Author: Deji Okegbile

‘Dead Moon still shines on’: HOPE FOR THE CHURCH WITH A NAME BUT DEAD.

God is saying to the Church, “I know your works, that you have a name that you are alive, but you are dead.” God spoke to me recently specifically over the state of the Church through the Church in Sardis (Rev 3). Jesus’ message to seven first century local churches in western Asia Minor (modern-day Turkey) was to challenge, warn, and build up believers and churches throughout church history, even in this age of Covid-19. Jesus’ message suggest that ‘without proper precaution, churches will slowly go their own way, accept false teaching and adapt to the evil practices and...

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Celebrating a Military Heroine: Tolulope Arotile, the Nigeria’s first female combat helicopter pilot.

Today Thursday 23rd July, 2020, the remains of Flying Officer Tolulope Arotile were laid to rest at the military cemetery on Airport Road, Abuja. The Nigerian Air Force announced on Tuesday 14th July, 2020, that Flying Officer Tolulope died from a road traffic accident at the Nigerian Air Force base in Kaduna State. Flying Officer Arotile was commissioned into the Nigerian Air Force as a Pilot Officer on 16 September 2017 and holds a Bachelor of Science in Mathematics from the Nigerian Defence Academy. According to Air Commodore Ibikunle Daramola, Director of Public Relations and Information, Nigerian Air Force, ‘Flying...

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“LAZY PROFESSORS”: Raising Dry Bones of Quality Education.

In an age, especially among the Nigerian youths that prefer to follow Ramon Abbas, aka ‘Hushpuppi’ than Tolu Arotile, Michael Otedola or Aliko Dangote, it is no longer news that the’ quality of education originally recorded from the 1960s has depreciated to date.’ We are in an age of titles without trust, a time when traditional rulers and universities enjoy the act of giving titles to young men and women with questionable source of income and suspicious show of wealth. Sir Olaniwun Ajayi in his book, Nigeria: Africa’s Failed Asset? provides some background to the Nigeria’s complicated political history...

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Jesus’ Easy Yoke: Missional Invitation and Promises to a World “Heavy Laden” with Pandemics.

It was a very busy and hurry pre Covid-19 world, church to attend on Sundays, calls, visits, emails, meetings, and people to see Mondays to Fridays, shopping and sport activities on Saturdays – running neck-and-neck. The fact remains, under ‘the frenzied pace of our culture’ that ‘kills inner peace,’ one can be so busy and be guilty because atimes industriousness may amount to burdens which does not indicate or determine level of success and growth. Now, in an age of Covid-19 when the yoke of life and especially the pandemic is getting too much to bear, Jesus’ word in...

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Chief Joshua Ogunleye at 75: A Foremost Osu Philanthropist and the pioneer President, Dockworkers Union of Nigeria

Osu, the headquarters of Atakumosa West Local Government, Osun State, Nigeria and internationally known for the best bean cake ‘Akara Osu’ is blessed with imprints of notable and selfless men and women whose marks and legacies remains inspiring. One of such personalities is High Chief Joshua Oladipupo Ogunleye born 75 years ago, to God be the glory. A foremost Osu and Atakumosa Philanthropist, an entrepreneur, and a former President, Dockworkers Union of Nigeria (DUN), Chief Ogunleye was born on Monday 2nd July, 1945, few days during a period when there was a rapid growth of organised labour that brought...

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