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Love Letter To All Mom’s 2&3 John

A mother was about to put her son to bed on the night before his fifth birthday. And she was trying to communicate the whole birthday idea to him. She said, “Sweetie, this is the last night that you will be 4 years old. Do you understand that?”

The boy was trying to use his hands to get it all straight. For the past year, he had shown people how old he was by holding up four fingers, and now he was ready to add a thumb. His mother said, “When you go to sleep tonight, you’ll still be 4 years old. But do you know how old you’ll be in the morning, when you wake up?”

The boy nodded. He added a thumb to his four little fingers and he said, “Tomorrow, I’ll be a handful!” So, the mother said to him, when people ask you how old you are, just hold up your hand and say, “I’m a handful!” For all those mothers who have their hands full, we celebrate all of you every minute of everyday .

And it’s a wonderful thing that God’s Word has so many messages for mothers. And not just mothers, but parents, messages for moms, dads, and grandparents. These messages also mean something special to those of you who are not yet parents but someday will be. And they even have meaning to those of you who are single adults because all of us have such a profound influence on the children all over the world.

The title of this week’s lesson is “Love Letter to All Mom’s” and the letter we’re going to be looking at is 2 John. Now, compared to most of the other letters in the New Testament, this is a relatively short letter. Most people refer to it as one of the “New Testament postcards”, but it was probably the normal size for a personal letter in those days. It would have fitted quite nicely on one standard-sized piece of papyrus.

I want to begin by reading through this letter and then we’ll go back and take a closer look at it.

In the first verse, we read that this letter was sent from the apostle John to “the elect lady and her children” (2 John 1). We don’t know exactly who this lady was. In fact, there is some disagreement about whether this is an actual woman who had children or whether this is symbolic language referring to a church and its members. But I tend to believe this was an actual mother and that will be my assumption in our sermon this week.

We don’t know what this lady’s name was, but we do know that she was a mother who was trying to raise her children in the faith. So, as we go through this letter, I’m going to be talking to those of you who are mothers with children at home, because you have such an awesome privilege and responsibility given to you by God, to raise your children in the Lord, and 2 John gives us some wonderful instruction in this regard. But, again, whether you’re a mother or not, there is much that we can all learn from this letter because we all have an opportunity to influence the children around us.

There are two words that make up the theme of this letter – truth and love. Musicians have sang songs that has resonated with people for decades — like, “All you need is love”. And from John’s first epistle, 1 John, you might get the impression that John would agree with that, since love is the overriding theme of that letter, mentioned well over 40 times. In fact, John even says that God is love, and that a person can’t call himself a follower of Jesus Christ if he doesn’t have love.

But here in this second letter, John makes it clear that we need more than just love. Not only do we need love; we need love that is shaped by truth. And in fact, love without truth isn’t true love at all. John is going to tell us the same thing that Paul told us in Ephesians 4:15, that we need to speak the truth in love.

There are few words that better characterize Scripture than balance. Time after time, we see a balanced reminder of warning and encouragement, faith and works, doctrine and practice, dos and don’ts. And here in this letter, John wants to make sure that this mother has both love and truth.

We know from this letter that there were some false teachers in that day who were traveling around from town to town and leading people astray. And so, John was very concerned about “truth” in this letter, and he lays out three things that are important for every Christian mother to remember (and for the rest of us as well).

1. Know the truth (verses 1-3)
Beginning in the first verse, “The elder to the elect lady and her children, whom I love in truth, and not only I, but also all who know the truth, because of the truth that abides in us and will be with us forever: Grace, mercy, and peace will be with us, from God the Father and from Jesus Christ the Father’s Son, in truth and love.” (2 John 1-3)

The first step in raising your children in the truth is to know the truth yourself. In other words, you can’t raise your children to know Christ unless you know him first. Now, it’s obvious that this woman John is writing this letter to is a Christian. She is someone who knows the truth.

John refers to her as an “elect lady”, or as some translations put it, a “chosen lady.” Those are terms in Scripture that refer to Christians. For example, in Colossian 3:12, Paul calls us “God’s chosen ones”. In 1 Peter 2:9, Peter says we are a “chosen race”.

And that’s an appropriate term to describe a follower of Christ, because long before we made the choice to follow God, God chose us first. Before we were born, from the very beginning of creation, God chose to make a way through Jesus Christ for us to be reconciled with him. He chose to save us. We are a chosen people.

John tells us here that he loves this woman and then he tells us why he loves her. I heard someone say recently, “Husbands, never ask your wife why she loves you. You might get the truth for an answer. You might be disappointed to learn that she loves you because you’re a good cure for insomnia.”

