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  • BSN honours Ajayi, Alakija, Ehigiamusoe

    BSN honours Ajayi, Alakija, Ehigiamusoe

    The Bible Society of Nigeria (BSN) has concluded plans to honour the Founder of the Love of Christ Generation Church, Rev Mother Esther Ajayi; the Group Managing Director of Rose of Sharon Group, Mrs. Folorunsho Alakija and the pioneer Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Micro Support Services, Mrs. Elizabeth Ehigiamusoe with the award of selfless service to God and humanity.

    Its Manager, Media and Public Relations, Benjamin Mordi, said that the award, which is part of activities marking BSN’s 15th Founder’s Day annual lecture holds at the Nigerian Institute of International Affairs (NIIA), Victoria Island, Lagos on February 8.

    Mordi said that the programme will be chaired by the Group Managing Director of Wetherheads Advertising Group, Pastor Abiodun Iderawumi. 

    The theme for this year is: “Security, social justice and poverty eradication: Clarion demands on governance in Nigeria” and the guest speaker is a veteran Journalist, Editor-in-Chief and Publisher of Corporate Biographers, Mr. Mike Awoyinfa.

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    Other dignitaries expected at the occasion are The Patron of The Bible Society of Nigeria, Gen. Dr. Yakubu Gowon GCFR, who is the Father of the Day; Lagos Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu; the Chief Executive Officer of Ocean Glory Commodities Limited, Mr. Peter Chiori, who is the Special Guest of Honour; the Chairman of Apapa Local Government, Hon. Idowu Senbanjo as Guest of Honour, and other captains of industries.

  • ‘How our teachings revolutionised companies in food industry’

    ‘How our teachings revolutionised companies in food industry’

    As The Shepherd’s Flock International Church (TSF) celebrates its 20th anniversary, the Lead Pastor of the church, Rev. Tony Akinyemi, talks about the church’s 2024 DIVINE IMPACT SUMMIT which ended today, the impact of his healthy living ministry on the Nigerian companies in the food industry,  Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) projects. Excerpts.

    How you feel seeing the church clocks two decades this year on February 1, 2024.

    We are full of gratitude to God for two decades of the commission. It didn’t look like it when we first started. All we had was God and the instructions He gave us. We had no financial or material resources to prosecute the vision. However, we had faith in the One who called and commissioned us, that He would provide all the resources needed to carry out the mandate – spiritual resources, human resources, financial and material resources, and He has been more than faithful in sending us quality and loyal men and women who have teamed up with us and laboured alongside us to get to this point.

    We can only shout Ebenezer at this time, ‘hitherto as the Lord helped us.’ We feel extremely happy and joyful for the privilege of serving the greatest employer of men, the Almighty God Himself.

    Specifically, what are you mostly grateful to God for as TSF clocks 20 years?

    We are most grateful to God for the faithful and loyal men and women of skill, character, and integrity that God has used to support us. We are grateful that, despite some challenges along the way, we are still standing and growing in leaps and bounds. We are grateful for all that God has helped us to accomplish in 20 years. We are grateful that when the COVID-19 pandemic hit the world, TSF did not lose a single soul to COVID-19 in any of our parishes scattered all over Nigeria and abroad. God preserved every single one of us. We are grateful.

    Briefly recap the vision that birthed TSF

    The mandate God gave us is to raise holy, healthy & highly successful people using a new platform to accomplish the vision. We could have stayed back on our previous platform in the denomination where we were privileged to serve as pastors for 11 years; but God said we should create a new platform for the vision so that it would not be hindered in any way due to a misunderstanding of the vision, hence The Shepherd’s Flock International Church. We set out to start the vision by simply listening to directives from God and guidance from the Holy Spirit every step of the way. When He says “move”, we move, and when He says “stop”, we stop. Every step we have taken is by divine instruction, direction, and guidance, and this has made the work stress-free for us. Alleluia!

    What were some of the early challenges of the church, and did you overcome them to keep the work going till now?

    Of course, if we didn’t overcome our challenges, we wouldn’t be here celebrating 20 years! Like any other human being or institution, we have had our fair share of challenges but, to the glory of God, we have overcome them all because God has made us more than conquerors. Among many other challenges, was the challenge of the venue for our church services when we first started. Today, God has planted us on our property right now. Not only that, even all our parishes all over Nigeria have been blessed with their own landed properties, except only one parish, and we believe God that that one parish too will acquire its property soon. Even our parish in the UK is on its property to the glory of God. Even three parishes that we are yet to start already have their landed properties in place in Lagos, Ogun, and Osun states. To God be the glory!

