Lessons from Coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic Pastor AMOS D. DADA, Toronto, Ontario, Canada Expect many souls to come to God. I pray this Coronavirus pandemic will cause many souls to turn and give their lives to Christ. What the devil meant for evil, God will turn it around for his good.

Joe Biden and Stacey Abrams possible pairing in November? YAHAYA BALOGUN, Arizona, USA Though, 'American voters are very funny,' not sheepish but unpredictable! I am cautiously optimistic of Stacey Abrams's choice as a running mate to Biden, putting into consideration the Hilary Clinton's painful effect of 2016.

Nigeria: One Country, Wasted Visions ABIODUN KOMOLAFE, Ijebu-Jesa, Osun State Expectedly, 'Vision 2010' went the way it came! Then entered 'Vision 20:2020'! Again, this is Year 2020, which means this 'Vision' is also dead and, its carcass, interred! ... a new effort, tagged 'The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development' is now on the plate, with 17 objective goals to aspire to!

FROM THE PREACHER'S LENSES Prayer against the oppressors of the masses of Nigeria SAM AWEDA, Lagos, Nigeria The list of institutions; governmental and nongovernmental, which oppress the common people in this country is endless, particularly, those agencies or corporations, which provide us with one service or the other. Rather than serve us, they rob and rip us to the bone.

CORONAVIRUS: It's neither a reality show nor a conspiracy theory! It's real! YAHAYA BALOGUN, Arizona, USA He has misled his throng of benign supporters by originally concocted that Coronavirus was a hoax and imaginary. The reality is fox(ing) on the traffickers of real conspiracy theories, and those who are now making everyone scampering for answers....

CORONAYIRUS: Beyond invading a careless World Order IFEANYICHUKWU MMOH, Abuja, Nigeria The adoption of Democracy as the preferred system of administration as far as global politics was concerned kick-started the decline into the careless world order.

CORONAVIRUS: Test me while I am covered! YAHAYA BALOGUN, Arizona, USA In Uncle Sam's land, panic, fear; And uncertainty envelop us; As the test is unavailable for us!; Schools and public niches; Are in the anxiety of the peril; And the existential threat of Coronavirus!; China is the monster distributor!

THE CHRISTIAN WALK Our prophecy on Coronavirus in The Christian Walk and my birthday anniversary MOSHOOD FAYEMIWO, Cameron, Texas, USA The current global pandemic that has taken the people of the world unawares and pants down didn't just sneak onto us without notice. The True Lord God Almighty that allowed this Coronavirus on us revealed it to His trusted prophets and those of us He has called in truth....

The days of Noah are here! CALEB A. ABAS, Mississauga, Ontario, Canada When I look at the direction the present world is heading, especially as regards the state of Christianity, I am no longer surprised that Noah's painstaking preaching of many years (some theologians say 120 years) only produced eight souls.

In loving memory of Prof. Pius Adesanmi! YAHAYA BALOGUN, Arizona, USA Approximately, a year ago, within a spate of two horrible weeks, I lost two Muses in sudden and tragic deaths. Who are we to question God's decision on our fallible souls?

Much ado about National Security Adviser ERIC TENIOLA, Lagos, Nigeria The question is what is so special about the job of National Security Adviser that both the Police and the military have monopolised the appointment. What is wrong in a civilian becoming the National Security Adviser?

Is Holines important? Pastor AMOS D. DADA, Toronto, Ontario, Canada Many so called ministers are living unholy lifestyles, doing fake miracles and they seem to be getting away with it. The crowd is there. Money is coming. Fame is growing. They have connections to the high and mighty in the society and in the government yet, they sleep around with church members.

As Emir Sanusi becomes history! ABIODUN KOMOLAFE, Ijebu-Jesa, Osun State Let's for the sake of argument admit that he was dethroned traditionally which, then, means that the man must be willing, without the compulsion of the state. Who then decided his Nasarawa new home for him? If it was not Sanusi that amounted to abduction in the eye of the law; nothing but a clear case of kidnap....

THE CHRISTIAN WALK America Decides 2020 and the fate of Gov. Akeredolu in Ondo 2020 MOSHOOD FAYEMIWO, Cameron, Texas, USA Now that Mr. Akeredolu is about to complete his first term, he should not be politically confident that his second term is a -shoo-in and his re-election a foregone conclusion. He may be surprised. If he does two things as revealed to us by His Majesty on High, he will win re-election by slim margin.

Happy International Women's Day 2020 YAHAYA BALOGUN, Arizona, USA Men are terrors in their schisms,; With much audacity to pound; And inflict sweet anguish on women.; Men are enfant terrible,; In their innocuous cocoons.; Men are camps and scavengers of love.

