{"id":57767,"date":"2024-12-08T08:27:13","date_gmt":"2024-12-08T08:27:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/?p=57767"},"modified":"2024-12-08T08:30:18","modified_gmt":"2024-12-08T08:30:18","slug":"everybody-loves-christmas-fr-umoh-lauds-funke-akindeles-new-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/2024\/12\/08\/everybody-loves-christmas-fr-umoh-lauds-funke-akindeles-new-video\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Everybody Loves Christmas&#8217;: Fr Umoh Lauds Funke Akindele\u2019s New Video"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>By Our Correspondent\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Renowned Catholic priest, Rev. Fr Michael Nsikak Umoh has showered praise on Funke Akindele&#8217;s latest Christmas video, &#8220;Everybody Loves Christmas,&#8221; describing it as a heartwarming message of hope, unity, and joy for Nigerians.<\/p>\n<p>The 5.22-minute video, featuring stars like Jide Kosoko, Patience Ozokwo, Falz, Waje, and Dbanj, blends traditional carols with Nigerian rhythms, showcasing the nation&#8217;s cultural richness.<\/p>\n<p>Fr Umoh called it a &#8220;sermontainment&#8221; that emphasizes the essence of Christmas\u2014giving, compassion, and togetherness.<\/p>\n<p>Set in an old people&#8217;s home, the video highlights the importance of caring for the vulnerable and urges Nigerians to prioritize connection and presence over material gifts this season.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFunke Akindele\u2019s work is a beacon of hope, reminding us that despite our challenges, we can celebrate our shared humanity,\u201d Fr Umoh said, applauding the team for inspiring unity through art.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Our Correspondent\u00a0 &nbsp; Renowned Catholic priest, Rev. Fr Michael Nsikak Umoh has showered praise on Funke Akindele&#8217;s latest Christmas video, &#8220;Everybody Loves Christmas,&#8221; describing it as a heartwarming message of hope, unity, and joy for Nigerians. The 5.22-minute video, featuring stars like Jide Kosoko, Patience Ozokwo, Falz, Waje, and Dbanj, blends traditional carols with [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":57768,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[177,179,172],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-57767","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-abuja-reports","category-entertainment","category-news"],"aioseo_notices":[],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/57767","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/13"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=57767"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/57767\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":57771,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/57767\/revisions\/57771"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/57768"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=57767"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=57767"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=57767"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}