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Desmond Tutu’s Body Lies In Cheap Coffin As Desired At South Africa Cathedral

Edna Wande Dec 30, 2021 0

Body of Archbishop Desmond Tutu has on Thursday been carried into a historic cathedral where he once railed against white rule to allow South Africans to bid farewell to the anti-apartheid icon. A small bouquet of carnations was placed…

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Funeral Rites Of Human Rights Activist, Yinka Odumakin Begins With Lying-In-State (Photos)

Msyosi Apr 22, 2021 0

Funeral rites of former spokesperson of Afenifere pan-Yoruba group, Yinka Odumakin, have kicked off today April 22, with a lying-in-state of his body and service of songs at Police College in Ikeja, Lagos state. His body will leave Lagos…