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Happy Birthday to Singer Waje's Dad,Dr Tony Rapu as he turns 61yrs old years old today,his daughter,Waje unbehalf of her sister's took to Instagram to wish a wonderful birthday and many prosperous years to come.




See what JoelsBlog Gathered About Dr Tony Rapu.


Tony Rapu was born in Kano on January 1st 1957, the only son to an Ibo Catholic family. He is the fourth of six children. His father, T.D. Rapu, worked with the Nigerian Customs while his mother, Maria Rapu (nee Ofili), was a teacher.

He grew up like any well bred, middle class young man as would testify those who knew him at King’s College Lagos in the 70s or in the 80s at the University of Ibadan where he took a degree in Zoology and later in Medicine.

During his Ibadan years, he met Miss Nkoyo Bassey, who was then a student at the International School Ibadan (ISI). She was just 16 and he was 20.

Reminiscing those days, former Miss Nigeria, Helen Prest-Ajayi, who was Nkoyo’s friend and classmate at ISI says,

"I remember those hot, hazy afternoons spent chatting and strolling down our school driveway in the hopes of catching a glimpse of Tee Raps racing by on his ‘Harley Davidson’ … it was the biggest, baddest bike around… this was the era of John Travolta and ‘Grease’ was all the rage…”.


While he was working as a Medical Doctor at Eko Hospital, in 1986, he gave his life to Christ at a Friendship Bible Study meeting in the Ikoyi residence of his eldest sister, Mrs Bridget Itsueli.

Shortly after his conversion he had an epiphany and in a bid to make sense of it, his sister introduced him to a doctor of mathematics-turned-preacher called Pastor E.A. Adeboye.

Pastor Adeboye describes this meeting as a divine one. He explained that the day Tony Rapu stepped into his office, God told him the young man was one of three men who would be instrumental to the realisation of the vision of the RCCG to take the gospel to the ends of the earth.


In 1987 he married Miss Nkoyo Bassey, who was by this time a lawyer working with Allan and Ogunkeye. She had come to know the Lord at a Bible study in the Victoria Island home of Gabriel and Rosalyn Oduyemi.

Husband and wife became active members of the then hardly known RCCG and worshiped at the Head Quarters Church in Ebute Metta.

They also held a house fellowship in the Rapu family home, at 27 Ekololu Street, Surulere, where they lived.

This home ‘church’ consisted mainly of young, upwardly mobile professionals from different denominations.

Here, Tony Rapu would also hold prayer meetings that would sometimes last through the night or for what seemed like unending hours during the day.


In 1991, under the direction of Pastor Adeboye, Dr. Rapu led a team of some 50 newly converted born- again Christians, mainly members of the Ekololu house fellowship, to begin the Apapa Parish of the Redeemed Christian Church of God.

Pastor Tony preached an intelligent yet uncompromising gospel attracting professionals and recruiting them into the service of the Lord.

From hours spent in daily personal study and prayer, he developed training material with which he would disciple the church workers.

These intense discipleship sessions comprised hours of worship, bible study, prayer and frequent seasons of fasting.

He gave the worker training groups prophetic names:
Pioneer, Elisha, Freedom, Frontline, Reformer, Government, Missionaries, and Territorial Workers.

We were programmed to see the world as our congregation, our vocation as our pulpit and our lives as the epistle that people will read to be drawn to God.

He taught us that we were all in full time ministry, whether we held secular jobs or not and that serving God is never something we do at our convenience but a cause around which we built our existence.

Many of these professionals would pastor RCCG churches alongside their regular employment.
The church was aggressive in winning souls. Evangelism was avant-garde and unconventional.

He planted churches in night clubs, cinema halls and restaurants. It was he who began the giving of individual names to RCCG parishes.

He came up with then unusual names like Jesus House, City of David, Courage Centre, Hope Hall and also named the London Holy Ghost Service Festival of Life.

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Nigerian Media Mogulette, Toolz is setting her pace for 2018 and she cant wait to cross over to a new year ,she said 2017 was one of the toughest year she had experienced in her entire life,she revealed that this year recorded the highest number of times age paid different hospitals a visit.

She went on to reveal how broke she went and how her friends Abandoned her when she needed them the most.

She wrote;

"2017 has been the toughest year of my life so far. Without a doubt, it broke me. I spent way too much time in hospital, and I hate hospitals.

I went through way more than I thought I could ever handle, and there were times when I was in so much physical and emotional pain that I wanted to give up.


This year has taught me that EVERYONE will go through some type of adversity...we will all face things that will potentially break us. You can and should pray against it, but ultimately we must also remember to pray for the strength to get through what life will inevitably throw at us.

God never promised us a perfect life, but in Isaiah 43: 2-3 it says

"When you go through deep waters and great trouble I will be with you. When you go through rivers of difficulty you will not drown.... For I am the Lord your God, the Holy One of Israel..your Saviour".