    You started the church with a unique dimension of healthy living teaching and services. To what extent has the healthy living dimension contributed to TSF’s growth in these 20 years

    Well, we set out to teach healthy living to fulfill an aspect of our mandate. It was not intended primarily to grow our church numerically. We have other strategies for numerical church growth. We have been raised to be a blessing to the entire body of Christ in the area of healthy living and to the world at large.

    For example, if a pastor general overseer,  a deacon and elder, or a church member from another ministry or denomination comes to our ministry to be ministered to in the area of their health, we sure are not going to expect that after we have ministered to them and they are healed, that they would now abandon their ministry and come to join us. No! That’s not our objective. We have been raised to fill a gap in the body of Christ, to minister to people so that they can be healthy and live long enough to fulfill their destinies and finish their assignments. By the way, there have been instances when unchurched people have come to know the Lord and joined our ministry through our healthy living teachings and medical outreaches.

    However, if you are talking about growth in terms of impact and visibility then it would be right to say that our healthy living teaching has helped us to be well known out there. Today, we have a fairly large following on social media because of our healthy living teachings. Two of my healthy living videos (one on Facebook and one on TikTok) garnered more than one million views each in less than one month after we released those videos. Our series on EXPOSE WITH TONY AKINYEMI, which we stream on Facebook and YouTube every Monday at 8 pm Nigerian Time, has a fairly good following too, and has been a blessing to many. Our RAPHA INSTITUTE OF HEALTHY LIVING  has also trained hundreds of Healthy Living Ambassadors (HLAs) both from within and outside our ministry who are also doing amazing things out there in the wellness & fitness industry. To God alone be all the glory.

    Aside from the healthy living programmes, what are the other programmes of the church in which God has impacted lives in the past 20 years?

    As I said earlier, our mandate is to raise holy, healthy, and highly successful people. We have published books and held seminars in all of these three areas. Our annual free 5F Conference is one of the programmes specifically designed to minister to folks in the areas of their faith, fitness, family, finance, and future. We aim to raise and discipline well-rounded and well-grounded individuals who will be able to radically transform their world for God’s glory and their fulfillment and joy.

    We also run The Shepherd’s Academy, our free discipleship training programme for fostering spiritual growth and development and for building spiritual capacity. Our TSF Creche has been another platform to impact the lives of infants and toddlers very early in life. Our Rev. Tony Akinyemi Scholarship Foundation has been a lifeline for many brilliant but indigent students who may never have been able to get formal education if our ministry didn’t offer them scholarships. To the glory of God, we have helped to train several people who are now graduates in medicine & surgery, dentistry, agricultural science, mass communication, computer science, economics, accounting, business administration, engineering, education, you name it. Some of them even graduated with first-class honors. To God alone be all the glory!

    What is the significance of the annual Divine Impact Summits (DIS) of the church that also marks its yearly anniversary?

    Essentially, our annual Divine Impact Summits (DIS) are moments of taking stock and counting our blessings to reflect on what God has done in us, for us, and through us, to elicit deep gratitude and appreciation on the one hand. On the other hand, these summits also help to create both a platform and an atmosphere for Divine Encounter with God for all attendees. These summits are moments when divinity kisses humanity. Because the Divine Impact Summit (DIS) is held around February 1 of every year, we also use the occasion to emphasize the direction in which God is leading us in every New Year. So, the theme of the year is often the theme of the summit, so that our people can be taught the mind of God for the moment, the present truth, if you will.

  • Why we changed name, by Oluwaolegan

    Why we changed name, by Oluwaolegan

    Citing his attempt to build up a generation of believers on the five-fold mandates of fruitfulness, multiplication, replenishment, subdue, and dominion based on transformed life in Jesus Christ, Senior Pastor Oluwaolegan Kayode Stephen has announced the name change of his spiritual ministry from  Christ Messiah Mandate Church International to Fivefold Mandate Transformed Church, (FMTC).

