Governor Chibuike Amaechi Saturday morning
refused to be accredited for the
elections in his Ubima ward, Ikwerre local
government area saying result sheets were missing among items the Independent
National Electoral Commission came with for the exercise.
Former governor of
Rivers state, Dr Peter Odili also lamented the failure of card reader machines
in Ward 14, Unit 25, Ogba Egbert Ndoni local government area.
Former Chief of
Staff, Government House and candidate of the All Progressive Congress,
APC for the Obio Akpor federal constituency, Rivers state said result
sheets were missing in all the 17 wards in the local government
area.
Christians mark Palm Sunday
By Sam Eyoboka & Olayinka Latona
Christians the world over today mark the feast of the Palm Sunday.
Palm Sunday is a Christian moveable feast that falls on the Sunday before Easter. The feast commemorates Jesus’ triumphal entry into Jerusalem, an event mentioned in all four canonical Gospels.
In the accounts of the four canonical Gospels, Jesus’ triumphal entry into Jerusalem takes place about a week before his Resurrection.
The symbolism is captured in Zechariah 9:9 “The Coming of Zion’s King – See, your king comes to you, righteous and victorious, lowly and riding on a donkey, on a colt, the foal of a donkey”.
It was perceived that Jesus was declaring he was the King of Israel to the anger of the Sanhedrin.
According to the Gospels, Jesus rode a donkey into Jerusalem, and the celebrating people there laid down their cloaks in front of him, and also laid down small branches of trees. The people sang part of Psalm 118:25-26 “…Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord. We bless you from the house of the Lord ….”
The symbolism of the donkey may refer to the Eastern tradition that it is an animal of peace, versus the horse, which is the animal of war. A king came riding upon a horse when he was bent on war and rode upon a donkey when he wanted to point out he was coming in peace. Jesus’ entry to Jerusalem would thus symbolize his entry as the Prince of Peace, not as a war-waging king.
In many Christian churches, Palm Sunday includes a procession of the assembled worshipers carrying palms, representing the palm branches the crowd scattered in front of Jesus as he rode into Jerusalem. The difficulty of procuring palms in unfavorable climates led to their substitution with branches of native trees, including box, yew, willow, and olive.
The Sunday was often designated by the names of these trees, as in Yew Sunday, or by the general term Branch Sunday.
According to a release signed by the Director of Social Communications, Catholic Archdiocese of Lagos, Msgr Gabriel Osu, Palm Sunday is the commemoration of the triumphant entrance of our Lord into Jerusalem following His glorious miracle of raising Lazarus from the dead.
“Palm Sunday is one of the major feasts of our Lord, and it is the day on which the Lord Jesus Christ entered Jerusalem as a King, riding on a donkey and a colt, the foal of a donkey. Accordingly, the crowds with palm and olive branches, who joyfully chanted: “Hosanna, Son of David”, greeted Him. On this day also, we receive and worship Christ in this same manner, acknowledging Him as our King and Lord.”
Stressing the significance of the day, Msgr. Osu stated that Palm Sunday also marks the beginning of Holy Week, the final week of Lent, and the week in which Christians celebrate the mystery of their salvation through Christ’s Death and His Resurrection on Easter Sunday.
A major hallmark of the feast is the celebration of the Holy Mass followed by a procession of the faithful carrying palm branches, representing the Jews who celebrated Christ’s entrance into Jerusalem.
Here in the Archdiocese of Lagos, the Archbishop of Lagos, Most Rev. Alfred Adewale Martins is expected to lead thousands of faithful in Palm Sunday procession through the streets of Lagos Island and environs.
Presiding Pastor of Embrace International Assembly, Pastor Isaac Adeyemi urged Christians to embrace love and unity and emulate Jesus Christ by preaching peace, love and humility during and after Easter celebration.
Adeyemi maintained that the life of Jesus Christ empitomised love and humility and therefore urged all Christians to show love by caring for everyone around them.
He stressed the need for Christian leaders to depart from religiosity and catch God’s revelation which he described as the revelation of the spirit and God’s love.
Christians the world over today mark the feast of the Palm Sunday.
Palm Sunday is a Christian moveable feast that falls on the Sunday before Easter. The feast commemorates Jesus’ triumphal entry into Jerusalem, an event mentioned in all four canonical Gospels.
