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The Diary of an Assistant Boyfriend: TRAVAILS OF THE FRIEND ZONE (Episode 7)

2015-09-25T11:41:00.002+00:00

My name is ADEBISI OLADELE.... Welcome to the friend zone!
I promise you, I'll never forget you! I was holding Christiana's hand that night. We were in her compound already, walking towards her room. Hmmmmnnnn! I hope so, Christiana replied. I know so! I affirmed with all the assurance I could get then. Christy, you mean a whole lot to me, you are one of the most important persons in my life, in fact you are the most important person to me in this school. Of course, she was.
Haha... Dele ki lo se e... What's wrong with you? Christiana looked at me as I entered into her room with a long face. It was indeed unlike me, but I needed to play the scripts. I have got only two weeks! Hmmmnnn, Christiana, there is this thing I cherish so much but I know I cant get it. You cant get it bawo? Should I borrow you money to buy it? Christy's words nearly made me burst into laughter but I had to compose, I have a script to play out. Its not a monetary issue, Christiana dont bother yourself. You cant understand.
Few days later, Christy was in my room, we had this new routine of staying indoors (my room) for like 2 hours, sometimes in the dark gisting and on few occasions we just lay on the bed silent. All we do is just listen to each other breathe (trust me, that's all that normally happens). Tonight is about to take a new turn. Christiana, go home! I blurted out suddenly after a few minutes of silence and staring blank in the dark. Haha, why? She asked surprised. Christiana, the truth of the matter is I am indeed very crazy about you and all I can think of now is to feel the taste of your lips... Please go home before i do anything stupid. Without further ado, christy left my room that night.
Shiiiit! That was not part of the script. Gosh! I am actually crazy about her now. Film done turn reality for me. Chaaaaii!
That night never affected our relationship one bit. We continued our usual close kinda friendship. Almost everybody knew us together. Is that lady your sister? Elizabeth, a fellowship friend once asked me. Nah she is my friend, I replied laughing. Ehen? You guys kinda look alike ooo, she tried justifying her question. Ehen? I am actually hearing that for the first time, lol. I knew she wanted to ask if she was my girlfriend, but she just decided to 'spiritualize'the question.
Hello are you at home? Yes I am. Christy called to confirm where I was. She knocked my door 7 minutes later. We resumed our new routine of lying on my bed to gist. Few minutes later Christy's lips were locked in mine (I have forgotten the details of how we got to this point... I know most of y'all has been looking forward to this point.. We are here now), it lasted a couple of seconds... Jeeezzz! It felt like heaven. I stopped even though she wished to continue. I am sorry, I apologized. Christy left that night and she promised to check on me in the morning.
I was still on my bed around 10:30am when I heard Christy's voice in the veranda. You have come again abi, that's how you'll be sneaking in without greeting us abi. Go inside your husband abi boyfriend de ni is waiting for you. Sanmi, you are very stupid, ode oshi! Christy replied sanmi's whining. Good morning, you are still in bed? She greeted me as she entered my room. She sat on my bed beside me. I changed position, i decided to sit up. How was your night, i asked. Fine, she replied.
Dele, you see ehn! I have a wood at hand and a fire burning. Something tells me to put the wood in the fire but after examining the wood properly, it doesn't fit the class of those I burn in the fire. Another voice is asking me to drop the wood then, but I know I can't just drop it like that. I can't let the wood go. I listened with rapt attention as christiana delivered her parable. Dele, I like you very much and you mean a whole lot to me, but i just can't date you. We won't last! Hmmmmnnnn.... I breathed in deeply. I wasn't really surprised at her words. I never expected Christiana to date me but with yesternight's kiss, I thought I had some chances. We can't be more than friends even after that kiss. Gbam! Dele, ti e ti ba e... You have been FRIEND ZONED!
Life continued as if nothing happened. Christy and I still kept a close friendship profile but I still desired her. I made one more attempt to kiss her and she politely refused me, Christy wanted to keep me just as a friend. The days were rolling by, we started rounding off our pre-degree program. The thought of going home for a long period of time without Christy usually downs my mood. The fact that we might not be seeing again forever nearly kills me. I remember one night in my room, I held Christy's picture in my hand and I played "Goodbye My Lover" by James blunt from Lekan's phone. Tears rolled down my cheeks that night, yes it was that serious. Anytime TREASURE (A movie soundtrack performed by emeka ike and kate henshaw) or Goodbye my lover by James blunt plays on any phone or any music device, Christy comes to mind. I still remember her whenever I hear those songs.
August 16, that year, the D-day. It was a Sunday afternoon, my last day in the Egba provincial capital. We had a final thanksgiving service at the fellowship, it was the bomb! I got home later in the afternoon, my bags were already packed. Christy came into my room, I hugged her. There was no time for greetings and pleasantries, we knew we needed to say our good byes. Tears were already rolling down her cheek before I could make her sit in a chair. I knelt down (rara oooo, I wasnt going to propose), Christy, even though I don't know if we'll get to see again, I'll never forget you. I promised her again, the second time. Dele I'll miss you, she said crying. I'll miss you too, I replied as we locked ourselves in a warm and tight embrace.
Guy, make we dey go ooo... Lekan's voice separated us. Christy and Nkem saw us off to the main road. We waved down a taxi, main garage meji.. E wole, the driver replied! I collected my bag from christy to board the taxi. I love you! Those were Christy's parting words to me as our driver zoomed off. I watched her blow me a kiss before turning her back obviously to wipe her tears.
10 months 11 days after, I saw Christy again. I remember skipping a practical make up class that morning. I carried that course, but who cares?, in as much as christy is involved, the whole school can go ablaze for all I care. She shed tears again as we hugged in front of the university library. She got her admission the next academic session. We resumed our friendship but not as serious as it was before. We still talk even till now. She even calls me 'baby' whenever we get to see or talk on phone.
With all these, I and Christy were never more than FRIENDS!
"I am happy we are friends, but I am very sad that's all we will ever be"
My name is ADEBISI OLADELE.
That is my story!

The Diary of an Assistant Boyfriend: TRAVAILS OF THE FRIEND ZONE (Episode 6)

2015-09-24T22:03:00.005+00:00

My name is ADEBISI OLADELE.... Welcome to the friend zone!
The first semester rolled by. The break has come and gone. The few weeks break without Christiana was kinda rough for me. I think it was rough for her too, but we kept in touch well enough, the phone bailed us out. Most times mumsie's credit suffered the brunt! The days rolled by, the break was over in no time. Yes! Your guess is as good as mine, Christiana jumped on me the first time we saw in the new semester. She was on my neck, her legs were off the ground. Those few seconds felt like heaven!
I was at Christiana's room one night as usual. We were in our usual playful mode. She was on her hostel sized bed while I was in her chair. Idiot! Christiana said to me, we both burst into another session of laughter. Stupid boy... Mtcheeeew, this was Christy's usual response whenever I say somethings during our nightly banter and hangout. All these abusive words gan sef, do you know their meanings at all, I said as I picked up a dictionary beside her bed. I sat on the bed with her. I started checking the meanings, in no time I drifted into sleep.
I started hearing two voices, Christy and someone were saying somethings. Jesuuuuusss! I slept off in Christy's room! The figure she was talking with seems familiar, the voice too. Who is that on your bed? The figure asked. Its Dele, Christiana replied. OMG! it's bro Segun, her fellowship and joint Christian fellowship coordinator. There and then I knew my end has come. Dele ke? and I came in he didnt greet me? Dele! Dele! Bro Segun's voice sounded like thunder in my heart... Sirrrr! I managed to answer.
Haha! Christy, what is happening here? Bro. Segun fired the first salvo. Nothing! Christy answered. He turned to me, Dele what's happening? Why didnt you Greet me when I came in? I was asleep ni sir, I replied (how I wished I had said something else). I knew I was in for a long sermon. Asleep? Bro Segun repeated the word as if it was a Spanish word he has not heard before. Were you going to sleep over here? No oooo, I interrupted him. Oh, but you have slept here before abi? Rara o I nearly screamed, which kind yeye sleep come carry me go tonight? What is it by your time? I picked Christy's phone to check the time. Shiiiit! Its 10:15pm, Jesus! I have never been in Christy's room this late! Can your mum call you now and you'll tell her you are in a lady's room at this time? Bro Segun's voice brought me back to reality. I left Christy's room around 10:30pm, of course after Pastor Segun's chastising sermon. I still laugh anytime I remember that day!
Dele, ao far with Christy nah? I see say dt girl dey gbe sun mo e (give you greenlight) but e be like you dey run, you no too dey like touch am. Why? Sanmi asked in his tipsy state. Boys were just upstairs jonzing with a bottle of ponchè rum. No mind the guy jor, I no know why he dey slow the package, all of us sabi say that girl like you, na you just dey dull yourself ni, Lekan chipped in as he gulped his drink. I walked up to lekan, I collected his cup, poured myself the drink. I laughed, na una sabi ooo... Wether she like me or not, I no sure. I gulped the drink, just give me two weeks, I'll see what I can do bout her.
Two weeks! Let the scripts begin to play.
To whom it may concern: this is mostly a pure work of fiction... You think i m writing bout lagbaja n tamedo... OYO is your case.. Or worse worse... Call police!
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The Diary of an Assistant Boyfriend: TRAVAILS OF THE FRIEND ZONE (Episode 5)

