•Anthony Joshua and his late friends, Sina Ghami and Abdul Latif Kevin Ayodele There was a sombre gathering in London today, as family and friends of former two-time world heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua came together to honour two members of his inner circle whose deaths have sent shockwaves across the boxing world. The Janaza (funeral [&...
•People kneel during the funeral ceremony for Victoria Roshchyna, a Ukrainian journalist who died while in captivity in Russia Dozens of mourners packed into a cathedral in central Kyiv today to pay their respects to an independent journalist, Victoria Roshchyna, who died in Russian captivity last year, aged 27. Her body, which Russia returned...
•Late Elder statesman Edwin Clark President Bola Tinubu, former President Goodluck Jonathan and his wife, Dame Patience Jonathan, Senate President Godswill Akpabio, Delta State Governor Sheriff Oborevwori, and his wife, Tobore, were among the dignitaries who paid tribute to the late elder statesman, Pa Edwin Clark, at his funeral service. The ...
Godswill Akpabio The Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, will lead Nigeria’s delegation to Vatican City to attend the burial of Pope Francis tomorrow. In a statement today, presidential adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, revealed that the five-member delegation was constituted by President Bola Tinubu. Other members of the dele...
•Late Pope Francis Pope Francis final journey to mother earth will begin today when former Archbishop of Los Angeles, Cardinal Roger Mahony close his coffin – despite being stripped of all his administrative and public duties in 2013 after covering up a child sex abuse scandal. The coffin bearing the body of Pope Francis is […]
•King Charles III Prince William will represent Britain’s royal family at the funeral of Pope Francis at the Vatican on Saturday, Kensington Palace said today. The heir to the throne will attend the service “on behalf” of King Charles III, the palace said, in a decision in keeping with modern tradition, reports AFP. Charles, when […]...
A number of global leaders have announced they will travel to Rome for Pope Francis’s funeral on Saturday, which is likely to draw huge crowds in the square in front of St Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican. Here is a list of the expected VIP guests: US President Donald Trump said he and his wife […]
•Late Lebanese militant group’s chief Hassan Nasrallah Beirut airport will close for four hours on Sunday during the funeral of slain Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah, Lebanon’s civil aviation authority has announced. “The airport will be closed, and takeoffs and landings… will halt on February 23, 2025, from 12:00 pm (1000 GMT) until 4:00 pm...
•Late billionaire Ifeanyi Ubah Over one million Nigerians were said to have been denied access to Late Senator Patrick Ifeanyi Ubah’s funeral which was capped up on Sunday, November 24, 2024 with a thanksgiving service at St Peter Clevers Church , Otolo Nnewi, Anambra State. It was said that falsehood and unverified reports denied many [&helli...
•Navalny’s burial The funeral of late Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny is scheduled to be held in Moscow today, with mourners braving the risk of arrest to come and pay their respects. The ceremony will take place two weeks after Navalny died in an Arctic prison, amid pressures denounced by his team who accuse Russian […]...