In the accounts of the four canonical Gospels, Jesus’ triumphal entry into Jerusalem takes place about a week before his Resurrection.
The symbolism is captured in Zechariah 9:9 “The Coming of Zion’s King – See, your king comes to you, righteous and victorious, lowly and riding on a donkey, on a colt, the foal of a donkey”.
It was perceived that Jesus was declaring he was the King of Israel to the anger of the Sanhedrin.
According to the Gospels, Jesus rode a donkey into Jerusalem, and the celebrating people there laid down their cloaks in front of him, and also laid down small branches of trees. The people sang part of Psalm 118:25-26 “…Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord. We bless you from the house of the Lord ….”
The symbolism of the donkey may refer to the Eastern tradition that it is an animal of peace, versus the horse, which is the animal of war. A king came riding upon a horse when he was bent on war and rode upon a donkey when he wanted to point out he was coming in peace. Jesus’ entry to Jerusalem would thus symbolize his entry as the Prince of Peace, not as a war-waging king.
In many Christian churches, Palm Sunday includes a procession of the assembled worshipers carrying palms, representing the palm branches the crowd scattered in front of Jesus as he rode into Jerusalem. The difficulty of procuring palms in unfavorable climates led to their substitution with branches of native trees, including box, yew, willow, and olive.
The Sunday was often designated by the names of these trees, as in Yew Sunday, or by the general term Branch Sunday.
According to a release signed by the Director of Social Communications, Catholic Archdiocese of Lagos, Msgr Gabriel Osu, Palm Sunday is the commemoration of the triumphant entrance of our Lord into Jerusalem following His glorious miracle of raising Lazarus from the dead.
“Palm Sunday is one of the major feasts of our Lord, and it is the day on which the Lord Jesus Christ entered Jerusalem as a King, riding on a donkey and a colt, the foal of a donkey. Accordingly, the crowds with palm and olive branches, who joyfully chanted: “Hosanna, Son of David”, greeted Him. On this day also, we receive and worship Christ in this same manner, acknowledging Him as our King and Lord.”
Stressing the significance of the day, Msgr. Osu stated that Palm Sunday also marks the beginning of Holy Week, the final week of Lent, and the week in which Christians celebrate the mystery of their salvation through Christ’s Death and His Resurrection on Easter Sunday.
A major hallmark of the feast is the celebration of the Holy Mass followed by a procession of the faithful carrying palm branches, representing the Jews who celebrated Christ’s entrance into Jerusalem.
Here in the Archdiocese of Lagos, the Archbishop of Lagos, Most Rev. Alfred Adewale Martins is expected to lead thousands of faithful in Palm Sunday procession through the streets of Lagos Island and environs.
Presiding Pastor of Embrace International Assembly, Pastor Isaac Adeyemi urged Christians to embrace love and unity and emulate Jesus Christ by preaching peace, love and humility during and after Easter celebration.
Adeyemi maintained that the life of Jesus Christ empitomised love and humility and therefore urged all Christians to show love by caring for everyone around them.
He stressed the need for Christian leaders to depart from religiosity and catch God’s revelation which he described as the revelation of the spirit and God’s love.
Christians mark Palm Sunday
By Sam Eyoboka & Olayinka Latona
Christians the world over today mark the feast of the Palm Sunday.
Palm Sunday is a Christian moveable feast that falls on the Sunday before Easter. The feast commemorates Jesus’ triumphal entry into Jerusalem, an event mentioned in all four canonical Gospels.
In the accounts of the four canonical Gospels, Jesus’ triumphal entry into Jerusalem takes place about a week before his Resurrection.
The symbolism is captured in Zechariah 9:9 “The Coming of Zion’s King – See, your king comes to you, righteous and victorious, lowly and riding on a donkey, on a colt, the foal of a donkey”.
It was perceived that Jesus was declaring he was the King of Israel to the anger of the Sanhedrin.
According to the Gospels, Jesus rode a donkey into Jerusalem, and the celebrating people there laid down their cloaks in front of him, and also laid down small branches of trees. The people sang part of Psalm 118:25-26 “…Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord. We bless you from the house of the Lord ….”