    Oluwaolegan, in a statement explained, “To actualise this vision and reflect in our kingdom lifestyle on earth, God gave the name that defines the teaching, beliefs, and lifestyle that believers can connect and relate with.”

    According to Oluwaolegan, “It is important for people to know that your profession, career, business or what have you, be it politics or vocational skill is a ministry that God has called every individual into, that man must rule in all his or her field on earth. 

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    “And this comes through the knowledge of who you are in Christ and this knowledge comes with teaching the word of God with kingdom principles based on truth and righteousness without compromise through sound and practical teaching in Fivefold Mandate Transformed Church.

    He added: “This fivefold mandate calls for one to utilise their God-given talent and abilities to bring about greatness and prosperity.  The name and the logo are a reflection of our doctrinal teaching and practical kingdom lifestyle. And this we will always confess in our Sunday services.

    He disclosed that the Trustees of the Church, which include himself, Osade Akintayo Benjamin; Oluwaolegan Nchedo Susan, who’s the Secretary, and Oluwaolegan Blossom Omolana.

  • US Court slams Nigerian blogger $50,000 for slandering MFM’s Olukoya

    US Court slams Nigerian blogger $50,000 for slandering MFM’s Olukoya

    A United State-based court in Baltimore County presided over by Theresa Adams, has fined a Nigerian blogger $50,000 in damages for defaming the General Overseer of Mountain of Fire and Miracles Ministries, Dr. Daniel Olukoya.

    Three MFM US-based pastors had filed a lawsuit against the Nigerian blogger who recently relocated to America, after she made a defamatory statement, about the General Overseer of the Church in a video posted to her YouTube channel on November 28, 2023,

    The court delivered its judgement in the matter with Case Number: C-03-CV-22-004424 and returned a unified verdict in favour of MFM USA and its three pastors, Grace Ugeh, Kunle Ladipo, and Adekunle Adekola.

    Mountain of Fire and Miracles Ministries Chief Legal Adviser worldwide, Barr Davidson Adejuwon said while reacting to the court case that the judgment is only a further confirmation of the word of God that says He (Jesus Christ) has built His church and no gate of hell in any form shall prevail over it.

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    “Mountain of Fire and Miracles Ministries is not just any church. It is an Apostolic Revival church of Christ with a great end-time mandate divinely committed into the hand of a prepared prophet and servant of God, Dr D.K. Olukoya the General Overseer of the Ministry worldwide.

    “There is certainly no way you deliberately and devilishly collide with such and not be grounded.”

    Adejuwon also implored the public and the media to always do proper checks against any form of falsehood before publishing their stories.

    “I will use this opportunity to implore the public and our media men and women to always do proper checks before publishing their stories or sharing lies and falsehood against the church of Christ and men and women of God to ensure proper due diligence is done on any story sent to them before going to the public with lies against reputable institutions and personalities.

    “We will not fold our hands anymore on such unacceptable trends in our society.

    Before the court case, the Church claimed Ashekun had been spreading all manners of erroneous and fallacious statements, on social media, against the MFM Church and its General Overseer, thereby tarnishing and damaging the image and the reputation of the respected man of God and that of his ministry.

  • 2024: New Seraph unveils Orimolade prophetic night

    2024: New Seraph unveils Orimolade prophetic night

    In a historic event heralding the beginning of the New Year, the New Seraph soared into 2024 with a remarkable night of fervent prayers, praises, and the pure word of God. 

     The groundbreaking Orimolade Prophetic Night took place at the New Seraph Prayer City on the last day of January, centered on the theme “Great Mercy,” paying homage to Orimolade, Africa’s first indigenous prophet and visionary founder of the Cherubim and Seraphim Church worldwide. 

    Members and non-members of the Cherubim and Seraphim Church, alongside those from the New Seraph, gathered from near and far to participate in this inaugural night of potent prayers.

    Declared an annual programme, the event aims to reignite the spiritual fervor reminiscent of the days of St. Moses Orimolade Tunolase, as highlighted by the New Seraph Chairman, Apostle Yemisi Iyun. 

    Apostle Iyun stressed that the Orimolade Prophetic Night is a divine mandate from God Almighty, intended to set a profound prayerful trajectory for each new year. 

    Iya Aladura General, Dr. Oluwaseye Yomi Sholoye JP, the Founder of the New Seraph, was entrusted with fortifying the year ahead, breaking chains, and ushering in unlimited testimonies and deliverances for those aligning with the prophetic journey of St. Moses Orimolade. 