But John says here that he loves this woman because of the truth. And not only does he love her in the truth, but so do all the other Christians who know the truth. In other words, there is this bond of love between all children of God. Those of us who are Christians have experienced the truth of who God is, the truth of who Jesus Christ is, and the truth of his salvation in our lives. And so, when we meet someone else who knows and shares and believes that same truth, we’re just naturally filled with love for them.



Verse 2 says it is “because of the truth that abides in us and will be with us forever.” You see, truth for a Christian is more than just a set of teachings. Our truth is centred in Jesus Christ who abides in us through the Holy Spirit. Jesus Christ, who promised he would be with us forever. Jesus Christ, who is himself the Way, the Truth and the Life.



And when we make the commitment to believe the truth about Jesus Christ and commit our lives to follow him, then “Grace, mercy, and peace will be with us, from God the Father and from Jesus Christ the Father’s Son, in truth and love.” When we put our faith in Christ, God’s grace, mercy and peace will fill our lives.

But, back to mothers. Moms, the application here is clear: you can’t begin teaching your child to know the truth unless you know it first yourself, and knowing the truth means knowing Jesus. The second thing you need to do is to…

2. Practice the truth (verses 4-6)
Because it’s not enough for us to know what the truth is; we need to practice the truth, we need to live it out.

Beginning in verse 4, John says, “I rejoiced greatly to find some of your children walking in the truth, just as we were commanded by the Father. And now I ask you, dear lady — not as though I were writing you a new commandment, but the one we have had from the beginning — that we love one another. And this is love, that we walk according to his commandments; this is the commandment, just as you have heard from the beginning, so that you should walk in it.”

There is no greater joy for a Christian parent than to know that your children are walking in the truth. Walking in the truth means putting it into practice. It means living out what you believe.

Like all parents, we all have many hopes for our children as they are growing up. We hoped to see them grow and mature, enjoy good health, gain knowledge and skills that would help them in life, get a good education, find someone to love and to be loved by — but none of that would mean anything if our children didn’t know the truth and walk in the truth. So, mothers, I hope that you will pray for your children to know Christ, to serve him with all their heart, to follow him all the days of their lives.

But understand that your children will not automatically walk in the truth. Children need our prayers, but they need more than that. So, how do we ensure that our children will grow up in the faith? Well, we start by setting the example ourselves. We need to walk in the truth if we hope for our children to walk in the truth.

So how do you do that? John says, “[it is] not as though I were writing you a new commandment, but the one we have had from the beginning — that we love one another.” John says we practice the truth by loving one another. And John tells us this isn’t a new commandment. This isn’t some strange new-fangled teaching. Rather, this was the teaching of Christ from the very beginning — love one another.

Mothers, commit yourself to create a loving environment in your home. Do your best to make sure that each person in your home is loved, valued, respected and heard. Don’t allow unkind remarks. Seek to foster a spirit of unity where each person encourages and supports the others. Set the example of loving sacrifice for your children, so that they will learn how to sacrifice for others.

And if you’re not sure what a loving home environment looks like, look at verse 6: “And this is love, that we walk according to his commandments; this is the commandment, just as you have heard from the beginning, so that you should walk in it.” In other words, we can’t separate love for God or love for each other from obedience to God’s commands. So, we need to learn, follow and teach God’s commands in our homes.

Spend time every day in God’s Word and share that with your children. Talk with them about God’s Word around the dinner table, when it’s time for bed. God’s Word contains the blueprint for a happy, loving home, and as we teach the truth to our children and we live it out in front of them, they too will learn to walk according to the truth. Practice the truth.

3. Guard the truth (7-11)
Know the truth, practice the truth, and then finally, guard the truth. John knew that there were some false teachers trying to pull Christians away from Christ, and so he writes to this lady and her children to warn them about the danger of letting go of the truth. Verse 7: “For many deceivers have gone out into the world, those who do not confess the coming of Jesus Christ in the flesh. Such a one is the deceiver and the antichrist.”

The false teaching in John’s day had to do with the nature of Jesus. The Bible teaches us that Jesus was fully the son of God and fully man. But there were some false teachers who were going around denying Christ’s human nature, and that was heresy because if Jesus wasn’t human, then he wouldn’t have been able to die for our sins. So, John calls such teachers “the deceiver and the antichrist”, which is very strong language.

So, what are some of the false messages that our children hear today? They hear things like: “Truth is relative. Lie if it’s convenient. Pleasure comes first. Win at all costs. It doesn’t matter what you do as long as you don’t hurt anyone.” The list goes on and on, because the world around us finds a lot of ways to deny Christ and his teachings.

Listen to the messages that society is feeding your children. Know what your kids are watching on TV. Listen to their music. Be aware of what they’re learning in school. Your home is the first line of defence. If you don’t protect your children, then who will?

