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  • Pastor Ituah Ighodalo remembers his wife, Ibidun on her 5th death anniversary

    Pastor Ituah Ighodalo remembers his wife, Ibidun on her 5th death anniversary

    Ituah Ighodalo, a senior Pastor of Trinity House, has penned an emotional tribute to commemorate the fifth anniversary of the death of his wife cum ex-beauty queen, Ibidunni Ighodalo.

    Taking to Instagram on Saturday, Pastor Ituah shared a heartfelt message honouring the late philanthropist, who died suddenly in 2020.

    Pastor Ighodalo expressed how much he missed his late wife, disclosing that it is hard without her around, but noted that he has assurance that she is smiling at them and watching them while they pray for her.

    He wrote, “Life isn’t always what it seems to be, Words can’t express what you mean to me. Even though you’re gone, we are still a team.

    “It’s hard with you not around, Knowing you are in Heaven smiling down, Watching us while we pray for you. Every day we pray for you, till the day we meet again.

    “In my heart is where I’ll keep you. #IbidunniForever”

    It would be recalled that Ibidun died on June 14, 2020, in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, at the age of 40.

    The executive officer of Elizabeth R, died of cardiac arrest in a hotel room in Port Harcourt, where she went for an official assignment.

    Her remains were flown to Lagos where she was laid to rest. Ibidun Ighodalo was buried on the 20th of June 2020 amidst tears.

  • 2023: You can’t be president – Pastor Ighodalo tells Tinubu

    2023: You can’t be president – Pastor Ighodalo tells Tinubu

    …advises him to remain a kingmaker

    …insists he has nothing to offer

    The Senior Pastor of the Trinity House, a non-denominational Christian centre headquartered in Lagos, Snr Pastor Ituah Ighodalo has said his long time confidant, chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu should not venture into the 2023 presidential race as he cannot be president.

    Ighodalo the APC leader’s close acolyte stated that the astute politician is simply ambitious and not ready to offer anything to Nigerians.

    He explained that: “Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu is my personal friend, as a person, I love him very much, he has been very kind to me, he is a good man, but leadership today in Nigeria is greater than any personal ambition, the kind of leader we want is not someone who says being president has been my life ambition, no, you must do better than that,” he said.

    Ituah, whose wife, Ibidun, a popular event planner died in 2020, observed that Nigerians deserve more than the APC chieftain.

    On the candidacy of his friend, Ighodalo said“What are you offering the people?

    “What are you giving the people, where are you taking them to? Do you have the interest of the people at heart? Or you are just trying to put on your CV that you became president of Nigeria, he queried.

    “We don’t have time for that anymore in Nigeria, we want people who really want to serve the people, people who are really ready to lay themselves down for the people, people who have vision for Nigeria, people who are bold enough to take the right decision and not going to offer us on the altar of politics and compromise us just because they want something or the other and take us back to square one again and we are suffering all over the place.

    “Asiwaju has done well, he has produced a lot of leaders, I think the role he should be thinking of now is to put Nigerians together and how to select a person who will be able to take us forward and honestly if he is able to do that Nigerians will never forget him.

    “I am looking for that righteous person who is ready to stop all these corrupt practices and not dashing people money, but using the money to educate them, build schools, hospital and laying infrastructures. What drives an economy is production, the ability to transform raw materials into finished goods.

    “When you continue producing, there will be more than enough for everybody to consume.

    “We want leaders that will encourage production, it means that the constitution of Nigeria must be changed and fashioned in such a way that there can be complete production of all the resources of Nigeria, I will not be doing Nigerians a good service if I do not speak the truth, it is costing me a lot no doubt, but that is the sacrifice you have to make.

  • It will be difficult to remarry after Ibidun’s death-Ituah Ighodalo

    It will be difficult to remarry after Ibidun’s death-Ituah Ighodalo

    Ituah Ighodalo, founder of the Trinity House Church, says he might not marry again following the demise of Ibidun, his wife.

    TheNewsGuru recalls that Ibidun died of heart attack in her sleep last year few weeks to her 40th birthday.

    In a recent interview, the cleric said marrying another woman would be “a difficult thing” because he had already given “everything” to his late wife.

    Ighodalo also added that he is simply fixated on his ministry, future, and grooming his children.

