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“I Used To Steal & Pick The Pockets At The Age Of 7 & 8” Evangelist Mike Bamiloye reveals on life @58

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“I used to steal and pick the pockets at the age Of 7 and 8”,  Evangelist Mike Bamiloye reveals on life @58

The president of the Mount Zion Drama Ministry, Evangelist mike bamiloye celebrated his birthday on April 13th and in his birthday message, the christian drama veteran wrote on how he as delivered by God as a thief when he was growing up after losing his mum at a very tender age.
According to him, the absence of a mother in his life led to his wayward lifestyle that he became a terror to everyone in the area.

He wrote:

“HIS GRACE HAS KEPT ME” – My Testimony
1 Samuel 2:6-8 KJV
[6] The Lord killeth, and maketh alive: he bringeth down to the grave, and bringeth up. [7] The Lord maketh poor, and maketh rich: he bringeth low, and lifteth up. [8] He raiseth up the poor out of the dust, and lifteth up the beggar from the dunghill, to set them among princes, and to make them inherit the throne of glory: for the pillars of the earth are the Lord’s , and he hath set the world upon them.

I am a solid testimony of Grace. Everything about me is about the authenticity of Grace. It was Grace of God that brought me thus far. And it is His Grace that will take me all the way to where He is taking me.

Whatever the LORD IS DOING PRESENTLY in my life, is as a result of His love and mercy and Grace. He just chose to use me. He just decided to pick me and make SOMETHING out of this NOTHINGNESS. That is why I am grateful to Him that His Grace has not been in vain over my life or rather, I am trying by His power not to let His grace be in vain over my life.

David was no body in the house of Jesse, but the Grace of God made him Something. Gideon was the least in his father’s house, which was the least in the House of Israel, but the Grace made him a Force to reckon with in his father’s house. I ought not to be this, But His Grace made me What I Am and will make me what He wants me to be.

The earliest time I could recollect of my life was several years back to the earliest moment of my life I could recollect. Beyond that time, I could not recollect anything about my earliest moment. I can still remember I was on the back of a woman, who had carried me and was heading to the market. May be I was two years old or three, I can now not tell.

And who the woman was, I can now not tell. Next earliest moment of my life I can still recollect was when I was sitting on the bare floor in the passage of our house, eating pieces of boiled yam, while I saw a lot of people walking in and passing me to the back of the house where a lot of people were gathering. People were coming in and going out. What they were doing at the back of the house.

Why they were coming in and going out, I did not know. But I thought I was in the age range of three or four years old.

Later, I got to understand, probably, that was the day my mother died, and while people were either coming inside the house for condolence visit and going out, I was kept busy on the floor of the passage of the house with eating pieces of boiled yam. I knew nothing.

I was told my mother died while I was four years old. I was told my mother was terribly sick the moment she was carrying me in her womb. I was told the devil became angry with her throughout her pregnancy and kept me in her womb far longer than the normal nine months. I was told I was in her womb while she did not know I was there, and she thought she had swollen belly.

I was told she went to hospital several times and they did not discover the pregnancy, all what the doctors were seen was that her belly was swollen with what they could not discern. It was far later, a white doctor checked my mother again and told her, she was carrying a baby and the baby would be a great man.

So, I was told that my mother was sick throughout the pregnancy that stayed longer than normal time. I was told that after I was eventually delivered, the sickness lingered in her for another four years before she passed on.

THE DEVIL WAS MAD AT MY COMING AND STILL VERY MAD UP TILL NOW.
He afflicted my mother for carrying me in her womb.
So, I had to live with different relatives at my up growing, because my father had many wives, though my mother was the first wife. She gave birth to just two of us, while my father had many other children.

Usually, in a polygamous house, “everyone wife to herself and every child to her mother”. Therefore, I became the responsibility of my Elder Sister who was a student at the time. Because she could not sit down with me yet, she placed me with different relatives while she was struggling to find her footings.

Therefore, my beginning was a very bad one. My growing up was a very rough one. I schooled in many schools, depending upon where my Elder Sister felt I would fare better. I had my Primary 1 and 2 in Ilesha, I read my Primary 3 at St Murumba Lagere IeIfe; and 4 in Awe, Oyo where she was teaching; I had my Primary 5 at Methodist Primary, Oyo, living with a male teacher friend of hers when she was transferred to another far place.

And I had my Primary 6 in Agege, Lagos, living with a family relative. My Form 1 and 2 was with another close relation in Mushin, Lagos and my Form 3 was in the city of Ile-ife, when she brought me closer to her after she had gotten married. So, I completed my secondary education in Ile-Ife.

