Please, be further informed that there is an ongoing police investigation into the cause of death of the said Rashidi Alabi, with a view to prosecuting those found culpable of causing his unlawful death.

    “Of course, the Coroners Laws of Lagos State prescribe a mandatory coroner’s inquiry into the death of any citizen of Lagos State whose death occurred in questionable circumstances.

    “In the light of the above, we hereby humbly request the exception of the body of the said Rashidi Alabi from the intended mass burial.”

    Speaking on the matter, Adejumo said: “We think that it is an injustice to a family whose breadwinner was killed in controversial circumstances by law enforcement agents to pay a public hospital for taking custody of his body. Let them release his corpse for us to bury.

    “Bear in mind that our clients are Muslims and in Islamic tradition, the dead are buried within 48 hours and the wife stays indoors for 40 days after burial.”

    In a telephone conversation with our correspondent, Police spokeperson, Ms. Ngosi Braide, said she had no details of the incident. She said: “I don’t have the details now, but I’ll communicate with you as soon as I get the details.”

    Attempt by our correspondent to get the response of spokesperson of LASTMA, Mrs. Bola Ajao, was not successful. She did not acknowledge the first text message sent to her phone by our correspondent asking him to resend it. She also failed to answer her calls when our correspondent again called to know if she got the second text message.

     

  • Oliha’s burial is for all-KFA

    Oliha’s burial is for all-KFA

    The Management of Kwara Football Academy has revealed that the decision as regards the burial arrangement of the former Super Eagles player, late Thompson Oliha would be based on the decision of the his family.

    The head of Coaching crew of the academy, Paul Udeh informed SportingLife yesterday that a meeting was held between his family (Oliha) and the college where he worked until his death.

    Paul authoritatively revealed that the family aught to have held a meeting yesterday and promised to properly inform the college on the outcome, which would determine their plans ahead of the burial programme.

    “Right now, we have to waite for the outcome of Oliha’s family. We held a meeting with five of his family members on Monday and they promised to get back to us, right now as I am talking to you they are holding a meeting in Benin so we are waiting for the out come of that meeting,” he said.

    Although, Coach Paul stated that being a public figure, the decision of Oliha’s burial arrangements could not be carried alone by the management of KFA, but both the federal, States and all football stake holders would be involved.

    He said, ” We have to make adequate plans for his burial arrangement because it has to do with the Federal Government, States, Edo state in particular, various sporting Association and professional football family,” Paul noted.

  • How QBand stole show at Achebe’s burial

    WHEN the world converged on the quiet town of Ogidi in Anambra State recently for the final burial rites of literary icon, late Prof. Chinua Achebe, one of the highlights of the occasion was the spectacular performance by a 12-man Lagos-based live band known as QBand.

    Led by versatile musician, Innocent Aniedi-Jackson, the vibrant band dished out popular Nigerian tunes of various genres to the delight of the special guests and personalities at the occasion including President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan and President John Dramani Mahama of Ghana among other eminent personalities.

    Guests watched with admiration as an impressed Senator Chris Ngige could not resist the temptation of the juicy tunes coming from the band as he hit the dance floor. “It was a big honour to be chosen to perform at such an epoch-making occasion. This is one will be kept in our archives and will be remember for a long time,” said an elated Innocent Aniedi-Jackson, Band Leader.

    What stands the band out, according to Aniedi-Jackson, is that it parades a blend of local percussions and contemporary music. Some of the recent high-profile events where the Band has performed include Vice President, Sambo’s daughters’ Abuja Pre-Wedding Dinner held on December 1 at the International Conference Centre, the Annual NNPC/SHELL Cup Finals and Fidelity Bank’s bi-annual thanksgiving dinner among others.

  • Obadare for burial August 17

    The remains of the late President of the World Soul Winning Evangelical Mission (WOSEM), Prophet Timothy Obadare, will be interred on August 17, his first son, Dr. Paul Obadare, said yesterday.

