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AS CU EMERGES 1 0F 10 IN 10
orious
Impact
May, 2015
Maiden Edition
A publication Of The Department Of Computer and Information Sciences, CMIS
“…So within the next 10 years, we are going to make
Africa proud. The hand of God on this University will
make Africa proud because we will be sitting side by
side with the top most Universities.”-Covenant
University 10th year anniversary.
Haggai 2:9 The glory of this
latter house shall be greater
than of the former, saith the
LORD of hosts: and in this
place will I give peace, saith the
LORD of hosts.
as cu emerges 1 of 10 in 10
The tireless commitment of the Management of the University as led by the Vice-Chancellor, Professor
Charles K. Ayo, to the realization of the Vision has continued to generate proofs with numerous awards
and achievements such as:
1. 2012 Award of Best Maintained Educational Institution organized by the Nigerian Chapter of
International Facility Management Association.
2. 2012 Covenant University was the first University in Nigeria and one of the very few in Africa to start
training SAP Consultants in collaboration with SAP University Alliances and SAP Education.
3. 2012: First University in Nigeria with both the Autodesk Authorised Training and Certification Centre.
4. 2013, 2014: Best Performing Higher Institution of the Year Award.
5. 2013, 2014: Top-Four at ARGUS Software International Competition organized by Argus Software
Incorporated, Texas, USA.
6. 2014: First Class graduates of the University emerged tops in the Presidential Special Scholarship
Scheme for Innovation and Development (PRESSID) in Nigeria (2013 & 2014)
7. 2014: The University won the Centenary ICT driven University of the Year Award
8. 2014: Best Private University in Nigeria by the United States based Transparency International
Standard (USTIS).
9. 2014: The first University in Nigeria to host Two Nobel Laureates at an International Conference
10. 2014: The Best Private University and No 2 Overall Best University in Nigeria and No 25 in Africa in
2014 Webometrics Ranking
11. 2014: Ranked No 1 in Web of Repositories in Nigeria and No 2 in Africa.
12. 2014: Gold Standard Award of the Nigerian Society of Engineers
13. 2014: Best Private University in Nigeria and best Vice-Chancellor amongst Private Universities in
Nigeria by the Centre for Democratic- Governance in Africa
14. 2015: The Overall Best University in Nigeria and No 15 in Africa in 2015 Webometrics Ranking
No one is left in doubt about the reality of the actualization of Vision 10:2022 set ahead of us as God is
committed to that which He has spoken. Thus, we can boldly say that Vision 10:2022 is a done deal!
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The message of Glorious Impact Magazine
NACOSS Remark!
Enlisting of God’s end time army
The concrete measures towards the actualization of the Vision 1 of 10 in 10
The networking of our dots globally (soaring eagles)
Following God’s plan for your life
The necessity of capacity building: as towards becoming a global leader
Living a life of purpose for a glorious future
Enlisting of God’s
The impact of the Covenant University Core Values on our Graduates
Cyber-Crime Security and digital forensic investigation for education, research and development
The impact of computer science in the 21st century
My parting words to the graduating students: Be responsible!
Dr. David Oyedepo
end time army
Contributions from the Alumni Board
Making the right choice, courtship and marriage
The making of the giants
What must I do to be saved
Attaining spiritual robustness
Contributions from graduating students
This Big God
Why did Jesus come?
Understanding your position in Christ Jesus!
Making your life count
Moving your Mountain!
What does it mean to be educated? (The Mountain of Education)
What is your message? (The Mountain of Media)
Advancing the Economy through Technology (The Mountain of Economy)
Admirable Set, 2015, Covenant University
Covenant University anthem
Jokes, riddles poems
9ine astonishing facts about Billy Graham
The way we see us! what about we have done? what do we do now?
The seed
How to stand out in the crowd
Prayers, and declaration, prayer of salvation
The concrete measures towards the actualization of
Prof. Charles Korede Ayo
the Vision 1 of 10 in 10
The chancellor, Dr. David Olaniyi Oyedepo, the Vice-chancellor, Prof C.K Ayo,
the school management and staff with all other protocols duly observed. It is a
great privilege to reel out the:
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IN IT'S MAIDEN EDITION TO YOU
Because the hour is come indeed,
that the son of man should be
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is the son of man glorified, God is
glorified in him, if God be glorified
in him; God shall also GLORIFY
HIM IN HIMSELF, and shall straight
away GLORIFY HIM. The glory of
this latter house shall be Greater
than of the former, saith the LORD
of hosts: and in this place will I give
peace, saith the LORD of hosts.
