Prophet Joseph Opegbemi, the
General Overseer of the Christ Apostolic Church, CAC, Oke-Ayo, located in
Kugbo, a suburb in the federal Capital of Abuja has been praying for the peace
of Nigeria. The highly energetic and prayerful man of God has never relented in
this spiritual course praying fervently for God to help show mercy on
Nigerians. He recent ly declared several days of fasting and prayers to
buttress his determination. Prophet Opegbemi disclosed that Nigerians have no
other country than Nigeria and everything should be done to make the nation
work. “We have to keep praying, that is what we have to do. Our God is merciful
but we have to desist from sinful ways”, he told our reporters. The cerebral
prophet popularly known as “baba13” has
been consistent in upholding the principles and tenets of good worship, often
times admonishing worshippers to discard unnecessary things such as adorning
ornaments to church , wearing of trousers and coming late to church. Baba13 is
a graduate and Master’s Degree holder in the school of Theology and has
deplored his vast experience to further the work of God.
Journalism has continued to evolve since the days of veterans like Professors Alfred Opubor, Onoura Nwuneli, Ralph Akinfeleye, Adidi Uyo, Idowu Sobowale, and other greats, not to mention the shining lights of flawless prose writing like Dan Agbese, Ray Ekpu, Yakubu Muhammed, Dele Gowa, and not least, Olatunji Dare. But the entrance of Sahara Reporters appears to deviate from those widely held pragmatic principles of decency. Stories by our reporters In those days, the Department of Mass Communication of the University of Lagos was very hot and remains so to date. Exciting lecturers in the mold of Dr Adidi Uyo, Ralph Akinfeleye, and Idowu Sobowale made teachings very robust and thirsty to listeners. Students learnt the trade and picked up fast. They taught the tenets of practical journalism exhaustively and left no stone unturned. They made journalism so sweet that students were always hungry to learn more; the thrills were such that even the 13 points cut-off mark for entry ...

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