    In her grace, Dr. Sholoye acknowledged the pivotal role of prophecy in the C&S church, emphasizing its significance for the benefit and deliverance of the members. 

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    Underlining the biblical call to “pray without ceasing,” she led the congregation in fervent prayers, with a specific focus on the security of lives and property in the nation.me. 

     The event featured esteemed ministers of God, including Baba Aladura Dr. Dipo Okeyomi and Supt. Gen. Ap. I. A Adekunle JP, declaring the prophetic insights of God.

     Musical renditions by the TNS Mass Choir and Eternal Central Choir added a melodious dimension to the spiritually charged atmosphere. 

    The Orimolade Prophetic Night stands as a guiding light, illuminating the path for believers to embark on a transformative journey in the year ahead.

  • Wesley Cathedral celebrates centenary in grand style

    Wesley Cathedral celebrates centenary in grand style

    Celebrating 100 years of God’s faithfulness and commitment to service of bringing men and women to an atmosphere of worship was brought to the fore as the Wesley Cathedral Choir; Olowogbowo celebrated the Grand Finale of the Choir centenary recently at the church in Olowogbowo, Lagos.

    Tagged: ‘Enter into His Gate with Thanksgiving’ brought worshippers from across the country. The event featured the Centenary Festival Thanksgiving and Induction of Honourary patrons and matrons and the launching of the church Youth Church. Many wore different traditional and English attire dancing and praising God. The event ended with a grand reception for members and guests.

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    Speaking at the event, the Archbishop of Lagos, Methodist Church of Nigeria, Diocese of Lagos, Most Rev Isaac said that the centenary celebration is unique and it marks a year of praise for the church. A year of testimony and a year that God has favoured his people and the church. We must give thanks to God because of his faithfulness. Beyond the 100 years that the church has been growing and choirs performing, God is still honouring his name. We need to give thanks to him because his mercies endure forever.

    He noted that the centenary celebration is a landmark achievement and very important to us as Methodists. It was one of the first denominations in Nigeria in 1842. The Cathedral is 150 years old. It calls for celebration indeed and an indication that God is with us.

    “I am very optimistic today, things might look hard, but we should not dwell there, we are moving. Let us look up to God by faith, the future promises to be bright. With continuous prayer for the nation, we expect a brighter tomorrow,” he said.

    In his words, Sir, Grand Patron, Wesley Cathedral, Olowogbowo Sir, Olusegun George, who was full of gratitude to God for the centenary celebration said that my task is to ensure the choir keep singing and stay true to their callings and to see to the welfare of the choir and the organists.

  • Nigeria’s money in wrong hands, Adeboye laments

    Nigeria’s money in wrong hands, Adeboye laments

    The General Overseer of Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), Pastor Enoch Adeboye, has said that there is money in Nigeria but is in the wrong hands, assuring Nigerians that a wind of change will blow on naira and wealth will change hands this year.

    Adeboye said this recently at the Special  Thanksgiving Service of the church held at the RCCG Headquarters, Throne of Grace Parish, Ebute Metta.

    Tagged: “Supernatural Enlargement.

    He said: “Don’t let anybody tell you money is not in this country, it’s just that it is in the wrong hands. This year, wealth will change hands. The wind is going to blow on the naira. Take my word for it”

    “Long before the end of this year, you will know that you are on the mountaintop. Some will start the year as nobody, but before the end of the year, they will be somebody.

    “If you do anything you can to serve God, he will not only reposition you, he will lift you to the mountaintop.”

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    He highlighted the prerequisites to benefit from the largesse available in Nigeria this year and continually include forming the habit of praising God massively, readiness to serve God with whatever God has given, and staying connected with Him.

    Adeboye who said lessons could be derived from King Solomon’s relationship with God in the Bible and advised Nigerians to put God first like the king and enjoy God’s benevolence.

    “This year money will change hands and for as many that would benefit from this God’s goodness must be prepared to serve Him with the money.

    “God is looking for those that will serve Him with the money He gives them and as long as Nigerians are ready to key into this, the sky will not be their limit,” he said.