The Glory of the LORD is about to
be revealed to your inner man like
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good works, and glorify your Father
which is in heaven.
Jesus loves you so much, that He died
for your sins, so that you can be holy,
and blameless before Him! Now He is
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Prayer is that, Jesus would touch you
as you read and come in contact with
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NACOSS SPEAKS
Hello all,
Ikenna Madu
President
The 2014/2015 session has been a very interesting
one for the Covenant University chapter of the
Nigerian Association of Computer Science
Students. The work being done by the executives and
the entire student body of the department has found
expression in various programs and activities.
NACOSS Covenant University and the entire CMIS
family is happy to present this premier edition of the
Glorious Impact Magazine - A magazine sure to take
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s t o r m .
NACOSS CU aka CMIS had an interesting year filled
with various activities. Some of them below:
HACKATHON '15: The Nigerian Association of
Computer Science Students (NACOSS) Covenant
University in conjunction with IEEE CU and the
Google Students Club organized the CU
HACKATHON 2015 with the motto- “For the love
of code”, to help foster a coding culture in Covenant
University. The event took place at the College of
Science and Technology (CST) and Lecture Theatre
1 on Saturday, 28th February, 2015. It included a
coding competition, a web design competition and a
learning outfit in which students learned a new
language and created new things. Everyone gathered
at hall 106/107 and later split into groups for various
endeavours. This is slated to become a yearly thing
and we thank God for the inspiration.
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#BYD- Beyond Your Degree Conference: The Nigerian
Association of Computer Science Students (NACOSS)
Covenant University Chapter held the premier edition of her
“Beyond Your Degree” Interactive Conference on Friday, 6th
March, 2015. The conference had four alumni speakers who
came to talk to the students about what lay ahead as students
of the department. They were Kunle Jinadu, Kemi Onabanjo,
Bayo Adesanya and Seun Owolabi. The previous president
Kazeem Oguntade was also in attendance. Indeed it was an
educative, entertaining and inspiring session. This is slated to
become a yearly thing and we thank God for the inspiration.
CMIS Dinner: The Nigerian Association of Computer
Science Students (NACOSS) Covenant University Chapter
had its dinner to celebrate the success of the session and
award a few outstanding individuals. It was well attended by
all the levels and involved a lot of fun fair. Being the
trendsetters that we are, we showed others how it was
supposed to be done. The final year students especially had
fun. Our HOD, Dr. Mrs. Adebiyi, Dr.Olajide and some
other members of faculty were in attendance.
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Funminiyi (from Hampshire, UK), Dr. (Mrs.) Oladipupo O.O, Mrs. Isewon Itunu, Dr. (Mrs) Ada Sonia
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ENLISTING OF GOD'S
END-TIME ARMY
Dr. David Oyedepo
The Lord said unto my Lord, Sit thou at my
right hand, until I make thine enemies thy
footstool. The Lord shall send the rod of
thy strength out of Zion: rule thou in the
midst of thine enemies. Thy people shall be
willing in the day of thy power, in the
beauties of holiness from the womb of the
morning: thou hast the dew of thy youth. Psalm110:1-3 [KJV]
God is preparing His “end-time army”
who will take the stage before Jesus
returns. They shall be enlisted 'through
the beauties of Holiness from the womb
of the morning' and they shall be men
and women under the dew of the
anointing. They represent the end-time
glorious army of the Lord that will
rescue the saints from servitude. They
will precede the coming of the Lord,
according to Obadiah vs. 21 which says
“saviors shall come up upon mount
Zion, to judge the mount of Esau, and
the kingdom shall be the Lord's”.
Fundamental requirements for
enlistment:
1.Be an Overcomer: Seek God and
Be Strong!
I write unto you, fathers, because ye
have known him that is from the
beginning. I write unto you, young
men, because ye have overcome the
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wicked one. I write unto you, little
children, because ye have known
the Father. I have written unto you,
fathers, because ye have known
him that is from the beginning. I
have written unto you, young men,
because ye are strong, and the
word of God abideth in you, and ye
have overcome the wicked one. 1st John 2:13-14,
Only overcomers can be enlisted.
You must overcome the lust of the
eyes, the lust of the flesh and the
pride of life, and then be separated
unto God: Only overcomers with a
sense of responsibility are
enlistable! You cannot wish your
way into the army, you can only
overcome your way into it. You
must overcome the wicked one,
overcome the man of sin, and
overcome the vices of the day.
