Latest in the Media on the final real estate...

Most read article

Monday, 05 October 2009 07:33

In keeping tabs on the after-life care industry, here are some websites we have found to be interesting, for the most part discussing issues concerning the state of cemeteries in Nigeria

1. An article from the Punch online, about "How the rich bury their dead" archived Odili.net

2. "Bwari declares war on development at cemetery", the Chairman of Bwari Council in Abuja declares war on those encroaching on public cemeteries

3. "Bringing New Glory into old Zungeru" is an article that shed light on institutional racism in Nigeria even for the dead and buried found in the Guardian from Simeon Nwakaudu

4. "When rest is a luxury" is quite an interesting article that touches on the sad state of the Jafojo cemetery in Agege, Lagos State by Ben Ezeamalu

5. "Cemeteries, Graveyards and Burial Grounds" is an in-depth article by Sabella O. Abidde on Nigerians and Cemeteries from the authors empirical perspective

6. This is a great article in Castle Weekly concerning the value locked in the burial/cemetery business

7. "Cemetery Crisis!" an article written in true tabloid fashion on the Sun News Online, about the truly terrible state of the public cemetery in Onitsha by Aloysius Attah in June 2009

8. "Rimin Tifa residents want cemetery fenced" residents of a community in Kano complain of the state of their Cemetery in an article written by Halima Musa

9. They say the area that is now Nigeria was once the White Mans Grave, but where are all the white men buried? This website claims they are mostly to be found in Kogi State

10. "Lagos State Govt Moves To Demolish Illegal Strutures In Yaba Area" an article that touches on new local government plans for the infamous Atan Cemetery

11. The BBC tells a story of how the Japanese bring cutting edge solutions to burying people on a very small island

12. The Anglican Church stands up to the Oyo state government in Nigeria to prevent the desecration of a cemetery

13. A very intersting article in the Daily Trust's "Weekly Trust" that shed interesting light on Islamic practices concerning cemeteries

14. Sun News great article on one of Nigeria's Memorial Parks, the Adekunle Fajuyi Memorial Park in Ekiti State

15. Did you know that the Anglican Church still had properties up to 19.6 hectares in size? This article in the Guardian mentions the establishment of an Egba Anglican Diocese Private Cemetery during Bishop Owadayo's episcopacy in the 7th paragraph

16. A very interesting interview of the man behind Ebony Millennium Cemetery in The Compass

If you find any more related links please add to this article in the form of a comment and remember to check back often as new links are regularly posted

Last Updated on Tuesday, 29 December 2009 19:02

Add comment

JComments