Now that the US Elections is Over By Babatunde Olugboji On Saturday November 7, 2020, former Vice President Joe Biden was projected to be the winner of the November 3 US election, meaning he would become the 46th US president and would be sworn in on January 20, 2021. This came after an extremely contentious campaign, with emotions running high on both sides of the political divide. We thank God that the elections were conducted largely in a peaceful atmosphere, and that Biden’s projection did not lead to violence. Many ‘prophets’ have prophesied mayhem, doom and gloom; many political pundits…
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GRACIOUS Akintayo is a journalist of many years experience and exposure. He worked in various media organization as a reporter, researcher and correspondent. He had attended many local and international organized professional, leadership and ministerial conference, training, seminars and workshops. He is a media consultant, editor, an inspirational writer, public speaker and social critics. He is the Editor/Publisher, PROVIDENCE News (a nondenominational general interest Christian publication), former President, Christian Press Association of Nigeria (CPAN) and currently, President, Nigeria Christian Media Forum (NCMF). Gracious is a member of many professional, social and Christian faith organization.
LET JUSTICE ROLL DOWN LIKE WATERS By Babatunde Olugboji What does the Bible say about justice? What does the law say about the right to peaceful protest, which was what the #EndSARS protesters were pursuing before the protests were brought down forcefully? The right to peaceful protest is widely recognized and protected under Nigerian laws, and under regional and international standards. International law protects the rights to freedom of association, peaceful assembly, and expression. These rights are recognized in various treaties which Nigeria has voluntarily and legally committed to, including the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR). To…
BELIEVERS and JUSTICE By Babatunde Olugboji In Nigeria, it’s been a very long week of confusion and bloodbath laced with vandalization of property, looting and burning in Lagos and other locations in Nigeria; a week of absence of official information, lack of access to information, of misinformation, disinformation, and lack of empathy by those in authorities who are meant to be a guarantor of the rights of Nigerians. It has been a week of uninspiring speeches and inadequate response by the nation’s leaders, a week of mourning by those whose loved ones, family members and friends have perished, a week…
Being Text of Speech by Pastor ‘Tunde Bakare At the State of the Nation Broadcast on Sunday, October 25, 2020. At the CITADEL GLOBAL COMMUNITY CHURCH (CGCC), Ikeja, Lagos, Nigeria. THEME: THE BUILDING BLOCKS OF NATIONHOOD: A BLUEPRINT FOR THE NEW NIGERIA Introduction: A Banner Without Stain Citizens of our beloved great nation here present; Nigerians at home and in the diaspora joining us via various media platforms; friends of Nigeria across the African continent and the world; political leaders, policymakers and bureaucrats from the national and subnational levels of government; private sector stakeholders; the intelligentsia, opinion moulders and thought…
Sanwo-Olu Surprised At The Sight Of Destruction Wreaked By Hoodlums In Lagos The oldest edifice of the Nigerian judiciary –High Court of Lagos State in Igbosere –has become a ghost of itself. Its unique architectural design has been tarnished, coated with smudge of soots. Its roof blown off flames; courtrooms littered with charred remains of files and wood charcoals. The desecration of the court depicts, in part, the proportions of the Wednesday coordinated arsonist attacks on public assets and private property in Lagos. The destruction was instigated by the mayhem that resulted from the protests against brutality committed by operatives…
CPAN Elects Officers, …Calls for end to #EndSARS Protests Christian Press Association of Nigeria (CPAN); an association of independent Christian news writers and publishers, has elected Mr. Gracious Kayode Akintayo, Publisher, Providence Magazine, as its new President. Others selected as members of its new executive are Edet Udoh, Publisher, The Revealer online as General Secretary, Seyi John Salau Business Day correspondent as Financial Secretary and Mrs. Bukola Adetoye of News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) as Treasurer. In his acceptance speech, Mr Akintayo promised to provide a sound leadership for CPAN towards ensuring glorious future for CPAN as well as promoting…
Police Reform Agenda is a Game Changer to End Impunity –Osinbajo The plan of both the Federal and State Governments to investigate police brutality and prosecute erring police officers, create new State-based Security and Human Rights Committees, as well as providing compensation to victims of the disbanded Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) and other police units, would be a game-changer in ensuring an end to impunity, says the Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN. Prof. Osinbajo stated this when he received American government delegation including the US Assistant Secretary, Bureau for Democracy, Human Rights and Labour, Bob Destro; US Assistant Secretary, Bureau…
From the Shadows of Fear into the Light of Freedom By Babatunde Olugboji There are ways that the spirit of fear, could seek to control and undermine us. Fear can quickly put even spirit filled, tongue talking, devil cursing believers in a jail house. Events in Genesis 3 illustrated how fear sneaked into the world when Adam and Eve chose to disobey God and partook of the forbidden fruit. Thereafter, they heard God walking in the garden as the evening breeze was gently blowing. What did they do? They hid from God among the trees of the garden (Gen 3:8).…
FEAR IS DEVIL’S GIFT By Babatunde Olugboji (Kingdom Dynamics) Fear is ruining lives and spoiling relationships. The Covid-19 pandemic and its attendant effects, including unemployment and disappearing livelihoods, have created hardships, but as overcomers, all these should not define who we are in Christ. Broadly, fear can be categorized into two. One that comes from the devil, Type 2 fear, and the other of the reverential variety, Type 1 fear. Type 1 fear should characterize our relationship with God, while we should keep Type 2 fear far away from our dwelling place! Type 2 fear is a stronghold of the…
Kingdom Dynamics Weekly (KDW): Fear is not from God (1) -Tunde Olugboji This week, we will start a series addressing the subject of fear. Many believers are not only living in fear but are defined by it: fear of what the future holds, fear of failure, fear of this, and of that. In the grand scheme of things, there are broadly, two kinds of fear. One that comes from the devil, which I will label Type 2 fear, and the other that should be accorded to our father in heaven, Type 1 fear, aka reverential fear. This week, we’ll open…