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  • Tope Alabi, Moses Bliss, Mercy Chinwo to thrill at Praise The Almighty

    Tope Alabi, Moses Bliss, Mercy Chinwo to thrill at Praise The Almighty

    Renowned Nigerian gospel singer, Tope Alabi, is set to hold the 15th edition of her annual worship event, ‘Praise the Almighty,’ slated for Sunday, February 16, 2025.

    The event will be held at the Nigeria Police Force College in Ikeja, Lagos.

    The gospel star, known for her soulful compositions in the Yoruba language and impact on Nigeria’s gospel music industry, shared the news with her fans on Instagram, inviting them to join in a spirit-filled worship session that has become a cherished annual gathering.

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    Among the gospel ministers and special guests expected at the event are; Moses Bliss, Mercy Chinwo, Apostle Femi Lazarus and others.

    Tope Alabi described the event as both an act of gratitude and a means to honour God’s enduring love and expressed her excitement for the upcoming edition.

    In her announcement, she said: “Good news, Praise the Almighty 2025 will be happening on 16th February 2025. We thank God for the previous years, and we are assured in Christ that it will be even more amazing than before. We are just a few months away. Pray, plan, and prepare to attend.”

  • Tope Alabi addresses rivalry among gospel singers

    Tope Alabi addresses rivalry among gospel singers

    Gospel singer Tope Alabi has expressed concerns about the growing rivalry and “fake love” among gospel artists. 

    While performing at the ‘Celebrating Jesus 7.0’ concert in Ibadan, she emphasised the need for unity and support between established and emerging artists.

    Alabi lamented that the level of jealousy and bitter rivalries among her peers has gotten out of hand, noting that senior colleagues are not only separated from upcoming artists but also fight among themselves, setting a bad example for the younger generation.

    Tope Alabi reminded fellow artists that they will be held accountable by God for their actions, urging them to prioritise their legacy and accountability before God over fame and success.

    According to her, the rivalry and negativity among established artists are being emulated by emerging artists, who are already against each other and “backstabbing” one another. 

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    She emphasised that this behavior is not a true reflection of the gospel music community.

    According to her: “It is wrong to see each other and smile then go behind to say bad things about one another. 

    ”God will hold us accountable for these things. Let us stop it. It is high time we know that we are working for the kingdom and not for ourselves or fame. The bigger ones separated themselves from the up and coming. And yet the bigger ones still fight themselves again, what do you want those coming up to do?

    “The emerging ones are already against each other. These children coming up are already backstabbing and emulating us because we started it. They are enemies to each other and smile with one another, they are faking it. This is getting out of hand and God will ask us.”

  • Tope Alabi celebrates daughter’s graduation from Covenant University

    Tope Alabi celebrates daughter’s graduation from Covenant University

    Gospel artiste Tope Alabi is  celebrating her daughter, Deborah Alabi as she graduates from Covenant University. 

    According to the singer, Deborah graduated with impressive grades.

    She wrote: “Our hearts are filled with so much joy, seeing my little daughter from yesterday all grown up and graduating from Covenant University with good grades today. Thank you, Jesus, for blessing us with such a brilliant and godly Deborah.

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    “I pray that your paths are straightened for greatness, that you find favor in all your endeavors, and that God continues to guide you toward success and happiness.

    “May you always be surrounded by love and support, and may your future be filled with endless opportunities. It’s from here to amazing things with God. Amen!”

    Tope’s husband, Soji Alabi joined in the celebration as seen in the photos posted on Instagram.

  • Ashimolowo, Agynasare, Tope Alabi, others to grace Emmaus Road Conference

    Ashimolowo, Agynasare, Tope Alabi, others to grace Emmaus Road Conference

    Activities marking the 20th anniversary of The Father’s House Church, Akute, Ogun State kick start today with Archbishop Charles Agynasare of the Perez Chapel Accra Ghana opening the weeklong events.

    The annual event, Emmaus Road Conference, is themed: Quickened. 1 Peter 3:18, “For Christ also hath once suffered for sins, the just for the unjust, that He might bring us to God, being put to death in the flesh, but quickened by the Spirit.”

    According to a statement signed by the Anniversary Committee Chairman, Reverend Tomi Omojuwa, the Senior Pastor of the church, Apostle Richard Udoh, and his wife, Reverend Edith Udoh, would be playing hosts to several anointed ministers at the week-long conference.

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    This will be followed by a minister’s conference on Monday for pastors, ministers, church leaders, and workers.

    The event will be held between June 9, through Sunday, June 16.

    Pastor Matthew Ashimolowo, Reverend Bob Andoh, Apostle Mike Orokpo, Apostle Tolu Agboola, Pastor, Lawrence Oyor, and a host of music ministers including Peterson Okopi, Tope Alabi, The Chosen Vessel et al “are turbocharged to rend the heavens in a spiritual encounter and worship with the heavenly during the conference,” said Omojuwa.

