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We are Choking in Our Cities

I check my BP quite often. For some weeks back, I had quite stressful issues surrounding me, and I found out that my BP was elevated beyond my usual values. […]

Stress: The Major Killer of Gospel Ministers and Their Wives

This is a long post, but please finish reading it before you like it or comment. Please don’t comment on what you have not experienced or understand. I have been […]

I am More Than 62,000 Years Old and I Will Live Forever

I know someone might be wondering if I am normal. Yes, I am very normal. If I can translate part of my 62 years of existence, so far, into more […]

Life is Governed by Principles

Life can not be lived on a sustainable basis by miracles alone. The miraculous is only an intermittent intervention in the affairs of humanity, when humanity is helpless and confused. […]

He Who Finds a Wife—When Push Comes to Shove

My wife came to peel Cassava today in the farm. The Bible says that he who finds a wife, finds a good thing—not just a woman or person. A wife […]

Talakawa Fellowship With The Talakawa Bishop

Sequel to the video of my female workers dancing at the site of Petra Institute, Effurun-Otor, my mentee and ministry partner, Ado Erhirhi, sent money for a trip of sand […]

Understanding the Appetite of the Base of the Pyramid—The Talakawa Dance

Please, this is not a religious post. It’s an observation of a sociological phenomenon. Besides being a medical doctor and clergyman, I’m a social scientist with a Masters degree. You […]

Label Your Money—Talakawa Economics

If you have not checked the meaning of Talakawa, please do. I am amazed at what little sums of money can achieve over a period of time. I learnt from […]

Turn The Scriptures To Pictures—Just Produce Results!

This is the secret of the Talakawa Ministry—Results. Twenty one years back, up till about ten years ago, I would print handbills, banners, and do rallies inviting people to my […]

Institutionalising Responsibility and Joy in Executing a Vision

These are three generations of seriously unserious people. There is a child in some of us that refused to die, even though it has grown up. I turned round and […]