Ayodeji Aluko

Am a Nigerian,an advocate of good and impactful educational system. I look forward to New Nigeria. Am enjoying my marriage with my wife and our Lovely children.

[dele osunmakinde @deleosunmakinde]

One of the simplest ways to understand Romans 9–11 is this:

Grace and mercy do not exist because humanity deserved them. They exist because God decided to be gracious and merciful.

Paul spends three chapters explaining that the story of salvation is bigger than human effort, human religion, human heritage, or even human failure. The ultimate explanation for why God saves is found in God Himself. Salvation is not primarily the result of man's pursuit of God; it is the result of God's purpose in Christ.

This is what election means.

Election means God decided to have a people for Himself.

Grace is how He brings them in.

Mercy is how He deals with their failures.

Faith is how they respond.

Christ is the One through whom it all becomes possible.

The point Paul is making is not that people are robots or that faith does not matter. His point is that behind everything stands a God who had a purpose long before any of us arrived on the scene.

Think about it.

You did not create grace.

You did not invent mercy.

You did not persuade God to become kind.

You discovered a kindness that was already in His heart.

You stepped into a purpose that was already in His mind.

You responded to an invitation that was already being extended through Christ.

This is why Paul ends Romans 9–11 in worship. After discussing Israel, the Gentiles, faith, grace, mercy, and God's purpose, he realises that salvation history is ultimately the story of God's wisdom, not man's cleverness.

The Gospel is therefore not simply, "Look what I did to find God."

The Gospel is, "Look what God did in Christ to bring people to Himself."

Behind grace is God's decision to be gracious.

Behind mercy is God's decision to be merciful.

Behind salvation is God's purpose to have a people.

And behind it all stands a God whose wisdom is far greater than anything we can fully comprehend.

[Son of David @DrOlusesan]

You will never fix a federation without first fixing the federating units.

[Olufemi AWOYEMI @OlufemiAwoyemi]

"Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful.

But his delight is in the law of the Lord; and in his law doth he meditate day and night.

And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that bringeth forth his fruit in his season; his leaf also shall not wither; and whatsoever he doeth shall prosper.

The ungodly are not so: but are like the chaff which the wind driveth away.

Therefore the ungodly shall not stand in the judgment, nor sinners in the congregation of the righteous.

For the Lord knoweth the way of the righteous: but the way of the ungodly shall perish."

- Psalm 1: 1-6, KJV

[dele osunmakinde @deleosunmakinde]

There is a story in history that sounds almost unbelievable.

After World War II officially ended in 1945, there were Japanese soldiers scattered across remote islands and jungles in Asia who refused to surrender. They became known as the “Japanese holdouts.”

These men had been trained with one overriding conviction: Never surrender. Never believe enemy propaganda. Keep fighting until your commanding officer returns.

So when leaflets were dropped from airplanes announcing: “The war is over.” Many of them believed it was a trick.

One of the most famous of these soldiers was a man named Hiroo Onoda.
Onoda was an intelligence officer in the Imperial Japanese Army stationed on Lubang Island in the Philippines in 1944. Before leaving for the island, his superior officer reportedly gave him strict instructions: “You are absolutely forbidden to die by your own hand. It may take three years. It may take five. But whatever happens, we’ll come back for you.”

Those words became law in his mind.

Then the war ended.
Japan surrendered. The emperor announced the end of the war. Cities rebuilt. Governments changed. An entirely new world emerged.
But deep inside the jungle, Onoda did not believe it.

For years, planes dropped newspapers. Letters from family members were sent. Photographs were shown. Messages were broadcast through loudspeakers.
Still, he refused to believe.

Why?
Because his mindset had been locked into war. His reality had been shaped by conflict for so long that peace sounded suspicious.

While the world moved on, he remained hidden in the jungle. Armed. Alert. Suspicious. Fighting a war that had already ended.
For nearly 29 years.
Think about that.

Twenty nine years after peace had already been declared.
He survived on bananas, coconuts, stolen rice, and cattle from nearby villages. He slept in hiding places, carried his rifle everywhere, and constantly watched for enemies that no longer existed.
Several of the men with him eventually died. One surrendered. Another was killed.
But Onoda continued.