2017 broke me, but I'm grateful for the grace of God that put me back together again. I am eternally grateful for the special people He placed in my life that helped put me back together.


My circle got a little smaller, but like someone told me a few months ago, every now and then God gives you the opportunity to spring clean your friendship closet...and that's a good thing.


2017 was my year of INTENSE TRAINING and GROWTH. I'm still healing, but I feel FEARLESS.


Through great adversity comes strength and opportunity.

If you had a difficult 2017, take comfort in the fact that you are still here...alive and able to experience another day. You may have been knocked down, but you are still here so YOU WON.


I'm excited for what 2018 holds. By the grace of God I will be launching a project that I finally got the courage to finish.


2018 is about to be a VICTORIOUS Year...and I'm so READY for it.�� #GRATEFUL #STRENGTH #THANKSGIVING #BRINGON2018� #GodsGotMeALWAYS.



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Singer, Iceberg Slim, says he is not bothered if people think his girfriend, actress Juliet Ibrahim, is older or richer than him.

In an interview with Punch, Iceberg said the opinion of other people on their relationship does not faze them.


We are actually the same age and she is not taller than me, except when she wears shoes with high heels. I don’t care if people think she is older than me or she has more money.

A relationship is shared between the two people involved in it so if anybody has anything to say about our relationship, they should feel free, but it does not faze us.

I mean, even Jesus Christ was criticised, so who are we? Anybody can say anything about us because, at the end of the day, everybody has freedom of speech.

Whatever they say does not faze us because we know what we saw in each other.” On how they met and started a relationship, Iceberg Slim said “I met Juliet Ibrahim in Durban, South Africa about a year and a half ago.

We exchanged contacts and became friends. Our friendship later grew into an amorous affair and at the end of the day, we just became a happy couple.

The fact that we did not make our relationship a secret by posting our loved-up pictures online is because we are being ourselves.

We chose not to follow the African mentality that you must keep your relationship secret because of the society or media.

We are enjoying ourselves and getting to know each other as a couple. There is no reason why I should hide her; she is celebrating me because I love her and I am doing the same as well. This is not something we should hide.”


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Recall that Bob Risky revealed he will be rocking a bikini at calabar pool party on the 30th of December, well he has shared the photos but the reactions he gets can break a leg.

But on a more serious note,what is he actually hiding?? I thought he said he is also sexy down there?
See the photos below;



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See more photos from the church service;

http://www.juliablaise.com/2017/12/see-photos-of-nigerian-soldiers-at.html?m=1


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One of the soldiers, Yomowie Godwin, who shared the photos online, wrote

''We are soldiers and our victory comes from God. Victory is from God alone''


See more photos below


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Follow Joelsblog for more Live Updates,Davido wont even stay one place...so I can snap him....Red carpet photos loading


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While Joelsblog keep giving you Live updates from #30billionGang Updates,our correspondents have got you covered with what’s happening,checkout Davido’s grand entry with Dami Duro ,one of his hit track.

Watch video below;


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5yGMZLGMNpI

Also watch Davido presents Gobo slow and steady at #30billionconcerts:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z2LXTd5blb8



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Cholls:
my brother u sure say u dey this place at this time u know the person dey stage now....Nonsa wet Don sing tey tey for here...Wande coal tey tey

Its the one I recorded I will publish...I have got news sources elsewhere... We will post more after the show

So the Show has began with Eniola Badmus as one of the Hosts,Ice berg slim, Adunni Ade and other Nigerian celebrities are slaying their way to #30bn Concert,see photos

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Live at Eko Hotel, #30billionGang concert just began , and Nonso Amadi is opening the show with his Hit track

See video of his performance here:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l7MlcMCdjC8




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See more photos here: https://joelsblog.com.ng/sen-dino-melaye-spotted-at-nnpc-petrol-station-lokoja

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Earlier today,Sen.Dino Melaye currently representing Kogi west senatorial districted was spotted at NNPC petrol station,Lokoja the capital of Kogi State to discuss the Issue of Fuel Scarcity.



According to him,he sincerely appreciates the love and support he got from Men and Women at the NNPC petrol station.

News by Joel: https://joelsblog.com.ng/sen-dino-melaye-spotted-at-nnpc-petrol-station-lokoja

Its hitting up in Eko Hotel,thick with souls that came for the 30 Billion Tour, Davido took to Snapchat to wish he had arranged for a bigger Venue.

News by Joel: https://joelsblog.com.ng/i-should-have-gotten-a-bigger-venue-davido-says-as-souls-storm-his-show-tonight

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Obviously last night was a great success for some Nigerian Celebrities and Mayorkun who got the opportunity to share a stage with Wizkid decided to release his own photo from the event.

News by Joel: https://joelsblog.com.ng/mayorkun-shares-on-stage-photos-with-wizkid

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She is such a beautiful lady Missaprokomedia come and see

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