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Two women have been arrested in South Africa for discharging their firearms to celebrate the life of an alleged CIT robber at his funeral.     The Directorate for Priority Crimes Investigation (HAWK) in a statement on Sunday, December 3, 2023, said the suspects, Bongo Yonela Dipa (24) and Chumisa …

Wadea Al-Fayoume, 6, was killed by a man police say targeted him and his mother because they were Muslim and Palestinian Americans. Mourners in the United States have gathered to honour Wadea Al-Fayoume, a six-year-old boy stabbed to death by a man police say targeted him and his mother because …

A funeral worker was arrested last week after he had sex with a life-sized doll that belonged to the dead man he was tasked with transporting, police said.   Ryan Smith, 41, was arrested Friday, Oct. 13, on charges of burglary, criminal trespassing, and tampering with physical evidence. He was …

Popular Afrobeats star, Ayodeji Balogun, better known as Wizkid and his sisters were in church on Sunday for the Thanksgiving of their mother’s funeral. Naija News recalls the singer’s mother, Jane Dolapo Balogun, died on August 18, 2023. The singer and his sisters held a night of tributes in honour of the deceased, which took …

A video of Nigerian superstar singer, Ayodeji Balogun, better known as Wizkid getting emotional during the burial event of his late mother on Thursday, has emerged on social media. Naija News recalls the singer’s mother, Jane Dolapo Balogun, died on August 18, 2023. The family earlier announced her burial arrangement and …

Photos and videos from the funeral service of the late mother of Afrobeat singer, Ayodeji Balogun, popularly known as Wizkid have surfaced on social media. It would be recalled that Juliana Balogun nee Oshineye Dawodu Olowosago died on August 18. A video showing sorrowful-looking Wizkid alongside other members of his …

The remains of the senior pastor of Fountain of Life Church, Pastor Taiwo Odukoya, have been laid to rest.   He was buried in Lagos state today September 9. A funeral mass was held in his church before his body was later interred at a private ceremony attended by his …

President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia will not attend the funeral for Yevgeny V. Prigozhin, the mercenary chief who launched a failed mutiny against Russia’s military leadership and died in a plane crash last week, the Kremlin spokesman said on Tuesday, according to Russian state media. The spokesman, Dmitri S. …

Vice-President Kashim Shettima, Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, Governor Dapo Abiodun, Gen. Yakubu Gowon (rtd.) and many others attended the funeral of billionaire businessman, Otunba Olasubomi Balogun, on Saturday, July 8.   The philanthropist passed away on May 18 at the age of 89. The funeral service was held at the Cathedral …

 The Lead Pastor of The Evening Church in Uyo,  Akwa Ibom state, Runcie Mike, has died two days after officiating the funeral service of one of his members, the 36-year-old daughter of a popular broadcaster.   According to The Nation, the Pastor whose church is located at the Shopping Mall, …