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The funeral service of the mother of the House on the Rock’s founding Pastor, Paul Adefarasin, Hilda, has begun at the Guiding Light Assembly, Parkview Estate in the Ikoyi area of Lagos State on Friday.
Adefarasin and his wife, Ifeanyi shared pictures from the burial via their Instagram account.
Adefarasin’s mother died at the age of 98 at her home on Sunday, February 5, 2023.
Nigerian comedienne, Anita Asuoha popularly known as Real Warri Pikin, has revealed that Don Jazzy gave free fabric aka ‘Aso ebi’ to everyone who attended his mother’s funeral on Friday.
She said this on her Instagram page on Saturday.
Warri Pikin stated that it is the first time in her life that she will be given free ‘Aso ebi,’ particularly in Nigeria, and that Don Jazzy instructed the person in charge of the cloth not to collect money for it.
The funeral ceremony of ace Nigerian music executive, Don Jazzy’s mother was held yesterday in Lagos, and it attracted lots of celebrities.
Recall that the record label owner announced the death of his mother in July.
The funeral ceremony was attended by his colleagues in the music industry, actresses, actors and his signees.
Nigerian socialite and nightlife aficionado, Obi Cubana laid his mother to rest in Oba, Anambra State on Friday, July 16.
A-list Nigerian celebrities, such as D’Banj, Davido, Kcee and other noblemen of the nation attended the much-publicized funeral ceremony.
The well-attended funeral ceremony was dubbed the ‘burial ceremony of the year’ as it was attended by toasts of the society. Also, the funeral ceremony turned into a mini concert when Nigerian music superstars, Davido, Phyno, D’Banj and Kcee took to the stage to entertain the mammoth crowd.
Aside from the entertainers who enthralled the fans with jams and classic hits, the Deputy Commissioner of Police, Abba Kyari was one of the dignitaries who attended the funeral ceremony.
The Deputy Commissioner of Police was seen posing with Obi Iyiegbu, better known as Obi Cubana, and others at the venue of the funeral.
Equally, an impressive echelon of dignitaries and affluent Nigerians were also present at the burial ceremony to honour Cubana’s late mother.
Nigerian media personality and leader of the Free The Sheeples ministry, Daddy Freeze, real name Ifedayo Oderinde has expressed his disappointment in popular General Overseers for failing to attend the funeral service of the senior pastor and founder of the Synagogue Church of All Nation (SCOAN), Prophet T.B Joshua.
On Friday, July 9, Prophet T.B Joshua was laid to rest in his SCOAN church located in Ikotun, Lagos State. The preacher died on Saturday, June 5.
At the funeral ceremony, Rt. Rev. S.T.V Adegbite, the chairman of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) Lagos state chapter was the only notable preacher who attended the service.
In an Instagram Live video session on Friday, the controversial media personality, Daddy Freeze went off on popular preachers who failed to attend the funeral service; the OAP stated that Nigerian General Overseers ought to have paid tribute to the late preacher, or at least sent a delegate for the funeral.
Daddy Freeze had this to say;
”Prophet T.B Joshua has been laid to rest. May his soul rest in peace. I worry with the turnout of Christians to this man’s funeral.
“I worry.
“If we truly are Christians, every church should have sent a delegation.
“I must say I am disappointed whether you like to admit it or not. I am disappointed.”
Addressing those who may attack him for not also attending the funeral, Freeze said
”I am not old enough to attend T.B Joshua’s funeral.
“T.B Joshua is my father’s mate.
“Let us tell ourselves the truth.
“If the family had invited me, of course I would have attended but they do not know me.
“I am not on their level.
“They senior me. Maybe if I had attended his church when he was alive or gone to visit him once, it is different.’
Whether you like to admit it or not, I am disappointed.
At least Free nation gave online condolence.
Did we not even dedicate a whole service to him?
“Whether we agreed with him a hundred percent or we did not, Baba has moved on.” he said
Watch Daddy Freeze deliver the speech on his Instagram page.
