SOME PEOPLE SEIZED OUR PROPERTY IN ANOTHER NATION THROUGH A STRONG MAFIA.

BUT GOD GAVE US VICTORY! THE PROPERTY IS NOW READY FOR DEDICATION.

WHO WOULD BELIEVE THAT WE WERE ONCE ONLY FOUR IN THIS CHURCH?

IN THE RACE OF LIFE, THERE IS NO CHAMPION WITHOUT CHALLENGES.

- Bishop David Oyedepo on UNVEILING THE BREAKTHROUGH POWER OF LOVE (2A) at Covenant Day Of Marital Breakthrough Service || 13th July 2025 || Faith Tabernacle, Canaanland|| First Sunday Service || Part D

Every true lover of Jesus emerges more than a conqueror in every battle if he sustains his love for God. The problem now is, people are challenged and they disconnect from God. Now, who will help them? Their challenges manipulated them to disconnect from God their Helper, so where will there help come? Church Gist. Job stayed through and came through. Isaiah 43:2. There is no champion in the race of life without challenges. Champions are made out of challenges. It's like a student crying during an exam, they say why, he says "Exam, exam has come. (crying)" You know that's a problem. Genesis 22:1. He (Abraham) passed the test.

Now, who would believe here that this Church was once 4 and then 6 and then 10, all kinds of things along the line, but no disconnection, no disconnect. You see us celebrating 10 people, you'll be wondering, are they mad? No disconnect. Total income of this Ministry 1984 for the whole year was 18,000 plus. Church Gist. You have heard that too many times. No need to say, 'It should have been working now' Are you the one to set the exam? How can you set the exam and be marking it yourself? Yet, I've signed a Covenant of Love since 1976. I heard a call in a broad vision 1981 and He said go ahead to Church ministry, 1983 and the Church is crawling 1984, yet the love is burning. Wake up my friend, wake up!

- Somebody's story is changing.

Don't let challenges cower you. You're in command. With the love of God at work in your heart, you're in command. Don't let challenges cower you. Church Gist. You're in command with the love of God in your heart. Every true lover of Jesus emerges more than a conqueror from every battle. You can't kill love. Songs of Solomon 8:7.

- Somebody's story is changing.
- May your love remain unbreakable.
- May your love for God remain unbreakable.
- May your own love for God remain unbreakable.

What is in love that engenders breakthrough? Please, listen.

1. Our love for God enhances access to revelation. Every true lover of God accesses revelation without stress. Revelation is not a product of mental exertion. Deuteronomy 29:29. Genesis 18:17. "Abraham, come. The cry of Sodom and Gomorrah has ascended to me and I've come here to destroy them" I mean, your love for God and my love for God makes us His confidant. Church Gist. He confides in us, He unveils to us what others may not access. John 15:15. Revelation flows like a river in the life of true lovers of Jesus. It flows like a river, revelation flows like a river and what is it? Behind every supernatural turnaround is access to revelation. Isaiah 60:1-3. So, when you are in love, you gain natural access to revelations. You are not struggling, when you take your Bible, light flows. Church Gist. You take a book to read, light, wow! Because you are in love. Thank you, Jesus. 2 Corinthians 3:18. Revelation changes our stories from one level of glory to another.

2. Love empowers our faith to deliver maximally. Why? Faith works by love. Our faith will deliver to the level of our love for God. 1 Corinthians 13:1,2. So, it is the quality of our love for God that defines the delivery of our faith. Church Gist. The quality of our love for God is what determines the outcome of our faith. All this is God showing us love is the master key to all-round breakthroughs in life. Amen.

3. Love facilitates answers to our prayers. When you are truly in love with God, you will hate to toy with what displeases God and that gives express access to our prayers. Isaiah 59:1,2. Psalm 66:18,19. When we turn from whatever God hates, line of access in prayer is opened. Church Gist. David committed a grevious sin but he repented and now verily, God has heard him. Every true lover is fast at repentance. Thank you Jesus. That blind man said, "I know that know God heareth not the prayer of sinners. I know. Whether I be a sinner or not, I know not. Once I was blind, now I can see. But I know God heareth not sinners." When you are in love, you are all out to want to please Him at all times.