2015-09-24T21:59:00.003+00:00

My name is ADEBISI OLADELE.... Welcome to the friend zone!
Guys!! Guys!! una don hear the latest? Lekan ran into the room panting! Wetin happen? Femi asked him. Them say they done upgrade entrance exam scores. Buhaahaaaaa! I burst into laughter, òlóbè, you hear that kind thing before, e no possible jare gbagbe e! I said with an air pf finality and conclusion. I swear I see am with my eyes, lekan said with assurance! I froze at the door. Say God! God, allah, Olorun I see am se! Chinasa's score was 198 before and now them done upgrade am to 216, na her physics them upgrade, I swear i see the two results printouts with my korokoro eyes. Lekan's testimony got us all convinced! Lekan was not the lying type.
We all scrambled for femi's phone, his phone was the only WAP enabled phone in our house. Deleeee! they done increase your scores oooo, Femi screamed. I jumped up in excitement. I was blessed with additional 12 marks. Make we go café go print am, we all embraced Lekan's suggestion. We became set for our cybercafe sojourn in a matter of seconds. Wait! I stopped our entourage, make I check Christy, make I collect her slip help her check if they go done upgrade her result too. I rushed to Christy's room, to get the slip. I got it and dashed out. I was in and out in a jiffy.
The worst happened, Christy's result was not upgraded. It was painful for the both of us.
Days rolled into weeks, our first semester exams were approaching, we waited for it but it was postponed not once but twice. Omo wo I dey travel jare, I no fit dey here jobless, to worsen the matter, food no come dey sef, na my papa house sure pass... Sanmi my housemate started this morning in a lamentation mode. The thing done taya me sef, I joined the lamentation spree, me sef go travel jare. Na so jare, we fit gather go ile oluyole together. Femi's parents have a house in the Oluyole capital. Guy, e be like say na ao e go be niyen... Oluyole straight.
Christy, I'll be going to Oluyole tomorrow, I broke the news to her that afternoon. Oluyole bawo? Who do you know there? Christy asked with a puzzled look on her face. I am going with Sanmi, explained. Ehen? So titi di igbawo? (Till when)? She asked... Eerrrm, maybe next week Monday. Next week Monday! She screamed like she got stung by a bee. Yes, next week Monday, any problem? I asked. So you'll leave me here for that long abi? She suddenly became moody. Han han, Monday is not that far nah, I'll be back before you know it. I'll miss you was the next thing she said.. I'll miss you too I replied, this time she was in my arms (maybe, maybe not).
We were getting ready for our oluyole journey that Wednesday afternoon when Christy strolled into our house. Deleeee iyawo e ti de oo (your wife is here oo) lekan's announcement made the whole house erupt into laughter. O o gbadun (you are not well) that has been Christy's usual response to lekan or anybody that refers to her as my babe. We both were already getting used to people thinking we were an item. We were set to leave, I bade Christy goodbye, it was the first time I will be leaving Christy for that long. She said bye too trying hard to keep me from seeing her tears.
To whom it may concern: this is mostly a pure work of fiction... You think i m writing bout lagbaja n tamedo... OYO is your case.. Or worse worse... Call police!
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The Diary Of an Assistant Boyfriend: TRAVAILS OF THE FRIEND ZONE (Episode 4)

2015-09-24T21:50:00.005+00:00

My name is ADEBISI OLADELE.... Welcome to the friend zone!
A sunny Thursday afternoon, my mates were already through with the day's lectures. They all met me at home. Oh! I forgot to tell you guys I was a high class truant, a non-academic student, that's a gist for another day jare. I was in front of my house watching my mates troop into their various houses. Delliii how far? You no come school again today abi? Oya give me your papa number make I call am say hin pikin no serious for school, we all burst into laughter. That was Caleb my neighbour, he lives opposite my house. Its past 1pm, Christy should be home by now.
I sauntered into Christy's room, she just got in not quite long. How far, bawo ni? I greeted her, good afternoon she replied with a smile. That's definitely the first time Christy greeted me or replied my greeting. She did not only reply, she did with a smile, today indeed is gonna be a good dat. How was lectures today? I asked, fine, she replied, I know you don't attend classes. Yes! Even Christy was aware of my truancy. What did you tell Nkem about me? I fired the question. Tell Nkem bawo? She asked with a surprised look on her face. Oh! She exclaimed like she just remembered something... is this about you not been sensible all this while?
Christy just burst my bubble again. She said it again to my face, this time she had burst into a loud laughter. Christy just fed me my own pill. Shey you too normally behave like somebody that has sense ni? She fired the second salvo! She burst into laughter again, this time around subconsciously I joined her in the laughing spree. Funny but true. Na there my vex for Christiana end. Yes na, she continued. Monday ni first time I heard something sensible from you. We both continued the laughter. Chaiii! See my life outside! Na me Christy dey enter seresere like this and funny enough, I am laughing at the whole scenario, in fact I am enjoying it. Let me admit, I loved it. Christy continued to "enter" me and we both continued laughing. The tables had turned, the predator is now the prey. Oh! How the mighty are falling!
Christiana, jokes apart I don't like that comment, I started explaining. You see, even though I joke a lot, I am a "very" serious person, its just that I am most times in the jovial mood ni. I talked to Christy that afternoon with all the sense I can gather, I needed to redeem my shattered image, at least today will make it the second time she will be hearing something sensible from this my big mouth. That's a huge feat! Hmmmmnnn Christiana sighed, well that night, when I saw you through my window, I was already determined that if Dele comes here to talk trash again Ehn! Ma se were fun ni (I will change it for him ni), but sincerely you surprised me that night, you calmed me down, you made me feel fine, your words healed my hurt... Chai! My head started swelling... Hearing Christy say all those words (well not all sha, I added some necessary ajasa Nah, so d story go sweet and most especially I gaz feel myself small nah), made me feel like a champ.
Its been two weeks now, I and Christy had grown close. We were seen together almost everywhere. The only things that separated us were fellowship (we attended different fellowships) and of course school. Her room became my second abode. I and Christy gelled so fast, faster than you can imagine. If its past 7pm and I am not with Christy... That means only one thing... I was definitely out of town!
How that your babe nah? Banji asked me one evening. Which babe? I was surprised at the question. That your small babe nah, wey una dey waka up and down nko? wetin be that her name again sef? Christiana? I asked... Yes! Christiana! He tapped me like he just remembered a jackpot ticket number. She no be my babe ooooo! I nearly screamed! Hmmmnn.. Liaaaarrrr!
To whom it may concern: this is mostly a pure work of fiction... You think i m writing bout lagbaja n tamedo... OYO is your case.. Or worse worse... Call police!
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The Dairy of an Assistant Boyfriend: TRAVAILS OF THE FRIEND ZONE (Episode 3)