It takes a determined separation
unto God to overcome and
enlist in the army. 1 John 2:14
above emphasizes the need for
strength (strength in the word
of God) in order to overcome,
you don't get enlisted into the
army without your endurance
being tested!
Scripturally, according to
Numbers 1, people become
qualified for this army from the
age of twenty. It is not just any
time, there is a period slated
for it! Trying to join the
Nigerian army at sixty is
practically impossible; they
wouldn't take you because you
will only be a liability. There is
no way to get enlisted as an
astronaut outside your
teenage period. To be
separated unto God you need
to seek Him! You will
undertake fasting expeditions
again and again to be spiritually
empowered. For example, when I
desired the power in the life of
Ezekiel the Prophet, I read the
book of Ezekiel with three days
fast on the mountain. Seeking
God is no fun! It is real hard work!
Searching for the invisible is a
tough task! You have to block all
distractions and power leakages!
Enlistment requires that you build
strength into your system.
Whether you are in business or
politics. Understand that, there
are people in politics that would
be there like Daniel, who will never
do what others do, yet they will
not be sidelined. This is the time
to build spiritual energy into your
system, by the word of God and by
prayers that opens the word of
God to you! There are things you
would never see, until you pray.
And there are others you will
never see, until you pray and fast,
the bible says… then shall your
light break forth as the morningIsaiah58:8.
Understand that I am not just
talking about an army preaching! I
am talking of the end-time army
that takes territories in various
areas of human endeavors. There
is no comparing the values of the
secrets of God, with the secrets of
man. Wherever you are, know that
the fear of God, and your untiring
quest for the revelations in the
word of God establishes your
place in destiny.
Job was the greatest business man
of his time. He was a highly
spiritual man. One that feared
God, and refused evil, a perfect
man! God testifies of Him in Job 1
vs.9 saying, “Have you considered
my servant Job, that there is none
like him in the earth! A perfect and
upright man, one that feareth
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God, and escheweth evil”. That was
God's testimony of the greatest
business man of those days. Job was a
man with access to divine secrets, he
said; as I was in the days of my youth,
when the secret of God was upon my
tabernacle; - Job29:4.
2.Be passionate for God and His
kingdom
To be enlisted in this glorious end-time
army, we need passion for God and His
kingdom. We need unquenchable
passion for humanity. Let us consider a
few Biblical examples of individuals with
passion for God, His Kingdom and
humanity.
Moses:
In Exodus 2 vs. 11-15, Passion drove
Moses to slay the Egyptian that was
molesting a Jew, he went to exile, but
the passion stayed on, otherwise, he
would have ignored the encounter.
Now, he was eighty years old, he has
been out of Egypt for 40 years but the
passion was burning hot! And Moses
returned to Egypt on a suicide mission,
because of an undying passion to see
the assault on God's people come to an
end. His end result? He became the
greatest mortal according to God's
testimony; “there is none in the class of
Moses, one with whom I speak face to
face and as a man speaks with his
friend…….” Passion gave Moses his
place in destiny. Passion gave him his
place in God's army.
Gideon:
Passion also gave Gideon his place,
who is referred to as God's anointed
one man army. According to Judges
6:11, “there came an angel, and sat
under the oak which was in Ophrah,
and there he saw Gideon thresh the
corn that he would hide from the
Midianites, and the angel said unto
him, the Lord is with thee, thou mighty
man of valor. But Gideon said, oh my
Lord! If the Lord be with me! Why then
is all this befallen us?” Gideon was
showing that he was not living for
himself but for his people; not
about me but about us! Why is
all this befallen us? And where
be all these miracles which our
fathers told us, saying did not
the Lord, bring us forth from
Egypt, where are they? We are
under a siege, I don't need to be
a man of valor, deliver us! And
he was sent to deliver Israel, as
one man. From 32, 000 to 22,
000, from 22,000 to 300 men,
he smote the Midianite with the
mighty roar of the sword of the
Lord, and the sword of Gideon,
the victory came. He became a
heavenly general for passion
gave him his place.