Then John says in verse 8, “Watch yourselves, so that you may not lose what we have worked for, but may win a full reward.” In other words, don’t lose your children to things that are not true. Satan would love to destroy your children with the lies of this world. Guard the truth! Don’t let your children be deceived. Be diligent, pray, teach and live out God’s truths so that you may know the full reward of a child who walks in God’s truth.

And let me take just a moment to address the children who may have the opportunity to listen to this sermon with their parents, both young and old. Some of you were raised in the faith. Your mothers taught you well, not perfectly because none of us is perfect, but they taught you well. You know the truth. The important question is, are you walking in it? You see, it’s not enough just to be raised with the right teaching. You’ve got to live it out in your own life.

In verse 9, John says, “Everyone who goes on ahead and does not abide in the teaching of Christ, does not have God. Whoever abides in the teaching has both the Father and the Son.”

John says if you don’t understand the truth of who Jesus Christ is, then you don’t have God, which again is pretty strong language. Perhaps some of you listening or reading this sermon this week, have been running away from God your entire life. If that’s the case, let me encourage you to come back to him today. That would be the greatest LOVE you could possibly give your mom. Don’t let your mother lose what she has worked for and prayed for in your life. Remember that a Christian parent has no greater joy than to know that their children are walking in the truth.

And then finally, verses 10-11: “If anyone comes to you and does not bring this teaching, do not receive him into your house or give him any greeting, for whoever greets him takes part in his wicked works.”

John was talking about not letting any false teachers into your home. You see, the false teachers in that day would travel around from city to city, and they depended on people’s hospitality so they could stay in their homes and then use those homes to set up a “home base” for their operations. John says, “Don’t let them into your home. Don’t give them a platform for their message. If you do that, you’re sharing in their work against the truth.”

Now we may not have traveling false teachers who come into our homes today, but I believe we can apply this verse by saying: “Don’t bring anything into your home that speaks against the truth. Make your home a safe harbour for the truth of Christ and his Word.”

Because, you know, sometimes we teach our children the truth from God’s Word, but then we allow ungodly influences into our home which speak against that truth. Without thinking or discerning, we make our living rooms available to whatever message Nollywood chooses to broadcast on any particular day. Does what your children see on the screen teach the same message you’re trying to teach them? Or is it possible that you’re letting someone else undo all the good work you’ve done?

Mothers, guard the truth in your home! Protect your home from falsehood and ungodly influences.

Conclusion:
And then, John ends this letter by saying there’s a lot more he’d like to say but he’d rather do it in person. Beginning in verse 12, “Though I have much to write to you, I would rather not use paper and ink. Instead I hope to come to you and talk face to face, so that our joy may be complete. The children of your elect sister greet you.” (2 John 1:12-13)

And, again, we don’t know if John is referring to an actual flesh and blood sister, or if he’s talking about a “sister’ congregation. But either way, we’ve seen some powerful applications for mothers (and all the rest of us) in this letter.

 Know the truth. Come to know Jesus Christ in your life. Come to know the Spirit of truth who lives within every child of God. Come to know God’s grace, mercy and peace.
 Practice the truth. Nurture a loving environment in your home. Teach your children God’s Word and live it out yourself.
 Guard the truth. Protect your children from ungodly influences. Teach your children how to discern truth from error. Make your home a sanctuary for the truth. Don’t allow anything into your home that would undercut the teachings of Christ. Be careful that you don’t lose what you’ve worked for.

And I pray that you will all come to know someday the wonderful, joyful reward of seeing your children walking in the truth.

Perhaps some of you are thinking, “This message is too late for me. My children are grown, and I no longer have this kind of influence on them.” And it is true that our greatest influence comes when our children are younger, but even as they get older, we can still follow these same steps. 1) Know the truth — know Jesus and draw near to him. 2) Practice the truth — set a godly example for your grown children. 3) Guard the truth — pray for your children, pray that they will follow the truth that you love so dearly.

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In 2019, Damilola Savage was the most promising young lawyer in Lagos.

Sharp. Hungry. Beautiful mind.

She had one dream: to make partner at Okonkwo & Associates before 35.

What she didn’t know was that the firm had already decided her fate — before she walked through the door on her first day.

Okonkwo & Associates occupied the entire 14th floor of a glass tower on Adeola Odeku Street, Victoria Island.

Senior Partner — Chief Emeka Okonkwo, SAN.

62 years old. Silver-haired. Yale-educated. A man who had drafted legislation that shaped modern Nigeria.

And a man who did not lose.

Damilola had joined straight from Lagos Law School. First class. Best graduating student.

Chief Okonkwo had personally recruited her.

“You remind me of myself,” he told her at the hiring dinner at Nok by Alara.