2015-09-24T21:46:00.000+00:00

My name is ADEBISI OLADELE.... Welcome to the friend zone!
Well I am not surprised, Christy kuku ti so pe lati ojo ti ohun ti mo e, Ijeta ni first time ti o soro olopolo (Christy has said it, that ever since she has known you, two days ago was the first time you ever said anything sensible!). Nkem's words hit me like a NATO nuclear missile. I yab people too, but I have never questioned their intelligence, I only talk about their physical appearance. I always respect everybody's intellect and sensibility, so that angle is a no go area for me all through my yabbing expeditions. Funny but true.
Nkem is just a female version of me. She sef can yab and insult people... Chaaaai! Nkem is a young and beautiful full blooded yoruba girl (how can a yoruba girl bear Nkem, remember how unreal the names can be... Lol... I no even owe anybody any explanation sef... Sebi its sha my story... *rolls eyes*). She too is a pro when it comes to rubbishing anybody, most especially in that her egba saturated accent. I can't blame her, she has lived all of her life within the egba province and here we all are studying to become undergraduates in the only Federal University in that province. It is safe to say Nkem was at home, she is an INDIGENE.
Nkem and Christy were very good friends, they were super close in short, they were 5 & 6! They have been my victims countless number of times. Nkem and I have engaged in trash talking (for pako pikins: na yabbing that one mean) duels before, of course I came out tops most times. For this game... Oga na master. So it is safe to say Nkem doesn't like me too but I am sure she doesn't hate me as much as Christy does. In short it was a no love lost triangle.
Chaaaaiii! Yeeeeeee! Olorun oooo! It was the chants of the people around that brought me back to the current situation. There was an electrical phase-off issue in our area that time. We were at Nkem's house, sorry hostel to charge our phones. Nkem's house is a one storeyed german wooden decked building. Their house had the highest population of students, they were close to 20 that were staying there. The chants and noises were just a pointer to one thing - Nkem has just scored a huge point, in short it was a jab directly in the face! Peeps looked forward to my response. Chill... Chill, Dele go finish am Nao... They expected the don of talk to take Nkem by the jugular and tear her into pieces. Something they never got to see, their hopes were dashed. I dashed them.
Nkem's words silenced me for that night. I started thinking... E gbami, temi ti bami (chaiii! I am doomed). So, what does Christy take me for... A fool? Or a jester that can never be serious? Chhaaaaii! I don die. What's wrong with me? This is unlike me. Words hardly affect me most especially negative words because I produce them, I catch fun saying them. I wave them off whenever they were hurled at me because they were supposed to be items of fun. The fact that Christy actually said those stuffs about me really got to me. Why? Seriously I can't explaaaiiiiinnn (in wizkid's ojuelegba tune).
Did she actually tell you that? I asked Nkem, after a few seconds that seemed like four hours of silence. Nkem said yes, when you came to her house two nights ago was the first time she ever heard anything sensible come out of that your mouth! Nkem repeated the killer blow again. This made guys erupt into their shouts and bants again. It was indeed clear, Nkem was the winner for today. As she was basking in the euphoria of her supposed victory, I was lost in thought.
With a mild rage I said within myself... I swear Christy ti ku lowo mi (Christy is as good as dead). She better start running away from me!
To whom it may concern: this is mostly a pure work of fiction... You think i m writing bout lagbaja n tamedo... OYO is your case.. Or worse worse... Call police!
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The Diary of An Assistant Boyfriend: TRAVAILS OF THE FRIEND ZONE (Episode 2)

2015-09-24T21:41:00.004+00:00

My name is ADEBISI OLADELE.... Welcome to the friend zone!
Christy felt succour on my shoulder. After a few minutes silence, the words came at last. Christy, its not the end of the world, there is still hope, those were the only words I could manage mutter. I switched mode that night from Dele the tormentor to Dele the comforter. A whole lot has changed in the last few minutes, Christy who is like a core enemy to me has drifted into sleep on my shoulders. Wow! No prophet would have ever seen this coming. Indeed our God works in mysterious ways. I stood up, carried her in my arms. I approached her bed with her small body in my hands, I bent to lay her down to sleep...
I laid Christy's body on her small hostel size bed. This girl and all of her small sized materials. Well a bigger bed size for people like her will just be tantamount to space wastage and mismanagement. A punishable offence under section 142 sub section 4 of the constitution of Federal Republic of Nowhere. I watched as she slept peacefully, what a beautiful sight to behold. I covered her body with her blanket for it was a cold night. I tried standing up for me to head home, Christy's hand drew me back... I heard her say...Stay with me...
Dele, o ri wipe temi ti baje (can't you see my life is in ruins)... I was jolted back to reality by Christy's lamentation, I was there still holding the sheet of paper she gave me. I have been imagining things all this while. Ehen! I thought as much, christy will only drift into sleep with her head on my shoulder and also allow me carry her in my arms under one condition - all these will DEFINITELY happen my IMAGINATION. Well, life sometimes can be like Samsung... Its not that hard to imagine.
What am I going to tell them at home? She started sobbing. I moved closer, gave her a pat on the back (that's the farthest I can go in reality). Christy, o ti to (its enough), stop crying. I started encouraging Christy, the soothing words started flowing out of my mouth. The word flow was good, it was even better than my yab and whining flow. I didn't struggle for words here, it came naturally unlike my yeye Samsung imagination advert... Mtcheeewww! At last I was able to ease Christy's stress, she stopped crying. I left Ch:risty a happier person than I met her which is indeed very unusual. It is usually the other way round.
I stepped out of Christy's room fulfilled. I made someone smile and forget her sorrows, waoh! That's some huge deal for me, more or less like first of its kind ever. I was known for making people feel bad and frustrated, for me to smile somebody has to frown, my happiness is usually achieved by making others upset. Once you sight Dele laughing, just know that somebody very close is either frowning or upset. Annoying people was my hobby... It was so much fun for me, Yes! I was that bad.
Christy is in the picture now... Things are about to change... For better or worse? Let's wait and see.
To whom it may concern: this is mostly a pure work of fiction... You think i m writing bout lagbaja n tamedo... OYO is your case.. Or worse worse... Call police!
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Twitter: @churchBOI_SZ

The Diary of an Assistant Boyfriend: TRAVAILS OF THE FRIEND ZONE (Episode 1)

