People mock what they don’t understand.
Last year, I dressed like my miracle, even made a paper boarding pass with my name on it, acted in faith, and waited on God. It was funny, and I probably looked mad because I was dressed in a winter jacket in my room, holding a travel box.
I was expecting responses from several schools, the most competitive one called me for an interview that finally got me in hours after my boyfriend sent an email affirming faith that I got into that particular school with funding. Guess what, I got into that same competitive school. Sitting down to write that email at midnight must have seemed foolish at the point.
But the same faith that looked foolish then is the same faith that brought me here today.
Because “faith without works is dead.” (James 2:26)
Sometimes, “the work” is acting like what you’re praying for is already done.
“Faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.” (Hebrews 11:1)
We forget that Abraham was called crazy until Isaac came (Romans 4:18–21).
Noah looked stupid until the rain started (Genesis 6:22).
Hannah was mocked until Samuel was born (1 Samuel 1:19–20).
The woman with the issue of blood didn’t wait for an instruction; she touched His garment and was healed (Mark 5:27–29).
So yes, I’ll do it again this year Hallelujah Challenge. I’ll dress like my miracle because I’ve seen what faith can do when it’s backed by preparation and belief.
And before you call it delusion, remember: “Blessed is she who believed that the Lord would fulfil His promises to her.” (Luke 1:45)
Faith doesn’t always look logical, but it’s never wasted. You can’t mock what you’ve never tried to understand.
And for those who say they can’t take Christianity seriously, maybe it’s not because faith is unserious. Maybe it’s because they’ve never seen the power of belief beyond logic.
That’s fine.
Some of us have seen it, and once you’ve tasted and seen that the Lord is good (Psalm 34:8),
You stop explaining faith, you start living it.
After serving time in prison, Dani Alves has been found not guilty of rape.
Life moves on like nothing happened—especially for the woman who destroyed his life. She walks free.
Dani lost everything—absolutely everything, including his family. As a man, the game was rigged against him from the start.
Once worth $60 million, his empire collapsed after being accused of rape in a Barcelona nightclub bathroom. At 39, Dani spent 14 months in Brians 2 prison.
Sponsors like Puma cut ties, costing him millions. Lawsuits piled up, including a $2.2 million claim from Pumas UNAM. His marriage to Joana Sanz also crumbled, ending in a 2024 divorce filing.
Convicted in February 2024 under Spain’s strict consent laws—based largely on the accuser’s testimony—he was sentenced to 4.5 years in prison and ordered to pay €150,000 in damages (covered in part by allies, including Neymar’s family). Despite proclaiming his innocence, Alves appealed.
On March 28, 2025, Catalonia’s High Court unanimously acquitted him, citing “flaws and inaccuracies” in the evidence, inconsistencies in the woman’s story, and a lack of corroborating proof. He walked free after 839 days behind bars.
Meanwhile, the accuser remains anonymous—and uncharged for an unproven claim.
We know those who were on Izu’s case when he was alleged to be a rapist.
The young man Izu Madubueze, was falsely accused of rape, and as usual, Twitter people lynched him, we know those who led the lynching.
Those of us who questioned some of the allegations were tagged rape apologist, we also know those who did the tagging then.
Izu couldn't handle the pressure and media trial of Twitter people, and he committed suicide.
Izu wasn’t so lucky….
Hi Fisayo @fisayosoyombo,
I refrained from commenting on this issue earlier because you said this was going to be a 3-part series. Given your reputation as a credible investigative journalist, you have earned the benefit of the doubt from me. I waited, thinking that we may never know, maybe there are new revelations or bombshells that has/will come to light on this issue.
However, after carefully reading this three-part series, I can come to a rightful conclusion: What you/your reporter have just done to Dr Funmi is not fair; it's wickedness at a scary level. The way your reporter framed the headline was dangerous. You using your trusted platform to push the hoax was equally shocking.
You can't be journalist, jury and judge, especially on a matter that has since been tried at the highest possible level of fairness and since decided in his favour, that he did no wrong.
She tried to destroy him, throwing everything at him, the issue sent him into the abyss for 3 years, but eventually, he was cleared and she failed. After 5 years of torment, after he had been acquitted of all the charges, you came back to do this. It's simply not fair.
You even went further to ridiculously claim on record that a screenshot from a certified UK legal document is fake. People tried to correct you but you didn't listen. So I want to ask you sincerely, why are you doing this? Why are you risking your hard-earned reputation for what's not worth it?
People who aren't even on Dr Funmi's side of the political spectrum, and others who disagree with him on everything have also come out to call out these hit-pieces as a frivolous sham that they are. It's that bad.
I hope you reflect on this; think about the dangerous implications of this to Funmi and apologize to Dr Funmi in good faith.