She should have asked what he meant by that.

She didn’t.

For four years, she worked like the building would collapse if she left.

Nights. Weekends. Public holidays.

She billed more hours than any associate in the firm’s 30-year history.

Her name was on every major deal. Her fingerprints were on a ₦4.2 billion acquisition that made the front page of BusinessDay.

She was untouchable.

Or so she thought.

In March 2023, Chief Okonkwo called her into his corner office.

Floor-to-ceiling windows. A view of the Lagos Lagoon that made you feel like God.

“Damilola,” he said, leaning back in his leather chair.

“We’re making you partner.”

She felt her eyes burn. Held it together. Barely.

“Effective when?” she asked.

“June 1st,” he said.

She walked out of that office and cried in the bathroom for seven minutes.

The partnership agreement arrived on her desk two weeks later.

47 pages.

She was tired. She was happy. She trusted Chief Okonkwo.

She signed on page 47 without reading pages 1 through 46.

This is where the story truly begins.

The clause was on page 31.

Paragraph 14(c).

“In the event of dissolution, departure, or termination — voluntary or otherwise — the Partner hereby waives all rights to client relationships, matters originated, and revenue generated from accounts introduced to the firm during the period of association.”

In plain English?

Every client she had brought. Every deal she had built. Every relationship she had cultivated for four years.

Belonged to Okonkwo & Associates.

Not to her.

She didn’t know.

For eight months, everything was perfect.

Her name was on the letterhead.
Partner. Corporate & Commercial.

She had an office now — not a cubicle.
She had an assistant named Rotimi who brought her green tea without being asked.

She was, by every measure, winning.

Then in February 2024, she got a call.

Dangote Agro. One of her oldest clients — she’d been their outside counsel since they were a ₦200 million startup.

They were now worth ₦11 billion.
And they wanted her to lead a landmark merger.

The fee: ₦180 million.

She called Chief Okonkwo to discuss resource allocation.

He listened quietly.

Then he said: “I’ll be handling Dangote Agro personally from now on.”

Silence.

“I’m sorry?” she said.

Page 31, paragraph 14(c),” he said.

Not unkindly. Almost gently. The way a man says something he has rehearsed.

“All client relationships belong to the firm, Damilola. You agreed to that.”

She sat very still.

Outside her window, Lagos hummed and moved and did not care.

She called Dangote Agro directly that evening.

Their CFO — a woman named Amaka who Damilola had mentored — picked up.

“Amaka, they’re trying to take you off my portfolio—”

“Dami.” Amaka’s voice was careful. Apologetic. “Chief Okonkwo called our MD this morning. Apparently there are contractual issues.”

“There are no contractual issues. Those are my clients—”

“Dami.” A pause. “They showed us the agreement.”

She hung up.

Sat in her car in the parking garage for 45 minutes.

Then she called the only person she knew who could help.

His name was Babatunde Coker.

73 years old. Retired now. But in his prime, Tunde Coker had been the most feared commercial litigator in Nigeria.

He had beaten the Federal Government twice.
He had once cross-examined a sitting state governor into a breakdown on the stand.

And he was Damilola’s godfather.

“Send me the agreement,” he said.

She sent it at 11pm.

He called back at 1am.

“Are you sitting down?”

The clause is enforceable,” Baba Tunde said.

Her stomach dropped.

“But.” He paused. Long enough to make her hold her breath. “They made a mistake.”

“What mistake?”

“Page 31, paragraph 14(c) covers clients introduced during the period of association.”

“Yes—”

“Dangote Agro became your client in 2018.”

She blinked.

“You joined the firm in 2019.”

Silence.

“They were your client before you joined, Damilola. The clause doesn’t cover them.”

She started to cry again. But differently this time.

She filed suit at the Federal High Court, Lagos Division, on a Monday morning.

By Tuesday, Chief Okonkwo’s personal lawyer — a SAN with an office larger than most courtrooms — had filed a counter-claim.

By Wednesday, the story was on the front page of the Punch.

“Partner Sues Founding Partner of Top Lagos Firm in ₦180m Brief Dispute”

Her phone did not stop ringing for three days.

The case turned on one question:

Was Dangote Agro a client she introduced to the firm — or a client she brought with her to the firm?

Two different things.
One sentence apart.
₦180 million in the balance.

Chief Okonkwo’s lawyer was brilliant.

He argued that Damilola had first engaged Dangote Agro on the firm’s letterhead.

That the client relationship was formalised — formalised — under the firm’s name.

That even if the relationship predated her employment, the legal relationship belonged to the firm.

The judge, a woman named Justice Adaeze Nwosu, listened without expression.

Damilola watched her face and felt nothing.