The symbolism of the donkey may refer to the Eastern tradition that it is an animal of peace, versus the horse, which is the animal of war. A king came riding upon a horse when he was bent on war and rode upon a donkey when he wanted to point out he was coming in peace. Jesus’ entry to Jerusalem would thus symbolize his entry as the Prince of Peace, not as a war-waging king.
In many Christian churches, Palm Sunday includes a procession of the assembled worshipers carrying palms, representing the palm branches the crowd scattered in front of Jesus as he rode into Jerusalem. The difficulty of procuring palms in unfavorable climates led to their substitution with branches of native trees, including box, yew, willow, and olive.
The Sunday was often designated by the names of these trees, as in Yew Sunday, or by the general term Branch Sunday.
According to a release signed by the Director of Social Communications, Catholic Archdiocese of Lagos, Msgr Gabriel Osu, Palm Sunday is the commemoration of the triumphant entrance of our Lord into Jerusalem following His glorious miracle of raising Lazarus from the dead.
“Palm Sunday is one of the major feasts of our Lord, and it is the day on which the Lord Jesus Christ entered Jerusalem as a King, riding on a donkey and a colt, the foal of a donkey. Accordingly, the crowds with palm and olive branches, who joyfully chanted: “Hosanna, Son of David”, greeted Him. On this day also, we receive and worship Christ in this same manner, acknowledging Him as our King and Lord.”
Stressing the significance of the day, Msgr. Osu stated that Palm Sunday also marks the beginning of Holy Week, the final week of Lent, and the week in which Christians celebrate the mystery of their salvation through Christ’s Death and His Resurrection on Easter Sunday.
A major hallmark of the feast is the celebration of the Holy Mass followed by a procession of the faithful carrying palm branches, representing the Jews who celebrated Christ’s entrance into Jerusalem.
Here in the Archdiocese of Lagos, the Archbishop of Lagos, Most Rev. Alfred Adewale Martins is expected to lead thousands of faithful in Palm Sunday procession through the streets of Lagos Island and environs.
Presiding Pastor of Embrace International Assembly, Pastor Isaac Adeyemi urged Christians to embrace love and unity and emulate Jesus Christ by preaching peace, love and humility during and after Easter celebration.
Adeyemi maintained that the life of Jesus Christ empitomised love and humility and therefore urged all Christians to show love by caring for everyone around them.
He stressed the need for Christian leaders to depart from religiosity and catch God’s revelation which he described as the revelation of the spirit and God’s love.
Christians the world over today mark the feast of the Palm Sunday.
Palm Sunday is a Christian moveable feast that falls on the Sunday before Easter. The feast commemorates Jesus’ triumphal entry into Jerusalem, an event mentioned in all four canonical Gospels.
In the accounts of the four canonical Gospels, Jesus’ triumphal entry into Jerusalem takes place about a week before his Resurrection.
The symbolism is captured in Zechariah 9:9 “The Coming of Zion’s King – See, your king comes to you, righteous and victorious, lowly and riding on a donkey, on a colt, the foal of a donkey”.
It was perceived that Jesus was declaring he was the King of Israel to the anger of the Sanhedrin.
According to the Gospels, Jesus rode a donkey into Jerusalem, and the celebrating people there laid down their cloaks in front of him, and also laid down small branches of trees. The people sang part of Psalm 118:25-26 “…Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord. We bless you from the house of the Lord ….”
The symbolism of the donkey may refer to the Eastern tradition that it is an animal of peace, versus the horse, which is the animal of war. A king came riding upon a horse when he was bent on war and rode upon a donkey when he wanted to point out he was coming in peace. Jesus’ entry to Jerusalem would thus symbolize his entry as the Prince of Peace, not as a war-waging king.
In many Christian churches, Palm Sunday includes a procession of the assembled worshipers carrying palms, representing the palm branches the crowd scattered in front of Jesus as he rode into Jerusalem. The difficulty of procuring palms in unfavorable climates led to their substitution with branches of native trees, including box, yew, willow, and olive.
The Sunday was often designated by the names of these trees, as in Yew Sunday, or by the general term Branch Sunday.
According to a release signed by the Director of Social Communications, Catholic Archdiocese of Lagos, Msgr Gabriel Osu, Palm Sunday is the commemoration of the triumphant entrance of our Lord into Jerusalem following His glorious miracle of raising Lazarus from the dead.
