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| Deaconess (Mrs.) Cecilia Izogie Ogbeifun (Nee Osemwegie) |
The Matriarch
of the Ogbeifun family of Benin City, Edo State, Deaconess (Mrs.) Cecilia
Izogie Ogbeifun (Nee Osemwegie) has passed on to glory at the age of 100 years.
of the Ogbeifun family of Benin City, Edo State, Deaconess (Mrs.) Cecilia
Izogie Ogbeifun (Nee Osemwegie) has passed on to glory at the age of 100 years.
Her
son, Engr. Greg Ogbeifun, who is the President of Ship Owners Association of Nigeria
(SOAN) and the Chief Executive of Starzs Group, disclosed that his mother passed
away on Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2019.
In a
statement, Engr. Ogbeifun said the funeral programme would hold from Thursday,
March 7 to Sunday March 9, 2019 in Benin City, Edo State.
statement, Engr. Ogbeifun said the funeral programme would hold from Thursday,
March 7 to Sunday March 9, 2019 in Benin City, Edo State.
He said there
would be a Service of Songs, funeral Service and interment on Thursday, March
7, while socials and entertainment would take place on Saturday, March 9.
would be a Service of Songs, funeral Service and interment on Thursday, March
7, while socials and entertainment would take place on Saturday, March 9.
Ogbeifun also said that an
outing service and entertainment would hold on Sunday, March 10, 2019.
outing service and entertainment would hold on Sunday, March 10, 2019.
According
to the SOAN President, all the funeral activities will take place in Benin City.
to the SOAN President, all the funeral activities will take place in Benin City.
The
family will give further details of the programme in due time.
family will give further details of the programme in due time.
