Author: Deji Okegbile

CALL TO INTERCESSION

CALL TO INTERCESSION

Posted by | Oct 1, 2020 | , , , |

Since the world changed with the spread of Covid-19, the world is imprisoned physically and spiritually more than before. We are in desperate need for a mighty move of the Lord to set the captives free and release the prisoners from darkness and death. God is saying to the Church “our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms” (Ephesians 6:12). In Acts 12, Peter was kept in prison, just as James but ‘the difference was...

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NIGERIA @60: Tyranny of Kleptocrats’ Exclusive Institutions and usage of Youth as Footnote.

NIGERIA @60: Tyranny of Kleptocrats’ Exclusive Institutions and usage of Youth as Footnote.

Posted by | Oct 1, 2020 | , |

Nigeria was the creation of European ambitions and rivalries because ‘its people had their own ancient history before the arrival of the Colonisers.’ According to a publication ‘The Struggle for One Nigeria’ published by the Federal Ministry of Information, Lagos, in 1967, Nigeria, ‘this newly created country contained, not just a multiplicity of … tribes, but a number of great kingdoms which had evolved complex systems of government, independent of contact with Europe.’ According to the publication, ‘The British tried to weld together these kingdoms and territories with such diversity of languages and cultures at such different stages of civilization.’...

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170 years of the Church in Nigeria — Beyond the present. (Published on Sunday, September 23, 2012 by DEJI OKEGBILE in the Nigerian Punch Newspapers).

170 years of the Church in Nigeria — Beyond the present. (Published on Sunday, September 23, 2012 by DEJI OKEGBILE in the Nigerian Punch Newspapers).

Posted by | Sep 25, 2020 | , , , |

The 170-year-old story of the Church in Nigeria has been told several times by different sources and from different perspectives. It is important to note the labour of the Portuguese Roman Catholic priests who, in the 15th century, accompanied traders and officials to the West African coast, including Benin. The priests, with the support of Benin king’s palace, built several churches to serve the Portuguese community and a small number of African converts. The influence of the Catholic missionaries waned and disappeared when direct Portuguese contacts were withdrawn. However, the success story of the modern Christianity actually began in the...

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DR ‘BIODUN OGUNBEKU: ‘Abducted Methodist Priest’ Commemorate 16 years of Commissioning, 10 years of Ordination.

DR ‘BIODUN OGUNBEKU: ‘Abducted Methodist Priest’ Commemorate 16 years of Commissioning, 10 years of Ordination.

Posted by | Sep 23, 2020 | , , |

The account of Daniel’s faith found in the book of Daniel chapter 6 involving an incident commonly referred to as “Daniel In The Lion’s Den” resonates with the testimony of Rev Dr Biodun Ogunbeku, a Nigerian Methodist priest who was abducted for six days in the kidnappers’ den. Rev Ogunbeku, a Tent-making minister in Methodist Church Nigeria is a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine {University of Ibadan} and as the Veterinary Medical Director/Lead Consultant-Bovea Ventures Ltd, Ibadan, 1998 till date, he looks after his farms across Ibadan environs. It was in one of his regular visits to one of his...

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Her Excellency, Senator Oluremi Tinubu @60: Wise Choice of a Virtuous Wife and Mother of Nation for Such a Time as This.

Her Excellency, Senator Oluremi Tinubu @60: Wise Choice of a Virtuous Wife and Mother of Nation for Such a Time as This.

Posted by | Sep 20, 2020 | |

The exemplary First Lady of Lagos State between 1999 and 2007, Her Excellency, Senator Oluremi Tinubu is not just “…the girl from the South Side who took on a role she didn’t ask for and made it her own.” Senator Oluremi Tinubu is a God fearing and praying woman, truly beautiful from the inside out, that His Excellency Senator Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, a former governor of Lagos State, sought and found as a virtuous wife, godly partner, and confidant. Being a godly wife begins with the right priorities and Senator Oluremi Tinubu continue to nourish her personal relationship...

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