Nigerian artist Rema donates ₦105 million to a Benin church in gratitude for supporting his family, showcasing his giving spirit and deep-rooted connections.
On Sunday, Divine Ikubor, who is popularly known as Rema in the Afrobeats music scene, made a generous donation of N105m to a Christ Embassy church located in Benin within Edo State.
During a Sunday service, Rema expressed her gratitude to the church for its support and guidance as she made the donation.
He expressed in a recently widely-circulated video, “My purpose is not to aggrandize myself or obtain recognition. My intention is to glorify God. I believe it’s essential to reciprocate because the church has supported me, prayed for me and kept my spiritual state steadfast.”
To begin with, I would like to make a commitment of N40m towards the development of the church’s infrastructure. Additionally, I am pledging N20m specifically for Rhapsody of Realities and as someone who was once part of the teens church community, I also pledge N25m towards their infrastructure expansion.
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Today, I am committing to donate N20 million towards widows in the church.
During a challenging period after his father’s demise, Rema divulged how the church provided assistance to his family.
“When I was only eight years old and my father passed away, we were left feeling lost and abandoned. Everything we had seemed to disappear, leaving us with a profound sense of loneliness. However, at that time Pastor Joy and Pastor Thomas from this church came forward to lend their support by opening up a shop for my mother which she used as the means to take care of our family.”
On Tuesday, Rema arrived in his hometown of Benin for the much-awaited homecoming concert.
Collins Michael, who is also known as Don Jazzy and his Mavin crew have arrived in Benin to express their support for Rema’s homecoming show.
It was reported that Rema had hosted the Oba of Benin at his palace, where the monarch awarded him a royal plaque prior to the performance.
