Wednesday, September 12, 2012
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profoundly warm happy birthday greetings goes here from me to His Royal Majesty Adebiyi Adegboye Adesida, Afunbiowo II, the 45th Deji of Akure Kingdom, who last week Wednesday, September 5th turned 62 and clocked two years on the throne of his forefathers to which he ascended on that day in 2010 on the occasion of the 60th anniversary of his coming into the world. The same age at which his grandfather, Oba (king in Yoruba) Olofinlade Adesida, Afunbiowo I (1837 – 1957) the 40th Deji who reigned for sixty years became king in 1897. This article is also to congratulate in advance His Royal Majesty Adedotun Aremu Gbadebo, Okukenu IV, the Alake of Egba Kingdom who will be 69 in two days time, Friday, September 14th. I phoned Oba Adesida last week Wednesday to felicitate with him on his doublebarreled anniversary celebrations which came a day after my 68th birthday milestone on Tuesday, September 4th and will do so with Oba Gbadebo on Friday. I have two reasons for making my homage to Their Royal Majesties public. The first is that they read my column and have given me word of encouragement as Oba Adesida did last Wednesday when we spoke on phone. And as I reported in the column of July 11 as the Alake did on July 4 when he called to give me additional information on the number of judges produced by the family of one of his predecessors on the Egba throne, Sir Ladapo Ademola II, who reigned from 1920 – 62. Oba Adesida who has a Bachelor of Science and Master of Science degrees in Agricultural Economics from the University of Ibadan and Oba Gbadebo who obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree in Arabic language from the same institution and a retired Army Colonel, were not buying the Daily Sun until about two years ago when they heard that I write a column in the Wednesday edition of the newspaper. My sec-
Birthday greetings to kings of Akure and Egbaland ond reason for this public tribute to the two monarchs is the good reports I have about their performance which I want other traditional rulers in the country to learn lessons from in order to endear themselves to their subjects and promote peace and the development of their domains.
The first lesson I want other traditional rulers and other prominent personalities to learn from Oba Adesida, the king of my hometown whom have known since 1956 is that as he did a week ago today they too should organize a church service (or if a Moslem worship in the mosque)
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oday, I am addressing the misconceptions many a Christian have about the statement of Apostle Paul in the Bible Book of Romans 13:1 that: “Everyone must obey state authorities, because no authority exists without God’s permission, the existing authorities have been put there by God” (Good News Bible). What this statement means is that nobody can become a head of government or state or monarch without the Heavenly Father permitting it. It does not mean that anyone who attains such a position or any other one is a candidate of the Ancient of Days. The Lord in Leviticus 18 verse 22 spoke against homosexuality and in Deuteronomy 27:26 placed a curse on anyone who will not
obey all His laws and teachings. President Barrack Obama of the United States has now come out to support homosexuality. Does it make sense to say the Most High who is against the sexual misbehaviour brought him to power in other to come and promote the sinful act? What I believe is that the Lord may allow some tyrants or other rulers to come into power to punish a people for their sins or those of their ancestors. As can be seen in the Holy Bible only a few people like Abraham, Moses, Mary and her son Jesus Christ are men or women of destiny. And it is not all that happens to a person in life that are ordained by God. My opinion is that only a few things in a human being’s life are predestined. To be continued next week
on the exact date of their birth anniversary or ascension to the throne. They should not do so during the regular service on the Sunday or Friday immediately after their birthday or ascension anniversary. More to come next week Wednesday.
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nlike in Ghana, Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Zimbabwe, South Africa, Egypt and Libya the other countries where tertiary institutions had been renamed in Africa, the exercise in Nigeria has not only been mindlessly and outrageously carried out but also frivolously and irresponsibly done in one instance. Except in South Africa and Libya where two were carried out only one was renamed in each of the other six African nations. And as I disclosed when I wrote about each one, the changes were made in the name of the country or a town and not to immortalize a political or religious leader as has been the case in Nigeria. Where in 28 years sixteen tertiary instiOoni of Ife from 1930 – 80 and Governor of tutions (not 14 as I thought before) have been the defunct Western Region from 1960 – 62, renamed coming to an average of one every two years. A very alarming, scandalous and embarwho are legal practitioners are 23 not 20. rassing trend which I am appealing to National Next week the family of Chief Christian Assembly members to put an end to. Onoh which has seven lawyers and those of Justice Kalu Anyah and Chief Chike Next week: The 16 public institutions renamed in Nigeria. Ofodile that each have six attorneys.