2015-09-24T21:36:00.001+00:00

My name is ADEBISI OLADELE.... Welcome to the friend zone!
Hey Christy, wassup with you?. I had noticed from afar her swollen face as a result of crying . What's wrong with Christianah? Why would she be crying in an auditorium filled with hundreds of students... Of all places.. Hian! I walked up to her, raised her head because she had laid it on the table in front of her. I was met with tears. Seeing christy in that stage shocked me. Take! I offered her my face towel and i asked her to go home without asking anymore questions.
I kept on thinking what or who could have made her cry like that? I was kinda worried about her. Wait! Before y'all start painting pictures and getting ideas, I and Christianah at that time were pure enemies! Chaaai! You Cant imagine! Christiana practically hated me. This is it, she has this small stature that did not correspond with her age (she is 4 years older than I am). I used to have (still have) this bad attitude of picking on and making jest of people. Chaaai! Dele loves whining and frustrating people. Christiana was definitely a prey for me, anywhere we jam peren! She knows her own af done for that day niyen. She avoided me like a plague.
I checked her that afternoon but she wasn't at home. I got lucky after my second attempt at night. I walked into her room. It was a mini sized room just like her stature, small and concise. Christy how far... So wapa? I greeted her. She was seated in her chair reading. I'm fine, mi wapa (she is a lagosian) she replied coldly. Without wasting time I went straight to business...Why were you crying in the auditorium this afternoon? I asked. Hmmmnnnnn... She sighed deeply, without uttering a word, she opened her bag, she brought out her 8-in-1 university notebook. She opened the book only to bring out a sheet of paper. Take! She said as she stretched the sheet of paper to me. I collected it with trembling hands and a heart beating fast.
I unfolded the paper and there it was staring at my face! The cause of christy's tears. Her result! Nah she is not pregnant. Our university entrance exam results were released that monday morning. I checked mine that morning too, I narrowly crossed the cut off mark. It was a mixed season of emotions. Some leapt for joy while some cried because their dreams of being University undergraduates later that year has just been shattered! Christiana belonged to the latter category.
Jesus! I screamed as I scanned through her result. She was just a mark short of our expected cut-off mark. I became weak. I felt for her, I found it difficult to imagine that christy will be parking her load home after pre-degree. Hmmmmnn I sighed deeply, for the first time in a short while I felt compassion. Christiana, I called her. This time the tears have started forming in her eyes, they flowed freely down her chubby cheek without hinderance. I placed my hands on her shoulder, With my heart beating fast I turned her head towards me and i bent towards her, hell no.. I didnt kiss her (O ye pervert minds, Jesus is coming soon) I cleaned her tears. The gentleman in me just got activated!
I was short of words, I didn't really know what to say. I have not been faced with a situation like this before. For your information I love talking, in fact I can say I am an orator. I talk with confidence, its impossible for anyome to out-talk Dele. I was (and still is) a pro most especially when it comes to yabbing and picking on people. Here I am now, the pro of talk is now short of words, the speech has failed the orator. This is serious business, not the usual street yabbing I am used to. I sat down in the chair with her... I rested her head on my shoulder, patiently waiting till when the words will come.
To whom it may concern: this is mostly a pure work of fiction... You think i m writing bout lagbaja n tamedo... OYO is your case.. Or worse worse... Call police!
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Twitter: @churchBOI_SZ

The Diary Of an Assistant Boyfriend: TRAVAILS OF THE FRIEND ZONE

2015-09-24T21:31:00.002+00:00

Where should I start from? Hmmmmnnn... Since we are not discussing about the glory of God, there is definitely a starting point.
Before we start, I'll like us to know somethings. This piece is mostly a work of fiction that will be dropping in chapters abi episodes de ni. How many episodes? Seriously me sef never know.
All the names of the characters in this piece are highly fictitious and very unreal. The writer will not be held responsible for any coincidence or resemblance, before some people will start saying He is writing about Lagbaja and tamedo. OYO os your case! *tongue out*
This is all a story about a young man with huge ambitions and dreams. He has been through a few emotional bitter-sweet times.
My name is ADEBISI OLADELE.... Welcome to the friend zone!

THE BURNING BUSH

2015-02-18T10:40:00.001+00:00

Seriously I am burning inside me with so much excitement and Joy, a feeling that cannot really be expressed in words or terms, it is a feeling that cannot be explained by the language(s) of this Earth… only HIM (My Father, my Friend, My MAN – JESUS) that can explain (TONGUES).
I just stumbled on a verse and it has been a source of a divine Joy and excitement (TONGUES). ..
“And the Angel of Jehovah appeared to him in a flame of fire, out of the midst of a thorn bush. And he looked. And behold! THE THORN BUSH BURNED WITH FIRE! AND THE THORN BUSH WAS NOT BURNED UP” Gen. 3:2.
Wow! Jesus! This is it, the greatest channel of Evangelism, the greatest mode of passing message(s) across. THE THORN BUSH BURNED WITH FIRE! AND THE THORN BUSH WAS NOT BURNED UP” check out that wonderful expression, even the bush burned, still it wasn’t consumed. Now I ponder, what is the significance of the bush, the fire and the non-consumption of the bush?
The next verse of that scripture gave me my answer which has since yesterday caused a thorough spark in my spirit…..
“And Moses said, I will now turn aside and see this great sight, why the thorn bush is not burned up” Gen.3:3
This is it! The bush didn’t just burn and not consume just for the fun of it, hell no! there is a reason, a purpose and that purpose was to attract attention, it was to drag somebody to HIS presence. The bush burned and it was not consumed. What a mystery! Moses saw the sight and that made him halt in his tracks… I must see this, I must get closer to this, this is different, and this is unexplainable, whole lots of thoughts must have been going through Moses’ mind.
After his attention has been secured, God swung into the next line of action…
And Jehovah saw that he had turned aside to see. God called to him out of the midst of the thorn bush, and said, Moses! Moses! And he said, Here I am. Gen. 3:4
The sight was not just meant to be seen, it was not just meant to display its awesomeness but rather it was to be used as a medium of attraction for one of the greatest ministries of all time. The sight brought Moses to destiny; He brought Moses to an encounter with his MAKER who in turn has a great ministry, responsibility and future which is far greater than his (Moses’) current meagre shepherd state. I believe the story from this point is very much familiar.
Now back to the issue of this ‘burning’ but not consumed ‘bush’. There I got an understanding; every Christian is supposed to be a burning bush at various points. We are supposed to radiate the power, the presence and most importantly the HOLINESS of God. There are a whole lot of things that are supposed to be either dangerous, risky or even senseless, but for us as Christians, these things are expedient and necessary. These things will burn us but will not consume us; rather they will purify, edify and make us shine the more. We are to be a point of attraction, an invitation, something that will catch people’s attention and make them want to come close and see.
Even though the burnings are so intense and obvious, yet we will not be consumed and through this our life will be as a source of attraction, a sight that is worthy to wait and behold.
Come to think of it, the bush was burning, Moses waited to see and God gave him his destiny, call and ministry. Our lives too can take this dimension, our life can be that rallying point where people wait to see and in the course of seeing, they come in contact with God who in turn calls them and hand over to them their ultimate destiny.
But how will people look? What will catch their attention? Lets check that common scripture that talks about salvation.
So that if any one is in Christ, that one is a new creature; old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new.2Cor. 5:17.
There you have it, in as much as you are in Christ, then you are a new creature, now there is a factor that testifies to your status of being a new creature and that factor is BEHOLD. Moses too waited to look and he said behold! The bush was not consumed (Gen.3:2b). My dictionary puts the meaning of behold to be: see or observe thoroughly. Now this is it, as much as we claim to be Christians, as much as we claim to be born again, is there anything awesome about our lives if it is been beheld. Is our life that burning enough to cause a sojourner in this world to stop in his tracks just to see and to observe our lives thoroughly.
Moses had to stop because he saw something unusual he saw a great sight. God is interested in making our lives a burning bush, a life that will cause a great sight, a life through which people in the cause of watching will come in contact with their creator and destiny. Are you ready to become that life?
To become a burning bush, you must believe, trust and have faith totally in God. Trust him that even though that fire will burn you, yet it wont consume you neither will it have any ill effect on you.
There is a whole lot of stuff that we need to do away with as Christians, but we are so much finding it difficult to do because we believe it will be hard to live without them. The fire of being lonely after quitting that ungodly relationship will burn you but it won’t consume you, it will rather turn you into a great sight leaving people to wonder how you have been able to survive that situation which a normal human being thought should have consumed you. Forget the idea of you being broke after stopping those fraudulent acts of yours, hell no! the fire will burn but you will never be consumed.
Friend, all we need to do is to hand it all over our lives unto HIM that he may make it a great sight, a sight that will catch people’s attention, a sight that will make people stop and wait to see, a sight that will bring people to come in contact with their Creator, destiny and ministry. Burn my friends…. Burn!

