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Jerros213: Bearing in mind that it really isn't compulsory that I comment on NL but then this topic somewhat tickles my fancy to do so right now.Being a yoruba man and having grown up so,I would have to confess some gospel songs from back in the days still help to nourish my soul.If the OP will pardon me I'd like to mention just a few of these classics:-

AYEWA Intl - Gboro Mi Ro
Akin Adebayo - Ona Ara & other albums
Funmi Aragbaye - Ijoba Orun
Timi Oshikoya - Tele Mi
Panam Percy Paul - Nigeria I love You,Christabel,Living In The City,Learn To Love

I still listen to these songs except Panam Percy Paul's "Nigeria I Love You" album which I have tried to no avail to buy/download any track even online.

Ijoba orun is by Lara George not Funmi Aragbaiye

My own favourite is "We Wait" Don Moen

Why does the word 'sycophant' come to my mind ?

i know this is common with yoruba ladies, but why? If a man becomes unemployed you are meant to respect more, encourage him and try and help him get back on his feet not change on him -m why are our ladies like this?

Holy Monique!: I was a virgin till my wedding night
Our Reporter September 30, 2012 45 Comments »



By TUNDE OYELEYE

Gospel music sensation, Monique, has sensationally revealed how she kept and guarded jealously her virginity till the night of her marriage.

In a no-holds-bare interview with The Entertainer, Monique, who is married to secular musician, Rasque, boasted that her morality is unquestionable, and the moral ground on which she stands cannot sink. Hear her: “To many ladies and men out there this disclosure may mean nothing.

To such people it is no big deal. But no matter anyone’s stand or view, it is very important to me. It has helped me to stand my ground and look into faces of moral intimidators and tell them boldly that I am a daughter of the King of Kings, the Lord of Lords. It is a pride for my family and a big plus for my husband. A high moral life is essential for continuous success. Yes, I was a virgin till the very night of my marriage.”

Monique opened up on other issues. Excerpts:



Childhood

Monique is a name given to me by my grandmother who is based in France. I am from Ishaga in Lagos State. My father, Engineer Simeon Adebisi Fabiyi is the Osi Oba of Ishagaland. My mother is into business. I came from a family of nine children, six boys and three girls. I am the last of the “happy crowd”. My family is closely united and we grew up as one, treating each other with care, love and great concern.

My seniors were all good to me not because I was the kid in the family but also because they too were naturally brought up to love and respect people, status not withstanding. We were brought up with modesty in taste; we were made to appreciate little things and to value all things. Morality in words, deeds and association was paramount in my upbringing. My parents never opened the door of modernity that negated God and His ways for us. I am proud of this background. I thank my parents for this and my brothers for making me, their kid sister, to stay on line. Yes, they were my disciplinarians, hands of love, care, and my teachers in subjects of life.

Education

I attended St. Kisito Primary School, Iju where I used to lead the school in songs during the morning assembly. I left for Iju Grammar School where I continued singing both at morning assembly and in the school choir. This afforded me the opportunity to meet many groups from other schools at one competition or the other. It was at such competitions that I met members of Midnight Crew. Today we are closely knitted. They play a major role in my music career. Bouqui, the gospel rapper, is also another great friend of mine. We met years ago and I thank God that the relationship continues to be fruitful.

First love

As earlier said, my family is such that anything ungodly is never allowed. Our freedom was limited by the word of God and positive traditional values. I remember when I was in secondary school; a male friend of mine who was unable to confront another female friend dropped the letter he wrote to her into my bag with the instruction that I should help him deliver the letter.

Unfortunately, I forgot to deliver the letter. When I got home, my brother searched through my school bag and found the letter. He thought it was meant for me, and all hell broke loose. He beat me for close to two hours before my mother rescued me. The message sank in me that in the family no one was allowed to misbehave. Because of this, I had no boyfriend throughout my secondary school days and even in tertiary institution. This is why I don’t have stories of heartbreaks, disappointments, double dating and all sorts that most ladies tell about love. The first love in my life is my husband. He is my friend, my lover and husband.

