How Christ Embassy Helped Us When We Felt Very Lost, Abandoned After My Father's Death - Rema ~ OsazuwaAkonedo #Ambani #Amenkhienan #Anant #Benin #Bins #Chris #Christ #Divine #edo #embassy #Ethiope #Godwin #heisrema #Ikubor #India #Mukesh #news #oba #Obaseki #Oyakhilome #PDP #Radhika #Rema #Tom https://osazuwaakonedo.online/how-christ-embassy-helped-us-when-we-felt-very-lost-abandoned-after-my-fathers-death-rema/02/09/2024/ #Entertainment Published: September 2nd, 2024 Reshared: September 2, 2024 12:31 am Nigerian music icon, Divine Ikubor popularly known as Rema has narrated
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00:00Nigerian Music Icon
00:02Divine Ikubo popularly known as Reema has narrated how Christ Embassy Church founded by Pastor Chris Oyakilomi helped him.
00:09His mother and family when they felt very lost and abandoned after his father.
00:14Justice Ikubo died in a controversial manner at a hotel in Benin City in 2008.
00:21Reema who was born in the year 2000 and was just barely 8 years old when his father was reported dead at a hotel
00:28after allegedly having time with a lady, said the then Benin Senior Pastor of the Christ Embassy Church in Benin City,
00:35Rev. Tom Amenkianan opened shop for his mother, through which, he said,
00:40his mother was able to cater for the family after everything they had were taken away from them following the death of his father
00:47who was the then General Manager of the Edo State Government-owned 80-book publishing company.
00:52The singer led the narration during the Christ Embassy Church service he attended on Sunday, September 1, 2024 in Benin City
01:00after his homecoming concert on Friday held at Samuel Ogbe Mudia Stadium,
01:04an event which has been the talk of the town and it has been trending on social media platforms since on Tuesday
01:10when the Guinness Book of World Record music star arrived the Edo State Capitol ahead of the event.
01:17Reema in 2020 had accused the People's Democratic Party, PDP over the death of his father, Justice Ikubo.
01:25The music star made this known via his Twitter page on Monday, September 28, 2020,
01:31where he asked the former ruling party to come clean about his late father's mysterious death.
01:37PDP you all need to explain what happened to my father in that hotel room.
01:43Justice Ikubo's son has risen, he tweeted.
01:47His father, Justice Ikubo was found dead in a room at Binz Hotel in Benin City, the state's capital, in 2008.
01:56According to media reports, Ikubo checked in with a female friend at about 8, 3 p.m. on the day he died.
02:04The lady reportedly left the hotel premises after spending some hours with the deceased.
02:10Reema, while expressing gratitude to the church on Sunday for its guidance and support,
02:16especially for coming through for his family after the death of his father,
02:20donated over N105 million to the church infrastructure and widows who were present during the Sunday service.
02:28Reema said, I'm not here to give myself any accolades or glory. I'm here to give God the glory.
02:36I feel like it is important to give back because the church has embraced and prayed for me
02:42and has kept me very consistent with my spirit.
02:46Firstly, I want to give a pledge of N40 million to the infrastructure of the church.
02:53I want to pledge N20 million to Rhapsody of Realities.
02:57And being the fact that I came from the teen's church,
03:00I also want to pledge N25 million to the infrastructure of the teen's church.
03:06I'm pledging N20 million to widows in church today.
03:10Before making the donations for widows in the church,
03:14Reema narrated how the church supported his family during a difficult time after his father's passing.
03:20When I was 8 years old, when I lost my dad, we felt very lost and abandoned.
03:27All that we had was taken from us and we felt very alone.
03:32I remember at the time, Pastor Joy and Pastor Tom, the pastors of this church,
03:38they opened a shop for my mom and that was how she managed to take care of us.
03:43Ahead of the homecoming concert, the Oba of Menin honors Reema with a royal plaque.
03:49The Oba presented the plaque to Reema when the singer paid him a visit at his palace
03:54ahead of his homecoming concert at the Obe Stadium in Menin City.
03:58At the Oba Palace, Reema sang his popular hit track, Baby Calm Down, to entertain the monarch.
04:06Videos posted online by phone seekers showed the Oba appeared entertained
04:10and he couldn't be seen asking one of his daughters, Princess Ogogo, to join Reema.
04:16The princess and her little sister quickly left the corner of the palace hall
04:21and joined Reema where he was.
04:23Sang the music together with him and both she and her little sister took photographs with Reema
04:28while the king watched them with a royal smile.
04:31Princess Ogogo was later mandated by the king to present the royal plaque to Reema
04:36which she did with joy and signs of happiness all over her face.
04:40Also ahead of the concert, Reema attended the groundbreaking ceremony
04:45of a 6,000-capacity Edo Arena named after him by Governor Godwin Obaseki.
04:51Edo State Governor Godwin Obaseki had stated that the popular musician, Reema,
04:57was a backstage performer at his 2016 inauguration ceremony.
05:02In a post on X social media platform on Friday, Obaseki praised Reema's achievements
05:08in the music industry, noting that he has become a global sensation in just eight years.
05:14The governor expressed his pride in Reema's journey, saying,
05:18only a few could have imagined that Heiss Reema, who was one of the backstage acts
05:23at my inauguration in 2016, would achieve global sensation status by 2024.
05:30During his homecoming concert on Friday, Reema could be seen showing his value for women.
05:37He had some challenges of fans jumping offstage to hug him which led to some situations
05:42where he kicked one of the fans who jumped offstage.
05:45The security network mounted by the bodyguards and the fan was seen walking directly face-to-face
05:51to Reema when the music star kicked him and the fan was later dragged offstage by the bodyguards.