Baba Tunde had one move.

He called one witness.

Amaka — the CFO of Dangote Agro.

“When did you first engage Miss Savage as your legal counsel?”

“2018,” Amaka said. “She was freelancing. Before she joined any firm.”

“Did you follow her to Okonkwo & Associates because of her — or because of the firm?”

Amaka looked directly at Chief Okonkwo.

“I followed her,” she said. “I have always followed her.”

The courtroom went very quiet.

Justice Nwosu ruled six weeks later.

14 pages. Precise. Surgical.

Paragraph 14(c) was valid and enforceable — for all clients Damilola had originated after joining the firm.

But Dangote Agro was a pre-existing relationship.

It was hers.

The ₦180 million brief was hers.

And the firm was ordered to pay her legal costs.

She resigned the same day the judgment was handed down.

Effective immediately.

She left her access card on Chief Okonkwo’s desk.

He was not in the office.

Rotimi — her assistant — was crying in the corridor.

“Will you take me with you?” Rotimi asked.

She looked at him.

“Pack your things,” she said.

Savage & Co. opened its doors on July 1st, 2024.

Two lawyers. One paralegal. A modest office in Ikoyi.

Dangote Agro was their first client.

By December, they had eleven.

I’ve told you a story.

Now let me tell you what the story means.

Because this isn’t fiction. This happens every week in Nigeria. The names change. The numbers change. The firms change.

But the trap — the trap is always the same.

The trap is a contract you didn’t read.

Not because you’re careless.
But because you were tired.
Because you trusted someone.
Because you were so close to what you wanted that you couldn’t slow down.

Damilola was a lawyer and she signed without reading.

What does that tell you about the rest of us?

Here’s what paragraph 14(c) should have taught all of us:

→ Every word in a contract has a price.
→ Trust is not a legal substitute for reading.
→ “Standard agreement” is the most dangerous phrase in Nigerian business.
→ The clause that will destroy you is never on the first page.
→ A lawyer who doesn’t read their own contract is a doctor who doesn’t take their own prescription.

Read. Everything. Always.

Access to legal knowledge shouldn’t be a privilege.
It should be infrastructure.

If you don’t have a lawyer you trust — find one.
If you don’t know your rights — learn them.
If you’re about to sign something — pause.

The law will not protect what you didn’t read.

— legalnaija.com

In 2019, Damilola Savage was the most promising young lawyer in Lagos.

Sharp. Hungry. Beautiful mind.

She had one dream: to make partner at Okonkwo & Associates before 35.

What she didn’t know was that the firm had already decided her fate — before she walked through the door on her first day.

Okonkwo & Associates occupied the entire 14th floor of a glass tower on Adeola Odeku Street, Victoria Island.

Senior Partner — Chief Emeka Okonkwo, SAN.

62 years old. Silver-haired. Yale-educated. A man who had drafted legislation that shaped modern Nigeria.

And a man who did not lose.

Damilola had joined straight from Lagos Law School. First class. Best graduating student.

Chief Okonkwo had personally recruited her.

“You remind me of myself,” he told her at the hiring dinner at Nok by Alara.

She should have asked what he meant by that.

She didn’t.

For four years, she worked like the building would collapse if she left.

Nights. Weekends. Public holidays.

She billed more hours than any associate in the firm’s 30-year history.

Her name was on every major deal. Her fingerprints were on a ₦4.2 billion acquisition that made the front page of BusinessDay.

She was untouchable.

Or so she thought.

In March 2023, Chief Okonkwo called her into his corner office.

Floor-to-ceiling windows. A view of the Lagos Lagoon that made you feel like God.

“Damilola,” he said, leaning back in his leather chair.

“We’re making you partner.”

She felt her eyes burn. Held it together. Barely.

“Effective when?” she asked.

“June 1st,” he said.

She walked out of that office and cried in the bathroom for seven minutes.

The partnership agreement arrived on her desk two weeks later.

47 pages.

She was tired. She was happy. She trusted Chief Okonkwo.

She signed on page 47 without reading pages 1 through 46.

This is where the story truly begins.

The clause was on page 31.

Paragraph 14(c).

“In the event of dissolution, departure, or termination — voluntary or otherwise — the Partner hereby waives all rights to client relationships, matters originated, and revenue generated from accounts introduced to the firm during the period of association.”

In plain English?

Every client she had brought. Every deal she had built. Every relationship she had cultivated for four years.

Belonged to Okonkwo & Associates.

Not to her.

She didn’t know.

For eight months, everything was perfect.

Her name was on the letterhead.
Partner. Corporate & Commercial.

She had an office now — not a cubicle.
She had an assistant named Rotimi who brought her green tea without being asked.

She was, by every measure, winning.

