Jimi Agbaje, the Peoples Democratic Party governorship candidate in Lagos State for the 2019 election, has called on Lagosians to show love to one another as the world celebrates the birth of Jesus Christ.
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As the world celebrates the birth of Jesus Christ in this yuletide season, the Divisional Overseer in charge of Lagos/Ogun of Christ Gospel Mission International, Pastor Toyin Adeyemo, has charged Nigerians to exhibit the virtues associated with the occasion.
The Senatorial candidate of the All Progressives Congress for Osun West Senatorial District, Engr. Adelere Oriolowo, has urged Christians nationwide to use the opportunity of the celebration of the birth of Jesus Christ to pray for the election of credible and committed candidates in the 2019 general elections.
During the celebration Catholics go on procession, singing praises, while a priest carries the Eucharistic in a monstrance to pray for peace.
The bottom-line for a permanent blessing is to tame and control the flesh from its stubborn insistence to go back to the old self. To be victorious in this we have to adhere to Apostle Paul’s wisdom to the Thessalonians church
The National Chairman of the Party, Garshon Benson, in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria on Sunday said Easter should be used to exemplify the sacrifice of Jesus Christ for the World and humanity.
Akeredolu gave the assurance during the 2018 Easter Service at the Chapel of Grace, Government House in Akure, Ondo State.
Osinbajo gave the assurance when he spoke with journalists shortly after the Easter Sunday Service at the Aso Villa Chapel, to mark this year’s Easter celebration.
Our best attitude on this Easter day should be one of deep reflection, not only of the brutality of his death but also the joy and the triumph of our faith through his resurrection
Malam Bolaji Abudullahi, the APC National Publicity Secretary made the call in a statement on Saturday in Abuja.
Aregbesola, in a Easter message by his media aide, Sola Fasure on Saturday in Osogbo, said that the ideal of Easter was love manifested in sacrifice.
In a message by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Yusuph Olaniyonu in Abuja, Saraki also urged Nigerians to constantly work toward promoting unity across all lines.
“Some time later, the woman’s son became sick. He grew worse and worse, and finally he died. She then said to Elijah, ‘O man of God, what have you done to me? Have you come here to punish my sins by killing my son?’ But Elijah replied ‘Give me your son.’ And he took the boy’s body from her, carried him up to the upper room, where he lived and laid the body on his bed. Then Elijah cried out to the Lord, ‘O Lord my God, why have you brought tragedy on this window who has opened her home to me, causing her son to die?’
First of all, let’s look at the connection of the event with December 25th. Was Jesus really born on December 25th? Virtually, biblical scholars have proposed every month on the Calendar. So why do we celebrate His birth in December? The tradition for December 25th is actually quite ancient. Hippolytus, in the second century A.D. argued that this was Christ’s birthday. Meanwhile, in the Eastern Church, January 6th was the date followed. But in the fourth Century, John Chrysostom argued that December 25th was the correct date and from that day till now, the Church in the East, as well as the west has observed the 25th of December as the official date of Christ’s birth.
Christmas carol refers to a piece of vocal music in hymn form whose lyrics centre on the theme of the birth of Jesus Christ
There is a lot to say on the significance of each gift item, but that is not the purpose of the writing today. Maybe, another day, as the need arises. What we need from that nativity story is that the wise men came all the way from the East, following a star that led them to Bethlehem. In our country Nigeria, we have the geo-political zone called the South-east, and wise men still come from there. In plenty numbers. This week, it was brought out in bold relief.
David Meade, a self-proclaimed “researcher”, numerologist and Catholic, believes the end of the world as we know it, as foretold in the biblical Book of Revelation, will take place next month
Tinubu urged Nigerians, particularly her constituents, to strive to be more like Jesus at this time
The President, who made the call in Abuja on Saturday in his 2016 Christmas message to Nigerians, noted that “there is no better time than now in our nation’s history to pray for divine guidance to get over our current challenges”