Because of the circumstances of my growing up, I can recollect that I was very bad right from the age of 7, while I was in Primary 1. I was living with an old woman who was a close relation at the time. My Primary 1 and 2 at the age of seven and eight was a very bad one. I walked about the streets uncontrolled.

I used to leave the house and follow masquerades for two or three days without anyone in particular searching for me. I used to hawk things sold by the old woman. I used to search all the loads in the house for things that was not lost. I used to steal and pick the pockets at the age of 7 and 8. I ought to have been poisoned or killed because I was a very very very bad boy. BUT HIS MERCY AND GRACE KEPT ME.

It was at the age of 15, I came to know the Lord while in Secondary School Form 4. I grew up in the Lord very fast and by age 16 I was already preaching in the school Chapel. Towards the end of my secondary school days, I was already leading an Evangelism Team to various villages and we were missing classes. It was in the end of the Year Variety Activities, while I was in Form 5, that I had my first presentation of Christian drama.

My life got stabilized after I gave my life to Jesus Christ while in school. Every evil occurrence that grew up with me ceased.
My annual terrible sickness every month of April ceased. In the Teachers’ College, I had my first experience of what drama ministry was.

I saw altar calls through presentation of evangelical drama. I saw miracles performed by drama ministers. We stopped rain because we wanted to have our drama night, and we released the rain in the midnight after we were sure every student had got back into their hostel. But it was in the College of Education I was introduced into the ministry of Drama Evangelism. It was there, I knew that was where the Lord had called me to serve Him.

Today is April 13, 2018. I am a year older today. Last year I was 57. Today, I am 58 by His Marvelous Grace. Several people the Lord used to bring me to this point of my life. Both family relations and ministry members and friends.

Do you now see what the Grace of God has done to me. He preserved my live and soul.

The Grace of God shows me Mercy and Favor.

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Nollywood’s Wumi Toriola Sparks Drama

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I Want More Babies with My Ex—Not Marriage!” — Wumi Toriola Shocks Fans with Bold Confession

LAGOS, NIGERIA – In a revelation that has left fans stunned and the internet buzzing, popular Nollywood actress Wumi Toriola has openly declared that she has no interest in getting married again — but still wants to have more children with her ex-husband.

The outspoken actress, known for her fiery roles on screen and blunt takes off-screen, made the confession in a recent interview that has gone viral across social media.

“I’m not interested in getting married now, but I want to have more babies with my ex-husband,” she said without hesitation.

Toriola, whose marriage ended in 2023, explained that despite their separation, she and her ex-husband maintain a solid co-parenting relationship — and even share mutual respect when it comes to parenting.

“My ex-husband told me that I may not be a good wife to him if we come back together,” she revealed.
“But he also told me that I’m a good mother to our children.”

Nollywood’s Wumi Toriola Sparks Drama

A Marriage Built on Conflict

In a tell-all moment last year, the actress disclosed that the marriage broke down due to constant emotional clashes, with her ex allegedly throwing past mistakes in her face during arguments — a pattern she said became too toxic to continue.

Yet, in a twist that has captured public attention, Toriola seems to be embracing a non-traditional family dynamic, openly stating her desire for more children with a man she no longer sees herself marrying.

 “More Babies, No Ring”

Her candid take has ignited hot debates across social media, with fans divided — some praising her honesty and progressive mindset, others questioning the complications such an arrangement might bring.

While her ex-husband is reportedly not remarried, Toriola admitted she doesn’t know if he is in a new relationship, but emphasized that their current parenting arrangement is working just fine.

Social Media Reactions

Reactions have been pouring in:

“This woman is just being real. Marriage isn’t for everyone.” — @RealtalkNaija
“More babies with your ex? Sounds like a soap opera plot.” — @AmakaUnfiltered
“Respect to her for owning her truth, but I hope the kids are okay in all this.” — @ParentingNg

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“I Am Severely Damaged” — Kemi Olunloyo Breaks Silence on Childhood Trauma’

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“I Am Severely Damaged” — Kemi Olunloyo Breaks Silence on Childhood Trauma, Family Rejection, and Her Father’s ‘Bondage’

“I Am Severely Damaged” — Kemi Olunloyo Breaks Silence on Childhood Trauma, Family Rejection, and Her Father’s ‘Bondage’

LAGOS, NIGERIA — Controversial media personality and self-styled investigative journalist Kemi Olunloyo has once again sent shockwaves across the country with a raw, deeply personal revelation about her lifelong trauma, fractured family ties, and her decision to walk away from journalism for good.