GOFAMINT Youth Fellowship presents a post valentines programme

2015-02-16T18:42:00.001+00:00

Hmmn! I can feel it, I can sense it, the whole atmosphere is drenched in it, we are in it’s season! Its not a gain saying, LOVE is INDEED in the AIR!
LOVE! What a mystery, a paradox, sometimes unexplainable and most times unfathomable.
LOVE! It makes the mighty feeble as it gives to the frail might…
LOVE, brings tears to the eyes of the strong as it graces the lips of the simple with smiles..
It burns the heart, the same time is cools it….
LOVE is indeed a PARADOX which no principles, rules or laws can explain… only EXPERIENCE can explain this!
Friends, Imagine a scenario where we gather as friends and brethren to discuss and talk about this AWESOME stuff – LOVE.
A day where we travel across board, a day we tour LOVE from various points, a day people who have seen it, felt it, touched it… people who LOVE has made smile, cry, writhe in pains and at the same time leap for Joy share their true, authentic and unbiased experiences on LOVE!
People who are just kicking it off, people who had taken the bold step of sealing their LOVE with that eternal commitment, people whose LOVE stayed strong even in the heat of challenges. It’s a complete package! Friend, here it is.;
The Gospel Faith Mission International Youth Fellowship of Oke Igbala District
PRESENTS: LET’S TALK ABOUT LOVE (Cocktail[]Music[]Talkshow)
DATE: SUNDAY FEB. 22, 2015.
VENUE: GOFAMINT, Oke Igbala District Headquarters, Oke igbala Street, off Ota Street, Ijebu Ode.
TIME: 3PM (RED CARPET: 2PM)
DRESS CODE: Touch of Red.
Indeed… and the greatest of them is LOVE.
PS.: Don’t come alone, be nice enough to come with a LOVED one

When the devil tells the truth

2014-09-29T17:28:00.001+00:00

Wooww! it's been more than a year that i dropped something here. i have been busy doing some other stuffs ni jare... lol! Here is a piece for y'all... I pray you get the understanding....

The devil is a liar! - This phrase has turn to a kind of a daily or normal confession we normally say to ourselves and all others who cares to listen. The devil as we all know has been an enemy of God even before time began.

What exactly is this writer thinking, what is on his mind? how can the devil tell the truth? So very much Impossible! (it seems am reading somebody’s mind already). Shall we set the ball rolling!

The first appearance of the devil in the bible was in Gen.3 (We all know this story), fast forward to verse 5-6: And the serpent said unto the woman, Ye shall not surely die: For God doth know that in the day ye eat thereof, then your eyes shall be opened, and ye shall be as gods, knowing good and evil. Let us ponder on this my dear friend: And the serpent said unto the woman, Ye shall not surely die... these are the exact words of the devil/serpent to the woman. He said Ye shall not SURELY die, of course that was the truth, they did not surely die (at least as at that moment), Adam still lived 930 years before eventually dying.

Furthermore, he said to them For God doth know that in the day ye eat thereof, then your eyes shall be opened, and ye shall be as gods, knowing good and evil. I want us to ponder on the benefits the devil highlighted: then your eyes shall be opened, this was the first benefit of eating this fruit, and that was the first thing that happened to them after eating the fruit: And the eyes of them both were opened (Vs. 7). Secondly He told her, ...ye shall be as gods, knowing good and evil... this truth was established by God himself And the LORD God said, Behold, the man is become as one of us, to know good and evil (Gen. 3:22a). The devil is definitely sure of what he is saying here, all his predictions were actually true. Hmmmn! the truth-telling devil.

With the above analysis, we can indeed see that the devil is not always a liar. There are usually some if not most times when the devil tells the truth.

Fast forward to the new testament: And when he had fasted forty days and forty nights, he was afterward an hungered. And when the tempter came to him, he said, If thou be the Son of God, command that these stones be made bread. (Matt. 4:2-3). I believe we all know this story, Jesus had fasted for forty days and forty nights and he was hungry which is usual. The devil came around, and he said:...If thou be the Son of God, command that these stones be made bread. What a great idea, Jesus was hungry but He was in the wilderness and there was no food store anywhere near. So, turning stone to bread was not entirely a bad idea or what is the difference between turning stones to bread and turning water to wine, ponder!

Not only did he suggest food to Jesus, he even asked Him to prove if He was indeed the Son of God. Jesus could have turned those stones to bread without even blinking His eyes. But surprisingly He refused!

Again He continued: Then the devil taketh him up into the holy city, and setteth him on a pinnacle of the temple, And saith unto him, If thou be the Son of God, cast thyself down: for it is written, He shall give his angels charge concerning thee: and in [their] hands they shall bear thee up, lest at any time thou dash thy foot against a stone. (Matt.4:5-6). Here we are again, the devil was even quoting a scripture (Ps. 91:11) which is so true!

From these few examples, we can see that the devil can indeed tell the truth. But one thing I have come to notice is that no matter how truthful what the devil is saying might be, it always have one motive - DECEIT! He deceived Adam and Eve with the truth, and this made them loose their place in the plans of God. He tried the same with Jesus but He failed woefully.

Friend, there are indeed some things that seem true but are indeed full of deceit and all these so called truths only take us farther away from God. Apostle Paul said: We are allowed to do anything," so they say. That is true, but not everything is good. "We are allowed to do anything"---but not everything is helpful. 1Cor. 10:23 (GNB).

There are some advices we get from people which are true but are wrong. It is true you might pass an exam by cheating or sleeping with the lecturer, you might get rich if you get involved in fraud or even money rituals, but all these so called truths are meant to make us loose our place with God.

Sometimes, the devil pushes us to a tight corner by blackmailing us into trying to prove a point. He told Jesus to prove if He was the Son of God, what a provoking thing to do. Jesus had a better understanding of the fact that He has no point to prove, most especially for the devil. Rather He used the word of God to reply every of his tempting words. This is just showing us that for us to combat the devil and his so called deceitful truths; we need to be an embodiment of the word of God.

We can now see that the devil might not be a liar all the time, as we have seen a few instances which he actually was telling the truth. Don’t be fooled my friend, that buddy of yours that is always advising you might just be a devil telling the truth. Know this, no matter how true something might be, in as much as it is against the will and word of God, avoid and rebuke it!

Be wary of deceitful truths, they kill. They make sense when you hear them, but they destroy. Remember, we are here now because our mother (Eve) decided to believe the devil’s truth. Beware!

GAISE Releases Awa O Tush oo Official Video

2013-09-19T23:01:00.001+00:00

Award-winning Afro-fusion artist GAISE is proud to debut the brand new music for his hit single “Awa O Tush Oh”. Following months of massive support from radio and online taste maker alike, Gaise has teamed up with burgeoning director Seven to bring the “Awa O Tush Oh” single further to life via this colorful and fun-filled music video…

Featuring cameo appearances from Henrisoul, Isaac Geralds and Psalmos as well as comedians Saco and Grand Kommanda, the captivating music video excellently mirrors the enthralling Afrofusion record from Gaise which is driven by lush drum patterns, synth-heavy keyboard arrangements and one heavy bassline, courtesy of producer Olaitan Dada.

With Gaise’s upcoming sophomore album scheduled for release in the early parts of 2014 and with his last single “Little Drops” having been well received by online fans and critics, the music video for “Awa O Tush Oh” comes at a glorious time to build the anticipation for Gaise’s long-awaited second album. Watch and download the video below…

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The Generation of FEAR

2013-09-15T21:16:00.001+00:00

Fear! what a feeling. Fear is a feeling that comes along with insecurity and doubt. One is only afraid when one has the feeling that something bad is about to happen, not only that, we also experience fear when we don't have a clue of what is going to happen to us next. My little oxford dictionary defines fear as “an unpleasant emotion caused by the treat of danger, pain or harm. This definition shows clearly that wherever there is fear, pain, danger or harm is just a few stops ahead.

Fear had deprived many people of reaching their destinies, it has robbed thousands of their manifestations, and it has hindered so many from reaching their promise land. Fear; a feeling that has conquered many, a feeling that has subdued champions, an emotion that has enslaved a lot of people who were destined to be generation chain breakers.

The great question is where did this fear start off from? Because I can’t remember what day of the whole creation exercise was used to create this killer - fear. How then did this monster come into existence?, one thing I am very sure of is that God, in the process of creating man did not at any point impart man with this ugly spirit of fear, listen to the words of Apostle Paul: For God has not given us the spirit of fear...2Tim1:7. Now, if God didn’t give us this spirit, how then did we get it?.