“Palm Sunday is one of the major feasts of our Lord, and it is the day on which the Lord Jesus Christ entered Jerusalem as a King, riding on a donkey and a colt, the foal of a donkey. Accordingly, the crowds with palm and olive branches, who joyfully chanted: “Hosanna, Son of David”, greeted Him. On this day also, we receive and worship Christ in this same manner, acknowledging Him as our King and Lord.”
Stressing the significance of the day, Msgr. Osu stated that Palm Sunday also marks the beginning of Holy Week, the final week of Lent, and the week in which Christians celebrate the mystery of their salvation through Christ’s Death and His Resurrection on Easter Sunday.
A major hallmark of the feast is the celebration of the Holy Mass followed by a procession of the faithful carrying palm branches, representing the Jews who celebrated Christ’s entrance into Jerusalem.
Here in the Archdiocese of Lagos, the Archbishop of Lagos, Most Rev. Alfred Adewale Martins is expected to lead thousands of faithful in Palm Sunday procession through the streets of Lagos Island and environs.
Presiding Pastor of Embrace International Assembly, Pastor Isaac Adeyemi urged Christians to embrace love and unity and emulate Jesus Christ by preaching peace, love and humility during and after Easter celebration.
Adeyemi maintained that the life of Jesus Christ empitomised love and humility and therefore urged all Christians to show love by caring for everyone around them.
He stressed the need for Christian leaders to depart from religiosity and catch God’s revelation which he described as the revelation of the spirit and God’s love.
Christians mark Palm Sunday
By Sam Eyoboka & Olayinka Latona
Christians the world over today mark the feast of the Palm Sunday.
Palm Sunday is a Christian moveable feast that falls on the Sunday before Easter. The feast commemorates Jesus’ triumphal entry into Jerusalem, an event mentioned in all four canonical Gospels.
In the accounts of the four canonical Gospels, Jesus’ triumphal entry into Jerusalem takes place about a week before his Resurrection.
The symbolism is captured in Zechariah 9:9 “The Coming of Zion’s King – See, your king comes to you, righteous and victorious, lowly and riding on a donkey, on a colt, the foal of a donkey”.
It was perceived that Jesus was declaring he was the King of Israel to the anger of the Sanhedrin.
According to the Gospels, Jesus rode a donkey into Jerusalem, and the celebrating people there laid down their cloaks in front of him, and also laid down small branches of trees. The people sang part of Psalm 118:25-26 “…Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord. We bless you from the house of the Lord ….”
The symbolism of the donkey may refer to the Eastern tradition that it is an animal of peace, versus the horse, which is the animal of war. A king came riding upon a horse when he was bent on war and rode upon a donkey when he wanted to point out he was coming in peace. Jesus’ entry to Jerusalem would thus symbolize his entry as the Prince of Peace, not as a war-waging king.
In many Christian churches, Palm Sunday includes a procession of the assembled worshipers carrying palms, representing the palm branches the crowd scattered in front of Jesus as he rode into Jerusalem. The difficulty of procuring palms in unfavorable climates led to their substitution with branches of native trees, including box, yew, willow, and olive.
The Sunday was often designated by the names of these trees, as in Yew Sunday, or by the general term Branch Sunday.
According to a release signed by the Director of Social Communications, Catholic Archdiocese of Lagos, Msgr Gabriel Osu, Palm Sunday is the commemoration of the triumphant entrance of our Lord into Jerusalem following His glorious miracle of raising Lazarus from the dead.
“Palm Sunday is one of the major feasts of our Lord, and it is the day on which the Lord Jesus Christ entered Jerusalem as a King, riding on a donkey and a colt, the foal of a donkey. Accordingly, the crowds with palm and olive branches, who joyfully chanted: “Hosanna, Son of David”, greeted Him. On this day also, we receive and worship Christ in this same manner, acknowledging Him as our King and Lord.”
Stressing the significance of the day, Msgr. Osu stated that Palm Sunday also marks the beginning of Holy Week, the final week of Lent, and the week in which Christians celebrate the mystery of their salvation through Christ’s Death and His Resurrection on Easter Sunday.