The tragedy was not merely that he was in the jungle. The tragedy was that he was sincerely committed to a finished war.

Finally, in 1974, a young Japanese traveller named Norio Suzuki went searching for him. Suzuki somehow found Onoda deep in the jungle and told him: “The war ended long ago. Japan has changed. Everyone has gone home.”
But Onoda still refused to surrender.

He said he would only obey direct orders from his commanding officer.
So something astonishing happened.
The Japanese government located his former commander, now an elderly man working in a bookstore, flew him to the Philippines, and brought him into the jungle.

There, standing before a weary soldier who had spent almost three decades hiding in fear and combat, the old commander finally gave the order:
“The war is over. You may stand down.”
Only then did Onoda lower his weapon.

Imagine the emotion of that moment.
A man giving up a battle he should never have been fighting for nearly thirty years.
A man waking up to discover that history had already moved on without him.

A man realising he had spent decades surviving under conditions that were no longer necessary.
And honestly, this story is bigger than history.
It is a picture of many people in life.

Many are still fighting wars that already ended. Still hiding from enemies already defeated. Still living in fear after victory has already been declared. Still trapped in survival mode while peace has already been announced.

Some people are emotionally fighting. Some are spiritually fighting. Some are mentally fighting. Some are fighting . Old guilt. Old condemnation. Old battles.
Like Onoda, they have received announcement but Peace sounds too good to be true. Rest feels suspicious. Victory feels illegal.

So they remain in the jungle of fear, religion, condemnation, and endless warfare.

But history teaches us something powerful: A war can end without a person knowing it.

Are you that man?

[Medic Ozone🩺 @medikozone]

Owoeye Daniella Jesudunsin a Yoruba Girl from Ekiti State is the Highest Scorer in the 2026 UTME Examination.

She applied to UNILAG to study Medicine and Surgery.

[Ayodeji Aluko @okitiiyo]

@iyaboawokoya Happy birthday Ma. Joyful

[KWARA STATE UNIVERSITY, MALETE @KwasuOfficial]

Alhaja Iyabo Aweero (Iyabo Balu)

Alhaja Iyabo Aweero, popularly known as _Iyabo Balu, is a respected Nigerian cultural icon and a doyen of traditional _Waka_ music. _Waka_ is a Yoruba Islamic musical genre rooted in poetry, praise, and moral instruction, and she’s celebrated for preserving and elevating it through her powerful vocals and mastery of Yoruba lyrical tradition.

Over the years, she has become a prominent voice in Yoruba music, keeping the indigenous sound alive and relevant while mentoring younger artists.

Come May 21, 2026, Iyabo Balu will perform at the World Day for Cultural Diversity at Kwara State University.

This event is organized by the Coordinator of Student Leadership and Policy Engagement in the Office of the Vice-Chancellor, Kwara State University.

[Joseph Brendan @Joe_brendan_]

My dad!

Out of 10 kids,
he was the only one that his dad could send to school because of poverty

After SSCE
my dad became a primary school teacher in the village.
Seeing that he wanted more, he went to Calabar on his own to survey the place and did not like it

then he saved some money and ran to Lagos

he never knew Lagos
his parents asked him not to go to Lagos because of the rumors they heard about Lagos in the village of Lagos being filled with ghosts

My dad had to bribe a post office van driver to take him to Lagos in the back of the van. they used 3 days on the road to get to Lagos. he arrived with nothing. Just himself.

Fast forward,
he got a Job, furthered his education himself and trained all his 9 siblings. took care of his parents, got married, trained all my mom's siblings in school too and took care of her parents

Today the family at large is stable because of him. Everyone can fend for themselves.

Till today if his elder sister is sick, he will travel to go and see her and if you complain he will say, his family was his push to become successful. so he can't help it

[Lagos Business School @LBSNigeria]

Not every hard decision comes from failure. Some of the hardest ones come from success.

Lagos Business School just launched the Vanguard Pharmacy Case Study, the story of a community healthcare brand that built 75% customer retention, 99.5% revenue growth, and 2 million+ annual patient visits across 12 branches in South West Nigeria.

A model that works, in a market where most things don't.