Nehemiah:
Nehemiah was living in the
palace and shouldn't have any
concern for anybody but this
was not so. According to
Nehemiah 1:1-4;
“As I was in Shushan, the
palace… and Hanani, one of my
brethren came, he and certain
men of Judah; and I asked them
concerning the Jews that had
escaped, which were left of
captivity, and concerning
Jerusalem. And they said unto
me, the remnant that are left of
the captivity there in the
province are in great affliction and
reproach: the wall of Jerusalem
also is broken down, and the gates
thereof are burn with fire. And it
came to pass, when I had these
words, that I sat down and wept,
and mourned certain days, and
fasted, and prayed before the God
of heaven”
It was passion that turned
Nehemiah from a cup bearer into
a g o v e r n o r, p a s s i o n f o r
restoration of the dignity of His
people gave him his place in
destiny. If you are not about
people, you are not on God's
side, if you are just about yourself,
you do not have a future. You
need a passion, what problem
around you is catching your
attention? What problem are you
willing and aspiring and privileged
to be a solution to? Most giants in
scriptures are born of passion. My
prayer today, is that you won't
waste this stage of your life in
Jesus name.
David:
What was the motivation of David
to confront Goliath? This was
found in 1st Samuel 17:36, “Thy
servant slew both the lion and the
bear … and this uncircumcised
Philistine shall be as one of them,
seeing that he has defiled the
armies of the living God”. That
was the motivation, he wasn't
looking for anything from the
King, and he wasn't looking for
any reward. He was most
concerned about how Goliath was
defiling the armies of God. David
heard it, and said, “I rather die
than watch this continue”! He was
burning with unquenchable
passion for God and His kingdom.
Passion gave David his place in
destiny.
All through contemporary history,
you never find a giant emerge
without a passion for God, and
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His kingdom.
3.Be Spiritual
Spirituality is a non negotiable
requirement. “To be spiritually
minded is life and peace and to be
carnally minded is death” Romans
8:6.
What is spirituality? A quest for
God, without any reservations.
Spirituality also can mean the fear
of God, that is, a desperation to
please God at all times.
Spirituality simply connotes
scripturality, i.e. living by the
Word, living on the Word, living
with the Word! Making the word
of God rule your life, “for man
shall not live by bread alone, but
by every word that proceedeth out
of the mouth of God” according
to Matthew4:4 in reference to
Deuteronomy 8:3.
Spirituality is seeking first the
kingdom of God and His
righteousness which puts us in
command of all other things.
Please, realize that spirituality is
the wisest investment. It is
hearkening diligently, and
subscribing to what God says, by
putting them to work! Only then
can you emerge on top!
I have not had the first regret
pursuing Jesus since February 19,
1969, when I met the Lord; I have
been pursuing Jesus, selflessly,
unreservedly, excitedly since then.
There is no software for
spirituality; there is no IT
innovation for spirituality. You just
have to be spiritually engaged with
God and to the demands of His
kingdom. You are either there or
you are not there. It demands you
pray! It goes along with a fast! And
he said, “study to show yourself
approved unto God, otherwise
you will be ashamed”- 2nd
Timothy2:15. These are all
demands of spirituality, they are
non transferable responsibilities,
and you need that platform to
become enlistable into this army.
God will not just enlist anybody;
to be enlisted in the Nigerian army
for example; you are subjected to
running, to climbing barriers and
more just to see how agile you are.
How do you now suppose that
God would just enlist anybody on
the street? You are in the season of
enlistment but you must fulfill the
fundamental requirements!
The youthful season is the
enlistment season, you are to 'rule
in the midst of your enemies'. The
enemy knows this and that is why
he introduces so much vices
among the youths to disqualify
them from enlistment, so they can
remain grounded on the floor. It
therefore takes a determined
separation unto God, to qualify
for enlistment! It is your
responsibility to determine
whether to be enlisted as God's
army for the end time or remain
among the victims of the end time.
Dr David Oyedepo is the
Chancellor, Covenant University.
This is an excerpt of his teaching at
Shiloh 2014.
THE CONCRETE MEASURES
FOR THE ACTUALIZATION
OF VISION 1 OF 10 IN 10
Prof. Charles Korede Ayo
Vice Chancellor, Covenant University
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Covenant University has not
ceased to demonstrate the fact that
she is out to transform the education
landscape of not just Africa but the
world at large. Her commitment to
excellence is not just evident in her
beautiful landscape, gorgeous
buildings and structures, but in her
products who are fondly referred to
as Eagles. Employers around the
world have also testified to the fact
that Covenant University graduates
are change agents.
