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Two Countries That Have Not Been Invited For Queen Elizabeth’s Burial

  Queen Elizabeth is still still regarded as one of the most respected British monarchs in modern history. A report by the British Broadcasting Corporation indicates that Queen Elizabeth reigned for over 70 years before she passed away last week. The British Broadcasting Corporation also reports that the her funeral …

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Woman shot dead over burial rituals

The Koforidua District Court presided over by Her Worship Nana Ama Dabbah Fynn Esquire has remanded Felix Teye, a farmer into prison custody for allegedly shooting a 27-year-old woman, Kwesi Gladys, to death during misunderstanding over burial rite. The Prosecuting officer Sargent George Defia narrated to the court that,the complainant …

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Big fight erupts over José Eduardo dos Santos burial

A row has erupted over the burial of former Angola President José Eduardo dos Santos who died on Friday at a Spanish hospital. The dispute arose after President João Lourenço decreed the setting up of a government commission to arrange a state funeral for his predecessor in the capital Luanda. …

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The body of a woman mistakenly buried during a mass burial exhumed after a court order

Environmental officials in the Kwahu West Municipality of the Eastern Region have exhumed the corpse of a woman they mistakenly buried during a mass burial exercise. The body was mistakenly buried along with some other bodies at the Nkawkaw-Trafford cemetery in January, this year. However, the family displeased by the …

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Nigeria: Mass burial held for Owo church shooting victims [PHOTOS]

The funeral of the 40 persons gruesomely killed by unknown gunmen who attacked the St. Francis Catholic church, Owo, on June 5, is currently taking place in the state. The funeral mass is being attended by the state governor, Rotimi Akeredolu, his wife Betty and other government functionaries. Below are …

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Police Hospital plans mass burial for 250 corpses

The Police Hospital has planned a mass burial for some 250 unidentified and unclaimed bodies as part of a routine measure to decongest the hospital’s mortuary. Before that exercise, the police has urged the public to contact the Pathology Department of the hospital for identification of persons who may not …

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Nigerian Catholic church to conduct mass burial for victims of terrorists’ attack in Ondo Friday

The Catholic Diocese of Ondo State has said that the victims of terrorists’ attack on St Francis Catholic Church, Owa-luwa Street, in the Owo Local Government Area of Ondo State would be given a funeral mass on Friday. The church disclosed this in a pamphlet seen by SaharaReporters. According to …

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Burial date for singer, Osinachi announced

  The family of the late gospel artist, Osinachi Nwachukwu, has set a date for her burial. Osinachi’s family reportedly fixed June 25, 2022, for the burial of the “Ekwueme” crooner. The deceased’s family said Osinachi would be buried in her father’s compound at Isuochi, Abia State, instead of her …

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PHOTOS: Mass burial held for 8 persons killed in shooting incident at Zakoli

Ghana has organized a burial service for eight persons who were shot dead at Zakoli, in its Yendi Municipality. Unknown gunmen have been blamed for the deadly shooting. The victims were laid to rest on Sunday, April 17, 2022 at the Vittin Cemetery in the Tamale Metropolis. The deceased, African …

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PHOTOS: Mass graves in Ukraine: Battered cities are digging makeshift burial sites

The Russian bombardment of some places in Ukraine is so intense that towns and cities are being forced to unceremoniously bury dozens of civilian victims in mass graves. Nowhere is this grim reality of war more apparent than in Mariupol, a key port city devastated by constant shelling, where several burial …

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