And now the model faces its most consequential test.
Lagos a market ten times the size, with competition to match. Digital transformation customers are already on WhatsApp, but scale-level tech costs more than money. Or consolidation fortifies the base, resists the pull of expansion, and leads in the region you already own.

Prof. Louis Nzegwu framed the tension precisely: "Bigger markets do not guarantee better returns. Bigger growth does not imply higher profitability."

The case isn't asking you to admire what Vanguard built. It's asking you what you would do with the choice they now face.

There is no clean answer. Just competing versions of the future and the conviction required to choose one.
What's your call?

Learn More here: https://t.co/d3fLnV39cQ

#VanguardPharmacy #AfricanBusiness #CaseStudy #CommunityHealthcare #Pharmacy #AfricanLeadership #HealthcareNigeria #LagosBusinessSchool #Responsibleleadership

[Azlannnn @Shaibu_AO]

Dr. Hallowed Oluwadara Olaoluwa is recognized as the youngest Ph.D. holder in Mathematics in Africa and one of the youngest Ph.D. holders in any field in Africa.

He stands out particularly for his extraordinary ability to run parallel degree programmes in Mathematics and Physics at both BSc and MSc levels, earning top distinctions (First Class / Distinction) in all four degrees while graduating at exceptionally young ages.

He was born on September 27, 1989, in Bangui, Central African Republic to Nigerian parents from Ekiti State who are missionaries outside Nigeria.

He completed primary and secondary education with four double promotions.
He passed the French Baccalauréat (A’ Levels equivalent) in Sciences at age 14 (one of the youngest in the Central African Republic at the time).

At the University of Bangui, he simultaneously pursued and completed two full https://t.co/PLUs5sSmgW. programmes in Mathematics and Physics.

He graduated in 2007 at age 18 with
https://t.co/PLUs5sSmgW. Mathematics: First Class Honours and https://t.co/PLUs5sSmgW. Physics: First Class Honours.
Awards:
All-Time Best https://t.co/PLUs5sSmgW. Student Award, Department of Mathematics
Best https://t.co/PLUs5sSmgW. Student Award, Department of Physics (2007).
At the University of Bangui, he
simultaneously completed two full https://t.co/d4eRomqSCw. programmes in Mathematics and Physics (a rare feat; he was the first and only student to do so at the university).
He graduated in 2008 at age 19.
https://t.co/d4eRomqSCw. Mathematics: Distinction
https://t.co/d4eRomqSCw. Physics: Distinction
Awards:
Best https://t.co/d4eRomqSCw. Student Award, Department of Mathematics (2008)
Best https://t.co/d4eRomqSCw. Student Award, Department of Physics (2008).

At the University of Lagos (UNILAG), Nigeria, jẹ earned his Ph.D. in Mathematics (specializing in Functional Analysis, with focus on Fixed Point Theory) in January 2014 at age 24 with a perfect CGPA of 5.00/5.00 in Ph.D.
.
Overall Best Graduating Ph.D. Student, University of Lagos (2012–2013).
Best Ph.D. Graduate in the Engineering/Sciences category.

He was the recipient of an offer for the Master 2 (Mathematics) programme at Université Pierre et Marie Curie (Paris VI), France.
Postdoctoral Fellow at the Department of Mathematics, Harvard University (2015–2016), where he worked on quantum ergodicity in mathematical physics.
Next Einstein Forum (NEF) Fellow.

Major Awards for Academic Excellence
Ekiti State Merit Award (2014)
Youngest PhD Holder in Africa of the Year (2014)
Young Achievers Award (Hallmarks of Labour Foundation, 2014)
Award of Excellence as The Youngest Academic Achiever in Nigeria (Nigerian Young Professionals Forum).
He speaks French, English and Yoruba.

He is currently a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Mathematics at the University of Lagos, where he teaches and supervises students.

C– Adedeji Odulesi

[Ayodeji Aluko @okitiiyo]

@yodifiji God is with the broken. 🤗🤗🤗

[dele osunmakinde @deleosunmakinde]

There is a rising pressure in this generation. A pressure to “do something for God.” A pressure to “start something.” A pressure to “not waste your anointing.” A pressure to “step out before it is too late.”