4. Finally, Love enhances access to wisdom from above. Paul the Lover was acknowledged by the Apostles as a man of wisdom. Romans 8:35-37. 2 Peter 3:15. The Apostle recognised him as a man of wisdom. He is in love. You know, when you are in love, you dwell in God and God in you and our God is the only wise God, now He lives in you. Church Gist. So, you have the right answer. Many times, silence is the best answer for victory. Praise God! Silence is the best answer for victory. There was a year we had an issue in a particular nation where through a strong mafia, they seized our property and had a court judgement that we are not the owner of the property and so, they called me and I said, God is big enough to defend Himself. No mention, no nothing, silence. No contact with anybody under Heaven. Silence! And God stood up to it. Now the property is ready for dedication. Church Gist. Glorious victory! I saw the picture this last week of the new structure we are building there. God fought the battle like no man else can. He fought and won the battle in grand style. There was no contact with anybody. God stood in there. The wisdom of God is a mighty weapon of war.

We Have 5 Fingers For Five Reasons !!
Little Finger To Make Promises For our Bestfriends..
Ring Finger For Someone Special When The Time Is Right..
Middle Finger To Those Who Are Jealeous & Show High Attitude To us..
Index Finger To Silence Those Who Speak against us..
Thumb To Show The Rest Of The World That we'll Be Fine No Matter How Hard Life Is

*Change can be intimidating* but it is essential for growth, and the biggest obstacle to change is *ourselves.* Silence can be a more *powerful statement than words.*

*Life reminds you that you have the power* to shape your destiny, but you must first confront yourself with honesty and courage. *Your past behaviour speaks louder than any explanation.*

*Do not waste your words on someone* who is not willing to listen. Your silence is not weakness, but *it is proof of your emotional intelligence.* Do not drop down to their level.

*Distance is the only answer to disrespect.* Do not react. Do not argue, but simply remove your presence. *Never allow anyone to become too comfortable* with disrespecting you. The Lord Sustains.

Good afternoon, family members

Morgan Freeman once said:
"There comes a day when you no longer feel the need to prove anything to anyone. Not because you’ve given up, but because you’ve grown."
You grow tired — tired of explaining, of justifying, of shrinking yourself to fit into other people’s lives.
Tired of waiting for messages that never come, apologies that never arrive, people who don’t know how to love.
The truth is simple:
Not everyone will understand you.
Not everyone will stay.
Not everyone will treat you the way you deserve.
But they don’t have to.
Because there comes a moment when you choose peace.
You choose silence over reaction.
You stop lowering yourself into other people’s storms.
Because sometimes, the most mature response is silence.
The strongest move is to walk away.
And the greatest act of self-love is to stop putting yourself last.
It’s not selfishness — it’s healing.
It’s the courage to choose yourself.
To rebuild your soul without anyone’s approval.
To keep moving forward — even alone — but with dignity.
And when you do that… life begins to realign.
Because the right people don’t ask for explanations.
They see you.
They feel you.
They respect you — without you having to beg for it.

TRIBUTE BY PRESIDENT BOLA AHMED TINUBU, GCFR, AT THE SPECIAL SESSION OF THE FEDERAL EXECUTIVE COUNCIL HELD IN HONOUR OF THE LATE PRESIDENT MUHAMMADU BUHARI, GCFR
THURSDAY, JULY 17, 2025 STATE HOUSE, ABUJA