    Obadare died on March 21 at 83. His funeral will hold at the WOSEM Conference Centre on the Ilesha-Ife Expressway.

    Dr. Obadare, who spoke with reporters at a news conference organised by the Burial Committee in Lagos, said the funeral would start on August 15, with a service of songs simultaneously held in Ilesha, Akure, Ibadan and Lagos.

    A lying-in-state will hold in Ilesha on August 16.

    An interdenominational service and interment at a mausoleum inside WOSEM Conference Centre will hold on August 17.

    Dr. Obadare said his father’s death was preceded by signs.

    He said: “There is no how a great man of God like my father will die without signs, especially spiritual signs foretelling his death. I remember that shortly before his death, one man of God called me on phone and said he got divine inspiration from God that Baba (Obadare) should not be buried elsewhere but at the WOSEM Ground.

    “The second one is that members of WOSEM come here (Wosem Conference Centre) from time to time to pray and there were great revelations in the course of their prayers on my father’s imminent departure.

    “Thirdly, three days before my father’s death, my mother saw signs of an invisible being following her all about. It was after my father’s departure that my mother realised it was his spirit that was following her about, giving her final guidance before final departure.”

    When asked whether his father named a successor before his departure Dr. Obadare, who is the President of WOSEM, USA, said: “I cannot answer that question until my father’s burial is concluded.”

  • Oyo Govt donates one million naira towards Jossy Lad burial

    Oyo Govt donates one million naira towards Jossy Lad burial

    Oyo State Commissioner for Youth and Sports, Mr. Adedapo Lam Adesina has presented a cash of N1m (One Million Naira) to the family of Late Joseph Ladipo for the successful burial of the late soccer icon slated for June 13-14 in Ibadan.

    Lam-Adesina gave the money to the deceased family at his office yesterday to fulfill government’s promise of giving the former 3SC captain a befitting burial.

    The commissioner said it was high time we stopped celebrating our heroes when they have gone. He explained that Oyo State Government presented the cash to forestall unnecessary delay in cashing a cheque because of the closeness of the date of the burial.

    In his response, a member of the burial committee, Dr. Steve Olarinoye, who is also the Zonal Coordinator of the National Sports Commission, South West Zone One thanked the State Government for the support while promising that the National Sports Commission will take a cue from the State Government to also support the family.

    Son of the deceased, Mr. Tunji Ladipo while speaking on behalf of the family thanked the State Government for all the support received from the period his father was sick and his eventual demise saying the family will forever be grateful.

    Late Ladipo’s final journey home will begin on Thursday with a football match between 3SC and Talented FC and a lying-in-state at Obafemi Awolowo Stadium.

    A church service would be held the following day, at Christ Church Mapo after which interment will follow at the cemetery of the church. Guests would be entertained after the interment inside the indoor gymnasium hall of Obafemi Awolowo Stadium.

  • Dignitaries bid Moremi Ekiti solemn farewell

    Dignitaries bid Moremi Ekiti solemn farewell

    A man emerged from a road popularly called Basiri, dressed in a black tail coat suit, a black top hat, a purple shirt and a pair of black shoes. He held a stick. Shortly after, seven men appeared, three in front, one in the middle and three others in the rear; clad in the same outfit – black suits, purple shirts, tie and matching shoes. They were all playing trumpets – with the first man acting as conductor.

    Trailing them were two policewomen in mufti and police cap marching in front of a red Mercedes Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV) hearse bearing the remains of the late Ekiti State Deputy Governor Mrs Funmilayo Olayinka. It carried Moremi Ekiti R350 on its number plate, with the Ekiti State emblem on its hood. The hearse had two flags on its sides and flowers on its top.

    The hearse was followed by no fewer than 25 cars including two ambulances and a Land Cruiser with number-plate EKGH 02.

    They formed a long row on the road leading to the Governor’s office and the church, its destination.

    At a point, some of the people inside some of the cars behind the hearse alighted and started walking behind it.

    Sympathisers lined the route to bid the late Mrs Olayinka farewell. Many of them took pictures of the procession with their cell phones.