Radio without battery Fr. PAT AMOBI CHUKWUMA I cleared my throat and then asked him, 'Oga, do you have a radio without battery? I need it badly.' He frowned and asked, 'What do you mean?' I replied, 'Please do not be annoyed. I urgently need a radio that operates without battery.' He rebuffed me and shouted, 'Are you out of your senses? How can a radio operate without battery?...'

My month of flourishing Pastor AMOS D. DADA, Toronto, Ontario, Canada Believers are often likened to trees in Scripture.... Every human being desires to flourish but not all flourish. God's plan for humanity is to flourish. 'And God blessed them, and God said unto them, be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it: and have dominion.'

FROM THE PREACHER'S LENSES A nation not short in prayers yet with no significant improvement in living condition of the common people SAM AWEDA, Lagos, Nigeria The spending of days and nights in Churches, Mosques and mountains was absent in the days when every University undergraduate ate three course meals a day, had their clothes laundered by the University and got 2 or more jobs before they even finished writing their final examination papers.>Pa Joshua Ogunlowo in his coveted high position in life, affirms my believe that a person can attain a high office, yet, with the enabling grace of God live clean, without corruptly enriching himself.

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When Flutist admonishes Priests and Nuns Rev. Fr. FRANCIS A. OBORJI, The Vatican In the first place, Ichie Odenjimji, the flutist should be commended for his courageous admonitions to our priests and nuns at this particular time in Nigeria's checked history and regime of tyranny and dictatorship. His admonitions to priests and nuns about the danger of 'silence of complicity' at a time this, is indeed gen.

In order to fight Islamic terrorism in Nigeria, General Buhari must abandon his Islamic supremacist agenda Rev Fr. STAN CHU ILO, Chicago, USA It surprises no one that General Buhari and his henchmen have largely ignored the recent protest. He has not responded to the protest with any assurance that things will improve except his usual empty and effete threats against the recent killings of over 50 Nigerians in Kaduna. The President has ignored the cries of these giant men and women of God.

Marriage Drama Fr. PAT AMOBI CHUKWUMA For the first time in their life, Ifeanyi and Ifeoma accidentally came in contact with each other at a birthday party. Love mysteriously entered into their eyeballs as they sat opposite each other at the party. They shook hands and fell in love immediately.

Religion: This opium will surely destroy us! IFEANYICHUKWU MMOH, Abuja, Nigeria For it is only at the point when opium had taken control of the human mind that confusion, falsehood, lies and the unwillingness to face reality existed. Who would believe that in Nigeria and despite the very obvious contention between the 2 major religions; corruption, uncleanliness, indiscipline still existed?

2023 and Tinubu's rumoured interest ABIODUN KOMOLAFE, Ijebu-Jesa, Osun State All said, Asiwaju's rumoured presidential bid, if there is any meat in it, requires tact and diligent planning. It requires ability to do things right and do the right things.

Appraising Abia intervention on Coronavirus OKECHUKWU K. UKEGBU Thank God for the proactiveness of Gov Okezie Ikpeazu. Abia State Government has initiated a quick response to this disaster by inaugurating a committee to manage the prevention and preparation to handle issues around the pandemic.

THE CHRISTIAN WALK What is the question if Jesus Christ is the answer? USA: 2020 MOSHOOD FAYEMIWO, Cameron, Texas, USA If you call yourself any of these five names and you are not sure of your calling and still continues to parade yourself as such in the Body of Christ, not only are you an impostor, fake and false, but our Lord Jesus Christ will definitely call you a worker of lawlessness on the Day of Judgment.

Bayelsa Gubernatorial Race: The Supreme Court pronouncement on review CHRIS EBHOTE, London, UK For a very long time some politicians in cohort with some lawyers who have nothing but contempt for Nigerians make frivolous applications to courts to upturn electoral results and more often than not the courts oblige them. The de facto situation has been that the courts became the electorate.

Technical know-how for avoiding hell Pastor AMOS D. DADA, Toronto, Ontario, Canada What the Holy Spirit is saying today is, hell is real. Hell is not a good place. Hell is not a place to joke with. The Bible describes hell as a terrifying and horrible place. Hell is described as “eternal fire”....

Awo: A message to all Nigerians YAHAYA BALOGUN, Arizona, USA The words of the late sage, Obafemi Awolowo are still very much fresh in our minds and instructive to the Nigerian authority. The government of Muhammadu Buhari needs to consider the true restructuring of the fractured federation.

The many accolades of Gov Ikpeazu OKECHUKWU K. UKEGBU Since his emergence as the governor of Abia State in 2015, it has been plethora of victories, like his name, Victor implies, awards and recognitions.

