Daniel Ebitimi

I will be 44 this year. For every single one of those years, Nigeria has been in a prayer meeting. Not metaphorically. Literally. January fasts. Mountain vigils. Stadium crusades. Begin the Month with the Lord. Revivals that stretched through the night. Shiloh programs. 7 days, 21 days, 30 days. Denominations that disagree on everything else agree on this one thing. Nigeria needs prayer. The prayer points have been the same for four decades. Poverty. Corruption. Bad leadership. Insecurity. I was born into this. Grew up inside it. Wore white for it. Went without food for it. Sat in those grounds. Sang those songs. Believed those promises with everything I had. I am not writing as someone who stood outside and watched. I am writing as someone who knelt on the same floors, waited for the same breakthrough, and is now 44 years old in the same country that was being prayed for before I took my first breath. We are told to keep praying. That prayer is the answer. That if we cry out long enough and hard enough God will turn this nation around. And I believe that. I have always believed that. But I am 44. And I am still waiting for the country the prayers promised. Because I do not believe prayer is the problem. I believe something has been done to prayer. Something subtle. Something that has slowly converted one of the most powerful forces available to a people into a reason to stay still. Spiritual energy that could have become civic pressure became a substitute for it instead. Fervour that could have filled town halls filled altars. Voices that could have demanded accountability learned to direct every frustration upward and only upward. And the people who benefit most from a population permanently looking to heaven are the ones with both hands in the treasury. Prayer was never meant to replace action. It was meant to resource it. To steel the nerve. To clarify the assignment. To send the prophet out of the prayer room and into the palace with something to say. James 2 vs 17 does not say faith is insufficient. It says faith without works is dead. Not sleeping. Not resting. Not waiting for the right season. Dead. Nigeria does not have a prayer problem. Nigeria has a problem with what prayer has been quietly redefined to mean. Thread 2 coming. Because the Bible we carry into these meetings has never once shown us a prophet who prayed and then sat down.

If I may say something about Pastor Kingsley Okonkwo getting a tattoo: First, I do not think tattoos can be biblically declared a sin. Many are quoting Leviticus 19, yet that same chapter also says: “Do not plant your field with two kinds of seed.” “Do not wear clothing woven of two kinds of material.” We cannot selectively obey the Law if we choose to appeal to it. We can only obey all of the law at all times. We can't obey all at select times, or some at all times. The penalty for that is sin. And Christ paid it when He hung on the tree, dead, giving us liberty from this law. So, if tattoos are condemned on this basis, then many pastors with afros stand guilty, since the same chapter says: “Do not cut the hair at the sides of your head or clip off the edges of your beard. Any pastor who has worn jeans and a T-shirt also stands judged. I am saying we really can't judge using this basis. So how should we view Pastor Kingsley getting a tattoo? Recall my opinion on why Pastor Adeboye would not drink alcohol, even though Scripture does not call it sin unless it leads to drunkenness. Culture and the conscience of weaker believers restrain certain liberties, especially for ministers. That is what is at play here. Something being lawful does not make it expedient. Paul had the right, as an apostle, to be financially supported by the church, yet he waived that right for the sake of the gospel. “I have made no use of any of these rights… that I may present the gospel free of charge.” (1 Corinthians 9:12–18) Paul also said that if eating meat would wound a brother’s conscience, he would never eat meat again, for the sake of the one Christ died for. “Therefore, if food makes my brother stumble, I will never eat meat.” (1 Corinthians 8:13) The tattoo issue has gone viral and drawn mixed reactions. In the end, I do not think it advances the gospel in any way. God forbid that I dictate how another man should live. However, publicly glamourising the tattoo by posting the whole process only intensified an already volatile situation. This is my opinion. I may be wrong. The body of Christ has many liberties, but we must learn to bear the burden of not expressing them all— not because they are forbidden, but because of the gospel. In Western cultures this may not be controversial, but in ours, while not sinful, it is contentious for clergy. Personally, I would rather bear the burden of not getting a beloved tattoo if it helps the sheep of the Lord and preserves the image of His Church, both of which Christ suffered to purchase. I will gladly suffer that restraint with Him. Afterall, the Bible says: “For it has been granted to you not only to believe in Christ, but also to suffer for His sake.” (Philippians 1:29)

This is a national emergency. WAEC is barely 4 months away. Yet the Federal Ministry of Education and NERDC have NOT officially released the new Senior Secondary School 1 curriculum. What we have instead: •Multiple conflicting versions online •No official document •No clear directive •Schools confused and guessing •Teachers teaching blindly How exactly are schools supposed to prepare students for a national exam when the syllabus itself is uncertain? If millions of students fail WAEC in 2026, who takes responsibility? The schools? The teachers? Or the institutions that failed to do their job? This silence is dangerous. This delay is reckless. This confusion will destroy futures. Ministry of Education and NERDC Nigeria needs ONE official curriculum, released now, with clear guidance to schools. Education is not trial and error. Children’s futures are not experiments. Time is running out. Act now.