     

    “It’s a difficult thing. Ibidun and I had a phenomenal relationship and I gave her everything, I don’t have much to give to anybody… I’m sorry. I just want to focus on my future, look after my children and have God minister to me,” he said.

    Before her demise, Ibidun had opened up on undergoing 11 IVFs, the pressure over her fertility journey, and her quest to find happiness, all of which she said birthed her fertility foundation.

    Asue Ighodalo, the cleric’s brother, had also narrated how Ibidun’s mother built a house and planned to give her the key on her birthday as a gift before the appalling death.

     

  • Pastor Ighodalo opens up on remarrying after Ibidun’s death

    Pastor Ighodalo opens up on remarrying after Ibidun’s death

    Senior pastor of Trinity House Church, Pastor Ituah Ighodalo has opened up on remarrying following the death of his wife, Ibidun.

    TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports Ibidun, owner of a popular event company in Lagos State, Elizabeth R, died of cardiac arrest in her hotel room in Port Harcourt, Rivers State in June 2020.

    Aged 40, Ibidun graduated from the University of Lagos and settled for adoption after going through eleven unsuccessful IVF.

    Blessed with two cute kids, Keke and Zenan, Ibidun floated the Ibidun Ighodalo Foundation to bring succour to those who cannot afford expensive pregnancy procedures.

    Meanwhile, since the death of Ibidun, Pastor Ighodalo has forged ahead with family, ministry and life endeavours.

    He said in an interview with Silverbird TV that marrying another woman would be “a difficult thing” because he had already given “everything” to his late wife.

    Pastor Ighodalo in the interview stated that he and his late wife had a phenomenal relationship.

    He further revealed that he gave her everything and no longer has much to give to anybody else.

    Pastor Ituah concluded by saying he is now focussing on his future and raising his children.

    “It’s a difficult thing. Ibidun and I had a phenomenal relationship and I gave her everything, I don’t have much to give to anybody… I’m sorry.

    “I just want to focus on my future, look after my children and have God minister to me,” he said.

    TNG recalls that the cleric had in July 2020 organized a concert in honour of his deceased wife’s posthumous birthday.

    The cleric’s brother, Asue Ighodalo recounted how Ibidun’s mother built a house and planned to give her the key on her birthday as a gesture of love before the shocking death.

  • Photo: Gov Sanwo-Olu visits Pastor Ighodalo over wife’s death

    Photo: Gov Sanwo-Olu visits Pastor Ighodalo over wife’s death

    Governor BabaJide Sanwo-Olu paid a condolence visit to Pastor Itua Ighodalo on the passing of his wife Ibidunni Ighodalo.

    Ibidunni died on Sunday of apparent cardiac arrest in her hotel room in Port Harcourt, Rivers.

    Speaking after his visit to the family, Sanwo-Olu said he was shocked when he received the news of Ibidunni’s death.

    He said: “I was shocked when I received the news that my friend, Pastor Ituah Ighodalo had lost his wife and partner, Mrs. Ibidun Ighodalo.

    “Mrs. Ibidun Ighodalo was an inspiration to many. I pray for strength for Pastor Ituah, their children, loved ones, and the many she has touched.”

  • ‘Always hard to say goodbye’ — Ibidun Ighodalo’s last words to husband

    ‘Always hard to say goodbye’ — Ibidun Ighodalo’s last words to husband

    Days before Ibidun Ighodalo, wife of Ituah Ighodalo, senior pastor of Lagos’ Trinity House Church, passed on, she had shared a video of herself bidding her man farewell with a caption that reflects how loving she was.

     

    In the video, the 39-year-old, who breathed her last on Sunday morning in Port Harcourt, could be seen hugging and playing with her husband as the lovebirds went all lovey-dovey.

     

    They also exchanged loving compliments while the cleric teased his wife about telling on her over domestic violence.

    “Who doesn’t love the sight of pure bliss. We so love this love. Cc: Mama and Papa Ighodalo. Always so hard to say goodbye to my Popino. Love you too much baby. See you soon,” Ibidun captioned the video that was reposted on Instagram — her fan page — while her main page appeared to have been removed.

    https://www.instagram.com/p/CBQOMN0D4I_/

     

    She is the founder of Ibidunni Ighodalo Foundation, a non-profit organisation created to raise awareness on issues pertaining to infertility.

    The foundation also provides grants for couples that require fertility treatments such as in vitro fertilization (IVF) and intrauterine insemination.