Courtship and marriage

People used to see us together going out and coming in. This was the time I was getting serious with music. As an established artiste, my husband was helping me in the studio to put my songs together. It was this that led to our closeness. And when my brothers noticed this, they threatened to deal with him. I was surprised the day he came to our house and pleaded with my brothers. He boldly told them that whatever the case, he planned to take me to the altar. This was a surprise to everyone. Eventually, he had his way. The courtship was allowed and the marriage took place in 2005. Since then, I have formally changed my name to Mrs. Temitope Monique Lawal. We are blessed with two beautiful children, Eyimofe, a girl and Jamal, a boy.

Music talent

All my school days, I saw my involvement in music as just a show of interest and talent. This took me out of Lagos State University where I was forced to withdrawal due to engagement upon engagement that took my days and nights. It was one of my friendly lecturers who advised me to drop one for the other or I would fail in both. I dropped out of school and faced music squarely. But because of my thirst for higher education, I again enrolled at Yaba College of Technology where I eventually graduated in Business Administration.

And together with a certificate in Computer Science, I got a job in Guaranty Trust Bank (GTB). Interestingly, what happened to me at Lagos State University surfaced again while at GTB. It happened that I couldn’t concentrate much on banking because of concert engagements. Many ministries, organizations and churches were inviting me to feature in their concerts or programmes. This led to many financial loses that eventually forced me out of banking. Once again, I found myself at a crossroad.

Choir bickering

I started music as early as six years old as a leading choir member at Christ Miracle Church. I left for Abundant Life Church. This was between 1997 and 2000. It was here that I stopped going to church because there were always bickering and distrust among the choristers. I was one of the three people leading praise worship. Because of this, those I met there felt like ‘who is this lady that came from nowhere but suddenly became prominent?’ It got so bad that I threw in the towel. I lost passion for going to church and then concentrated on shows and concerts. It was in one of such concerts organized by Pastor Paul Adefarasin of House on the Rock that I got more recognized. I also took part in Circle of Stars competition where I emerged the overall winner. This was in 1999.

Music ministry

It took me sometime before I could find my way back into church. I joined the Redeemed Christian Church of God, His Presence Assembly. Initially, I was not regular but I sat up when I discovered that the congregation was unlike others and the pastor-in-charge urged me to take music more seriously. It was in this process that I discovered that music is the ministry given to me by God.

Music and deliverance

Anytime we had a special programme in the church like deliverance or healing, people used to fall down whenever I sang. Even this happens during Sunday services; I couldn’t believe it. Now, I have resigned myself to life in the music ministry, totally submitted myself to the leading of the Holy Spirit. I got born again in 1994 and rededicated myself to Christ in 2006.

Albums

I released my first album entitled, New Story in 2009. It has just four songs. I released Atobi Ju (The Almighty) in 2011. I did a re-mix of Oba-Gbogbo Aye (King of the Universe) early this year. Before now, I relied much on songs from other artistes. Despite this, my audience would tell me that I sing the song better than the original. Sometimes, I sing few of my songs also. When I became dedicated to Christ, things changed. I now compose my lyrics and write songs as if I was born with them. Songs come to me in very unusual manners and places. This is why I carry a writing pad about because inspiration could come anywhere. I have written songs for other musicians also.

My husband, Rasque

Life would have been different if not that I am married to my best friend. Only few husbands will allow their wives to sleep while they cook in the kitchen, only to wake her up to come and eat. My husband takes care of the children more than I do. He drives me to shows and concerts. He has been very wonderful. My husband too is a musician, he is known as Rasque and the brain behind such secular hits as Soji (Awake) and Ati Ready (We Are Ready). Both are successful albums.

