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Late Ga Manye’s funeral will proceed as planned – Planning committee
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Late Ga Manye’s funeral will proceed as planned – Planning committee

The organizers of the funeral service for the late Ga Manye, Naa Dedei Omaedru III, say they will proceed with the ceremony on Saturday, despite being slapped with an injunction. The funeral earlier hit a snag following an injunction secured against it by some interested parties. The organizers of the funeral were restrained from going ahead with the funeral for the next ten days. The plaintiffs in the case are: Nuumo Emmanuel T. Antia We, Head of the Antie We of Kpone, Nii Addey Oba-Aasaa II, Ankobea of Antie We of Kpone, Shippi Antie I, Saduase Shippi Kpone, Charles Nii Kotey Kotey, Head of Naa Dedei Omaedru We Family of Faase, Accra, Asafoatse Nii Kotey Ga II, Oseahene of Ga Manye Stool and Principal Elder of the Naa Dedei Omaedru We of Faase Accra, Michael Nii Ofei Danso of unnumbere...
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Russian airstrike kills 51 at a funeral in Ukraine
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Russian airstrike kills 51 at a funeral in Ukraine

A Russian attack on the village of Hroza, south-east of Kharkiv, has killed at least 51 people, including an eight-year-old boy, Ukraine says. Villagers were attending a wake for a local resident when a missile struck at 15:15 local time (13:15 BST). Ukraine's defence ministry said there were no military targets in the area - only civilians. Kharkiv regional head Oleh Synyehubov described the attack as one of the region's "bloodiest crimes". He confirmed that everyone who died were residents of the village, and that today's attack killed 20% of its population. "One-fifth of this village has died in a single terrorist attack," he said on national television. Ukrainian Interior Minister Ihor Klymenko said every household was affected in the village: "From every family, from every house...
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Koforidua: Schools to be closed for Daasebre Oti Boateng and queenmother’s funeral
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Koforidua: Schools to be closed for Daasebre Oti Boateng and queenmother’s funeral

The New Juaben Traditional Authority together with the Eastern Regional and Municipal Education Directorate in consultation with the New Juaben South Security Council in Koforidua, has pushed for the closure of schools on Monday 16th May, 2022 as part of preparations for the funeral of the late Omanhene and Omanhemaa of New Juaben Traditional Area, Prof. Dasebere Emeritus Oti Boateng and Nana Yaa Daani. Prof. Daasebre Oti Boateng, a former Government Statistician who passed on to glory in August 2021, and the Queen Mother who died earlier this year, will be laid to rest from May 13th to 16th May 2022. Their funeral will see several activities undertaken in the area attracting the presence of many dignitaries including President Akufo-Addo and the Asantehene Otumfuo Osei Tutu II....
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E/R: One injured as gang shoots sporadically at funeral
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E/R: One injured as gang shoots sporadically at funeral

One person sustained gunshot injury following a shoot out between a gang and Police from the Asesewa District Police Command in the Eastern region. The gang of four(4) suspects some already on the Police wanted list followed one of their members to attend his sister’s funeral at Sekesua in Upper Manya Krobo District on Saturday. However,” the gang members who were heavily drunk and misbehaving at the funeral suddenly started shooting sporadically and dangerously into the air at the funeral which caused the mourners to run helter-Skelter from the funeral grounds,” one of the mourners told Starr FM. According to DSP John Yeboah, Asesewa District Police Commander, upon receipt of distress calls from mourners, he quickly dispatched men to the scene but the suspects fled in a Toyo...
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Prince Philip: Funeral to take place on 17 April
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Prince Philip: Funeral to take place on 17 April

The Duke of Edinburgh's funeral will take place next Saturday at 15:00 BST at St George's Chapel, in Windsor, Buckingham Palace has announced. The arrangements, which will "celebrate and reflect" a life of service, have been adapted in light of the coronavirus pandemic. The Duke of Sussex will fly in from his home in the US to join other members of the Royal Family at the ceremony. Earlier, royal gun salutes across the UK and at sea marked the duke's death. There will be eight days of national mourning ahead of the funeral, which will be a ceremonial royal funeral not a state funeral. Prince Philip will also not lie in state - where members of the public would have been able to view his coffin. A spokesman for the Palace said: "Whilst this is a time of sadn...
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President Akufo-Addo Leaves For Cote D’ivoire To Attend Funeral Of Late Ivorian Prime Minister
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President Akufo-Addo Leaves For Cote D’ivoire To Attend Funeral Of Late Ivorian Prime Minister

The President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, left Ghana on Tuesday, 16th March 2021, for Cote d’Ivoire, in his capacity as Chairman of the ECOWAS Authority, to attend the funeral of the late Hamed Bakayoko, Prime Minister of Cote d’Ivoire, which will be held on Wednesday, 17th March, in Abidjan, capital of Cote d'Ivoire. An eight-day period of national mourning for the late Prime Minister was announced by President Alassane Outtarra last Thursday, with the burial scheduled for Friday, 19th March. President Akufo-Addo was accompanied by the Minister for Foreign Affairs, Hon. Shirley Ayorkor Botchway, and officials of the Presidency and the Foreign Ministry. The President will return to Ghana on Wednesday, 17th March, 2021, and in his absence, the ...
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Government thanks Ghanaians for ensuring a befitting funeral for Rawlings
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Government thanks Ghanaians for ensuring a befitting funeral for Rawlings

Government has expressed profound gratitude to Ghanaians and the local media for their cooperation and in-depth coverage of the state funeral of former President Jerry John Rawlings. Information Minister-designate Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, who said this at a media briefing in Accra on Thursday, said government was happy with the public’s compliance with the COVID-19 protocols during the four-day state funeral of the former president. That, he said, resulted in the limited numbers of people at the Black Star Square. “Government also commends the media for your cooperation, your professionalism, and in-depth coverage during the activities. "No doubt, your extensive coverage, and analysis contributed to the public’s ability to comply and still follow everything on television and o...
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‘Dead’ woman, 20, opens eyes as stunned funeral home staff unzip body bag
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‘Dead’ woman, 20, opens eyes as stunned funeral home staff unzip body bag

Funeral home staff would have started draining Timesha Beauchamp's blood had they not realised the 20-year-old, who has special needs and was found in cardiac arrest at home in suburban Detroit, was still alive it is claimed. A young woman who was mistakenly pronounced dead by paramedics opened her eyes as funeral home staff prepared to embalm her. Undertakers would have started draining Timesha Beauchamp's blood had they not realised she was still alive, a lawyer for her family said. The 20-year-old, who has special needs, is now in a critical condition on a ventilator at a hospital in the US city of Detroit, Michigan. Paramedics were called to the family's home in the suburb of Southfield after Miss Beauchamp, who has undisclosed medical issues, was found unrespons...
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Two die after Ethiopia singer’s funeral
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Two die after Ethiopia singer’s funeral

Two people died in scuffles that followed the funeral of Ethiopian protest singer Hachalu Hundessa, news agencies report quoting hospital sources. Hachalu's killing on Monday sparked deadly protests in which more than 80 people died. The artist was seen as a hero among his Oromo ethnic group for his defiant message and support of Oromo activists, who had long complained of economic and political marginalisation. The motive for his killing remains unclear, but the 34-year-old had said he had received death threats.
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