The exhibition and manifestation of fear is the state of being afraid. The first manifestation of fear - “And he said, I heard thy voice in the garden and I was AFRAID...Gen.3:10. He heard His voice and he was afraid, there I began to wonder; this so called voice is a voice that this man is very familiar with. He had heard the voice countless number of times, he had replied the voice many times, this a voice that he usually plays and gist with. Now, where is all of this concept of being afraid at the sound of that same familiar voice, what exactly went wrong?

The man actually gave an excuse of why he was afraid:...because I was naked, and I hid myself ...Gen.3:10. Naked!?, definitely something has gone wrong somewhere because he had been in that state of nakedness right from day one: and they were both naked, the man and his wife, and were not ashamed...Gen.2:25 so, for me that is not a tenable excuse. There God knew that something had crept in, something that was not there before had now gained entrance, there He posed the question straight: God said, “Who told you you were naked? Did you eat from the tree I told you not to eat from?. God already has the understanding of what the consequences of eating that fruit will be. There you have it folks, we all inherited fear from our fore father Adam, an attribute he got from disobeying God’s instruction. We all inherited the spirit of fear through SIN and in as much as we remain the descendants of Adam; fear is part of our genetic makeup.

That is why it’s not surprising these days as we see ourselves getting scared of things that are not worth it. We are always afraid of almost everything. Fear has now become a part of our lives, even the so called strong, powerful and stone hearted people are still afraid of one thing or the other.

Some of us are so much engulfed in fear that we are so afraid to do things we could have done with ease. We are all conversant with the story of this man who said: and I was afraid, and went to hide thy talent in the earth...Matt.25:25. We all know the story, from this story I got to discover that fear also clouds a man’s sense of reasoning, it affects our decision making. Imagine that servant all in the name of fear decided not to trade with his master’s money and we all know the punishment and consequences of his fear.

Where is the place of refuge from this hydra-headed monster? Who shall save us from this killer?. There is only one way out, the sole route of escape from the killer – fear. Since fear is only an attribute of Adam and his descendants and in as much as you are still an Adamian or Adamite, you and fear will still remain best of buddies. God had raised up another Man like himself who is to raise a generation that will be without fear, a confident generation, a generation that can stand before God .A Man whose descendants will destroy and erase fear from the face of the universe, a Man through whom we will all be brought back to God, the Man Jesus Christ.

Jesus has come to reconcile us back to the father; He has come to destroy the works of the devil (including fear). He is here to deliver us from the bondage of fear, He is offering us adoption into God’s family...For ye have not received the spirit of bondage again to fear; but ye have received the Spirit of adoption, whereby we cry, Abba, Father. Rom.8:15.

In our everyday life, we are usually faced with situations that may want to warrant our fear, but in situations like that you don't have to worry because Jesus has already provided the saving grace for that situation, listen to what He said: These things I have spoken unto you, that in me ye might have peace. In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world. John.16:33.

My friend, whatever the situation may be, never give in to fear. Repent from and forsake your sins, follow Jesus diligently because He is the one that can bring you out from the generation of fear.

Always remember; you are too big to be afraid of anything or anybody. You are a child of God, so, FEAR NOT!

ENJOY!

The Man In The Mirror

2013-09-15T20:42:00.002+00:00

A glance into our various lives, a peep into what we are normally faced with in our everyday life; the challenges, the horrors, the problems, the turbulence, the inconsistency of good happenings, consistent heart breaks, injustice and corruption fill the air. Disorderliness and selfishness is now the order of the day. At this point, this writer has no other choice than to admit the fact that our world today is in a level of dismal-pisma (only God knows what that means).

Brothers now rising up against each other, parents sacrificing the joys of their children in order to attain a particular position or it might even be to get a juicy government contract. Hmmn... all we do now is sigh, because we are growing tired by the hour, our resilience is becoming weaker, our fathers’ words of encouragement has started to loose its effect on us. Now, I wonder for how long will we wait, this dark tunnel journey is taking too much time that we have started losing hope if we will get to the end of it, talk less of beholding the light.

Horrible and unpleasant news now serve as our alarms which wake us up every morning. It is either the war in Mali, or a Church or School getting bombed in the northern parts of our country, terrorists invading and disrupting the peace of the nation, our leaders looting our treasury doesn’t even sound like news nowadays because we are already used to all of the big figures they spend.

Our global image is nothing to write home about. We are even treated as criminals on the global scene. What happened to us, the self acclaimed giants of Africa. A giant who could not even match the achievements of a dwarf. Oh! what a shame.

In the past years, we all have our ways of consoling ourselves. The church used to be an avenue of consolation. The church, a place where one will hear the mind and the undiluted word of God, but, it is a pity tody as it seems that the church herself has started losing its taste. The joy of getting God’s heart every time we gather in church is no longer there, all we do now is replace that joy with a session of jamboree where all we do is just to sing, shout and dance away our sorrows. The church this day has now been turned to an alcoholic drink which only makes one to forget his/her sorrow for a short period of time.

Now, where is the place of refuge? where shall we hide ourselves from this rottenness? or is it who shall save us from these problems? Plenty of questions with no answers in sight. The political leaders have failed us times without number, the church has started losing her taste, yet we scream everyday we need a revolution, we need a change.

Where will this change come from, who will spearhead the revolution. Who will go for us, who are those that will stand in gap for their country, their continent and their generation. Revolution is a topic that various people most especially political and economic experts had talked about. Many models had been presented, many seminars, but with all of these things we still have no solution in sight yet. What a pity!

After all of these thoughts, I figured out what we need to do, how we need to go about our quest for revolution. We need a change, am I stating the obvious? yes! a change, a long lasting one. Below is a chorus part of a song that was performed in the movie: A Joyful Noise:

I am starting with the man in the mirror,

I am asking him to change his ways,

and no message could have been any clearer,

if you wanna make the world a better place,

then take a look at yourself and then make a change.

The lines of that song struck a chord in me. There and then I thought about it, the change we have all been clamoring for, the revolution we all wanted is here. There is only one person that needs to be changed, just one person.

Why don't we make that move to change that person, the man in the mirror. Let the change begin from your room, take a look at your mirror, change the man in it. That change must start with you.

Change that orientation that you have in you. Change your motive of doing things, change your heart of steel that doesn't care about the feelings of others, change that mentality of looting government treasury once you get there, start caring about people, swallow your pride, esteem other people around you. These and a whole lot of changes are to be carried out in the life of that person in the mirror - you.

Remember the likes of Saddam Hussein, Osama Bin Laden, Gadhafi, Hitler, Abdul-mutallab, Gen. Sanni Abacha; they were at some point as young as we are now, if only they had made that paramount change, the world definitely would have been one of the best places to be.

This much needed and anticipated change is to start with us. We really need to place ourselves before the mirrors of life, goodwill, plain heart, pure spirit, love, care, service, selflessness etc. What are our ratings from these various mirrors...are we that perfect or we are just unconscious of the log of wood in our eyes while we busy ourselves with the speck of dust in the eyes of others.

Before you continue the clamor for change from others, before you start going about ranting about what an evil world we live in, why not take a time out to look into your mirror. Instill a better change in that figure’s life first. The change is here, you are the one hindering it - Change the man in your mirror for the better and this world will be a better place for each and every one of us.

The Way We Are {RELOADED}

2013-09-15T19:15:00.000+00:00

What's up people, its been quite a long time since I dropped anything on this blog. I just got carried away with some some other stuffs, but here we are again. I remember dropping the article "The Way We Are" a couple of months ago (Read the article HERE) here is a re edited, repackaged and reloaded version of it... ENJOY

Trust is a word that carries little or no importance in our contemporary world these days. Have you ever wondered why you find it so hard to trust anybody, even your family members and your so called Christian brothers and sisters? You are never at ease watching them handle your business or even leaving your spouse with them...Did I just hear somebody say "trust no man"...are you now making me to understand that your so called Christian brothers and sisters also fall into that category of "no man". Are they all that bad?, are they all that harmful or dangerous to relate with?...Lets go into the Bible....The Scriptures says: Unto the pure all things are pure: but unto them that are defiled and unbelieving is nothing pure; but even their mind and conscience is defiled. Titus 1:15(KJV)...So, with that don't you think that your inability to trust "NOBODY" or regarding everybody as a sinner is due to the state of your own heart and conscience or what do you think ?