Born out of a compelling vision to
raise a new generation of leaders
who are committed to restore the
dignity of the black man, the
University as led by her Visionary
Chancellor-Dr. David O. Oyedepo
is giving it all it takes to ensure the
emergence of a world-class
university. Little wonder, on the
occasion of her 10th year
anniversary on October 21, 2012,
the University was given a unique
mandate to be ranked amongst the
top ten universities in the world
within a ten-year period. This has
been uniquely christened Vision
10:2022; 1 of 10 in 10.
There is no doubting the fact that
Vice Chancellor, Covenant University
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this is a tall order. However, we also
understand the fact that our proprietor
base, Living Faith Church is a Faithbased Commission with countless
proofs to show. Thus, riding on the
wings of Eagles, we are confident that
this Divine Mandate is a cheap
possibility. We are also confident of the
Grace of God which has brought us
this far. No doubt, He that has begun a
great work in us will complete it
(Philippians 1 vs. 6). Our confidence
also rests in the fact that this is a Divine
Mandate and as the Bible clearly
states: “The Lord of hosts hath sworn,
saying, Surely as I have thought, so
shall it come to pass; and as I have
purposed, so shall it stand” (Isaiah 14
vs. 24).
In pursuit of the Divine Mandate of
Vision 10:2022, an 8-point agenda
was drawn in order to ensure that
concrete measures are taken towards
the realization of the Vision. They are:
Disciplined Atmosphere for Learning;
Research: Volume, Income and
Reputation;
Citations;
Teaching;
International Outlook: People and
Research;
Industry Income: Innovation;
Alumni (Addition from SJTUR); and
Awards (Addition from SJTUR).
First on the agenda is to evolve a
disciplined atmosphere for learning.
This involves evolving a culture among
staff and students that depicts high
level of Spirituality, Discipline and
Responsibility. This agenda also
involves the provision of
infrastructural facilities for enhanced
learning.
Second on the agenda is promoting
qualitative and quantitative research
activities in the University. This
agenda demands an extensive review
of Curricula to reflect quality and
currency in line with the 21st
Century Higher Education demands,
particularly World Class Universities
(WCU). This agenda will also ensure
that the research focus of the
University is redefined. Thus
bringing about the creation of a
Directorate of Research, Innovation
and Discovery to nurture Centers of
Excellence, the establishment of
multidisciplinary and
interdisciplinary Research Clusters in
the University's areas of strength,
embarking on monthly
visits/meetings with the Industry,
e n c o u r a g i n g j o i n t r e s e a rc h
publications and grant proposals
within and outside Nigeria amongst
others.
Third is to improve the citations of
the University. This is being realized
by the encouragement of quality
research publications, encouraging
interdisciplinary publications within
a n d o u t s i d e t h e c o u n t r y,
establishment of Journal Outlets with
International standard based on the
competencies of the University and
so on.
render services to the industrial
community.
students and many more.
Fourth on the agenda is to improve
the quality of teaching across the
University. This will come about by
creating a conducive environment for
Learning, ensuring lecture delivery
via the state-of-the-art teaching
facilities, ensuring high compliance
with attendance system, ensuring
good tutorial system and improving
on the present examination
processing system. It is vital to state
here, that the University has just
acquired e-learning mobile Tablets
for all her students across all levels.
This is outside the massive
investment she has made in the
acquisition of learning facilities such
as teleconferencing centres, Smart
Boards, Projectors and so on.
Seventh is to establish a robust Alumni
base. The University is achieving this by
re-invigorating the Alumni office,
connecting all Alumni, and engaging the
Alumni at all the developmental phases
in Covenant University.
The tireless commitment of the
Management of the University as
led by the Vice-Chancellor,
Professor Charles K. Ayo, to the
realization of the Vision has
continued to generate proofs
with numerous awards and
achievements such as:
Finally, on the 8-point agenda is to
increase the awards and accolades of
the University. The University is on the
path towards producing Nobel
Laureates.
in addition to the foregoing, University
has taken her quest towards the
realization of Vision 10:2022 yet higher
by other prominent initiatives. For
example, a Vision 10:2022 committee
was inaugurated with the mandate to
produce a strategic plan document of
Fifth on the 8-point agenda is to
promote the international outlook of
the University by promoting her
people and her research. In order to
achieve this, the University is seeking
further collaborations and linkages
with renowned foreign universities,
enhancing Faculty and Staff
exchange, recruiting International
Faculty and Students, as well as
enhancing Research Collaboration.