INSECURITY: Something is wrong Fr. PAT AMOBI CHUKWUMA An English adage says, 'Until the rotten tooth is pulled out, the mouth must chew with caution.' ... Before proffering solutions to the worsening insecurity bedeviling the Nation, we must acknowledge that something is drastically wrong. Could it be that the barber is inexperienced or that the clipper is not sharp?

A void world (Poem) YAHAYA BALOGUN, Arizona, USA IN LOVING MEMORY OF KOBE BRYANT (1978 -- 2020), (Rest in Perfect Peace, Bro...!!!)

O ye pseudo 'believers' in Nigeria! YAHAYA BALOGUN, Arizona, USA Shame on you these "holier-than-thou" Nigerians crucifying this mortal and infallible woman--the renowned gospel singer, Tope Alabi.

Eight (8) Lessons I Learnt From Kobe Bryant's The Memorial Service Prov. 10:7 Bishop DAVID IBELEME, St. Ann's, Port of Spain, Trinidad, West Indies On Monday, 24th Feb 2020, I watched the memorial service that was held at the Staples Center LA, in honour of Kobe Bryant. It was a very interesting and indeed a memorable service.

THE CHRISTIAN WALK Yahya Bello, Inua Wada of Kogi and the prophecy on political leadership MOSHOOD FAYEMIWO, Cameron, Texas, USA In both prophecies, we gave a veiled reference to the person who would govern the state in 2015. The man who would have been governor lived and still lives in Kaduna. He is from Ebira Land. His name is Dr Moses Wokili, a businessman. When he contacted us about his political ambition, we told him to give us time to inquire from the Lord in accordance with Biblical Principle....

A Concerned Letter to President Trump (On the trave ban) YAHAYA BALOGUN, Arizona, USA In reality, Nigeria's intellectual capital and economic prosperity are similar to those of the United States. But the Nigerian people have been economically raped and crunched for decades by her leaders. The shoddiness of our leaders to tackle insecurity in the land must have contributed to your government's hasty policy to ban innocent Nigerians ....

POTUS' "Travel Ban" and Nigeria YAHAYA BALOGUN, Arizona, USA If you are a Nigerian and you cannot flaunt your "Nigeriana" in the Diaspora, no jab intended, shame on you..!!! The notoriety of our politicians and leaders in Nigeria for bribery and corruption shouldn't encumber any decent Nigerian eking a decent living in another country.

Melaye, Ikpeazu and the rigid cement technology OKECHUKWU K. UKEGBU No person could have interpreted Gov. Okezie Ikpeazu's vision of rigid cement technology better than Senator Dino Melaye.

Operation Deceit Fr. PAT AMOBI CHUKWUMA Some time ago, I was behind the wheels from Abuja to Awka. I took off as soon as it was daybreak on the fateful day without breaking my fast. By 9 a.m. I was already at Lokoja. Hunger started mesmerizing my stomach and my eyes were showing red. Therefore, I stopped at a popular restaurant in Lokoja.

Should we fight? Pastor AMOS D. DADA, Toronto, Ontario, Canada There are times when our pastors are offended and we as church members are tempted to fight. ... As he was ministering people were being slayed in the spirit and some were falling down. As I bent down to attend to one of them another church member, a lady, came from behind and slapped me on the head.

Nigeria: A triad of greed and hate! YAHAYA BALOGUN, Arizona, USA I sympathize with Buhari and other patriotic Nigerians who are truly fighting daily to re-orientate and change the corrupt system. Corruption is a menace.

THE CHRISTIAN WALK On Bayelsa State, Gov Douye Diri of the PDP, David Lyon of the APC and Ejike Mbaka: What will happen? MOSHOOD FAYEMIWO, Cameron, Texas, USA We knew again, thanks to the Holy Spirit, that Gov Dickson would be the one to pick his successor in trends the Holy Spirit of God has been showing us all along, even when political pundits and analysts were insinuating that Dickson sidelined critical stake-holders in the state PDP like former President Goodluck Jonathan....

FROM THE PREACHER'S LENSES Pa Elder Joshua Ogunlowo; Example of Godly Living (1939 -- December 29 2019) Good night SAM AWEDA, Lagos, Nigeria Pa Joshua Ogunlowo in his coveted high position in life, affirms my believe that a person can attain a high office, yet, with the enabling grace of God live clean, without corruptly enriching himself.

Before and after Valentine! (A Valentine poem for my Male Suitor) YAHAYA BALOGUN, Arizona, USA I am a woman with female power.; Your beautiful bride, so radiant!; I have used my mother-nature (power); To achieve my goals.; The power that is carefully crafted; To prepare my nest for your lust.