PROTOCOL

Today, we gather under a heavy shadow, drawn from the silence
that surrounds a departed leader and the immense weight of a
life whose absence will be felt for generations. We meet to
honour a man whose presence once commanded this very room,
whose voice once summoned the best in us, and whose
convictions never bowed, even to the strongest winds of public
opinion. President Muhammadu Buhari, GCFR, former Head of1
State and former President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria,
has gone to rest.
He was first among soldiers in war, first among citizens in peace,
and first, without ambition or flattery, in the hearts of his fellow
citizens. Yet it was in the quiet and unadorned settings of his
private life that his true greatness was revealed: pious without
show, just without cruelty, humane without sentimentality,
temperate without coldness, and sincere without guile.
Steady in posture and spirit, dignified in bearing, and
commanding by his very presence, his example guided all who
encountered him. Still, it endures.
To his peers, he was respectful and without pretence. To those
who served under him, he was kind without condescension. And,
to those whom he loved most intimately, he was unfailingly
tender, loyal, and good. His life was a rebuke to vice and a refuge
for virtue. The purity of his private character gave radiance to the
discipline and integrity of his public service.
Even in death, he maintained the serenity that defined him in life:
not a sigh, not a groan, just a quiet submission to the will of God.
Such was the man Nigeria has lost. Such was the man for whom
our nation now mourns.
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President Buhari’s life was one of austere honour. He stood,
always, ramrod straight; unmoved by the temptation of power,
unseduced by applause and unafraid of the loneliness that often
visits those who do what is right, rather than what is popular. His
was a quiet courage, a righteousness that never announced
itself. His patriotism was lived more in action than in words.
His life traced the arc of Nigeria’s journey. Born before
independence, he became a young soldier in the struggle to
keep our nation whole. In war and in peace, he served with
vigilance and determination, as if the task of watching over
Nigeria had been assigned to him alone. From the battlefield to
the corridors of power, he remained faithful to the task. He
governed the North-Eastern State and stood as Head of State.
Years later, he returned to chair the Petroleum Trust Fund, which
he administered with Spartan rigour and complete fidelity to the
public good.
Yet, with all that he had achieved, his most enduring legacy
would be carved in democracy. In a time when many had lost
hope that change was possible, Muhammadu Buhari put his faith
in the people of this country.
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We stood together, he and I. Alongside others drawn from across
the political spectrum, regions and tongues, we formed an
alliance that enabled Nigeria to experience its first true
democratic transfer of power from one ruling party to another.
When he was sworn in as our party’s first elected President, he
led with restraint, governed with dignity, and bore the burdens of
leadership without complaint.
Those who knew him most intimately understood that the
authority of that exalted office never changed him. In the face of
pressure, he remained calm. In the face of crisis, he remained
resolute. In the face of triumph, he remained modest. Most
remarkably, he retained his jovial spirit.
When his tenure ended, he returned to Daura; not to command
from the shadows or to hold court, but to live as he always had,
never seeking to impose his will but content to let others carry
the nation forward.
President Buhari was not a perfect man – no leader is – but he
was, in every sense of the word, a good man, a decent man, an
honourable man. His record will be debated, as all legacies are,
but the character he brought to public life, the moral force he
carried, the incorruptible standard he represented, will not be
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forgotten. His was a life lived in full service to Nigeria, and in
fidelity to God.
Now, he rests. And we who remain must carry the memory of his
life as a standard to guide us. Let us honour him not only with
words, but with humility in power, discipline in service,
compassion in governance, and fearlessness in the pursuit of
justice.
On Tuesday, July 15, 2025, a grateful nation bid farewell to one
of her most illustrious sons. It was a profound honour for me,
alongside Vice President Kashim Shettima, to lead his funeral
procession to Daura and witness his burial in the dignified
manner befitting a great and noble leader.
I thank the Inter-Ministerial Committee, led by the Secretary to
the Government of the Federation, George Akume, and
Governor Dikko Radda, for organising a befitting State Funeral
within 48 hours.
In this period of national mourning, I once again extend my
heartfelt condolences to Hajia Aisha Buhari, her children, the
entire Buhari family, the government and people of Katsina
State, and all who knew and loved him. Our gratitude will remain
with President Buhari's family members who provided him with
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the comfort and strength to serve our nation in various capacities
throughout his over 50 years of public service. We honour his
service, reflect on his legacy, and pray for the peaceful repose
of his soul.
Mai Gaskiya, The People’s general, the Farmer President - your
duty is done.
May Almighty Allah forgive his shortcomings and grant him
Aljannah Firdaus. May his life continue to inspire generations of
Nigerians to serve with courage, conviction, and selflessness.
President Buhari, thank you. Nigeria will remember you.
Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR
President, Commander-in-Chief of The Armed Forces,
Federal Republic of Nigeria

In 1968, American ethologist John B. Calhoun launched one of the most haunting experiments in behavioral science. He called it "Universe 25" — a supposed rodent utopia designed to test what would happen in a world without struggle.

Calhoun built a self-contained "mouse heaven" capable of housing nearly 4,000 mice. It had everything: unlimited food, fresh water, perfect climate, complete safety, no predators, no disease, no competition. It was the dream environment — or so it seemed.

Eight mice were introduced into this perfect world.

At first, things went well. The population grew steadily. Mice formed social structures, raised families, and thrived.

But as their numbers approached 2,200, everything changed.

The males began to lose interest in mating or defending territory. Some turned violent. Others became lethargic.
The females grew erratic and stopped caring for their young — many even attacked their own offspring.
A new class emerged: the so-called "Beautiful Ones" — perfectly groomed, passive mice who neither fought, reproduced, nor socialized. They spent their days eating, sleeping, and grooming themselves.

Society collapsed.
Social bonds broke.
Reproduction halted.
Even when resources remained plentiful and space became available again, the mice had forgotten how to live.

By day 1780, the last mouse had died.