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@instablog9ja Aladin vibes 😂😂😂

The moment Pastor Adeboye walked in during a gospel minister’s ministration, instantly shifting the atmosphere and stirring a holy reverence across the room. 📹: @bamisile_olayemi

@dammiedammie35 Not daddy GO pulling off Aladin stunt..

Moment Pastor Adeboye walked in during this church service and this happened……🧎🏻‍♂️‍➡️

@iOccupyNigeria @Morris_Monye The CDS trump all arms including COAS, CNS, CAS.. He and only he is four star in rank the rest are three.

CDS no fit just tell soldier make e stand down direct. That one na extraordinary intervention, and e only fit happen if wahala don burst. For ground soldiers, na the Chief of Army Staff (COAS) dem go obey — because he be their direct operational commander. The CDS dey on top as coordinator of all the armed forces (Army, Navy, Air Force), but he no dey run day-to-day command for any one branch. If the CDS and COAS give two different orders, the correct thing na to follow the COAS, unless the CDS talk say him own instruction na from the President himself — because only the Commander-in-Chief fit override service command. So for normal ground operation: COAS order = law. CDS order = coordination. President order = final.

This shows how the Military works. Only the President l, the CDS or COAS can command them to do otherwise

The Girl Child is not a mistake! The Girl Child is not dump ground for weak men’s wickedness! The Girl Child is the womb of the future! The Girl Child should be covered and protected! Protect our Girl Child the likes of Ochanya Elizabeth and Ochanya’s death will not be in vain! Give Ochanya the justice she deserves! #justiceforochanya

NIGERIA'S OBSESSIVE MATERIALISM - A POSTCOLONIAL PSYCHOLOGICAL CRISIS From iPhone 17 replicas to car model “upgrades” using after-market body kits, Nigeria's infamous "I-better-pass-my-neighbour" cultural meme has graduated from simple nuisance to becoming a driver of real economic jeopardy. Fuelled by a debilitating societal inferiority complex and high levels of extreme poverty, a new trend of disturbingly obsessive brand awareness has created a booming "insecurity economy," characterised by after-market smartphone design modification, "car model upgrade" body kit installation, Indian temple hair importation, and many other dodgy activities built exclusively around exploiting the insecurities of 230 million poor people. Already struggling with an anaemic, sub-industrialised economy and IMF-imposed economic austerity, Nigeria's "insecurity economy" has now become an economic opportunity for unscrupulous entrepreneurs in industrialised countries, as Nigerians haemorrhage their scarce financial resources on a desperate quest to signal imaginary status to one another. It’s time for a cultural shift. Scientific education, economic empowerment and spiritual awakening must displace obsessive, spiritually bankrupt, low-level consumerism. If this will be Africa's century, the continent needs its most populous country to break free from this psychological trap.

Very Dark Man is having an Instagram beef with one Izzy lady. She revealed something that has always been known about VDM except for his blind followers. VDM pulled a voice note where he claimed to have been drumming support for Peter Obi. But it turns out he was making this claim after the corrupt Nigerian judiciary had already decided to uphold Tinubu’s fraudulent victory. There’s one thing to take home from that behavior. A confirmation that he’s a manipulator. Has always been. Once he has any public feud with someone, next move is to try to whip up sentiment and curry favour from the public. He did this during his beef with Obi Cubanna. He started claiming a northern and was saying something like, “we in the north don’t worship money” trying to turn the north against the south east. He did the same during his beef with Bobrisky. He started rallying northern Muslims that the cross dressers in the south were trying to destroy their country with immorality. Another revelation was the part where he was actively trying to monetize his social media to the point of reaching out to the said lady, yet he claims he’s not in it for the money. One day sha, you people in this country will learn that PR and Image Laundering is the source of income for your favorite Nigerian activists. Until then keep falling for their theatrics. Of course, what else will you say, “people like us are haters” No problem.

@yomiable Answer: Ọgbeni Bosun

What do you call 2 fools in Yoruba ?

@instablog9ja University wey get structure pass Tinubu economic plan for the whole 8 years..

‘GEH GEH UNIVERSITY’: Coalition Demands NUC Sanction Social Media ‘Universities’ A coalition of academics, students, alumni, and concerned citizens has called on the National Universities Commission (NUC) to clamp down on social media comedians and influencers who brand their platforms as “universities.” In a protest letter addressed to the NUC Executive Secretary and Board, the group condemned the growing trend of parody institutions such as “Geh Geh University” and “Blessing CEO University.” They argued that the misuse of the term “university” is not just harmless fun but a direct threat to the credibility of Nigeria’s higher education system. Dr. Charles Ekeh, spokesperson for the Coalition for the Protection of Academic Integrity in Nigeria, stressed that “university” is a legally protected designation, reserved for institutions that undergo strict accreditation. He warned that allowing comedians to adopt the title erodes the respect and standards earned by accredited universities. The coalition noted that the NUC Act prohibits any institution from using “university” without approval, warning that failure to act emboldens parody accounts and undermines regulatory authority. They also cautioned that unsuspecting individuals could mistake such platforms for legitimate institutions, exposing them to scams. Dr. Ekeh further highlighted that equating accredited universities with comedic pages damages the global reputation of Nigerian higher institutions and risks encouraging fraudulent degree mills to exploit the guise of “comedy.” The coalition demanded that the NUC issue a public condemnation, serve cease-and-desist orders on offenders, partner with the National Communication Commission and social media companies for enforcement, and roll out public sensitisation campaigns to help Nigerians identify accredited universities. He clarified that the protest was not against creativity but about protecting the sanctity of the education system. “Defending the integrity of our universities is no laughing matter,” he said.

