{"id":12797,"date":"2025-03-05T18:32:01","date_gmt":"2025-03-05T18:32:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thenewsnow.org\/?p=12797"},"modified":"2025-03-05T18:32:01","modified_gmt":"2025-03-05T18:32:01","slug":"first-lady-oluremi-tinubu-calls-for-prayer-compassion-and-unity-during-lenten-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thenewsnow.org\/index.php\/2025\/03\/05\/first-lady-oluremi-tinubu-calls-for-prayer-compassion-and-unity-during-lenten-season\/","title":{"rendered":"First Lady Oluremi Tinubu Calls for Prayer, Compassion, and Unity During Lenten Season"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s2\">As the Christian faithful in Nigeria and across the world begin the observance of Lent, the First Lady of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, <\/span><span class=\"s1\">Senator Oluremi Tinubu, CON<\/span><span class=\"s2\">, has called for a period of deep reflection, prayer, and acts of kindness.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s2\">In a message released to mark the Lenten season, Senator Tinubu emphasized the significance of this sacred period as a time for <\/span><span class=\"s1\">repentance, supplication, and good deeds<\/span><span class=\"s2\">, urging Nigerians to follow Christ\u2019s example of love and selflessness.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s2\">\u201cI urge us to use this period to draw closer to Christ, show kindness to others, and deepen our commitment to serving others,\u201d she said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s2\">The First Lady also stressed the importance of <\/span><span class=\"s1\">national unity and spiritual intercession<\/span><span class=\"s2\">, encouraging Nigerians to pray for peace and prosperity in the country. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s2\">She expressed optimism that through collective efforts and divine guidance, Nigeria would attain greatness on the global stage.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s2\">\u201cLet us walk together in the light of Christ, with hope in our hearts and compassion for all. We should also remember our dear nation, Nigeria, in prayers for peace and prosperity, as we all build together a nation that will take her place among the comity of nations,\u201d she added.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s2\">She wished Nigerians a <\/span><span class=\"s1\">blessed and spiritually rewarding Lenten season<\/span><span class=\"s2\">, urging them to embrace the virtues of sacrifice and renewal during this sacred period.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As the Christian faithful in Nigeria and across the world begin the observance of Lent, the First Lady of the<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":12725,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mi_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-12797","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-from-the-grassroots"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thenewsnow.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12797","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thenewsnow.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thenewsnow.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thenewsnow.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thenewsnow.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12797"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/thenewsnow.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12797\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12798,"href":"https:\/\/thenewsnow.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12797\/revisions\/12798"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thenewsnow.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/12725"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thenewsnow.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12797"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thenewsnow.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12797"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thenewsnow.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12797"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}