A woman made local news headlines in Spain after organizing for her obituary to be published when she dies, with a guest list of those allowed to attend her burial.
Maria Paz Fuentes Fernandez, who died on June 2, 2021 banned her family members from attending her funeral. She used her obituary in a newspaper to publish an exclusive guest list for her funeral.
She wrote: “Since my family has not been by blood for a long time, I declare in my last will and testament that only the people mentioned below can attend my funeral service, be it at the funeral parlour, church or cemetery.”
The woman listed 15 names allowed to be present to pay their last respects.
She added: “To everyone else who never cared during my life, I want you to carry on living far away from me, just like you were before.”
The obituary was published in the El Progreso newspaper in Lugo, Galicia, and has since gone viral online.
Mixed reactions greeted the woman’s actions on social media.
One Twitter user said: “If they left her alone during her life, they can get lost with their hypocrisy, well away from her funeral. Great lesson from this lady putting them in her place.”
A video making the rounds online shows the moment a funeral ceremony turned messy as fight erupted.
A crowd could be seen exchanging blows and slaps as the coffin of the deceased was being prepared to be laid in the ground.
It is however, unclear what could have caused the fight.
Watch the video below:
A three-year-old girl who was allegedly beaten to death by her adoptive mum and her partner has been laid to rest in an emotional funeral.
Victoria Rose Smith, from South Carolina, US, is said to have been killed by her adoptive parents Ariel Robinson, 29, and Jerry Robinson, 34, on January 14, police say.
Ariel, who won season 20 of Food Network’s Worst Cooks in America show last August, and Jerry, are accused of inflicting multiple blunt force injuries on Victoria, resulting to her death.
Last Friday, Victoria’s biological family buried her in a church graveyard in Travelers Rest, South Carolina, local newspaper The State reports.
Her biological mother, Casie Phares, was seen placing a teddy bear at her daughter’s grave during the funeral, as some of her previous foster parents looked on.
Victoria, who was described as “sassy and smart”, had been placed in the Robinsons’ home by the South Carolina Department of Social Services in March last year with her two older brothers, a Change.org petition said.
They were being fostered by the couple until they recently adopted Victoria, police said.
It is not clear if any of the other children in the home had been abused.
Victoria was found unresponsive in the home on January 14, and was taken to the Greenville Memorial Hospital where she was later pronounced dead.
The couple were arrested and taken to Greenville County Detention Center where they were held without bond.
Both now face a charge of “homicide by child abuse” and, if convicted, face sentences of 20 years or life in prison.
Mothers are special, their love and care can never be matched. But what will make a young man ask people to beat up his mother whenever they see her at any funeral?
A young man posted on Twitter recently telling people to normalize beating his mum anytime they see her at funerals. Reading the tweet at first, one will think bad of the young man. But going under the tweet, almost all the 500 plus people commenting are also submitting their mothers to the same fate. You will get to know why later. But first, check out the tweet in question:
“Please Normalize beating this woman up when you see her at funerals!
Don’t worry she’s my mom and I give you that permission”.
Strange right? Well, after I got over my initial shock and anger. I started reading through the comment to understand why he would say a thing like that. I discovered that it was just a playful way of saying his mum attends funeral a whole lot.
Well, for me, I don’t see anything wrong in attending funerals. After all, we all will die some day and people will also attend too.
But when it becomes too much, what can you do? When is it too much even? Please kindly share your experience about this topic. Do you have the same issue with your mother or a family member?
A 49-year-old man identified as Big Sipiliano from Epworth in Zimbabwe, was arrested after he turned up to the funeral of a woman, Melisa Mazhindu to have sex with her corpse.
Sipiliano who was arrested alongside an accomplice, entered the bedroom where the body of Melisa Mazhindu had been laid out and, while his companion blocked the doorway, jumped onto Melisa’s corpse and started thrusting up and down in front of the deceased woman’s shocked family.
Sipiliano, known locally as “Bigman” reportedly told Melisa’s bereaved mother Phillipa that he had wanted to sleep with her 20-year-old daughter for a long time.
Source – Lailas News