Tag: Good Friday
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Good Friday: Obaseki tasks Christians on sacrifice, passion for national rebirth
Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has called on Christians to imbibe the virtue of selfless service in commemoration of the crucifixion and death of Jesus Christ at Calvary. Obaseki made the call to mark Good Friday, a holiday in the Christian calendar which marks the end of the 40 days Lenten season. It is…
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Dapchi: Pray for Leah Sharibu’s safe return on Good Friday, CAN tells Christians
The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has called on all churches and indeed Christians to use the occasion of the forthcoming Good Friday celebrations to offer prayer to God for the freedom and safe return of Leah Sharibu who is still held Boko Haram captivity. Good Friday will be celebrated tomorrow, March 30. The organisation…
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Station of the Cross: Drama as ‘Lagos Jesus’ collapse [Videos]
There was a mild drama on Friday when ‘Jesus’ acted by one Mr. Dominic Akubuilo of Holy Family Catholic Church, Festac Town, Lagos dramatically fell down during a procession organized by the church to mark Good Friday and reenact the Stations of the Cross. Carrying a heavy cross made of woods, Akubuilo whose back was…
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Good Friday: Imbibe Christ’s virtue of selflessness, cleric urges Christians
A cleric, Rev. Ifeanyi Okonkwo, has urged Christians in the country to imbibe the virtue of selflessness in order to live above materialism and get-rich-quick syndrome. Okonkwo spoke on Friday during a homily in a Good Friday Service held at the Anglican Church of Ascension, Achara Layout, Enugu. “Only when we live selflessly like Jesus…