The burial of Nollywood actress, Moji Olaiya, earlier scheduled for 4pm yesterday (Friday, May 19, 2017) in Canada, was aborted at the last minute by Ekiti state government.
The remains of the 42 year old mother of two daughters who died of cardiac arrest following childbirth complications on Thursday, May 18, in Canada, will now be ferried to Nigeria for burial.
Insiders at the Magodo home of the actress (in Kosofe local council area of Lagos) revealed that the government of Ekiti volunteered to bankroll the shipment of the corpse to Nigeria.
Earlier, the family and her colleagues had agreed that Moji Olaiya should be buried in Canada as Islam enjoins (with diseased buried not later than the second day after death) at 4 pm yesterday.But the plans changed with the intervention of Ekiti state (where the actress is from).
Her eldest daughter, Adunola, 18, had insisted that her mother’s corpse should be brought back to Nigeria. But she was persuaded to allow it hold in Canada.
Moji Olaiya’s Abuja based Alhaji husband and father of her two month old baby, who arrived Lagos yesterday, also acceded to the Thursday burial. But with Ekiti state intervention, all will await the corpse which will arrive Nigeria by the weekend.
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Posted: at 20-05-2017 07:32 AM (7 years ago) | Addicted Hero
michaelniran at 21-05-2017 07:02 AM (7 years ago) (m)
Nigerians are very funny people. How can you say well done to Governor Fayose? The money he is using to bring the corpse of a Nollywood super star, Canada could be used to improve the lives of one or two Ekiti people, who are still alive. This woman is rich, she has a house in Magodo and can afford to travel to Canada to give birth. What about the countless poor people in Ekiti? Fayose is not a wise man. I bet if that was President Buhari that is making that unwise gesture to a Nigerian, Hausa, woman ?Fayose will go Fun blazing accusing him of spending our money unwisely. Wake up people. This is another way of Fayose trying to steal again.
Posted: at 21-05-2017 07:02 AM (7 years ago) | Upcoming
Topexcity at 21-05-2017 08:48 AM (7 years ago) (m)
@Michealniru or whatever!! You are truly a disgraced to the nation nigerian, are you saying there is no poor people in the United States? but you can never bury anyone of them outside their country! Never!! the Government will interfare . so what has Fayose or the government do wrong? she is a superstar, so you want her buried outside the country to bring more shame to us? shame on you nigga if you don't think properly use this drugs. Thinkopaline at the nearest pharmacy, no government can cure poverty only God!
Posted: at 21-05-2017 08:48 AM (7 years ago) | Upcoming
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