Then in February 2024, she got a call.

Dangote Agro. One of her oldest clients — she’d been their outside counsel since they were a ₦200 million startup.

They were now worth ₦11 billion.
And they wanted her to lead a landmark merger.

The fee: ₦180 million.

She called Chief Okonkwo to discuss resource allocation.

He listened quietly.

Then he said: “I’ll be handling Dangote Agro personally from now on.”

Silence.

“I’m sorry?” she said.

Page 31, paragraph 14(c),” he said.

Not unkindly. Almost gently. The way a man says something he has rehearsed.

“All client relationships belong to the firm, Damilola. You agreed to that.”

She sat very still.

Outside her window, Lagos hummed and moved and did not care.

She called Dangote Agro directly that evening.

Their CFO — a woman named Amaka who Damilola had mentored — picked up.

“Amaka, they’re trying to take you off my portfolio—”

“Dami.” Amaka’s voice was careful. Apologetic. “Chief Okonkwo called our MD this morning. Apparently there are contractual issues.”

“There are no contractual issues. Those are my clients—”

“Dami.” A pause. “They showed us the agreement.”

She hung up.

Sat in her car in the parking garage for 45 minutes.

Then she called the only person she knew who could help.

His name was Babatunde Coker.

73 years old. Retired now. But in his prime, Tunde Coker had been the most feared commercial litigator in Nigeria.

He had beaten the Federal Government twice.
He had once cross-examined a sitting state governor into a breakdown on the stand.

And he was Damilola’s godfather.

“Send me the agreement,” he said.

She sent it at 11pm.

He called back at 1am.

“Are you sitting down?”

The clause is enforceable,” Baba Tunde said.

Her stomach dropped.

“But.” He paused. Long enough to make her hold her breath. “They made a mistake.”

“What mistake?”

“Page 31, paragraph 14(c) covers clients introduced during the period of association.”

“Yes—”

“Dangote Agro became your client in 2018.”

She blinked.

“You joined the firm in 2019.”

Silence.

“They were your client before you joined, Damilola. The clause doesn’t cover them.”

She started to cry again. But differently this time.

She filed suit at the Federal High Court, Lagos Division, on a Monday morning.

By Tuesday, Chief Okonkwo’s personal lawyer — a SAN with an office larger than most courtrooms — had filed a counter-claim.

By Wednesday, the story was on the front page of the Punch.

“Partner Sues Founding Partner of Top Lagos Firm in ₦180m Brief Dispute”

Her phone did not stop ringing for three days.

The case turned on one question:

Was Dangote Agro a client she introduced to the firm — or a client she brought with her to the firm?

Two different things.
One sentence apart.
₦180 million in the balance.

Chief Okonkwo’s lawyer was brilliant.

He argued that Damilola had first engaged Dangote Agro on the firm’s letterhead.

That the client relationship was formalised — formalised — under the firm’s name.

That even if the relationship predated her employment, the legal relationship belonged to the firm.

The judge, a woman named Justice Adaeze Nwosu, listened without expression.

Damilola watched her face and felt nothing.

Baba Tunde had one move.

He called one witness.

Amaka — the CFO of Dangote Agro.

“When did you first engage Miss Savage as your legal counsel?”

“2018,” Amaka said. “She was freelancing. Before she joined any firm.”

“Did you follow her to Okonkwo & Associates because of her — or because of the firm?”

Amaka looked directly at Chief Okonkwo.

“I followed her,” she said. “I have always followed her.”

The courtroom went very quiet.

Justice Nwosu ruled six weeks later.

14 pages. Precise. Surgical.

Paragraph 14(c) was valid and enforceable — for all clients Damilola had originated after joining the firm.

But Dangote Agro was a pre-existing relationship.

It was hers.

The ₦180 million brief was hers.

And the firm was ordered to pay her legal costs.

She resigned the same day the judgment was handed down.

Effective immediately.

She left her access card on Chief Okonkwo’s desk.

He was not in the office.

Rotimi — her assistant — was crying in the corridor.

“Will you take me with you?” Rotimi asked.

She looked at him.

“Pack your things,” she said.

Savage & Co. opened its doors on July 1st, 2024.

Two lawyers. One paralegal. A modest office in Ikoyi.

Dangote Agro was their first client.

By December, they had eleven.

I’ve told you a story.

Now let me tell you what the story means.

Because this isn’t fiction. This happens every week in Nigeria. The names change. The numbers change. The firms change.

But the trap — the trap is always the same.

The trap is a contract you didn’t read.

Not because you’re careless.
But because you were tired.
Because you trusted someone.
Because you were so close to what you wanted that you couldn’t slow down.

Damilola was a lawyer and she signed without reading.

What does that tell you about the rest of us?

