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Don’t Play Junk Music as a Christian – Pastor Ibiyeomie
By Eric Elezuo
The Presiding Pastor of the Salvation Ministries, Worldwide, Pastor David Ibiyeomie, has cautioned christian faithful to desist from playing any music that is not edifying to the soul nor minister love of God, classifying such as junk music. He informed the congregation that every music has a spirit that follows it, and the listener immediately contacts the said spirit while listening to the music.
“If you listen to immoral music, you are likely to tend towards immorality. In the same vein, if you listen to worship songs, the Holy Spirit takes over your being. So it is important you stop playing junk music as a christian,” he said.
He drew inference from the beginning, using Lucifer, whom he explained was the ‘music director’ in heaven before his great fall.
Pastor Ibiyeomie made these remarks Sunday during a live worship session at the Ministries’ headquarters in Port Harcourt, and viewed via satellite by millions around the world.
Teaching on the topic, Winning Financially Part 8, the Shepherd who holds five Holy Ghost filled services every Sunday with a large crowd of followers every service, itemised certain skills which he termed important for the christian to win in life. Among them were creativity and innovation as well as personal development.
Ibiyeomie, harping on personal development, told the congregation that it is imperative to continue developing oneself all through life in order to keep abreast of events, stay ahead of others and improve one’s financial standing.
Hear him: “To be ahead, you must have something in your head. To grow, you must continually invest in yourself. To be ahead of others, learn to grow faster than others. Any knowledge not improved upon will become obsolete. Any information not updated will become outdated.”
Outlining keys for continuous self improvement and learning, Ibiyeomie advised the christian to ‘read at least one hour every day, and more when you can in your chosen field’, noting that as exercise expands the physical body, so does reading expand the mind, drawing his reference from 1 Timothy 4:15.
Other keys, according to the man of God, are listening to inspirational audio types in the car while travelling from place to place and attending courses and seminars, adding that to make the keys functional, some pure practical steps need to be introduced immediately.
The steps, he said, are: begin a daily reading programme immediately where one can change his sleeping and waking pattern, and read for at least two hours before going to work; turn your car into a University on wheels so that even if you cannot read, you can listen to something educative and then be disciplined enough to implement what you read and heard.
Salvation Ministries, a world renowned church, recently celebrated 22 years of existence and Godly impartation.
Apart from running a 24 hours television station known as Salvation TV, Ibiyeomie has a commanding presence in major TV stations across the world at large where he teaches without equivocation the raw and undiluted gospel of Jesus Christ.
Source: Reuters
Arise Television anchor, Rufai Oseni, has alleged that there may be attempts to prevent key opposition figures, including Peter Obi and Atiku Abubakar, from appearing on the ballot for the 2027 general elections.
Oseni’s remark followed a Federal High Court judgment ordering the de-registration of some political parties.
Justice Peter Lifu of the Federal High Court in Abuja, on Monday, ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to deregister the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Accord Party (AP), Action Peoples’ Party (APP), Zenith Labour Party (ZLP), and Action Alliance Party (AAP) over alleged constitutional breaches.
The judgment arose from a lawsuit filed by the Incorporated Trustees of the National Forum of Former Legislators (NFFL), which argued that the affected parties failed to meet constitutional and statutory electoral performance requirements necessary for continued recognition as political parties.
Justice Lifu subsequently barred INEC from recognising the affected parties, accepting nominations from them or permitting them to participate in activities related to the 2027 general elections.
The ruling, if upheld, could affect the political ambitions of several politicians, including former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, who is the ADC presidential flag-bearer, and Osun State governor Ademola Adeleke, who is seeking re-election on the platform of the Accord Party.
But speaking on Arise TV’s Morning Show on Tuesday, Oseni described the court ruling as a “test” of public reaction, warning that more actions could follow ahead of the next general election.
According to him, opposition parties such as the African Democratic Congress, ADC, and the Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC, should be cautious, claiming that efforts could be made to stop major figures from participating in the election.
Oseni argued that the judgment was part of a broader process aimed at shaping the political landscape ahead of 2027.
He maintained that the ruling came despite some of the affected parties having recorded electoral victories in recent elections.
He warned that Nigerians must remain vigilant to safeguard the country’s democracy, stressing the need for judicial reforms alongside efforts to tackle insecurity.
Oseni said: “NDC, ADC should be careful because there will be attempt, and this is me predicting now, to ensure that Obi, Atiku and other big contenders are not on the ballot.
“This that you saw yesterday is just a test. This is not the real place where the whole thing is going. This is me predicting now.
“You know before you have a show you test the microphone. They want to see the reactions of Nigerians. More is still coming.
“You can see how they carry a judgement when ADC won two House of Representatives seats in Kogi, one Kogi House of Assembly seat, APP one chairmanship seat in Jigawa, Zenith Labour party won several seats in Abia, but they still went ahead and issued judgement for deregistration after the Court of Appeal, a higher court, said it should stay on that.
“If we want to deal with this judicial rascality, can I tell you something? The judge that gave this judgment, nothing will happen to him. Nothing on this earth. They are just coming.
“And who is leading this group? Gbajabiamila. Have you forgotten what Gbajabiamila said on Hon Ajibade’s birthday? So they are just coming. This one is just a test. The next one they will do is the NDC.
“With the way they’re going, if Nigerians don’t shine their eyes when they will finally have this election, you will not have the major contenders in the ballot. This thing they have just done is to test reactions from Nigerians.
“I saw this thing coming. You know we are going into an election in which Atiku Abubakar is the only major candidate from the North. It’s not like the last one you have Kwankwaso that can split the Kano votes. And you have Peter Obi and general consensus that a lot of people are in abject penury, insecurity is raging hard.
“This is the beginning of many things. They are just testing the microphone. It’s engineered. More is coming. Nigerians, it is you that will save your democracy. Judicial reforms have become so important as insecurity in Nigeria.”
The African Democratic Congress (ADC) presidential candidate, former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, has picked former Rivers State Governor and former Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, as his running mate.
Announcing the decision, ADC National Publicity Secretary, Bolaji Abdullahi, said Amaechi’s emergence followed broad consultations within the party and reflected his strong performance as runner-up in the party’s presidential primaries as well as his track records of service to his state and the country.
According to the ADC, Amaechi’s extensive experience across both the legislative and executive arms of government, as former Speaker of the Rivers State House of Assembly, two-term Governor of Rivers State, and former Minister of Transportation, makes him uniquely qualified to complement Atiku’s leadership, strengthen the party’s national appeal, and bolster its campaign to offer Nigerians an experienced and credible alternative ahead of the 2027 presidential election.
The party said the choice of Amaechi underscores its commitment to presenting a leadership team with proven governance experience and national appeal as it prepares for the 2027 presidential contest.
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