Author: Deji Okegbile

“… Don’t be afraid to step out by faith concerning anything God is asking you to do. Knowing Jesus is standing, He will rescue you. He will not let you sink” – Gloria Bamiloye. [1] Celebrating and thinking of Sister Gloria Olushola Bamiloye nee Obembe at 60 will continually exhort us to take that risk, jump off that cliff, and dare. For all who knew her or had the privilege to watch or work with her, a Gloria-shaped hole in our lives can never be filled with earthly ambitions. Sister Gloria-shaped hole, unquantifiable mission, and skilful impacts in homemaking, drama ministry,...

“The thinker dies, but his thoughts are beyond the reach of destruction. Men are mortal, but ideas are immortal” – Richard George Adams. One of the main challenges of our political development and electoral process is the widespread scepticism about our electoral system and personnel. Many civil servants and electoral officers have earned well-deserved name-calling and reputations of corruption and dishonour. Papa Sir Elkanah Adeoye, Owoniyi Akintade, as a catalyst and thinker, was also professionally counter cultural. He lives on as a model of a civil servant with a principled and competent legacy. The trajectory of Papa Akintade’s sojourn...

Birthdays are not just special occasions that mark the anniversary of our physical birth. Spiritual and physical births are gifts of God. While spiritual birth prepares us for eternal residence, physical birthdays are an annual reminder of our earthly and limited existence, a day to celebrate and thank God for the journey of life and the milestones we have achieved. Beyond the delightful aspects of receiving birthday wishes from our loved ones and friends, birthdays afford a chance to reflect on the past year and to set goals and intentions for the year ahead. Beyond being about numbers, birthdays...