Any society where lawlessness overrides the rule of law is not destined to be a haven for investors. Recent reports showing that Nigeria’s human rights indicators have worsened merely highlight severe shortfalls in government protection for civil liberties, personal security, and basic living standards.
I know what I have been going through as a person in abuse of my human rights just because I contested a Presidential election which I have legitimate rights to do. So I imagine what small business owners, regular citizens, and vulnerable communities face every day. If this level of lawlessness can happen to someone with a registered company and legitimate means, what hope does the ordinary Nigerian have?
This morning, my youngest brother called me frantically, informing me that a group of people had invaded his company property in Ikeja, Lagos, and were demolishing the building. He had just come in from Port Harcourt and was denied entry to the property by security men who told him the building was being pulled down. They even informed him that this demolition had started over the weekend. As a peace-loving Nigerian, he quickly started processing to go to court immediately, not knowing what must have resulted in this, as they moved fast to destroy his home without any restraint.
I rushed to Lagos from Abuja after the call this morning and headed straight to the property. On arrival, I was met by security people who tried to bar me from entering the property. I humbly pleaded with them that the property belonged to my brother’s company, and from the records, the company had owned the property for over a decade. They told me they had a court judgment, and I immediately requested it. You would not believe that the court judgment they claim was issued against an unknown person, and squatters. I went further to ask about a demolition order or permit, and there was none.
How do you sue an unknown person? How does a court issue a judgment in such a farce of a case? No one was served. No name was written. Yet they showed up with excavators and began destroying a structure that had stood for over 15 years.
I immediately asked the excavators for the person who had sent them, and they said they didn’t know anyone, but they were only informed to come and demolish the house. I immediately told them to tell whoever it is that I would like to speak with them, if they can call my number, which I shared with the excavators, so that I can speak with whomever gave them the order to demolish the property.
I stood there from 10am to 2pm, waiting to get a call at least and nobody called or came. The contractor even said he didn’t know who sent him. Two men later came and said they would like us to go to a police station. I asked if they even had a demolition order but they had nothing. The whole situation screamed of coordinated lawlessness and impunity. Our country has become lawless.
I just started reminiscing about how just over the weekend, I had a meeting when someone told me how he has investments in Ghana, Senegal, and the Benin Republic, but won’t touch Nigeria despite his market being here. I asked him why. His answer was piercing: “Nigeria is a lawless country. Until we have laws that protect people, nobody will invest in Nigeria.”
I am just shocked. How did Nigeria get to this level of lawlessness?
What kind of country are we trying to build when the rights of citizens, their lives, their properties, and their voices are trampled upon daily?
I remain committed to a better Nigeria where lawlessness will be a thing of the past, protection of life and property, respect for human rights, care for the less privileged, and basic education for all children.
A new Nigeria is POssible. -PO
Happy Birthday, Minister Laurel The Only Laurel
You’ve poured so much into lives for the sake of Christ.
We say thank you.
If her life and ministry have blessed you, this is a beautiful moment to bless her 🙏
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Nigerians don’t hate APC enough. That party is not only destroying our economy, it is wasting the lives of our youths at their prime.
Btw, Seyi Law and other voluntary slaves of Tinubu/APC, here you have your evidences.
Ire o✌🏽
Okay, make e no be like say na juju
This is how
1. Exited my oil & gas company job in 2022
2. Got an exit pay per company policy having worked in the company for 10 years
3. Used it to buy land near my house
4. Started the foundation
5. Started hawking on social media
6. All four units sold within three months while project was still like 20% completed (thanks to personal reputation & trust by buyers, all met online)
7. All the while, was doing this as side job as I moved to a Big 4 firm after leaving the oil company, so continued 9-5 while the property development was side hustle
8. We bought another land. Then another one. The property business grew beyond my expectation thanks to my people’s trust
9. One year later, quit my Big 4 job to face it fully
10. Continues to grow and expand. Now in Lagos, Abuja & Kwara with 30 employees, 15 projects (7 completed) and 100 units of houses.
So, whatever your intention is, whether to learn or to be sure I am not a juju man, that is the story.
Other details left out
- I have always loved building houses, personal houses, almost all my 9-5 career, so it wasn’t an entirely new turf
- but a young corper tenant of mine who was a commercial real estate agent was the person that gave me the clue that made me decide to go commercial
The biggest factor: personal reputation and people’s trust (which some people came for last year but found unbreakable). Alhamdulillah. If you don’t have that, you can also spend your way to growth. But that has helped me reduce business development spend. I have a solid team too. Great guys that make my life easy.
One must have a very strong mind to still believe in this country, given everything we have seen so far from INEC and the three arms of government.
It's been a fast, sloppy decline since 2015.
National Assembly no try at all