05:57Handle her with care, them no they throw a woman.
06:01Reema cautioned a bouncer who wanted to fling a lady who climbed the stage to hug him.
06:07Reema thereafter gifted the lady two million naira.
06:10Looking at the way he treated female fans with care,
06:14and the manner he treated the male fans at the concert,
06:17some social media users took to various online platforms to express their opinions.
06:23One of the Facebook comments sections monitored,
06:26some of the social media users stated as reported below those,
06:31Any controversial, I am the last person that will even go for celebrity concert.
06:37Talk more of climbing stage to meet one, I don't give importance to all those people.
06:43This life, if it was a girl he would have hug her and dance with her.
06:48Waiting man do man, love it golden.
06:51From my observation he didn't hit the boy, he didn't see the boy on time,
06:57he was just demonstrating and dancing to the music before he noticed the guy
07:01and as a result of the hands and legs he was kicking out, he hit him by mistake.
07:07But why will someone climb stage to touch Reema when he is singing Ozeba,
07:12music way carry natural highness.
07:15I need me Sunday, love it golden, exactly.
07:19Reema didn't kick him intentionally,
07:21the boy bumped into Reema when he was about to do the basic leg work dance.
07:26Vibe it David, now how he for managed shake the boy hand na
07:31and the way his body guards pushed the boy off the long stage
07:34won't pray make the boy no get better wound.
07:37Ah that's not fair Reema, these are your fans na.
07:41Anyways, it's people that like going for all these concerts.
07:46If it's a girl, would they have treated her that way?
07:50The boy serve for no client stage like that na.
07:53In November 2022, Reema tweeted and asked people not to compare him.
07:59If anyone sounds like me, I am grateful.
08:03Imagine dressing the game with hits without having an impact or influence.
08:08Sometimes, the comparison is just shameful to watch when you look at the age gap.
08:14Picking when them born for 2000 they worry you like this.
08:18In May 2023, Nigerian Afrobeat singer, Divine Ekubo,
08:24popularly known as Reema, has made his debut in the Guinness World Book of Records.
08:30The Benin-born artist pulled off the feat with his global hit song,
08:34Calm Down, which made history as the first number one hit on the official MENA chart,
08:40the world's first regional streaming chart.
08:43Guinness World Record recognized Reema for achieving the epic feat in a statement on its website.
08:50It confirmed that Reema was being recognized for securing the first number one hit
08:55on the world's first regional streaming chart and first ever official chart
08:59in the Middle East and North Africa, MENA, according to Banggaad newspaper.
09:04In 2023, several media reported that,
09:08in the Indian music industry chart week dated 9th, January 2023,
09:14Reema's, Calm Down, tops the chart as it begins 2023 as the number one song in India,
09:21according to False Nigerian News Network.
09:24In July 2024, several media reported that Afrobeat star, Reema is reportedly said to be
09:32paying $3 million to perform at the wedding ceremony of Anant Ambani,
09:37son of India's richest man, Mukesh Ambani, and Radhika Machant.
09:42In August 2024, G-Slover reported that the Nigerian artist, Divine Ikubo,
09:50known as Reema, recently addressed his performance at the wedding of Anant Ambani,
09:56the son of India's wealthiest individual, Mukesh Ambani, and Radhika Machant,
10:01the daughter of prominent pharmaceutical magnates Viren and Shailen Machant,
10:06in a video that has gained significant attention.
10:09Reema definitely made waves when news broke that he was allegedly paid $3 million,
10:15around 4.5 billion Nairas, for a performance at a fancy wedding.
10:20In a recent chat with GRM Daily, he shared that playing at that wedding was a major milestone for him.
10:27Although he didn't specifically say whether the 4.5 billion Nairas figure was accurate,
10:33the calm-down hitmaker did mention that he got a hefty paycheck.
10:37The interviewer asked,
10:39Is it true you got paid $3 million for the Ambani's wedding in India?
10:44Reema responded by saying,
10:46Hehehe, that is all I can say to be honest.
10:50Money-wise it was a great achievement.
10:53It was beautiful.
10:54I love India and India loves me too.
10:57It is just feel good to see something that people trolled me for,
11:01criticized me for and I am benefited off of that.
11:05Imagine if I had stopped.
11:07Imagine if I had listened to the trolls and I think I feel I had to switch it up
11:12and 4 years later it paid and it paid big.
11:24I feel like it is important to give back because the church has embraced me,
11:37has prayed for me, has kept me very consistent with my spirit.
11:41Firstly, I want to give a pledge of 40 million Nairas to the construction of the church.
11:55I want to pledge 20 million Nairas to the Rhapsody of Virginity.
12:06And you know being the fact that I came from the T's church,
12:10I also want to pledge 25 million to the infrastructure of the T's church.
12:17And also I would say when I was 8 years old when I lost my dad,
12:25we felt very lost.
12:28All that we had was taken from us and we felt very alone.
12:32And I remember at the time Pastor Joy and Pastor Thomas,
12:37the pastor of this church,
12:40they opened a shop for us.
12:45That was what she managed to take care of us, feed us and manage.
12:49And just to add to that,
12:54if there is any widow in church today,
12:58I am pledging 20 million to any widow in the church.
13:01I want to pledge 20 million to any widow in the church.
13:32Drop that song!
13:53Two million Nairas for you.
13:55Two million Nairas for you.
14:15How many people visited the altar?
14:16I met the altar. My friend as well in Lagos met the altar.
14:21You friends, you made the altar with the strength.
14:24Two million Nairas for you.