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Be  Careful When Strangers Suddenly Become Nice to You  By Babatunde Olugboji   As we continue the series demonstrating that good will eventually prevail over evil, using the narrative of the vegetable garden in 1 Kings 21, a key question is whether you realize that having knowledge of evil being committed makes you as guilty as the perpetrator? At the center of the narrative was Jezebel, one of the three scriptural bad girls, the other two being Potiphar’s lying wife and treacherous Delilah who led Samson down a  ruinous path.  King Ahab, Jezebel’s husband, sought to take over the patch of…

Lagos Christian Pilgrims To Embark on Pilgrimage to Jordan …it’s optional, LASG   The Lagos Government through the Lagos State Christian Pilgrims Welfare Board (LSCPWB), due to Israel refusal to open it’s border for pilgrimage, has opted it’s forthcoming May/June holy pilgrimage to Jordan instead of Jerusalem.  According to a release by Adepeju  Adeyemi, the Asst. Director, Public Affairs, The Hon. Commissioner,  Ministry of Home Affairs, Prince Anofiu Olarewaju Elegushi made this known during the Lagos State Christian Pilgrims Welfare Board Stakeholders/Sensitization Forum held for its intending Pilgrims at the Chapel of Christ the Light, Alausa, Ikeja recently. While stating…

MANNERS! POLITE WAYS TO COMMUNICATE: We need to reflect some polite manner and development in our daily communication and expression to avoid embarrassing moments. Here are some polite communication that may be of help; Stop saying you are lying, say THIS IS NOT TRUE Stop saying this post is fake, ask, ARE YOU SURE OF THIS? Stop saying you are wrong, say, THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE Stop saying you will be punished, say THERE ARE CONSEQUENCES TO THIS Stop saying I am talking and you are not paying attention, say I NEED YOUR ATTENTION or LET ME HAVE YOUR ATTENTION (you…

Mistakes Most Ladies Make About Relationship By Gracious Akintayo Major reason you heard most ladies crying, complaining, condemning, lamenting, apportioning blames and saddened with words and expression like; “he breaks my heart”, “he jilted me”, “used and dumped me”, “cheated on me”, “disappointed me”, “ignored and turned me away”, “delayed and wasted my time”, etc., is not far fetched. Many ladies suffer heartbreak, broken relationships, regrets, abuse and disappointment because they did not take time to know, study or understand who is an ideal man or what is the man philosophy before going into a relationship with a man. They…

Kumuyi Corrects Certain Mode of Prayer, …..advises against idolatry The global acknowledged and respected Nigerian holiness and Christian living standard preacher, Pastor Williams F. Kumuyi, the General Superintendent of Deeper Christian Life Ministry in one of his message, has corrected certain mode or approach some Christian apply to prayer. Pastor Kumuyi made it known that those approach or mode could prevent bigger opportunity or hinder their prayers, as others may dislike or contrarily dissatisfied with their mode of the prayer. He frowned at Christians who pray without saying anything or with understanding other than make noise or give instructional prayer,…

REVEALED! Causes of Banditry and Kidnapping in Nigeria With the rise in reported cases of kidnapping, killings, banditry and other crimes in Nigeria, the country is in palpable fear and the citizens lives in oblivious of who will be their next victim of these societal anomalies. Dr. Ofonime Emmanuel Bassey, a Peace Leadership Expert and the President, Institute of Peace Leadership/NISSI Foundation, Lagos, in this interview with EFOSA TAIWO explains why the country is and might keep experiencing banditry, kidnapping and other menace without end. Excerpt: Leadership is said to be problem of Nigeria. Is Peace Leadership, as a branch…

Good Will Eventually Trump Evil By Babatunde Olugboji This week, we will start a series that demonstrates how truth will eventually prevail over evil, using the narrative of 1 Kings 21 as our starting point. It was the story of a woman known as Jezebel, one of the three biblical bad girls, the other two being Potiphar’s temptress wife and Samson’s treacherous Delilah. Jezebel married the then Prince Ahab, and eventually she emerged as the power behind the throne. She was the daughter of Ithobaal, the priest of the pagan Baal god. The union between Ahab and Jezebel was an…

Some Beautiful Learnt Lessons of Life By Gracious Akintayo Every life God created has differences in life experience, exposure and encounter. However good or bad; positive or negative, it depends on views in its entirety. Life can be worrisome, problematic, difficult, confusing, tough and hard. But your imagination will determine how life treat you. Fact is, no creation was promised that life will be smooth, easy and rosey without crisis, circumstances and situations. From conception to growing in the womb, till delivery and childhood development with becoming a teenager to adolescent growth. Then to the circle of adulthood before moving…

Shomolu/Bariga LGAs Chapter of CAN Organised Free Training for Ministers   Shomolu LGA/Bariga LGA Chapter of Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Lagos State organised a free church Protocol Training, theme: Protocol Methodology -a catalyst to church growth, for church ministers and workers, especially those working in Protocol Departments. The workshop held at St. Paul Anglican Church, Apata area of Shomolu and has Pastor Gift Peters, Protocol Units Head, CAN Lagos State as the guest speaker and facilitator with Rev. Dr. Tunde Elebute (CAN Coordinator, Bariga LGA) and Pastor Gabriel Israel (CAN Coordinator, Shomolu LGA) as the hosts.

Many Ministers Will Be Beaten By Stripes -Pastor Kumuyi The General Superintendent of the Deeper Life Bible Church Pastor W. F Kumuyi, have given the reason why christians should not go to the church and forget all they are taught. He made this known in one of his teaching and explained that, after every church service, a Christian is expected to meditate on the word and what they are taught and do all that they are asked to do. Unfortunately some fail to put these into practice. Quoting from the bible, Kumuyi said, “And that servant, which knew the lord’…