It was with great solemnity and joyful celebrations that Mother Bodija welcomed back her alumni sons to her grounds between June 25 and June 27, 2024. The celebration this year was well attended by the alumni priests and religious from various parts of the country. The homecoming was again spectacular with the formal welcoming by the Seminary of her immediate past Rector, Most Rev. Anthony Ovayero Ewherido, Catholic Bishop of Warri, who since his episcopal ordination, was just being formally celebrated by the Seminary.

This year's celebration again was made interesting with the thanksgiving Mass by the 1999 set who celebrated the silver jubilee of their priestly ordination. The Mass on the 26th was presided by one of them and the set had thanksgiving and made donations to the Seminary. The Alumni Lecture was delivered by Dr. Liborous Oshoma, FICM, FCIPA. He spoke on insecurity in Nigeria, Catholic priests as endangered species and possible panacea to the pandemic. The lecture was well attended and the participation was lively.

Elections were held during the business meeting, which took place after the lecture. Very Rev. Msgr Benedict Etafo was elected as the President of the Alumni Association. Msgr Etafo was the Rector of the Seminary from 1995 to 2006. Rev. Fr Theodore Martinos of Lagos Archdiocese was elected as Secretary. Fr. Martinos is the current Vocations Director of the Archdiocese of Lagos. 

On the final day of the homecoming, about 60 members of Theology II class received the ministry of Acolyte, from the hands of Most Rev. Anthony Ewherido. In attendance was also the Metropolitan Archbishop of Ibadan and Chairman of Seminary Commission, Most Rev. Gabriel 'Leke Abegunrin. 

The alumni expressed their joy and gratitude to the Seminary authorities on the maintenance of the structures of the Seminary and the palpable growth observed on the grounds. They were all encouraged by the Rector, Very Rev. Fr Anthony Igbekele to keep their alma mater in mind and continually support the projects of the Seminary.