A major hallmark of the feast is the celebration of the Holy Mass followed by a procession of the faithful carrying palm branches, representing the Jews who celebrated Christ’s entrance into Jerusalem.
Here in the Archdiocese of Lagos, the Archbishop of Lagos, Most Rev. Alfred Adewale Martins is expected to lead thousands of faithful in Palm Sunday procession through the streets of Lagos Island and environs.
Presiding Pastor of Embrace International Assembly, Pastor Isaac Adeyemi urged Christians to embrace love and unity and emulate Jesus Christ by preaching peace, love and humility during and after Easter celebration.
Adeyemi maintained that the life of Jesus Christ empitomised love and humility and therefore urged all Christians to show love by caring for everyone around them.
He stressed the need for Christian leaders to depart from religiosity and catch God’s revelation which he described as the revelation of the spirit and God’s love.
Christians the world over today mark the feast of the Palm Sunday.
Palm Sunday is a Christian moveable feast that falls on the Sunday before Easter. The feast commemorates Jesus’ triumphal entry into Jerusalem, an event mentioned in all four canonical Gospels.
In the accounts of the four canonical Gospels, Jesus’ triumphal entry into Jerusalem takes place about a week before his Resurrection.
The symbolism is captured in Zechariah 9:9 “The Coming of Zion’s King – See, your king comes to you, righteous and victorious, lowly and riding on a donkey, on a colt, the foal of a donkey”.
It was perceived that Jesus was declaring he was the King of Israel to the anger of the Sanhedrin.
According to the Gospels, Jesus rode a donkey into Jerusalem, and the celebrating people there laid down their cloaks in front of him, and also laid down small branches of trees. The people sang part of Psalm 118:25-26 “…Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord. We bless you from the house of the Lord ….”
The symbolism of the donkey may refer to the Eastern tradition that it is an animal of peace, versus the horse, which is the animal of war. A king came riding upon a horse when he was bent on war and rode upon a donkey when he wanted to point out he was coming in peace. Jesus’ entry to Jerusalem would thus symbolize his entry as the Prince of Peace, not as a war-waging king.
In many Christian churches, Palm Sunday includes a procession of the assembled worshipers carrying palms, representing the palm branches the crowd scattered in front of Jesus as he rode into Jerusalem. The difficulty of procuring palms in unfavorable climates led to their substitution with branches of native trees, including box, yew, willow, and olive.
The Sunday was often designated by the names of these trees, as in Yew Sunday, or by the general term Branch Sunday.
According to a release signed by the Director of Social Communications, Catholic Archdiocese of Lagos, Msgr Gabriel Osu, Palm Sunday is the commemoration of the triumphant entrance of our Lord into Jerusalem following His glorious miracle of raising Lazarus from the dead.
“Palm Sunday is one of the major feasts of our Lord, and it is the day on which the Lord Jesus Christ entered Jerusalem as a King, riding on a donkey and a colt, the foal of a donkey. Accordingly, the crowds with palm and olive branches, who joyfully chanted: “Hosanna, Son of David”, greeted Him. On this day also, we receive and worship Christ in this same manner, acknowledging Him as our King and Lord.”
Stressing the significance of the day, Msgr. Osu stated that Palm Sunday also marks the beginning of Holy Week, the final week of Lent, and the week in which Christians celebrate the mystery of their salvation through Christ’s Death and His Resurrection on Easter Sunday.
A major hallmark of the feast is the celebration of the Holy Mass followed by a procession of the faithful carrying palm branches, representing the Jews who celebrated Christ’s entrance into Jerusalem.
Here in the Archdiocese of Lagos, the Archbishop of Lagos, Most Rev. Alfred Adewale Martins is expected to lead thousands of faithful in Palm Sunday procession through the streets of Lagos Island and environs.
Presiding Pastor of Embrace International Assembly, Pastor Isaac Adeyemi urged Christians to embrace love and unity and emulate Jesus Christ by preaching peace, love and humility during and after Easter celebration.
Adeyemi maintained that the life of Jesus Christ empitomised love and humility and therefore urged all Christians to show love by caring for everyone around them.
He stressed the need for Christian leaders to depart from religiosity and catch God’s revelation which he described as the revelation of the spirit and God’s love.
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