The spirit of Christmas filled the air at the State House Conference Centre in Abuja as Nigeria\u2019s First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, hosted a special Christmas brunch for children from two foster homes.<\/p>\n
In her message, Senator Oluremi Tinubu called on Nigerians to embrace the essence of the season\u2014love, compassion, and unity\u2014urging everyone to make every day like Christmas.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cChristmas should remind us to love our neighbours and go all out to help others. Next year, let\u2019s make it a year of love and a cleaner, greener Nigeria,\u201d she said.<\/span><\/p>\n The First Lady highlighted the Federal Government\u2019s commitment to improving the lives of Nigerians and assured that these efforts would continue with renewed vigour in the new year. She described 2025 as a year of hope, love, and the manifestation of God\u2019s goodness in the nation.<\/span><\/p>\n Senator Tinubu also encouraged the children to show love to their friends, siblings, and neighbours, exemplifying the teachings of Christ, who is the reason for the Christmas season. \u201cThe reason we are all here is to celebrate the birthday of Jesus Christ,\u201d she said.<\/span><\/p>\n During the event, she read from her book, <\/span>The Christmas Story<\/span>, which reimagines the birth, life, and times of Jesus using Nigerian characters. The book delivers a relatable message of hope and purpose, and the First Lady also engaged the children by answering their questions.<\/span><\/p>\n The children, who were from the Abuja Children\u2019s Home and the Vine Heritage Home Foundation (VHHF), participated in a national anthem contest, winning cash prizes. They were also treated to gifts, food, and drinks, leaving the event with smiles and joy.<\/span><\/p>\n While addressing journalists after the event, the First Lady reflected on her personal journey and encouraged Nigerians to approach the new year with optimism, faith, and hard work.<\/span><\/p>\n As the children departed with gifts and laughter, the First Lady\u2019s message remained clear: Christmas is a time to share love, spread hope, and work together for a brighter future.<\/span><\/p>\n Also present at the Children\u2019s Christmas Brunch were the wife of the Vice President, Hajia Nana Shettima; the wife of the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hajia Fatima Tajudeen Abass; the wife of the Deputy Senate President, Hajia Laila Barau; wives of National Assembly members, wives of ministers, and the wife of the Comptroller General of the Nigeria Customs Service, Mrs. Kikelomo Adeniyi.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The spirit of Christmas filled the air at the State House Conference Centre in Abuja as Nigeria\u2019s First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, hosted a special Christmas brunch for children from two foster homes.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":21289,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[9717,9718,7255],"class_list":["post-21288","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-metro","tag-childrens-christmas-brunch","tag-love-and-unity","tag-oluremi-tinubu"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/theblogonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21288"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/theblogonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/theblogonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theblogonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theblogonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=21288"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/theblogonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21288\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":21290,"href":"https:\/\/theblogonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21288\/revisions\/21290"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theblogonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/21289"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/theblogonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=21288"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theblogonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=21288"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theblogonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=21288"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}