In a post that has since gone viral on social media, the 59-year-old daughter of the late former governor of Oyo State, Victor Omololu Olunloyo, opened up about her harrowing past, including surviving a sexual assault at age 13, her strained relationship with her father, and why she never married.

“I am especially severely damaged from the se@ual attack trauma of Ikorodu Rd as it’s April 28th (1978) again,” she wrote.
“It is one of the reasons I never married and just had children.”

The journalist claimed she had been robbed of affection and the will to trust or love a man ever since the abuse, adding that the experience permanently changed the course of her emotional and personal life.

Olunloyo, known for her controversial takes and online rants, stated that she currently lives alone in a one-room apartment, having relocated multiple times in the past two years. But now, she says, she is “finally at peace.”

 “My Father Put a Charm on My Career”

Perhaps the most explosive part of her confession was her accusation against her late father, whom she claims spiritually sabotaged her career in journalism.

“I begged through fundraising and donations to work for so long because my own father clamped a charm bondage on my career,” she alleged.
“He never liked me being a journalist. He never wanted my education to supersede his.”

Olunloyo also denounced the media industry in Nigeria, stating that many outlets branded her “mad” and refused to support her work for over a decade. As a result, she declared her permanent retirement from journalism, a profession in which she had been both celebrated and condemned.

“I cannot return to journalism as I’ve retired twice and have no interest anymore,” she said.

 A Wave of Support Amid the Pain

Despite the dark tone of her message, Olunloyo acknowledged an overwhelming outpouring of support from Nigerians who have reached out, offering gifts and prayers.

“God will lift me. I appreciate all your gifts. Continue to pray for me.”

Her message has sparked a nationwide conversation on mental health, sexual violence, childhood trauma, and the often-taboo topic of dysfunctional family dynamics among Nigeria’s elite.

As Nigerians reflect on her confessions—raw, unapologetic, and deeply personal—many are asking tough questions about how society supports survivors, especially when their voices come wrapped in controversy.

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Egbaliganza: IWA Urges Youths to Play a Greater Role in Promoting Culture and Heritage

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Egbaliganza: IWA Urges Youths to Play a Greater Role in Promoting Culture and Heritage

By Adeyemi Obadimu

In a powerful call to action, the Ogun State lawmaker representing Abeokuta South Constituency II, Hon. Wasiu Sunday Ayodele, popularly known as IWA, has urged Egba sons and daughters, particularly the youth, to actively engage in the cultural practices that define the rich heritage of Egba land.

His remarks followed the successful conclusion of the 2025 Lisabi Day Festival, a significant cultural event that celebrated the traditions and history of the Egba people.

Hon. IWA, who is the Balogun Woro Of Ijeja Land at the just concluded festival is an advocate for preserving and promoting cultural identity, he praised the organizers of the festival for their exceptional work in bringing together the community to celebrate Egba culture.

“According to IWA, the Lisabi Day Festival serves as a crucial platform for showcasing the unity, values, and customs that have been passed down through generations.

“I urge all Egba youths to participate more in the cultural activities of our land,” Hon. IWA said. “The just concluded Lisabi festival was a clear reminder that our culture is an invaluable asset that binds us together as a people. It is important that we, as the younger generation, take pride in our traditions and continue to carry them forward. By participating in these cultural events, we strengthen our identity and ensure that our legacy endures.”

He said Culture plays a pivotal role in the development of any community. It shapes our values, beliefs, and way of life, serving as the foundation of our social cohesion and unity. In Egba land, culture is not only a reflection of our past but a living, evolving part of our present and future.

Culture acts as a repository for the history, stories, and values of a people. Festivals like Lisabi Day provide an opportunity to pass down knowledge and traditions to younger generations, ensuring that Egba history remains vibrant and relevant.

Hon. IWA emphasized that the youth are the future custodians of Egba culture, and their involvement in activities like the Lisabi Day Festival is crucial in ensuring that these traditions continue to thrive for generations to come.

“The future of Egba culture lies in the hands of our youth. By actively participating in cultural events and promoting our traditions, we are ensuring that the Egba legacy remains strong and proud,” he concluded.

As the Egba people look forward to more celebrations of their heritage, Hon. IWA called on all stakeholders, including government agencies, community leaders, and the youth, to work together in fostering a stronger, more vibrant cultural community.

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