Sixth on the agenda is to promote her
industry income via innovation.
Covenant University is committed to
promoting indigenous solutions to
global challenges. Thus, her research
endeavours are geared towards
solving the challenges of the Industry
and the community. Thus, our
research products are leaving the
shelves and finding their way to the
market. This is being actualized by
the establishment of a robust
Consultancy Unit, empowering the
CU Consult to, among other things,
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1 . 2012 Award of Best
Maintained Educational
Institution organized by the
Nigerian Chapter of International
Facility Management
Association.
2. 2012 Covenant University
was the first University in Nigeria
and one of the very few in Africa
to start training SAP Consultants
in collaboration with SAP
University Alliances and SAP
Education.
3. 2012: First University in
Nigeria with both the Autodesk
Au t h o r i s e d Tra i n i n g a n d
Certification Centre.
4. 2013, 2014: Best Performing
Higher Institution of the Year
Award.
the Vision as well as advise the
Management on further initiatives
towards the realization of the
Vision. This strategic plan
document has been published to
keep every stakeholder abreast of
the fundamentals of the Vision. The
University has also acquired and
installed state-of-the-art teaching
and learning facilities such as
Smart-boards, teleconferencing
centres, educational tablets for all
5. 2013, 2014: Top-Four at
ARGUS Software International
Competition organized by Argus
Software Incorporated, Texas,
USA.
6. 2014: First Class graduates of
the University emerged tops in
the Presidential Special
Scholarship Scheme for
Innovation and Development (PRESSID)
in Nigeria (2013 & 2014)
7. 2014: The University won the
Centenary ICT driven University of the
Year Award
8.2014: Best Private University in
Nigeria by the United States based
Transparency International Standard
(USTIS).
9.2014: The first University in Nigeria to
host
Two Nobel Laureates at an
International Conference
10.2014: The Best Private University
and No 2 Overall Best University in
Nigeria and No 25 in Africa in 2014
Webometrics Ranking
11.2014: Ranked No 1 in Web of
Repositories in Nigeria and No 2 in
Africa.
12.2014: Gold Standard Award of the
Nigerian Society of Engineers
13.2014: Best Private University in
Nigeria and best Vice-Chancellor
amongst Private Universities in Nigeria by
the Centre for Democratic- Governance
in Africa
14.2015: The Overall Best University in
Nigeria and No 15 in Africa in 2015
Webometrics Ranking
No one is left in doubt about the reality of
the actualization of Vision 10:2022 set
ahead of us as God is committed to that
which He has spoken. Thus, we can
boldly say that Vision 10:2022 is a done
deal!
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The Registrar, Covenant University
Dr. Muyiwa O.
Speaks on ‘The networking of our dots globally’
Soaring Eagles
We are a people built by His resources, we are a
people tutored by His principles, we are a people
empowered and enabled by His Spirit.
Sir, the first question is, we would
like to understand the concept
behind the Networking of our
dots globally:
Well,
basically it is not a very big deal;
when organizations want to reflect
on their spread, often time they
do it with pasting their logos on a
map, for example, you want to
look at the spread of a bank across
Nigeria, if the bank is making an
advertorial, the bank begins to, by
putting its logo in say, the
southwest region, and the
northeast region to say we are all
over the place. So, for us it is not
just sufficient to say we are all over
the place, we want to say that our
graduates and the effect of
Covenant University is connected
all over the place, because we
don't see our graduates
placement in all parts of the world
in an isolated manner, that is to
say; a connection of all the
graduates, what we call dots, i.e.
the placement of our eagles.
Dot here means the placement
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of the eagles on the global map.
The networking of dots; the active
connection and collaboration of our
graduates in all the places that they are;
the aim is to achieve the goal of the
Alma matter, and the essence of the
alumni association. So in a few words,
the concept of the networking of dots
entails taking advantage of the
placement of our graduates by ensuring
active networking and collaboration
amongst them to reflect the goals of the
university i.e. the Alma matter and the
essence of the association as alumni
members.
Sir, what are your soaring experiences
since you left as an eagle, your soaring
experiences from one level of leadership
position to the other, meaning since you
graduated from Covenant University?
Well,
I think soaring is our right. It's not a gift,
it is our heritage, and for me as an
individual, all I have just been privileged
to experience is by grace, a privilege of
grace, from one office to the other.