Osun: The storm foreseen (1) ABIODUN KOMOLAFE, Ijebu-Jesa, Osun State For the third category of people, history over the time, has shown that, unless something concrete and tangible happens to mitigate their agitations, they are likely to win the day! It is therefore for the government of the day to prove them wrong!

THE CHRISTIAN WALK Which church should I attend and worship: How to differentiate Satanic Church from the Church of The Lord Jesus Christ? MOSHOOD FAYEMIWO, Cameron, Texas, USA Like the real, authentic and genuine always butt heads with the fake, phony and "the baroof" as we say in my native Nigeria, many "kalokalo" or casinos churches are springing daily by religious racketeers, mountebanks and those Apostle Paul described their religious activities as; "their belly is their god" (Philippians 3:19B)), making it herculean for genuine seekers of the Truth to navigate this spiritual labyrinthine ambience fogged by charlatanry, deception and heartbrokenness.

CHANGEUP TONIC It's not on the surface… GBENGA OWOTOKI, Florida, USA There is so much we can become in and through God that we have not even realized. He has made all provision for you, and all you must do is to discover the Source for the resources you seek. When you find the Source, the resource will never be exhausted.

How can the government create jobs without understanding unemployment? IFEANYICHUKWU MMOH, Abuja, Nigeria Would it not have made sense if more jobs were created instead of increasing the VAT? This is the reason I urge that government needed to first understand what unemployment was in order to know what job creation entailed.

Nigeria has gone proper crazy preferring schizophrenic solution to existential problems E O EKE, UK [On launch of Amotekun] The Minister of Justice went into over drive. ... the north has lunched its own sectarian security outfit .... This is in spite of the fact that the north has had regional security outfit since it declared Sharia law in the region.

Is Shege ka fasa a competition against Operation Amotekun? IFEANYICHUKWU MMOH, Abuja, Nigeria It turns out that more than 70 years after – with no successful attempt to break-up – the hatred and the animosity for one another still existed even to the amazement of the powers that organized us in this manner.

Money madness & worsening insecurity Fr. PAT AMOBI CHUKWUMA Just recently, a wealthy couple was blessed with a bouncing baby girl (BBG). During the glamorous naming ceremony, she was named Money.

The inevitability of Restructuring: Awo’s honest message to Nigerians YAHAYA BALOGUN, Arizona, USA The government of Muhammadu Buhari needs to consider the true restructuring of the fractured federation. The present structures are very defective, weak and unsustainable.

Who is this much touted Prof. Babagana Zulum? YAHAYA BALOGUN, Arizona, USA My admonition to pessimists and the disgruntled citizens in the Diaspora, please, don't give up on your country! You are borrowers of your comfort zones.

Insecurity: Where do we go from here? ABIODUN KOMOLAFE, Ijebu-Jesa, Osun State President Buhari's expression of 'surprise at the upsurge in Boko Haram attacks' ... evealed tons of truth that are buried! The president became surprised because the reality on ground checkmated his thoughts and understanding of Nigeria's cosmos.

President Mohammed Buhari stop the killings Pastor AMOS D. DADA, Toronto, Ontario, Canada It is time that President Muhammed Buhari stops behaving like Emperor Nero of old who delighted in parties and fantasies while Rome burned. To stop these killings, I want to suggest four areas of immediate action to you Mr. President.

FROM THE PREACHER'S LENSES Hon. Justice Thomas Shaibu Yakubu, J C A (06 24 1953 -- 12 24 2019) SAM AWEDA, Lagos, Nigeria From Mechanic workshop to the Bench of the Federal Court of Appeal. Quiet Exit on his knees praying. Good night.

Accidental Discharge Syndrome – Latest threat in town MIKE ONWUKWE, South Sudan Politicians’ best friends are a set of overzealous, frenzied, and hyperactive armed people in glittering uniform.... The latest addition to these outlaws is the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), who were recently empowered to carry guns.

Thank God Fr. PAT AMOBI CHUKWUMA On Thursday 23 January 2020, I set off to Holy Cross Catholic Church Ufuma in Orumba North Local Government of Anambra state for the burial Mass of a centenarian deceased woman. Immediately I arrived at the gate of the church, I sanctified myself by making the Sign of the Cross thrice.

THE CHRISTIAN WALK The power of language: How Satan has sinfully corrupted our words MOSHOOD FAYEMIWO, Cameron, Texas, USA Satan and his demons know the import of power of words and language for secular victory and spiritual authority and have thus corrupted words to bring the human race to the cesspit of despair, dishonor and eternal obloquy. Have you noticed that the word sin is hardly mentioned these days on earth?