    He also said that there would be two sessions daily from Monday through Saturday and that the grand finale would be on Sunday, June 16

  • Tope Alabi speaks on worship concert, new album

    Tope Alabi speaks on worship concert, new album

    Gospel singer Tope Alabi has spoken on her annual worship session tagged “Praise the Almighty.”

    Alabi talked about the musical concert during a recent session with journalists in Lagos.

    She described the event as a way of giving back to God and a means of appreciating him for His love and care for the past years. 

    According to her: “Praise the Almighty is a programme that was designed by God and it has come to have a life of its own. 

    ‘We are having the 14th edition at the Police College in Lagos on February 18. It is going to be a mind-blowing experience with God.”

    Alabi said the choice of February 18 for the concert is deliberate. 

    According to her: “We needed to look for a time that is not crowded . We needed a free time where we can freely express thanks to God in a formal way. February seems to be that time.  November, December and January are usually busy. We saw that February is always free. That is why we fixed the date in February.”

    Besides, Alabi explained that February is a month of love. ‘ for us as believers our definition of love is the love of Jesus. He is our Valentine. So we are giving love and showing love by separating time to glorify our father in heaven. ‘

    The music icon used the opportunity to shed light on her new album titled ‘Toluwani.’

    She said  it was God that made the album a reality. ‘Normally we don’t release album every year. But this particular album was not something we deliberately set out to do..we had just finished recording a particular track and we were rounding off.

    ‘ In fact we had rounded off. It was my husband who said we should spend time to praise God. Since the camera man was still around we decided to engage him. I quickly went to change my cloth while my husband invited some of our neighbours to join us. That was it. 

    ‘What you see in Toluwani is a product of that spontaneous praise. God manifested Himself greatly as we decided to praise Him.”

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    She explained further that the 2024 praise night will be a time of refreshing and revival among all participants.

    The theme of the event is ‘revival.’ She added: 

    “Many other gospel artists will join us in praising God. As we do that everything that is dead in our lives will be revived. The heart of all participants will at the end of the event yearn for more of God.”

    Despite the controversies that have trailed her career in the last couple of years, Alabi said she has remained undaunted because “God has been solidly behind me. He has been my staying power.”

  • Tope Alabi, Mike Abdul, Beejay Sax, others to headline 2024 Alimosho Arise

    Tope Alabi, Mike Abdul, Beejay Sax, others to headline 2024 Alimosho Arise

    The trio of Tope Alabi, Mike Abdul, and Beejay Sax, will headline the 2024 edition of the Alimosho Arise.

     According to the organisers, a star studded lineup of performances from top Nigerian music stars have been engaged for the event scheduled for Friday, January 19 at Calvary Bible Church, Ikotun-Idimu.

     Other big names lined up for the 2024 Alimosho Arise include Ebuka Songs, Lilian Nneji,  Bidemi Olaoba, Psalmos, and other gifted music ministers.

     In the same vein, top comedians like Gordons, Forever rfc, Asiri comedy, and Saco will join the music stars to light up the event with hilarious jokes.

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     Organisers also said the event, which will showcase DJ Horphuray and DJ Morduit, promises to be a night of high energy praise, worship, and diverse expressions of God with something for every attendees.

     The ALimosho Arise event is a concert that seeks to mobilise people within its environment and beyond to the call for a better Nigeria.

  • Tope Alabi is good at singing, not acting – Actor Yemi My Lover recounts relationship journey with singer

    Tope Alabi is good at singing, not acting – Actor Yemi My Lover recounts relationship journey with singer

    Veteran Nollywood actor Yemi Ayebo, popularly known as Yemi My Lover, revealed that Gospel singer Tope Alabi searched for two years before she finally met him.

    The role interpreter, in an interview with his colleague, Abiola Bayo, on her YouTube show, ‘Talk to B’, narrated how his relationship with Tope Alabi began.

    According to him, Tope Alabi is among those who passed through him in the entertainment industry.

    Yemi said he accepted Tope wholly because she was hardworking and had musical talent but wasn’t good at acting.

    He said: “Tope Alabi is one of those who passed through me, in the industry. We are both good to each other. I remember that year she said it herself when she got to my house that she had been looking for me for over a year or two. I said the other time that we don’t know the value of what this work carries.

    “You might want to see an artiste then, and you will be searching for two years or more before you see them. Eventually, she went through a lot to see me and she got my place and I accepted her wholly because she was hardworking and gifted with music. When she was with me, we used to go to their house in Oshodi.

    “We can go away for a week or 2 and her mother wouldn’t be worried or bothered because she had already handed her over to me. Because I am not that rubbish artiste, that cannot be trusted with girls. When she was with me, I saw her musical talent, but she wasn’t that good at acting.”