I graduated from the University as an
undergraduate in 2006, did my NYSC
in a bank in the north east zone of
Nigeria, where I was responsible to the
regional executive. The latter was
responsible for overseeing all the
branches of the bank in the zone of
Nigeria, and so, amongst the three
people considered to be his right
hand man, as it were, I was
separated. It was not just about
me, it was about the quality that
was evident as graduate of
Covenant University. During that
period, I represented him, in many
occasions and many functions and
platforms. Where you expect a
regional director to speak, I was
speaking, as a copper, on his
behalf.
I returned to Covenant University
in 2010, and the first leadership
assignment I was given was to be an
assistant chaplain. I was first to
Pastor Seyi Macaulay, and
afterwards, to Pastor Ntia. After
that, I was appointed Dean of
Students, after which, I went back
to complete my PhD. In between,
in August 2013, I was appointed
the Registrar of the University.
Since then, it's been a story
privilege of working on several
projects for the University, for the
church, that is, the proprietor base
of the University. So really, the
soaring experiences have been
platforms of service, and platforms
of contribution rather than
celebrating positions and titles,
and at different levels.
Currently I am the Chairman of the
Board that oversees all the
strategic business units in the
university including cafeterias, I
chair the board that oversees the
management of that enterprise,
the Shopping mall, the buttery,
etc.
Sir, your advice for the graduating
students, class 2015, your
message for them:
Well,
1.It is imperative, to know where
you are going to in life. If you don't
know where you are going to,
every place would look like it; so
there is a need for definiteness of
purpose. Where exactly am I
going? Because this helps you
inform how you use resources,
how you relate and associate with
people, and how you take
decisions. So if you don't have a
definite purpose, specific goals
you want to achieve, well you will
waste resources, and end up
wasting opportunities. So one key
thing I would tell them is:
HAVE A DEFINITE PURPOSE!
AND BY THAT I MEAN HAVE A
DEFINITE PLANNED ACTION.
2.I would ask them to reflect on
the blessings of their journey in
Covenant University, Many people
may say; Oh! I am out now and
then, forget all about it! But if only
they could decipher what
Covenant University had done for
them, in all its ramifications, they
would see the edge they have in
relation to other graduates in
town.
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3.They should hold on to God,
because there is no other secure
platform apart from God. We are a
people built by His resources; we are a
people tutored by His principles; we
are a people empowered and enabled
by His Spirit. By not ignoring Him, we
turn out to be celebrities, not
nonentities. That is our heritage in
Christ. So, if we were raised by His
resources, if we were tutored by His
principles, and empowered by His
Spirit, we must not ignore Him,
because our status as celebrities is
marked on it. And we don't have a
heritage of being mediocres, and the
only one that can guarantee increase
success in life is God! He said now, out
of Acts 20:32 “And now brethren, I
commend you to God, and to the word
of his grace, which is able to build you
up, and to give you an inheritance
among all them which are sanctified.”
The Bible says assuredly that: the Lord
shall choose our inheritance for us! It
also says the Lord's inheritance is His
people - Deuteronomy32:9. The Bible
also says that, the heir, as long as he is a
child, differeth nothing from a servant,
though he be lord of all. –
(Galatians4:1), even though he has all
the inheritance. So God owns
everything, and we must intimately be
connected to Him.
4.We must love one another, be they
Covenant University graduates or
anyone else, for love is the greatest gift,
the greatest virtue. I love people
without a fault. And often times, I am
misunderstood. I love everyone, and, I
can give attention to anyone, anytime,
any day, as far as there is strength in my
body.
Esteemed
So, if our graduates would go out there
and love the people, then the solutions
that we ought to bring to the world
would easily come. God saw a
wretched, fallen world, but for His love,
he wouldn't have given His Son. We are
all loaded with solutions'. It is love for
the people with the challenges that
enables us to articulate solutions to
come to their aid! God had Jesus, but
when he saw that the world was
groaning, He asked who
would go for us! Who?
These guys are suffering! The same
thing happened when Israel was
crying, that God found Moses. The
same thing happened when God
found Gideon. So somehow, God
always has what it takes to solve
people's problems. It is love that
motivates Him to release His
resources. We have been made in the
image and likeness of God. Since we
are sent to this dark world as light
unto the people, we must know that
it is only love that can make us draw
from our wealth of experience, and
reveal our competencies to them.
The people we don't love, we cannot
help, the people we don't love, we
cannot support, the people we don't
love, we cannot provide aid to, the
people we don't love, we will ignore
them, even if they are screaming and
wallowing in poverty. And so,
ultimately, Love is the key to bring
about the change that we desire, and
that we have been released to
champion.
