Olaniyi Olanrewaju

On this day in 1959, around 4:30pm, a young man called Michael Isajimi was given a responsibility to stand at the door of a room where Babalola was resting. Suddenly, everywhere began to vibrate as in the case of a tremor. Suddenly, he heard three heavy breathing from the room. He was scared and he let out a cry which attracted Babalola's entourage to the room. The likes of Prophets Babajide and Medaiyese prayed till 7pm before the LORD showed them that their father in the LORD has been received into heaven and he would not be coming back.   Babalola is not an unpopular name in the history of African Pentecostalism. Several stories fly around about his personal life and outstanding ministry. However, there are also accounts concerning his life and ministry that are misconceptions and some are outright attempt to discredit his work. Having spent a number of years studying him and the revival birthed through him, I have seen a gap between what we were told, what flies around and wh

  After the #EndSARS protests that rocked many parts of the nation, Prophet Fanny organized a meeting where prophets around the country made known their hearts on what they believe God is doing in Nigeria at that time. One of the words that stuck with me was that Nigeria is at war with a strong man. A strong man is a spirit that enforces a certain experience in the territory, a family or an individual. Forward to July 2021, I took some lessons about a strong man and how to deal with it and I found out that a strong man can take the will of a leader in the territory or family and ensure that the person acts according to his dictates. Many of us have seen this manifest in families where someone needs to be eliminated sort of, before some good things can happen. This is because the person has allowed his/her will to be completely usurped by the strong man. Tying this to Nigeria, I have watched Buhari metamorphose in the last 4 years. He seems to get deeper and deeper into something th