Here’s what paragraph 14(c) should have taught all of us:

→ Every word in a contract has a price.
→ Trust is not a legal substitute for reading.
→ “Standard agreement” is the most dangerous phrase in Nigerian business.
→ The clause that will destroy you is never on the first page.
→ A lawyer who doesn’t read their own contract is a doctor who doesn’t take their own prescription.

Read. Everything. Always.

Access to legal knowledge shouldn’t be a privilege.
It should be infrastructure.

If you don’t have a lawyer you trust — find one.
If you don’t know your rights — learn them.
If you’re about to sign something — pause.

The law will not protect what you didn’t read.

— legalnaija.com

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His Excellency, President Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu (GCFR) in several occasions has always buttressed on the beauty and endowment of an African woman.

QUICKLY APOLOGISE AND CORRECT YOURSELF

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SIN AND FORGIVENESS

1 John 2:1-2

"My little children, I am writing these things to you so that you may not sin. But if anyone does sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous. He is the propitiation for our sins, and not for ours only but also for the sins of the whole world." (1 John 2:1-2)

When I was a child, I tried to obey my parents and be as good as I could. What I feared most was not punishment but disappointing them. When I did wrong, the pain came from knowing I had let them down.

As Christians, many of us feel the same way about God. Our greatest sorrow is often not fear of punishment but the realization that we have disappointed our heavenly Father.

Sandy Johnson expressed this feeling in a poem where she reflects on another day wasted by mistakes and missed opportunities. Though discouraged, she finds hope in God's love and asks for another chance to serve Him faithfully. Most Christians can identify with those feelings because we all struggle with sin.

John reminds us in 1 John 1 that two truths must be held together. First, all people sin: "If we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves" (1 John 1:. Second, forgiveness is available through Jesus Christ: "The blood of Jesus His Son cleanses us from all sin" (1 John 1:7).

Some might misuse these truths and treat sin lightly. If everyone sins and forgiveness is available, why worry? John answers that question in chapter 2: "I am writing these things to you so that you may not sin." Sin is always serious. It must never be treated casually.

Yet John also knew that sincere Christians often become discouraged by their failures. They wonder whether God is tired of forgiving them. To such people John offers hope.

I. Remember That Jesus Christ Is Our Advocate

John writes:

"But if anyone does sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous." (1 John 2:1)

The Greek word translated "advocate" is parakletos, meaning "one called alongside to help." In ancient courts, an advocate stood beside the accused and spoke on his behalf.

The Bible presents a courtroom scene. Satan is the accuser. Revelation 12:10 calls him "the accuser of our brothers." Whenever we sin, Satan points out our guilt before God.

But Jesus stands as our advocate. He does not deny our guilt. Instead, He declares that the penalty has already been paid. Through His sacrifice, our sins have been covered.

Paul writes:

"There is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus." (Romans 8:1)

And again:

"Who shall bring a charge against God's elect?... Christ Jesus... is at the right hand of God, who indeed is interceding for us." (Romans 8:33-34)

A beautiful illustration is found in Zechariah 3. Joshua the high priest stood before God wearing filthy garments, symbolizing sin, while Satan stood ready to accuse him. Yet God provided clean garments and removed his guilt.

Jesus does the same for us today. Hebrews 7:25 says:

"He always lives to make intercession for them."

Even now, Christ is at God's right hand interceding for His people.

Think of Moses after Israel worshipped the golden calf. He went before God to plead for the people. How comforting it would be to know that Moses was praying for you! Yet we have someone greater than Moses. Jesus Christ Himself intercedes for us.

When Christians fail, they should remember that Jesus is not their accuser. He is their advocate. As we confess our sins, He pleads our case before the Father, and God responds with grace and forgiveness.

II. Remember That Jesus Is Our Propitiation

John continues:

"He is the propitiation for our sins, and not for ours only but also for the sins of the whole world." (1 John 2:2)

Jesus does not claim that we are innocent. Instead, He acknowledges our guilt and points to His sacrifice on our behalf.

The word "propitiation" refers to the satisfying of God's righteous judgment against sin. Because God is holy, He cannot ignore sin. Because God is loving, He desires to forgive sinners.

The cross solves this problem. At Calvary, God's justice and love met together. Sin was judged, yet forgiveness was offered.

God was not an angry Father persuaded by a loving Son. Rather, God Himself provided the sacrifice. As Paul says:

"God was in Christ reconciling the world to Himself." (2 Corinthians 5:19)

A helpful illustration tells of a judge who recognized a childhood friend standing before him as a guilty defendant. Justice required a sentence, so the judge imposed a fine. Then he stepped down from the bench, paid the fine himself, and invited the man home to dinner.