@cliffordenobun "Believe" is now giving MJ's "They don't care about us" vibe, beatwise.

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@jamiegold__ @cliffordenobun Honesty ❤️❤️

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If you support the APC; examine yourself. Summon your humanity and conscience to conclaves, be reminded of your mortality, imagine your immortal soul before the throne of God, and remember that you were told; you are an accomplice to evil..

@winexviv The universities are also complicit in this nonsense. This was part of the resolution of the gooblediguk-ish policy meeting @JAMBHQ held in July. If you ask now, they'll say they are trying to meet up with this resolve by JAMB.

NECO have refused to refused to release their results and admission deadlines will soon be over. Why is there a nationwide attack on these students from all angles? What crime did they commit? I’m getting irritated by these levels of wickedness on these youngsters.

@DeleFarotimi Amen!

The unfolding tragicomedy in the aviation sector, from Oshio, to Wasiu, and finally Comfort, is a window into the soul of Nigeria. It stinks. If you are not a beneficiary of the evil that has overtaken us, BUT you have found mirth in Comfort’s discomfiture, or justification for her dehumanizations, may Nigeria happen to you too. Amen 🙏🏿

I know that many have lost their sense of reasoning to religion, but I need to see the list of those his so-called children (who donated the N1 billion). My request is commonsensical. Publish their names for public accountability. Unless the church have something to hide, then I think I’m asking a very important question (on behalf of those whose brain are still in tact). This tweet is obviously not for church rats, those who abandoned logic for magic. For a place where nothing works, Nigerians are so eager to worship money. Many have the problem of ‘numbers,’ they fail to appreciate the power of billion. And I will tell you why. “Post-Subsidy Removals,” only three states receive FAAC allocations above N20 billion. They are Rivers, Delta & Akwa Ibom. The rest hardly see N10 billion monthly. Many states don’t receive N8 billion monthly from federal allocations. And subsidy is gone! So I know legit hustle when I see it. Unless you & I are encouraging the wicked corruption in Nigeria, you shouldn’t ask for a billion Naira donation from the so-called (Poverty Capital of the world). Unless it’s money washing, then I need to see the list of donors. Show it to me! I need to see (Captains of Industries) on that list, not politicians. You can fool many, but not me. I know moral turpitude when I see it. If the EFCC is truly alive to its responsibilities, then someone should be tracking those donors to verify their source of wealth. No nation that made quantum leap was built like Nigeria. What you guys have is no Christianity, I don’t know what it is! For a place where nothing works, Nigerians should not be seen having that type of chaotic-insatiable love for money. It is why corruption has eaten deep into everything. Now everyone wants to hammer. It’s the whiff of money, get rich or die trying. What are we teaching the next generation? In Nigeria? I’m yet to see the type of Christianity that actually glorifies my Jehovah & Yahweh, not money. Many are impressionable & lost to vice. Easy to please, eager to compromise. They are moved by all the things they see. People who are hungry are easily influenced. Because the government has failed to provide, many now flock toward all manner of “men of god” for HOPE, & for their daily sustenance. Someone must fill the void left by the wicked government. Where the politicians stopped? The MOGs continued. It’s a vicious circle, a perfect pair; one that comes with casualties. It’s unforgiving & unthinking; brash even. But I’m not surprised. My Bible didn’t lie. It told me that “by the fruits? We shall know them.” The “Constellation Gemini,” Greek Mythology involves two identical twins; Castor & Pollux. Inseparable in looks & in actions. If you see one without the other, then it’s bad luck. Government & Religion are the mythology of bad luck. Both shape your lives in ways you can’t imagine. They’ll continue to shape it in the foreseeable future. All you can do is THINK!

The worst part? This whole “flight saga” might just be a convenient ruse to wipe the last scandal from the headlines. But Nigerians? You people can’t think beyond what you’re spoon-fed. Yesterday it was Adeboye casually asking for $1 trillion like it’s pure water. Today it’s this flight wahala. Tomorrow it’ll be another random distraction — because Big Brother Naija no longer holds your short attention span. You lot are the dream citizens for any corrupt system: easily distracted, emotionally reactive, and incapable of following through on real issues. They throw you crumbs of drama, and you forget the loaf of bread they stole. They set a small fire, and you abandon the burning house to chase smoke elsewhere. You’re not just oppressed — you’re entertainment-addicted slaves who mistake gossip for civic engagement. Keep clapping for your masters. Keep fighting each other over table scraps. Nigeria isn’t a failed state by accident — it’s a circus, and you’re both the paying audience and the performing clowns. To err is human. 🫵🏾😂