Let's take that text from other Versions of the Bible which says: To the pure [in heart and conscience] all things are pure, but to the defiled and corrupt and unbelieving nothing is pure; their very minds and consciences are defiled and polluted. Titus 1:15(AMP)...Here is another that says: Everything is clean to the clean-minded; nothing is clean to the dirty minded believers. They leave their dirty fingerprints on every thought and act. Titus 1:15(MSG).

Now, let's ask ourselves why do we classify everything anybody tells us as a lie? Hope it's not because we too are "potential liars”? Abi? Why will you just wave off what somebody tells you as a lie and of which you were not present at the scene of the incident and you can’t give an account of what really transpired, yet you tag an eye witness a liar that only shows us that you too would not have told the truth in that circumstance.
Why are married couples suspicious of almost every move their spouse makes?. They are always on the look out for every call, message and mails that comes their partner’s way. Hope it's not due to the fact that spouses like that have skeletons in their cupboards, or why would one just conclude that his or her spouse was cheating on him/her just because he/she came late from work just for one day. Hmmmn, O ma ga ooooo.

In our day to day life nowadays, we just make some judgements that are baseless and proof less or why do we tag every accountant a thief and every lawyer a liar? Abi? Hope it's not because we ourselves can’t be in charge of money without stealing some into our pockets and bank accounts. You heard your friend made a first class result and you jumped into the conclusion that he/she must have cheated or bought his/her way through. This clearly shows that you are invariably insinuating that you yourself cannot make a first class without cheating.

Writing this article reminds me of a saying I had stumbled on a few years ago, the adage (which I can’t quote verbatim now) says something about people who are judgemental normally judge people based on who they themselves are. This means that all you think about people is actually what you are. So you think somebody who you have never for once caught stealing is a thief, then that means you yourself are a robber. Once you see a guy and a lady being close friends and all you do is to start telling everybody that they are dating or something not right is going on between them, my dear friend, all you are telling the world is that you are emotionally weak and you cant handle being close friends with the opposite sex, Simple!

Our pastors and ministers are not even excused from our judgemental hearts and condemning tongues. We make lots of unfounded and baseless accusations, allegations and insinuations against them. Once a pastor buys a new suit, you start having a feeling that he has started stealing the church’s money. The ministry is booming and all you can think about is that the pastor is using juju. We now attach little or no importance to the words of our ministers, most especially the testimonies they share during their preachings which we now classify as exaggerated fables.

What a life! Now, we feel we alone are the most holy and righteous being living on the face of the earth, every other person is a sinner. My dear friend, why don’t you take cue from Jesus who never condemned anyone because that was not the reason of His appearance John3:17... how about the adulterous woman John8:7. Let us stop being pharisees and sadducees Let us stop the accusing fingers, let us learn to live in peace with much love and much more trust for each other..No wonder; fraudulent Businessmen find it hard to trust every other businessman, armed robbers and hired assassins trust NOBODY, adulterous and unfaithful spouses grow suspicious about every move their spouse make...We too, hope we don't distrust and condemn people because we feel they are just exactly the way we are...
ENJOY...

GOFAMINT Tunez now on MTN and GLO caller tunez...yipeeee!!!

2013-08-09T13:09:00.000+00:00

You can now get some GOFAMINT tunes as your callertune. The General Overseer's Prophecies and some old school GOFAMINT traditional tunes are also available. Below are the codes:

GOFAMINT CALLER TUNEZ
GLO caller tunez codes
Prophetic from Daddy Abina
21828 Victory is yours
21832 It is written
21835 Grace for jobs
21836 Favour of God
21838 Economic favour
21839 A new song

GOFAMINT Old Skools
21827 who is wonderful
21829 O n be laye
21830 Mo n reti ise iyanu re
21831 Jesu je iyanu
21833 Ijo GOFAMINT
21834 I am tired of the valley
21837 Emi yoo dibo fum Jesu
21840 Alagbara l’Olorun
21841 Agbaraaaaa Olorun ko le di baje
If you have not used any RBT before on glo, pls send REG to 7728, afterwards you can call 121 (customer care) for the download or you send the above codes to 7728. You can also copy from previous users by pressing the * key while the one is playing all on glo mobile.

MTN CALLERTUNEZ CODES FOR GOFAMINT
Prophecies from Daddy Abina
021770 It is written
021773 Grace for jobs
021774 Favour of God
021776 Economic Favour
021777 A new song
021766 Victory is yours

Old skool Revivals
021765 Who is wonderful
021767 O n be laye
021768 Mo n reti ise iyanu re
021769 Jesu je iyanu
021771 Ijo Gofamint.

ENJOY!!!

Rooftop Mcs Lagimo drum session

2013-07-13T12:08:00.000+00:00

I just stumbled on this video on youtube. this guy is damn too good
Enjoy

Tweet of the Day

2013-07-13T10:19:00.000+00:00

Frank Edwards just dropped this inspiring stuff on twitter

Tell anyone who is clapping for u now they are clapping too soon cus ur Glory jst began!! #letyourlightsoshine
— FrankEdwards.org™ (@FRANKRICHBOY) July 13, 2013

Can I have an amen!!!

Enjoy!!!

Destiny Child Gospel Music Talent Hunt Season two: Press Release

2013-07-13T05:07:00.002+00:00

On July 3rd 2012, exactly one year ago, Nigeria marked the birth of the first of its kind gospel music Talent Hunt. This show which gradually became a household name was tagged “Destiny Child Gospel Music Talent Hunt”. The purpose as conceived is to create a platform for Nigerian gospel music singers to showcase their God-given talent and prepare them for a professional gospel music career, as it is evident of abundant talents in most Churches are waiting to be discovered.

Destiny Child Gospel Music Talent Hunt Season One was a great kingdom success, with the emergence of six dynamic prolific gospel music ministers known as the Supreme Six. Making up the group is Israel Funsho who emerged as the winner of Destiny Child Gospel Music Talent Hunt season one, Femi Flame who happens to be the 1st runner up, Rasine Brown the 2nd runner – up, Shalom Olurunfemi, David Agbroko and Ojoh Frances who were the other three finalists. The Supreme Six will embark on a nationwide tour tagged “PRODUCT OF HOPE” during which they shall be performing hit songs from their just concluded albums. The tour begins 4^th July to 14th July, 2013 at various locations across the nation as follow:

Location	Date
Main Auditorium University of Lagos	4^th July
Adegbemile Cultural Center Akure (the home town of Femi)	5^th July
Opeyemi Hall Ilorin (home town of Israel Funsho)	6^th July
Cultural Center Hall in the ancient City of Calabar (home town of Rasine)	8^th July
Legacy Hall in Port Harcourt the oil rich treasure base of the Nation	9^th July
House of Mercy Int’l Makurdi in Benue State	11^th July
M & M eventz center by ICC Abuja	14^th July

The Supreme Six will be performing songs from their debut album titled Destiny Child before a live audience at all the stated locations. The tour is intended to activate the zones in preparation for the auditions for Season 2 of the Destiny Child Gospel Music Talent Hunt, which will commence in August. Attendance at all locations of the tour is free. The album “Destiny Child” is a compilation of the original songs of the six finalists.

At this point, we will like to announce that Registration for Destiny Child Gospel Music Talent Huntseason two will commence 3rd July through 14^th August 2013 while auditions kicks off August 15th, 2013 at nine zones across the Country in the following order:

ABUJA
MAKURDI
OWERRI
PORTHACOURT
UYO
ASABA
BENIN
EKITI
LAGOS

For further information on registration, log on to www.destinychild.com.ng or call 08033338202/07054444747.