Future plans

I am set to release more inspiring albums, shoot good videos to trumpet the gospel and continue to be part of the body of Christ forever.

i want to direct traffic to a site i've just created for my ministry. Can anyone advice me on how i can go about this? As in,how i can direct heavy flow traffic to the site and get the page to be viewed regularly. I heard there is a company that specialises in doing that for people but i don't know the company. Kindly advice. Thanks in advance

i wonder what the motives of the moderators are. It's obvious they consider christianity to be a bigger religion than islam or why is it that it's always threads to do with christianity that makes it to the front page? When did we ever read something like "Moslems dancing Azonto in the mosque"? Why must it always be about what the church is doing and what it is not doing?

@op, this is all your fault - you must submit to your husband. The bible says a woman should submit to her husband. Tell him you are sorry, and prepare the dish he wants for him

this is as silly as silly can get. If the Nigerian government took a decision, why taking the Nigerian government to her own court? The sensible thing for them to do would have been to apply to the International Court of Justice

That would be the best thing to happen to Nigeria. That is if there is Nigeria by then. Oil has been the Genesis of our problem

having a house in abuja is an achievement and it shows the guy is wealthy. For those who say it's just in mere Gwarinpa, where your own dey?

who is susan peters? is she related to sir shina peters? is she clarence peters' mum?

i feel so dissapointed with this lady. She was never the pretty type but what endeared her to people was her talent and her innocence which she willingly threw away through her ignorance and her desire to "belong" to the 'high class'. She started off by petty stealing aka shoplifting. Now seeing her bleached and bloated like this is just irritating

are 3 and 4 not the same thing?

lalaosky: [img]http://nationalmirroronline.net/thumbnail.php?file=Joke_Silva_388075439.jpg&size=article_large[/img]

Today (September 29) is the birthday of veteran actress, Joke Silva.

She was born September 29, 1961 in Lagos, to Chief Emmanuel Afolabi Silva and Dr. (Mrs)Marianne Abimbola Silva.

She attended Holy Child College, Obalende, Lagos for her secondary school education. She studied English at the University of Lagos (Nigeria),
and later , Drama at the Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art (London, England).

She got married to her husband, veteran actor, Olu Jacobs in 1985.

Feel free †☺ share your birthday wishes for her!!!

Happy Birthday Joke!

the age is definitely wrong. She can't be 51. She's closer to 60 i guess. HBD anyway

congrats but he needs to brush up his english 'born this morning' - gbagaun!

Uruguay - two time world cup champions

From what we have been reading on this thread, it seems a lot of Nigerian students need to get high before hitting the classroom .

sophy09: Has he stopped singing?

no he hasn't. His track "e dey pain me say" was released last year. You can watch the video on youtube. If you are keen on purchasing his songs you can get them on Amazon.com or on itunes store

super eagles - talentLESS
Olympic team Nigeria - medal-LESS

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yahoo plus N2,500,000 monthly
ashewo N500,000

booqee: U meant to say 'paraga sellers'?? Well..yeah, wat bout them??
abeg i'm more interested in garri sellers.

actually i had forgotten the name they are called. Thanks for reminding me

everything happens for a reason. She seems to have a very positive mindset which is good. She would go far in life

peeps, what are your thoughts about roadside alcohol sellers who normally sell herbal aphrodisiacs such as 'afato','ale','opa eyin','jedi' etc

afam4eva: There's a difference between "Ogi" and "Eko"...i've not taken akamu for almost 5 years.

you are silly! Eko is simply solidified pap. Moreso 'ogi' can also be called 'eko'

*leaves thread singing wizkid's tune "oya axe your daddy..." *

That is why England will always under-perform at international level. A wise country would have made the effort to defend one her best players. I support his decision. The guy felt hard done by as he felt he was been unduly victimized by the same organisation which is supposed to protect him. I don't think he is racist. We all say things we don't mean in the heat of the moment. Terry, i wish you best of luck in your career

