Two former presidents of Nigeria, Olusegun Obasanjo and Goodluck Jonathan, were among the dignitaries who attended the 85th birthday thanksgiving...
Two former presidents of Nigeria, Olusegun Obasanjo and Goodluck Jonathan, were among the dignitaries who attended the 85th birthday thanksgiving service of the Esama of Benin, Gabriel Igbinedion, on Sunday in Benin, Edo.
Delivering the homily, entitled: “Gratitude and Thanksgiving: A fulfilment of God’s will”, Alfred Agbonlahor charged the congregation to take thanksgiving, a moral obligation of Christians, seriously in order to attract God’s blessings.The priest cited relevant sections of the Bible on gratitude, including, Luke Chapter 17: verses 11-19, when Jesus, on his way to Jerusalem, encountered ten lepers, healed them, but only one returned to thank Jesus afterwards.
You have diversified your investment; even before we were born, you raised many people through your act of generosity”. reports the Catholic Archbishop of Benin Metropolitan, Augustine Akubeze, who presided over the service, performed the Mass rites. The Alaafin of Oyo, Lamidi Adeyemi III, graced the occasion while the Ooni of Ife, Adeyeye Ogunwusi, sent goodwill messages.
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