  • Tope Alabi’s Mardebra foundation gives Christmas presents to widows

    Tope Alabi’s Mardebra foundation gives Christmas presents to widows

    The Mardebra foundation established by the gospel musician, Tope Alabi and her family, organised an event to support widows on Friday, December 22.

    The event tagged, “Comforting widows hearts for Christmas” was held at Room 22 event centre, Abiodun Kuye rd, new Oko-Oba, Abule-Egba, Lagos.

    The founder of the foundation, Tope Alabi, said the gesture was to reduce hunger and help out widows during this Christmas period due to the current economic situation.

    Presenting the raw food items, popcorn making machine and cash to the less privileged, in Abule Egba, Lagos, she said the foundation exists to give back to the society.

    The musician also spoke about the fact that part of her motivation to help out the less privileged is because she grew up in poverty and that she “knows what poverty is.”

    Speaking on the vision of the foundation, she said: “Every year since its inception 11 years ago the foundation has organized events to help widows and orphanage homes.”

    She further highlighted that the goal of the foundation is to “lay down a template for her kids who the foundation is named after in the first place.”

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    One of the beneficiaries of the event, a widow with three kids Mrs. Adeyemi Rachel said that “she was grateful to Mrs. Tope Alabi for her heartfelt love for widows and she prayed that God will promote and make her greater.”

    Another widow with five kids, Mrs. Sola Olajide said she learnt about the event from her church, she also prayed for the gospel musician expressing appreciation for her gesture.

    The event was attended by over 300 widows who were given Popcorn machines, rice, and cash. Many of the other attendees were grateful to be in attendance and sang along to the musicians worship songs. 

  • Tim Godfrey, Tope Alabi, others for ‘Night of Mercy’

    GOSPEL artistes Tope Alabi, Tim Godfrey, Bishop Bernard Asare and Efe Nathan are set to perform at the ‘Night of Mercy’ crusade slated for Friday, November 8 at the Gymnasium Hall, National Stadium Complex, Surulere, Lagos.

    Others artistes expected are Bidemi Olaoba Eben, Chinyere Udoma and Paraclete mass choir.

    According to the organiser, Senior Pastor of Holy Ghost Christian Centre (HCC), DR. Amos Fenwa, the initiative was to take the gospel out of the church and bring unbelievers to God.

    “The programme provides a wider opportunity to bless children of God through prayer and prophetic ministration in line with the objective of the monthly Solution Night that holds in HCC church,” said Dr. Fenwa.

    “We shall seek the face of God for mercy and divine intervention in the lives of people. If you know anyone believing God for the fruit of the womb or anyone that is sick and their hope is dimmed or it seems there is no cure, why not come so we can pray together for Mercy. That’s why it is titled ‘Night of Mercy’.

    “The world is full of people who are looking for God, leadership has failed people, family has failed people, and friends have failed people. But God cannot fail people. That is why the venue is not going to be in the church it has to be outside the church because a lot of people who are not members of the church have issues.”

    One of the artistes scheduled to perform at the program, Evangelist Tope Alabi, said “I will be realising a single before the end of this year and participant of “Night of Mercy” will get a taste of it.”

    On his part, Tim Godfrey said that “people should come with their expectations as it is going to be unforgettable experience and God will move like the days of David.

  • Tope Alabi, others to headline Luli Concert

    GOSPEL artistes Tope Alabi, Evangelist Imoleayo Akin Adebayo and Sola Allyson are set to headline one of the biggest gospel concerts in Nigeria, Luli Concert. The concert, which is in its fourth edition, will hold on Friday, September 27, 2019 at the Tafawa Balewa Square, Onikan, Lagos by 7pm.

    Other gospel artistes billed to minister at the event are Evangelist Samson Adekanmbi (Sammy P); Evangelist  Adelakun Ayewa; Michael Harjovy; gospel rap sensation Engo; Tunde  Ara;  Kayefi, Laolu Gbenjo,   among others. Dr. Wole Adetiran, formerly of The Polytechnic Ibadan, will lead the Celestial Church of Christ’s central choir.

    The worship concert, with the theme, ‘Power in His Praise’, is powered by El-Berachah Worship Ministry for Celestial Church of Christ and seeks to create a medium to promote God’s word, worship and intercession via praises for the nation.

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    Speaking at a press briefing in Ikeja, Lagos, the chairman of Luli Concert 2019, Mr. Gbenga Obajuwon-Ogunlana, noted that the vision for Luli Concert is anchored on promoting worship among Christians.

    As part of the activities lined up to mark this year’s concert, Mr. Obajuwon-Ogunlana, said that a music masters class, organised for music enthusiasts and professionals on Wednesday, September 11, at the Grandeur Event Center, Ikeja, was facilitated by award-winning music producer ID Cabasa, Dr. Olaosebikan Rotimi, Sola Allyson and Mr Wols. A four-kilometetre community walk will be organised in Lagos Island to promote physical and mental wellbeing.