    This was the scenario last Friday during the funeral of Mrs Olayinka, who died on April 6 after a long battle with cancer. She was 52.

    Ado-Ekiti, the state capital, was shut down for its illustrious daughter. Her posters, hung everywhere from Basiri to Fajuyi, Okesa Ajilosun and Ejigbo. The posters, banners and billboards contained messages extolling her virtues and bidding her painful farewell. The streets were bare of vehicles and other human activities. The late Mrs Olayinka’s ancestral home in Ado-Ekiti wore a new look.

    About 9.30am, the funeral train rode into view from the Fajuyi end of the town, heading towards Okesa.

    At the roundabout adjacent to the church, the cars turned; the children of the late Mrs Olayinka – Yeside, Olamide, Ololade and their father, Lanre, an architect alighted and walked behind the hearse to the expansive church compound.

    Accompanied by family members who danced to the rhythm of the trumpeters, the train entered the church few minutes after 11am.

    Horde of clerics at the Cathedral Church of Emmanuel, Okesa, Ado-Ekiti, came out to receive the family and the body.

    Except for dignitaries, no one entered the church auditorium without a tag. Even the Famuaguns, the late Mrs Olayinka’s family had their own special tag. Despite that, they still faced hurdles from security officials before they could gain entry.

    Many of the dignitaries were in white.

    The family members were also in their appearances. They hid their grief behind a stoic calm as Mrs Olayinka remains were now borne in an ash grey casket draped with the flags of Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) in the front, Nigeria in the middle and Ekitis at the rear.

    The widower, Olayinka, an architect, appeared in flowing blue Agbada with a glasses, his children, Yeside, Ololade and Olamide wore French lace purple iro and lilac buba.

    About 11am, the funeral service began with a brief homily performed by the Bishop of Ekiti, Revd. Felix Femi Ajakaye, followed by songs from the choir; one of which was

    My hope is built on nothing less,

    Than Jesus’ blood and righteousness

    I dare not trust the sweetest frame

    But wholly lean on Jesus’ name.

    (Human: A/M 614).

    In his sermon, the Primate of the Church of Nigeria, Anglican Communion, Archbishop Nicholas Okoh, represented by Archbishop Ecclesiastical, Province of Ondo and Ekiti States, Bishop George Latunde Laosebikan commiserated with the bereaved family, the government and people of Ekiti State over the irreparable lost.

    The death of our sister, Bishop Laosebikan said, is sad and painful considering her age and many things people expect from her.

    “She was a distinguished woman who had accomplished academically, professionally and politically. Hers is a sad testimony that everyone will die somewhere, someday, somehow; in fact, not many of us will have the opportunity of being in the coffin. The corpses of some of us may not even be seen, we may probably die in the sea,” he said.

    He added: “I am happy today because politicians here cut across all parties and they know all the happenings in the nation, particularly the issue of insecurity, political problems and others. I want you to learn from the death of Mrs Olayinka that nobody is too big to die.

    “So, the political class has a lot to do in ensuring that the lifestyles of Nigerians are changed for better, if truly they love this nation. Their bad lifestyles have permeated every stratum of the society. So, the leaders must continue to show good examples to the citizens”.

    For the late Mrs Olayinka, the cleric said: “Even if her life was delayed for 100 years, the end will surely come for her. Like a flower, we (human beings) blossomed in the morning and weathered in the evening. Power will come and go; so, no reason fighting and killing one another for political gain especially in this zone (Southwest). Mrs Olayinka’s passing away is very proverbial. If you were to die today, where will you spend your eternity? Check your life; all the type of stupid, hopeless life that is a norm in Nigeria cannot be acceptable over there (heaven). Heaven is real, hell is real also; the choice is yours. For our sister, the end has come,” he said.

    Ekiti State Governor Kayode Fayemi thanked God for all things He has done for them, because “in all things, we must thank Him.”