That is what God has done for us. He does not ignore sin. Justice is served. Yet Christ pays the penalty on our behalf.

Paul writes:

"God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us." (Romans 5:

If Christ's blood was powerful enough to save us when we first came to Him, it is powerful enough to continue cleansing us as we walk with Him.

John had already said:

"The blood of Jesus His Son cleanses us from all sin." (1 John 1:7)

God does not excuse sin, but He removes it. Through Christ, believers have continual access to God's mercy and forgiveness.

Conclusion

When you fail—and every Christian does from time to time—remember who Jesus is and what He has done.

He is your Advocate, standing before the Father on your behalf.

He is your Propitiation, whose sacrifice fully satisfies God's judgment against sin.

God's plan of salvation not only cleanses us when we first become His children but continues to cleanse us as we walk with Him.

A little girl once visited a family with four boys. When she returned home, she told her father, "Their dad prays every night for God to make those boys good. But God hasn't done it yet!"

The truth is that God has not finished His work in us either. We are growing, but we are not yet perfect. We still stumble and fail.

That is why John's message is so encouraging. God does not want us to sin, and true Christians do not desire to sin. But when we do fail, God has made provision for our forgiveness through Jesus Christ the righteous.

When you fail, remember Him. He is your Advocate, your Propitiation, and your Savior.
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It's still useful to most people.
We learn daily new things
There's no end to learning both good and bad

Valto:
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Hmmmm

Just like that....
Her husband.

The way she announced it, and on social media for that matter.

Yes brother
The way the death was announced comes with some suspicion.
Funny painless

Valto:
wrong

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I asked you last Thursday 14th May you said none is available.

The customer had to make do with ready made one

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Dijita:
I read most of the comments. I have a different perspective. The gateman is part of your house help. Depending on his age and the relationship it is not too much to ask the gateman especially if she is generous to him e.g giving him food, money as appreciation of been helpful to her. If the relationship is I do gateman and get paid, then your wife is wrong. But it is ok if she did not see anything wrong with it. You just have to educate her. Ignore all these insinuation people are making that she is lazy and the like. On many occasions I have asked my youngest sone to remove my shoes and socks, there is nothing demeaning if there is reward for the act.

Your youngest son is not the gateman get the difference. I can remove my wife's shoes. But you can’t tell a gateman that cannot say no for fear of loosing his job to remove your shoes. Those type of things are done with love, reward or no reward

Go to the gateman and apologise to him for what your wife did.

Then ask him if she has been sending him weird messages before


Apologise and tell him it would not happen again

QuinQ:
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Then she kept the secretly recorded sex tape as a memorial in her phone

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MY BROTHER I WILL ADVISE YOU TO WITHDRAW THE INVITATION FIRST, THEN TELL HER TO GIVE YOU SPACE TO THINK.

THEN COMMUNICATE WITH THE PERSON THAT SENT YOU THE WHATSAPP MESSAGE AND FIND OUT MORE TRUTHS.

PROVIDED SHE HAS LIED TWICE ALREADY AND YOUVE DISCOVERED IT, THE MARRIAGE WILL NOT LAST, IT WILL BE FULL OF SUSPICIONS AND DISBELIEF AND YOU WON’T HAVE PEACE.

YOU CAN FORGIVE BUT YOU WON’T FORGET, YOU'LL ALWAYS SEE HER AS A LIAR.

THATS A WRONG FOUNDATION FOR MARRIAGE.

WHO EVER SENT YOU THAT WHATSAPP MESSAGE LOVES YOU.

DID YOU ASK HER IF SHE WAS A VIRGIN, HOW DID I'M A VIRGIN COME INTO THE PICTURE.

WOMEN LIE MORE THAN MEN, AND WHY THEY GET AWAY WITH IT IS BECAUSE MEN BELIEVE THEM.


IF A MAN FIGHTS WITH A WOMAN AND THE CASE IS BROUGHT FOR JUDGEMENT ALL THE MEN THERE WILL BELIEVE THE WOMAN AND CONDEMN THE MAN.

DON'T MARRY ANYBODY YOU'VE KOT DATED FOR AT LEAST A YEAR

BE WISE

Where is TANSIAN UNIVERSITY

Asking the person who injured your brother is the first step, it is from his reply and attitude that would've determined your next cause of action.

Question like you shouldn't have hit him stick on his head, and warning that he shouldn't try it again.

You don't need to be loud to pass a message.

If your junior insulted him apologise to him, but still let him know that he shouldn't have used something on his head.

He could flog his bum bum or tell him to kneel down not use weapon.

Then turn to your brother and tell him
Any day he uses weapon on you again let me know.

Then walk away.
Don't turn back irrespective of what he replies.

@VALTO

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