The registration is free for all potential Gospel Music singers with Genres ranging from Rock, R& b, Hip Hop, reggae, urban contemporary music etc. Contestants must be eighteen years (18years) and above to participate on the show.

A new Judge has been added to the three Judges from Season One. The four judges for this season include: U-Cheena, Samsong, Tim Godfrey and Wole Oni. They are well-tested in the gospel music scenery as you know. Also, a Host has been added in the person of Iphy. The essence of the additions is to improve the quality of the show this season.

The hunt for ‘Destiny Child’ will be live on the following TV stations Kingdom Africa, African Magic Entertainment, AIT, Channels TV, Loveworld Plus, Praise World Radio, Dove TV, Super Screen, Ekiti TV, CRBC, DBS, Enugu State Broadcasting Tv, X2D, all across the country and the viewing audience will have the opportunity to follow and vote for their candidates to ascertain the three winners for Destiny Child Season Two come December 2013 when the “Destiny Child” will emerge.

The viewing public and the Judges will determine the eventual winners of the show via a 50/50 decision ratio.

Winners of Destiny Child Gospel Music Talent Hunt Season 2 will go with the following fantastic prizes:

1st prize: Brand NewCar, One million Naira Cash Prize, Autograph records deal worth Three Million Naira.

2nd prize: Autograph Records Deal worthTwo Million naira

3rd prize: Autograph Records deal worth One Million Naira.

Ladies and gentlemen, we officially present to you,Destiny Child Gospel Music Talent Hunt Season 2.

Don’t miss out..

New Music: EBEN - You Alone Are Worthy

2013-07-13T04:50:00.009+00:00

Off the recently released “Justified” album by Eben, here is another awesome worship song titled “You Alone Are Worthy”. It’s obvious Eben is not just a Rocker but also an Anointed worshiper. Glory!!!

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Pastor Oritsejafor re-elected as CAN President

2013-07-11T12:17:00.000+00:00

He was first elected into the position in May 2010.
In his acceptance speech, Oritsejafor pledged to unite all Christian groups in the country and strengthen relations with Nigerians of other faith to achieve national development.
The president said he would do everything possible to address some of the controversies that characterized the association during his first term as president.
“We must speak with one voice in line with our motto: “That they all may be one.”
“I want to dedicate my second term to bringing all Christians under one umbrella.
“I agree that there have been needless disagreements and controversies in our association in the past but I make a promise here today that I will be willing to bend over to bring about the much desired unity and to make the Church one,’’ he said.
The current president of CAN got re-elected to office yesterday he then appealed to past leaders of CAN to support and assist him in uniting the Church and address some of the common problems confronting Christians in Nigeria.
He said: “CAN will now be more courageous in its defence of Christians in the hands of their persecutors within and outside the country.’’
The association would pursue genuine reconciliation and peaceful coexistence among people of different faith across the country, he noted.
The event was attended by state executives of CAN and other stakeholders.

Culled from Pm news Nigeria

New Music Alert: EBEN- Jesus, how I love You

2013-07-11T07:48:00.000+00:00

Fresh from releasing one of the most sort after gospel album in Nigeria, Eben is giving fans a “peep into the pop” of what they are missing already (for those that don’t have the album yet). Here is this wonderful worship piece titled “Jesus, How I Love You” off the recently released “Justified” album. Make sure you grab your own copy of the album and have a feel of the whole package. Awesome.

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New Music Alert!: K'ore - Your Peace.

2013-07-09T10:46:00.001+00:00

K'ore is back again!!! Here is a new track from the ever versatile Gospel artiste that I love so very much.
Known as the artist that has written one of the most creative song in the Nigerian Gospel Music scene with the title “Because I Believe” (I really do love that song), Kenny K’ore decided to share this beautiful piece with his fans again and he titles this “Your Peace”. K'ore is coming again in his normal unpredictable manner of delivery. This song is a must listen.

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Africa Gospel Music Awards: Full list of winners

2013-07-08T09:47:00.001+00:00

Africa Gospel Music Awards: Full list of winners

After a successful show last night, here is the full list of the winners of The 3rd annual Africa Gospel Music Awards [AGMA] 2013 which was held at the Great Hall of Queen Mary’s University, London, United Kingdom. We say congratulations to all the winners. See Full list below.

Discovery of the Year: Moji Olusoji (Nigeria)

Central African Artiste of the Year (Joint): Dena Mwana (DRC)

Central African Artiste of the Year (Joint) : Redemption Voices (Burundi)

Artiste of the Year USA & Canada: Dare David

Artiste of the Year West Africa: Cwesi Oteng (Ghana)

Artiste of the Year East Africa : Christina Shusho (Tanzania)

Artiste of the Year Europe: Isabella Uzodike (UK)

Artiste of the Year Europe: Nana Lukezo (Belgium)

Artiste of the Year Middle East: Funke Akinokun (Emirates)

Artiste of the Year Middle Asia: Brother Philemon (China)

Artiste of the Year Southern Africa: Sfiso Ncwane (South Africa)

Radio Program of the year: Sunday Best with Sabina (Nigeria)

TV Program of the Year: Devine Jams (Uganda)

Afro Rap Artiste of the Year: Preachers (Ghana)

TV Program of the Year: Devine Jams (Uganda)

Afro Rap Artiste of the Year: Preachers (Ghana)

Afro Jazz Musician of the Year: Karabo Mongatane (South Africa)

Group of the Year: Tehila Crew (Nigeria)

Video of the Year: ‘Imela’ by Nathaniel Bassie

Event of the Year: SABC Crown Gospel Awards (South Africa)

Producer of the Year (Joint): Wole Oni (Nigeria)

Producer of the Year (Joint): Nacy (Ghana)

Song of the Year: Living Faith Connections (UK)’Nobody’

Album of the Year: ‘Filled’ by Ntokozo

Female Artiste of the Year: Ntokozo Mbambo (South Africa)

Male Artiste of the Year: Frank Edwards (Nigeria)

AGMA SPECIAL AWARDS
Inspiration Award
Noel Robinson
Bazil Meade
Chevelle Franklyn

AGMA SPECIAL AWARD
TRAIL BLAZER
Sonnie Badu (UK)
Rebecca (UK)
Uche (South Africa)
Lara George (Nigeria)

AGMA SPECIAL AWARD FOR CONTRIBUTION TO THE PROMOTION OF GOSPEL MUSIC
Muyiwa Olarewaju (UK)
Kanji Mbugua (Kenya)
Danny Nettey (Ghana)
Kanvee Gaines- Adams (Liberia)

AGMA LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENTS AWARD: Tagoe Sisters (Ghana)

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{NEW MUSIC} Bishop’s Crew – “Take Me Higher” {FREE DOWNLOAD}

2013-07-06T14:43:00.002+00:00

Some were trained to sing and play music but the young men that make up the group called BISHOP’S CREW were born to sing and play music. BISHOP’S CREW is a music group consisting two brothers called RYTONE (Ewharekuko Orome Raymond) and MYTONE (Ewharekuko Isiorono Marvellous). It’s a Rhythm & Blue (R&B) Afro-pop music group which has a musical content that is gospel and inspirational. These brothers hail from Sapele, Delta State, Nigeria but are presently based in Lagos State, Nigeria.
This group has been best described for many years as the finest, most consistent and gifted music group that has emerged from Delta State. A distinctive quality that members of this group possess is the gift of a sonorous, soulful, touching and powerful vocal strength that they employ in captivating the hearts and minds of their listeners.
Presently, this group is being managed by a company called GO TALENTS, with Mr. Chuks Philip as the C.E.O. Contained in this promotional package are two recent hit singles by the group which were produced by the hit maker SAMKLEF noni. The songs are titled TAKE ME HIGHER and YOU HAVEN’T SEEN THE LAST OF ME. More than words can express, these songs would keep you blessed & inspired as you await the complete release of the highly anticipated forthcoming album of
BISHOP’S CREW.

Here is “Take Me Higher” by the Bishop’s Crew. Enjoy

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