    He said: “Though short, it was eventful, impactful and positive. We should celebrate her because it is a life of service and commitment for the good of the people. She was a class act, a strong pillar of my government and a co-pilot. We pray our own end time will also be peaceful.”

    President Goodluck Jonathan, represented by Minister of Police Affairs Navy Captain Caleb Olubolade described Mrs Olayinka’s death as “unfortunate and premature,” adding that she died when her full potentials had not been fully tapped.

    “With the history of the late Ekiti Deputy Governor I read, her life represented that of simplicity, diligence and brilliance, which stood her among her peers,” he said.

    A recessional hymn halleluiah was sang as guests filed out behind the body for the interment.

    At 1:14 pm, the remains of Mrs Olayinka were lowered into the grave at The Heroes Park, behind Enterprise Bank, Fajuyi area.

    In attendance were Speaker, House of Representatives, Hon Aminu Tambuwal; Governor Ibikunle Amosun of Ogun State; Mr Lekan Ogungbe represented Governor AbdulFatai Ahmed (Kwara); Governor Abiola Ajimobi (Oyo); Rauf Aregbesola (Osun) and Governor Rotimi Amaechi (Rivers); ACN National Chairman Chief Bisi Akande; National leader Asiwaju Bola Tinubu; former Governor of Ogun State, Aremo Segun Osoba; former Governor of Ekiti State Mr Segun Oni; former Military Administrator of Ekiti, Commodore Atanda Yusuf and former Governor of Ondo State, Evangelist Bamidele Olumilua.

    The list of deputy governors included Rear Admiral John Jonah of Bayelsa State; Mrs Titi Laoye-Tomori (Osun); Alhaji Alli Olanusi (Ondo); Prince Segun Adesegun (Ogun); Mr Efiok Cobham (Cross River); Princess Adejoke Orelope-Adefulire (Lagos); Dameshi Luka (Nasarawa); Otunba Moses Adeyemo (Oyo) and Tunde Lemo, Deputy Governor, (Central Bank of Nigeria).

    Wives of governors include Mrs Abimbola Fashola (Lagos); Mrs Florence Ajimobi (Oyo); Alhaja Sherifat Aregbesola (Osun); Mrs Olufunso Amosun (Ogun) and Mrs Kemi Mimiko (Ondo).

    Others were Senator Olorunnimbe Mamora; Senator Babafemi Ojudu; Mr Gbenga Oyebode; Senator James Kolawole; Senator Bode Ola; Justice Oyebisi Omoleye; Mr. Odia Ofeimun; former Deputy Governor, Ekiti State, Mr Bisi Omoyeni; Senator Gbenga Aluko, Osun State Chief of Staff Alhaji Gboyega Oyetola; Hon Bimbo Daramola; Alhaji Lai Mohammed; Prof Bolaji Aluko; Prof Sharafadeen Amuwo; Prof Akin Oyebode; Mr Segun Abraham; Hon Sirajudeen Adekunbi; Hon Tola Banjo; Mrs Kemi Nelson; Mr Soji Omotunde; Editor, The Nation Mr Gbenga Omotoso; Wale Adebanwi; Kunle Ajibade; Mrs Chioma Ominrin; Hon Wale Ominrin; Bunmi Famosanya; Ms Lunga Hogan; Hon Uhuru Moiloa; Hon Taiwo Orisalade; Nancy Ondi; Mr Salihu Lukman; Dr Moji Oyarekua; Mr Tunji Olowolafe among others.

  • Akpeyi’s mother for burial today

    Akpeyi’s mother for burial today

    The remains of the late Madam Caroline Akpeyi, mother of Super Eagles’ goalkeeper Daniel Akpeyi will be committed to mother earth today at Atan Cementry in Lagos.

    Madam Akpeyi died recently at the age of 57 after a brief illness.

    In a chat with SportingLife the Heartland of Owerri net minder said his mother had a deep influence on his career and that he would miss her words of advice and encouragement.

    “My mother was very special to me. She had a good influence on my career and I will remain indebted to her. I will continue to miss her,” Akpeyi stressed.