Calhoun’s experiment became a chilling metaphor — not just for biologists, but for sociologists, philosophers, and urban planners.

It suggested that in a world without challenge, purpose, or pressure to adapt, even the most “perfect” society can unravel.
A utopia without meaning quickly turns into a graveyard of potential.

What was meant to be paradise… ended in silence.

Nothing To Say, Nothing To Write, Nothing To Send, But I Believe That... You Will Listen ,Read ,’N Receive My Feelings In The Silence Too.. !

How I Slept on a Cybercafé Floor to Finish School

"I used to sleep on a cybercafé floor just to finish school, no mattress, no money, just stubborn hope & faith."

Let me give some context for Gen Zs. There used to be this booming business in the early 2000s until about maybe 2016, especially in Cameroon, before mobile phone penetration scaled. That business was the cybercafé.

Around 2011, I used to work in a cybercafé in Bamenda, and I mostly took the night shifts. I was not on any salary. The guy who owned the cybercafé did not need any extra worker, so I negotiated my way through. I told him I would work for free so I could have access to the internet because I was doing my undergraduate program through a distance learning program.

On top of that, I had computer repair skills. So, I struck a deal, I’d promote my services to customers with home computers, and they could call me for repairs. That’s how I planned to earn some money.

So, some nights, I would sleep on the floor of that cybercafé. At the time, internet speed was higher at night, so we had clients who would buy internet time from 10 p.m. till 5 a.m. That is why I had to sleep on the floor sometimes.

At that age of 21, I was broke, half starved and sleeping on the floor of cybercafe most nights just to finish my undergraduate. No mattress, no steady income, just stubborn faith and hopes that after my undergraduate life will be better.

Now? I advise executives across nations, I design curriculums for institutions, I help leaders build institutions that can compete across nations, I have travelled 20+ nations across 4 continents to speak, train and consult and more.

But back then, I was just a hungry boy living most at times on borrowed money.

That particular season of my life always play so fresh in my memories.

Seasons like that will reveal a lot to you and me.

a) Comfort is not a requirement for calling and destiny
Many wait for ideal conditions before building their lives and destinies. Destiny blueprints and capacity are often handed and developed in wilderness seasons. Ask Jesus Christ, ask Joseph, ask David etc.

b) Honor your obscurity
While others chased applause and reasons to impress others, build discipline in that season that will sustain you for life. That hidden season shaped my capacity and more. What I am saying is, do not resent your silence or your season of obscurity, use it to your advantage.

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c) Education isn't just academic
The cybercafe floor taught me resourcefulness, resilience, negotiation, survival, relationships and more. Lessons no university can match.

d) Experiences are your real destiny CV (resume)
Years later, I still reference that floor, that cybercafe experience, I still remember the fights etc. Not as trauma, but as my training ground. I learned a lot from the streets during that season. Put me anywhere, I will build.

That floor became part of my foundation.

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No One Understands The Silence Between My Words, No One Understands The Sadness Behind My Smile, No One Understands The Unsaid Feelings Of Mine, They Think I Am Fine But Only I Know Daily I Am Dying :'( I Want To Be Happy Again, I Want To Live Those Moments Again, I Am Sick Of Wearing A Fake Smile. I Am Waiting For The One Who Can Really Make Me Smile..

I Think Of You In Silence I Often Speak Your Name All I Have Left Are Memories And A Heart Around Your Name My Heart Aches With Sadness And All My Tears Will Flow But What It Meant To Lose You No-one Will Ever Know

No One Understands The Silence Between My Words. No One Understands The Sadness Behind My Smile. No One Understands The Unsaid Feelings Of Mine. They Think I Am Fine But Only I Know Daily I Am Dying. I Wan To Be Happy Again. I Want To Live Those Moments Again. I Am Sick Of Wearing Fake Smile. I Am Waiting For You Make Me Smile Again.

*Change can be intimidating* but it is essential for growth, and the biggest obstacle to change is *ourselves.* Silence can be a more *powerful statement than words.*

*Life reminds you that you have the power* to shape your destiny, but you must first confront yourself with honesty and courage. *Your past behaviour speaks louder than any explanation.*

*Do not waste your words on someone* who is not willing to listen. Your silence is not weakness, but *it is proof of your emotional intelligence.* Do not drop down to their level.

*Distance is the only answer to disrespect.* Do not react. Do not argue, but simply remove your presence. *Never allow anyone to become too comfortable* with disrespecting you. The Lord Sustains.

Good morning, family members