I haven't watched the video but i know who the artiste is. He is from Ibadan but based in the US. He goes by the stage name Lanre Obiskenti. His last track was "E de pain me say" which can be found on YouTube

the light skinned pilot! So funny! The so called journalist even wrote at a point, "the father of four"

ndcide: I think we should remove sentiments and stop blind criticism. I may not be a member but i use their prayer points. Now below is a typical MFM prayer session. Kindly Point out what you think is wrong with any of these prayers. I'd like to Know. I will not take any blanket criticism backed with ignorance and emotions or shallow understanding of the word of God. Pls kindly point out what you think is wrong with any of these prayer points.

I'll be waiting.

Those who want to make these prayers, you got them for free now.

Scripture Reading: Psalm 2
1. Praise worship
2. Bring quality repentance unto the Lord
3. O Lord, I thank You for bringing me into this year 2011.
4. O Lord, I bless You for the plan you have for me in this year 2011.
5. Where is the Lord God of Elijah, arise and raise victory voices for me this year, in the name of Jesus.
6. Let the sword of the God of Elijah arise against every occultic power and citadel of darkness assigned
against my life, in the name of Jesus.
7. I shall not die but live to declare the works of God in this season, in the name of Jesus.
8. My Father, redeem me from the powers of the sword in the tribulation of 2011, in the name of Jesus.
9. I receive protection from the strife of tongues, and the power of destruction programmed into this
year, in the name of Jesus.
10. Every beast of the earth assigned to torment me this year, die, in the name of Jesus.
11. My Father, release violent earthquake to destroy every satanic barrier hindering my progress, in
the name of Jesus.
12. Every satanic priest sustaining evil altar in this country, die, in the name of Jesus.
13. I decree that every occultic power troubling this nation will have darkness without divination, in the
name of Jesus.
14. I decree that the sun will go down on all satanic priests and prophets troubling this nation, in the
name of Jesus.
15. I decree that all evil men boasting with satanic powers will grope in the day like blind men in the
dark, in the name of Jesus.
16. We command the heavens not to respond to the voices of spiritualists and occultist on this
strategic day, in the name of Jesus.
17. I take charge of the heavenlies and I declare that it shall be well with me, in the name of Jesus.
18. Every obstacle that hinders my progress in cities and nations, I command them to wither, in the
name of Jesus.
19. Any power prolonging problems, suffering and bondage, die, in the name of Jesus.
20. Every priest of darkness monitoring my destiny, dry up, in the name of Jesus
21. Any power fueling my problems, dry up, in the name of Jesus
22. I break every witchcraft coven with a rod of iron, in the name of Jesus
23. Evil power house assigned against me, scatter, in the name of Jesus.
24. Resources of heaven, arise by fire, promote me, in the name of Jesus.
25. Every area of my life in need of divine restoration and replacement, receive it now, in the name of
Jesus.
26. By the resurrection power of the Lord Jesus Christ, I release myself from the grip of the spirit of
death and hell, in the name of Jesus
27. Every long-standing yoke, be broken by the power in the blood of Jesus.
28. Where is the Lord God of Elijah, arise and let my enemies destroy themselves, in the name of Jesus.
29. Let the earthquake of deliverance be released to throw down every barrier to my moving forward,
in the name of Jesus.
30. Every circle of hardship and temptations, break, in the name of Jesus.
31. Every altar speaking strangeness and backwardness, catch fire, in the name of Jesus.
32. Let the judgement of heaven be written against all satanic kingdoms and his agents sponsoring
wickedness, in the name of Jesus.
33. Fresh glory, fresh power, fresh anointing, fresh favour, fall upon me, in the name of Jesus.

thanks for posting this bro. It has been a blessing to me. MFM is a GOOD church. If you don't like it, that's your own wahala

why must we know his two middle names? olusegun oluseyi petirin ? is that to show the readers that he is yoruba? Some of these rascal journalists sef! if he was a northerner will they do that?