    The Special Assistant to the General Overseer (Administration) and Pastor in charge of Region One who expatriates on supernatural enlargement, advised Nigerians to play their role by being hardworking and diligent

  • ‘We have left our core values as a church’

    ‘We have left our core values as a church’

    As the Year 2024 begins in earnest, and clerics reveal the minds of God for the year, the General Superintendent of Christ Redemption Bible Church, Prophet John Oluwadare spoke to ADEOLA OGUNLADE on the mind of God for the nation in the new year, why prophecies fail, and the reasons for his rejection to be the monarch of Ijebu-Ijesha, Osun State.

    With lots of prophecies given to Nigerians in the New Year, what is the human factor in the fulfillment of God’s purpose and prophecies?

    The church has a role to play. What has been affecting the nation is the negative statement coming from the pulpit. The Bible says that we should pray for our leaders but the reverse is what is prevalent in some churches.

    I’m not saying that church leaders cannot voice their minds when they discover that the government is going out of the way, but not in the way and manner we are doing it.  We have left our core values as a church. The church is adding more to the problem that the country is going through. On our part as the Christ Redemption Bible Church, Ketu, Lagos, I just came back from the mountain, we talked to God about our countries and families. The human factor is for every Nigerian to change their attitude and way of life. The fulfillment of the prophecy often depends on the attitude and actions of the one to whom the prophecy is given. Prophecies spoken to individuals or groups about what will happen to them in the future are usually conditional upon the actions and attitudes of the people addressed.  The Bible says God is not a lair.  In the course of this ministry, if God does not say something, we don’t say. One of the things I cherish most is my place in the kingdom. I don’t want to lose the kingdom or say things to entice people. At14 years old, I gave my life to Christ and was President of the Scripture Union. I did not get to the ministry because of my popularity. My mother worked with Apostle Babalola of the Christ Apostolic Church. By 25 years, I was praying for the sick, blind, and the dead rose. It was not money that led me to ministry. I can’t tell lies. My life has been a misery.

    Why do prophecies fail?

    It depends on the source of the prophecies. I have not given one that has failed. The Bible says that by their fruits, we shall know them.  The people God is using, they are often not heard but when the time comes, God will do his work. I tell my colleagues that they should not rush me. I have seen a lot of pastors trying to introduce me to so many things but I tell them that it is too late. 

    What is God’s word for Nigeria in 2024?

    It will be better and more glorious. God is speaking to his children to be effective and strategic if they want to be great in the New Year. Also, we should not joke with prayer. This country will experience massive progress. By April, things will pick up.

    God said that we should be closer to him for us to successful in the New Year. For every child of God, God has a promise to favour them. God told me that every good parent should use Wednesday to pray for their children to avert any danger against them. There will abundant food surplus in 2024. Things will be cheaper. The scarcity of food items will drop. Nigerians should be patient with the government. God warned every one of us to avoid traveling late in the night as a lot of people will be missing either through accident, or kidnapping. The Lord says that Nigeria will be peaceful and there will be heavy rain and few houses will collapse as a result of the default in the structures.

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    Government should take note and people should be careful about such houses to safeguard their lives. In job creation, there will be massive employment and youths will be happy with the government and will also develop an interest in the government. God said that there would be strange deliveries like twins, and triplets, among others. God will wipe away tears from people, especially waiting mothers. We should pray against two or three eminent Nigerians so that God can turn the table around for good.

    Businesses will flourish. For the church, God said that we should pray that we will not fall sick in the New Year as God has promised better living conditions but some may only hear as they will be in sick beds battling with one ailment or the other. 

    More often, you have always supported the government in power which is cheering…

    If you are born again and a real child of God, I am not criticising any church but when you see a thoroughbred child of God, he will not work against the government, you will rather pray for them, that is what the Bible says. The Bible says pray for our leaders not criticise them. What will be my gain if I criticise the government? Sometimes, some pastors criticise the government or raise unnecessary alarms just to create fear around themselves so that politicians will be looking for them. They are empty.

    The government cannot solve Nigeria’s problem, what should it pay attention to in the New Year?

    Government should focus more on the needs of the people and have compassion on them. The government in power can rewrite the history of the country if it can shun the elites and take care of the suffering masses with its policies and programmes. The downtrodden have suffered too much in Nigeria. The opulence of our politicians shows that they care less about the people who came out en mass to vote them into power. It will be on record for President Tinubu if the critical mass of the people feels the dividends of democracy.  

