Nigerian afrobeat musician Divine Ikubor, popularly known as Rema, has donated the sum of N105 million to a Christ Embassy Church in Benin, Edo State for the kindness shown to him and his family during their trials.
Rema made the donation during a service he attended on Sunday, September 1, 2024.
He expressed gratitude to the church for its guidance and support, especially for coming through for his family after the death of his father.
His kind gesture was captured in a video that has now gone viral online.
“I’m not here to give myself any accolades or glory. I’m here to give God the glory.
“I feel like it is important to give back because the church has embraced and prayed for me and has kept me very consistent with my spirit.
“Firstly, I want to give a pledge of N40m to the infrastructure of the church. I want to pledge N20m to Rhapsody of Realities, and being the fact that I came from the teen’s church, I also want to pledge N25m to the infrastructure of the teen’s church.
“I’m pledging N20 million to widows in church today,” he said.
The artist further narrated how the church supported his family during a difficult time after his father’s passing.
“When I was eight years old when I lost my dad, we felt very lost and abandoned.
“All that we had was taken from us, and we felt very alone. I remember at the time, Pastor Joy and Pastor Thomas, the pastors of this church, they opened a shop for my mum, and that was how she managed to take care of us,” he added.
The Afrobeats star is currently on a homecoming tour of his state, where he’s billed to perform at a highly anticipated concert.
He arrived in Benin last Tuesday and attended the groundbreaking ceremony of a 6,000-capacity Edo Arena named after him by Governor Godwin Obaseki.
