Ilorin Christians Mark Palm Sunday with Elaborate Processions and 'Hosannah' Shouts

Date: 2025-04-13

Christians in Ilorin, Kwara State, marked Palm Sunday yesterday, commemorating the triumphant entry of Jesus Christ into Jerusalem over 2,000 years ago.

Large crowds of Christian faithful gathered to participate in Palm Sunday processions. The main procession began at Saint Barnabas Cathedral, Sabo Oke, Ilorin, and lasted over four hours. It wound through Murtala Mohammed Road, Maraba, Amilegbe, Ipata, Opo-Malu, parts of Emir's Road, Taiwo Road, Unity Road, the Post Office area, and concluded at the starting point for a final benediction.

A second procession started at First Baptist Church, Surulere, Ilorin, proceeding through the State General Hospital, Upper Taiwo Road, and joining other worshippers at Unity Junction before continuing to Saint Barnabas Cathedral.

Participants carried palm fronds, singing, dancing, and shouting “Hosannah” in joyful celebration of Christ's triumphal entry into Jerusalem.

The chairman of the Christians Association of Nigeria (CAN) in the state, Bishop Sunday Adewole called on Christians to be humble, embrace peace and love themselves and their neighbours as demonstrated by Jesus Christ.

Adewole urged Nigerians to be alive to their responsibilities and renew their faith to serve God wholeheartedly.

 

Cloud Tag: What's trending

Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.

Sa\'ad Alanamu     Jani Ibrahim     Mutawali Of Ilorin     Sa\'adu Salau     Balogun-Ojomu     ER-KANG     Saad Belgore     Adisa Logun     Amule     Mahmud Durosinlohun Atiku     Ishola Balogun Fulani     Funmilayo Oniwa     University Road     Abubakar Baba     Facemasks     Lukman Oyebanji Fagbemi     Ahmad Olayiwola Kamaldeen     Zara Umar     Arandun     Segun Olawoyin     Sulyman Age AbdulKareem     Bola Ahmed Tinubu     Ojo Fadumila     IFK     Y.A. Abdulkareem     KWASSIP     Gobir Organization Foundation     Ogbondoroko     Adolescent Girls Initiative For Learning And Empowerment     International Public Sector Accounting Standards     Sardauna     Lola Ashiru     Ibrahim Kayode Adeyemi     Abubakar Olusola Saraki     Abdulmumin Yinka Ajia     Okala Baba     Baba Issa     Kwara State Pension Board     Shade Omoniyi     Road Transport Employers Association Of Nigeria     Jumoke F. Ajao     Yahaya Oloriegbe     Mopelola Abdulmaliq-Bashir     Ekiti     MMWG     Saudat Abdulbaqi     Kolawole Akande     Olaiya Lawal     Okin High School     Ben Duntoye     Adedipe     Magaji Nda     Plat Technologies     Onikijipa     Chief Of Staff     Sheriff Shagaya     Wahab Egbewole     Saka Asiat Ayinke     Yahaya Seriki Gambari     Saad Omo Iya     Tsaragi-Share     Toyin Sanusi     Mike Omotosho     Ibraheem Adeola Katibi     Elelu     Mohammed Halidu     Junior Secondary School Certificate Examinations     Kwara Primary Health Care Development Agency     Zulu Gambari     Ahmad Lawan     College Of Education     Kayode Bankole     Theophilus Oyebiyi     Ilesha-Gwanara     Senate Presidency     Yusuf Abdulraheem     First Lady    

Cloud Tag: What's trending

Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.

Ishaq Salman     Ilorin Curfew     Durbar Festival     Oasis Muslim Care Foundation     Muhammad Fawaz Abubakar     NYSC     Lanwa     Aliyu Alhassan     Eruku     Hussein Olokooba     Adegoke Bamidele     Vasolar-Kwara Company Ltd     Yinka Aluko     Zubair Folorunsho Erubu     Tafida Of Kaiama     IF-K     Isiaka Danmeromu     Moro     CCB     Ibrahim Bio     Olatunji Bamgbola     Titus Suberu-Ajibola     Iyeru Grammar School     Ola Falade     Abdulrahman Onikijipa     Muhammad Toyin Sanusi     Ahmad Belgore     Taofik Mustapha     Bond     Toyin Olayinka Tejidini     Adeola Abraham     Olomu     Yunus Lawal     Mutawalle     Vasolar Consultoria     Baba Adini Of Kwara State     Abubakar Abdulraheem     Ogidi-Oloje     Ahmed Shuaib Buranga     NSCIA     Oro Grammar School     AbdulRahman Saad     JAMB     Muhammad Sirajo Aliyu     Sanitation Exercise     Tunde Akanbi     Vasolar     Azeez Bello     Quranic Recitation Competition     Kale Bayero     Taiwo Joseph     Sanusi Abubakar     Nigerian Supreme Council For Islamic Affairs     Saad Belgore     A.E. Afolabi     Kwara Consultative Forum     IDPU     Facemasks     Shuaib Boni Aliyu     Kwara TV     Sulaiman Gado     Ilorin Talaka Parapo     Kwabes     ENetSuD     Abdulkadir Bolakale Sakariyah     Muslim Stakeholders Of Kwara State     Sherif Shagaya     Kwasu     Mahfouz Adedimeji     Taofik Abiodun Ahmed     Lafiagi     Chartered Institute Of Personnel Management Of Nigeria     NFAI     Susan Modupe Oluwole     Yusuf Abdulkadir     Hamidu Olowo     Ahmed Bolaji Nagode