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rince Adewale Aderemi phoned me on Saturday to make two corrections in the information he gave in my column last week. Instead of seven, he says his late elder brother, Justice Aderoju Aderemi has six children who are lawyers and that the grandchildren of their father, Sir Adesoji Aderemi, the
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Prof. Nathan Uzorma Protus ear Prof. I am grateful to God for answering my prayer. After using the oil you gave me, I passed out a strong stone while excreting. This is in addition to my former testimony last week. May God bless you. My mother is very happy for the freedom. Please we need more of the oil…” Mr. Joseph Chimankpa. 08102274735 God has a way of working in the life of many people. The man who shared his testimony on how the angel of God flogged his debtor, who consequently paid him after that experience, has started a new life to the glory of God. The reason for this piece of information is to authenticate the function of prayer and how same is used by God to do great things. For more information get your copy of my book, “How to Pass a Decree and Receive it within 20 days.” Very soon, I shall begin to write on prayers and how same is used by God to destroy the forces of darkness in the world of man. There is a serious ongoing manipulation in economic arena, which has destabilized so many people; making the great to feed from hand to mouth. This is so designed to make many suffer. The Bible says, “Beloved, I wish above all things that thou mayest prosper and be in health, even as thy soul prospereth” 3rd John 2. I wish to emphasize here that it is the will of God for his people to be blessed. At the same time, I do not preach prosperity before repentance because one must receive the BLESSER before receiving his BLESSINGS. Today the topsy-turvy of truth with regard to God’s blessings is preached daily. As a result people no longer attach importance to SALVATION messages; their emphasis is on material blessing without putting accepting Christ as Lord and
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personal Saviour into consideration. This is how the truth of the Gospel is upturned. We must do something about it. It is as a result of this that Churches are so many which in turn attracts much multitude; yet majority of people attending Churches are not saved. According to Paul, “Howbeit we speak wisdom among them that are perfect, yet not the wisdom of this world, nor of the princes of this world, that come to naught. But wisdom, which God ordained before the world into our glory…. 1 cor 2:6-7. I must say here that man is a unit of a higher energy and therefore generates hidden energies within him that are geared towards consolidation of his spiritual and physical being. It is consequent upon this that various aspects of his bodies vibrate in accordance with the forces of light to pass or emit information to the gross material body. This is the hidden wisdom imbedded in the unit of the super-conscious being-man in order to guide him in the right path. It is unfortunate that many people negate this and pass on in life in conspicuous penury, excruciating and deplorable conditions. “We speak the wisdom of God in a mystery.” In this ground braking wisdom there is nothing that happens to man, that nature which God ordained within him does not give him earlier and direct information about it. Some know it, many ignore it and few appreciate it and enjoy their relationship with God. Every part of our body is a divine agency center (Temple of God) through which God communicate to us. This communication could be through signs, signals and much more. A born again Christian Brother called me some weeks ago and said to me that the lower
part of his left eye was twitching and quivering seriously when he wanted to undertake a serious business venture. He prayed and was prayed for by his pastor who finally instructed him to pay his tithe from the money he was going to buy goods with. The Christian Brother consequently obeyed the man of God, paid his tithe and decided to proceed to his journey. But before he went he called me on phone and informed me of the signs he was receiving from the lower part of his left eyes. He also sought for the meanings, I told him to wait and watch before undertaking the journey. He replied, “Prof, my pastor has prayed for me and God is in control…” Following his confession, I asked him to do what the Holy Spirit has instructed him to do. The young man ignored the whole body signs and proceeded to his business trip. When he got to Lagos, according to him, he picked his money from the bank and on his way; he was robbed and shot on his left leg. The bible says, “A prudent man foreseeth the evil and hideth himself, but the simple pass on, and are punished” proverbs 22:3. From the bible assertion, one may ask, how does the prudent man foresees the evil and hides himself from it? The signs are means of communication. Your being prudent is based on the understanding and interpretations of such signs. The simple therefore is the man who does not see reason to understand such signs and its meanings. The fellow becomes like the pastor who prayed and instructed the boy to go ahead against the true instruction from theReal-Divine that came through signs. Today he is still in the hospital receiving treatment. It could interest you to know that after that incident, the twitching at the lower part of his eyes stopped. How could one interpret such, Omen or
superstition? There are many ways God talks to man let us not be hypocritical about this. The moles on our bodies are subtle electromagnetic centers that convey serious massages in connection with the activities and destiny of man. This is not superstitious at all! No wonder the Igbos call it Ahumara-chi meaning mark of identification by God or birth mark by chi-God. The moles speak much about the person, his economic and spiritual life. This is not my focus in this article, but let it be known to you that the science of physiognomy and prosopomancy exposes some hidden qualities and nature of a person, both his temperament and much more. Before I proceed, it is imperative to note here that we as children of God should not be in a hurry to dismiss hidden truth and wisdom of God buried in our higher and lower self which is a serious and dynamic avenues or channels through which God transmits information. I am saying this because there are people that up till date, an itching on the palm of their right hand signifies that they shall soon receive money. This happens to them irrespective of their Christian faith. It is not demonic in any form as some may think. One should Endeavour to study himself and meanwhile serve the king as Aristotle would say “Let us first of all know more about life, meanwhile serve the king”. Socrates concludes, “Man know thyself”. In knowing yourself, you should understand yourself in relation to how nature interacts with you. Nature is another voice of God in creation! The interpretation of these signs should not be generalized because it is solely individualistic and should be studied in that manner. From a higher science of life, do you know that if a man’s hair is very black, short and curling is an indication that the man may be given to liquor, somewhat quarrelsome and of an unsettled temper? There are more than the eyes can see.