And for many, that pressure is not coming from the Holy Spirit. It is coming from comparison, from expectations, from platforms, from voices that equate visibility with calling.

Let this be settled.
Not every believer is called to start a ministry.
Not every anointing is for pioneering.

Not every grace is for building a platform.
Some are called to be planted. Deeply planted. Faithfully planted. Quietly growing. Strongly rooted in a local church, serving, building, strengthening, and maturing within a body.
And that is not lesser.
That is biblical.

In 1 Corinthians 12, the Scripture says God sets members in the body as it pleases Him. Not as pressure dictates. Not as trends demand. Not as people suggest. As it pleases Him.

That means your place is not discovered by pressure. It is discovered by divine placement.
And when God places you, He sustains you.
But when pressure pushes you, you will spend years trying to sustain what God never started.

This is where many are exhausted today. They started something out of excitement, expectation, or persuasion, and now they are carrying a weight that grace never authorised. They are building without clarity. Leading without conviction. Labouring without peace.
Because they responded to pressure, not to calling.

Let us bring Scripture into this.
In Acts 13, Paul and Barnabas were not roaming around looking for where to start a ministry. They were in a local church. They were serving. They were part of a leadership community. Then the Holy Spirit spoke and said, “Separate me Barnabas and Saul for the work whereunto I have called them.”

Notice this.

They did not appoint themselves.
They were not pressured into starting something.
They were not compared into ministry.
They were not shamed into stepping out.

The Spirit spoke.

The church discerned.
Hands were laid.
They were released.
There was clarity.
There was witness.
There was alignment.
There was no confusion.

If God is calling you to start something, you will not need ten voices pushing you into it. There will be a deep persuasion within. There will be alignment in your spirit. There will be confirmation through Scripture, through godly counsel, and through the witness of the Spirit. It may be stretching, but it will not be confusing. It may require faith, but it will not require you to violate your peace.

God does not lead His people by harassment.
God does not guide His children by anxiety.
God does not reveal calling through intimidation.
The Spirit leads.

Now hear this clearly.
Honour is not slavery.
Submission is not the suspension of discernment.
Loyalty is not the abandonment of divine conviction.

You can respect leaders, receive from them, learn from them, and still not obey every suggestion they make about your life. A leader can see potential in you and still be wrong about your assignment. A pastor can desire expansion and still misplace people in roles they were not called to carry.

You must not convert someone else’s excitement about you into God’s instruction for you.
Your calling is not decided by who believes in you the most.

Your assignment is not determined by who is most persuasive.
Your ministry is not born because people say, “You can do it.”
It is born because God said, “This is what I have called you to do.”
And until that is clear, remain where God has planted you.

There is no shame in staying planted.
There is no shame in growing quietly.
There is no shame in serving faithfully.
There is no shame in saying no to opportunities that do not align with your conviction.

In fact, it takes maturity to remain where God is feeding you when there is pressure to prove something elsewhere.

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[Tolani Alli @tolanialli]

Thank you Jesus!!!

[Madam PresIdent: It is All About Nigeria @iyaboawokoya]

@yinkanubi @_HREmpress Every step we take on this earth matters. Life is not futile: First we have Christ and the assurance of eternal life in a netter place, then there is the added bonus of legacy that we leave behind, in our progeny and our works and people we have impacted. A good life it is.❤️

[Tolu Ogunlesi @toluogunlesi]

NEWS:

French multinational retail group @CarrefourGroup is coming to #Nigeria, with @HypercityNg as franchisee.

Opening in PH, Abuja, Lagos, etc...

Franchise signing ceremony today in Abuja.

#InvestNigeria

[Olufemi AWOYEMI @OlufemiAwoyemi]

"A stupid man's report of what a clever man says can never be accurate, because he unconsciously translates what he hears into something he can understand."

~ Bertrand Russell

[Woye @woye1]

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[Ayodeji Aluko @okitiiyo]

@AdageorgeA ..

[Tolani Alli @tolanialli]

Sir,
May you never lose your Joy.
May you never lose your wonder.
May you never lose your light.
Your best days are ahead of you
🙏

Happy 69th Birthday @ProfOsinbajo