Kindness Defeats Witchcraft:
Apostle Suleman’s Cross-Over Lecture at ‘Mercy Night’

Evil is very much alive and well in this world. We are reminded of this fact as we see it play out almost often. Although evil occurs and serves as a stark reminder of the cruelty that exists within humankind, showing kindness can easily defeat evil acts, which is witchcraft, lectures popular servant of God and General Overseer of the Omega Fire Ministries (OFM) worldwide, Apostle Johnson Suleman.

At the ministry’s Cross-Over service on Tuesday 31st of December, 2024 tagged ‘Mercy Night’, the Restoration Apostle, ably present with his wife, Reverend Lizzy Suleman, warned us to “never avenge ourselves”. To the contrary, Apostle Suleman cautions; “do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good”.

Usually, the natural response of man when he is hurt is to hurt back. But, Suleman says “God tells us something different”, quoting Romans 12:19–21: “Vengeance is mine, I will repay. If your enemy is hungry, feed him; if he is thirsty, give him something to drink; for by so doing you will heap burning coals on his head. Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.”

According to the servant of God, not only should you refuse to take revenge, but you should intentionally do good to those who you would consider your enemies. Showing them love and kindness would so confuse and frustrate your enemy that the result would be them turning to God.

“If you want to see witchcraft being rubbished in your life, engage In kindness. To recover means to regaining possession. To recover means a comeback, the return of control. To recover means to improve and to become better. To recover is renewal,” Suleman teaches, suggesting that hate must not define us.

Lagos Assembly Confirms Nominees For Government Agencies

The Lagos State House of Assembly on Tuesday confirmed the appointments of Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu’s nominees for the state Independent Electoral Commission (LASIEC) and other agencies.

The appointments followed the screening of the candidates by a 12-man ad-hoc committee of the House headed by the Chief Whip, Mojeed Fatai.

Just before the confirmation of the nominees, Hon. Fatai said the committee conducted a thorough screening of the credentials and experiences of each nominee adding that they are all capable of holding government offices.

Adding his voice, a member of the House, Hon. Sa’ad Olumoh, said the nominees are “round pegs in round holes.” He added that the nominees’ impressive credentials and professional expertise make them the ideal candidates for their respective roles.

Apart from LASIEC, the House approved nominations for the Office of the State Auditor-General; the General Manager of the Lagos State Electricity Board (LSEB), and the Executive Secretary of the Lagos State Employment Trust Fund (LSETF).

The confirmed appointees are as follows:

For LASIEC, the confirmed appointees include Hon. Justice Bola Okikiolu Ighile (Rtd.) – Chairman; Samson Ajibade – member; Oluwo Akin Durojaiye – member; Dr. Metilelu Olumide Olusola – member; Aileru Abeeb Dapo – member; Hon. Oladele Adekanye – member.

For the Office of the Auditor-General,
Mr. Adetola Muyiwa John was confirmed while Engr. Balogun Kamaldeen Abiodun Temidayo was confirmed as the General Manager Lagos State Electricity Board.

Also, Mrs. Feyisayo Alayande was confirmed as Executive Secretary, Lagos State Employment Trust Fund.

The Deputy Speaker, Hon. Mojisola Lasbat Meranda, who presided over the plenary, confirmed the nominees adding that the development underscores the Assembly’s commitment to enhancing governance and delivering quality leadership across Lagos State.

Eromosele Ebhomele
Chief Press Secretary to the Speaker of the Lagos State House Assembly

COUNCIL CHAIRMAN, OYEGBOLA-SODIPO REDIRECTS, URGES MOTORISTS, TRYCYCLISTS, OKADA RIDERS TO COLLECT YEAR 2025 HACKNEY PERMIT

The Executive Chairman; Abeokuta North Local Government Akomoje, Hon. Lanre Oyegbola-Sodipo today Tuesday 31st of December, 2024 has directed that Motorists, Trycyclists and Okada Riders operating within the geographical Area of the Local Government can proceed to obtain the permit now following extensive engagements that seen the approved contractor satisfies the required terms and conditions which has led to an increase of over 100% in the revenue to accrue from the sales of the hackney permit to the Local Government as against previous years.

If you could remember in December 11, 2024 a News Release emanated from the Local Government read that: the Motorists and the contemporaries of road users should desist to collect any Hackney Permit sticker from any contractor which was observed by the LG that the one seen around was considered “Fake” because it fell short of expectations and was not approved by the management of the council.

The message previously read thus: “This is to inform the motorcycle riders and other drivers that these individuals selling this fake and unauthorized hackney permits are not agents or contractors of the local government that the local government authority has not printed 2025 Hackney Permit and is not selling any hackney permit for now”, the News Release stated.

The Executive Chairman, Abeokuta North Local Government Akomoje, Hon. Oyegbola-Sodipo today Tuesday, 31st of December hereby directs all the road users within the Local Government Area who engage in required transportation business to now obtain their 2025 hackney permit from the authorized contractor.

He reiterated that the Revenue Monitoring Team (RMT) has been statutorily inaugurated in the LG to be on the lookout to oversee the originality of the Hackney Permit sticker and other related Revenues collection point and sources with a view to increasing the Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) of the council and warned any abettor to stay clear of attempts to alter the structure of the Hackney Sticker and all revenue receipts of the LG or be ready to face the wrought of the law.