    With the recent enthronement of Pastor Ghandi Olaoye as Soun of Ogbomoso, what is your take on church leaders becoming traditional rulers?

    To God be the glory, many of our brethren are well exposed and have traveled to great cities around the world. Today, no community wants nonentity to be their king. It is evident that many of these new sets of kings will not be involved in traditional worship but will not disturb them.

    I was supposed to be the King of my place. I am from Ijebu-Ijesha in Osun State. My entire family wanted me to be the King some years back after the King died. My dad’s elder brother, one of Nigeria’s richest elites, rooted for me. He said that when it was our turn, the only person he could support and bring out was me. He thereafter invited me and my wife to his house in Maryland, Lagos. I told him that anything outside the kingdom assignment, I don’t want it. I have an Uncle, who is an engineer and lives in Canada came to me to convince my father’s elder brother to support him to be the King. I told him but he refused saying if am not interested, no other person would. There is no way you will not be involved in one or two things.

    How hopeful can Nigeria be and your message to the government?

    It is not today that things have gotten worse. Nigerian leaders will see something that will damage their names; they will want to put their heads to it. With this government in power, let us believe that this is the Lord’s doing. The first three months will be dicey. From April, things will take shape. Many dead businesses will come alive.

  • Christmas: Church, prison fellowship fetes inmate children

    Christmas: Church, prison fellowship fetes inmate children

    It was a season of joy and excitement for over 50 families when the Prison Fellowship Nigeria, Lagos State Chapter supported by The Apostolic Church Nigeria, LAWNA organised a Christmas party for the children and spouses of inmates.

    The event was held recently at The Apostolic Church Nigeria, LAWNA International Convention Ground. Food items, clothing money, and educational materials were shared to the admiration of the families of persons in incarceration. 

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    Chairman, Prison Fellowship Nigeria, Lagos chapter, Michael Adeyemo explained that the annual programme themed “Angel Tree 2023″ was a time to show love to vulnerable children, especially those whose parents were not present to provide for the children during the Yuletide because they were in prison.

    He explained that the children from both Muslim and Christian homes were reached through their parents’ consent.

    Adeyemo stated: “There is a consent form each of them has to fill to indicate their interest. This outreach is done across the country.” 

  • Evangelist Okeowo eulogizes late father for his good legacies

    Evangelist Okeowo eulogizes late father for his good legacies

    A Girl-child advocate, Newspaper Columnist, and Founder/Headgirl of The Girls Apostolic Ministry of All Nations popularly known as the “Apostle of Chastity”, Evangelist Temilolu Okeowo, hosted all and sundry to “When Virgins Sing” 2023- a Concert Ministration and Healthy Music Competition in commemoration of her father, Late Sir Victor Taiwo Okeowo (KCW)’s 20th-year remembrance at Hoare’s Memorial Methodist Cathedral Yaba, Lagos.

    Late Sir Victor Taiwo Okeowo (KCW), in his lifetime was a Real Estate Magnate, Industrialist & Construction Giant. He was the CEO of Metal Construction West Africa Ltd & Manna Real Estate Ltd. Also a Philanthropist, he was a Choirmaster Emeritus of Methodist Church Nigeria, Palm Avenue for 27 years. Aside from ensuring his local church had an excellent choir, hiring professional organists and paying their salaries from his pocket, and buying musical instruments and world-class organs and choir robes from time to time, he also in his magnanimity gave scholarships to choristers to both Nigerian and foreign institutions and generally made life better for everyone who came around him and served God with all he had.

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    Amongst the dignitaries present were the Prelate Emeritus and Prelate Methodist Church Nigeria- Their Eminences, Dr. Sunday Ola Makinde and Dr. Oliver Aba who was the Chairman of the August event. In his speech, he eulogized the late Sir Victor Taiwo Okeowo (KCW) for his laudable works in Methodist Church Nigeria and the wonderful legacies he left behind. He also applauded Evangelist Temilolu Okeowo for her timely ministry needed in a highly depraved world like this and encouraged her not to give up on her mission on earth.

    Evangelist Temilolu Okeowo took the audience down memory lane revealing how her late father laid the foundation for her ministry by raising her in purity and holiness, ensuring he kept an eye on all his children and fiercely protected his daughters from guys as much as he could.