Eagle
FOLLOWING GOD’S
PLAN FOR
YOUR LIFE
Pst. Promise Omidiora Olusegun
Sir, concerning following God's plan for our lives, we want to know, what is the point of the fact that God has a
plan for every one of us as youths.
Everything that one would ever have and amount to in life under God, must first of all take note of spirituality.
Spirituality is the number one key for accessing God's plan for your lives.
The scripture says God is a spirit, and those who worship, worship him in spirit and in truth. So, anyone that
would access anything from God, God's plan for his life, must first of all understand the importance of
spirituality. It begins with spirituality, John 4:23 – But the hour cometh, and now is, when the true worshippers
shall worship the Father in spirit and in truth: for the Father seeks such to worship him. So, it is spirituality first!
AND SPIRITUALITY ENTAILS
NEW BIRTH! You must never at any
point assume new birth! If you are
not born again, you are not born
again! You know, there is no other
means, to which anyone can reach
God without first of all being born
again! Alright, I am born again
simply means, hmm, coming to
term with our state. Ok! Everyone
is born in sin, so, there is need for
him that would embrace the new
birth to genuinely confess his sins in
his life, genuinely forsake them,
seek the forgiveness of God! And
then accept Jesus as his personal
Lord and Savior, by accepting Him,
as your personal Lord and Savior,
you are appropriating His sacrifice
for us on the cross, and when you
have done that, then that is when
you are truly saved, we have
embraced the new birth.
Of course every child that is born;
is expected to grow, so you are
expected to begin to grow in God,
to grow in God, requires becoming
a student of the Bible, no two way
about it; you study the word of
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God, you meditate on the word of
God, we live by the word, in other
words, we allow the word to shape our
lives, we allow the word to dictate the
steps that we take, we align our life by
the word. So, the word becomes a blue
print of our life.
You know, it is in that wise we begin to
grow in God, and then we take time out
to pray.
Prayer is communication between man
and God. There is no loving
relationship that would not entail
effective communication, so we must
be effective in prayers, we pray, you
know, and then a close relationship
with the Holy Spirit, and then when we
have done that, we must give ourselves
to kingdom service; we must serve him
with all intent. We must continue to
give, spend and be spent for Him; we
must serve Him whole heartedly. It is in
this wise that we would begin to grow in
God, and it is in this wise, that the Holy
Spirit would begin to walk with us, work
for us, walk by us, work in us, you
know, that becomes very important.
Ok! It is when we are in this, that we can
then begin to think of accessing God's
plan for our lives, ok!
And then, when we talk about
accessing God's plan for your life, it
is first of all for us to understand,
we did not create ourselves, we are
the creation of God! It is the
prerogative of every manufacturer
to determine what the product
would be used for. You cannot tell
the chemist what his product
should be used for; he is the one
that has made this product he is the
one that can tell you what the
product is used for!
We must understand the fact that
we did not create ourselves; it is the
manufacturer that can tell you, the
use of the product. If God created
us! Then we must of a necessity
access the manual for our life from
Him! Every manufacturer has a
manual for His product. When you
buy a car, there is a manual that
shows you the best way for that car
to operate, and without taking
cognizance of that, the car would
not function optimally.
God's plan for us is delivered when
we discover our vision for life!
So, it is in our vision that the plan of
God for us is discovered.
So,
WHAT IS VISION?
Vision is simply the unraveling of
God's plan for a man; it is simply the
unraveling for man; that is vision.
People will fulfill destiny only when
they discover their vision for living.
Your vision is not necessarily a
function of the degree you studied
in the university. Your vision is
about the plan of God for your life.
The question he has created you to
answer. The solution he has created
you to bring or to profer for
humanity, that is what vision is all
about! Your vision captures the
totality about your life. It shows
you;
The steps to take,
It shows you where to go?
It shows you, who to meet?
What to say?
What to do?
What not to do?
What not to say?
Where not to go?
So, your vision in a nutshell,
encapsulates your total being, so
the total man concept of Covenant
University is ordained to keep each
student to discover his/her God
given vision. When you do not
know where you are, everywhere
would look like it. So people fall
into vices, delinquencies, troubles,
errors, because they have not
discovered their vision.
A man of vision is a man of purpose,
because your vision would clearly
identify your purpose for living.
Dr Myles Munroe of blessed
memory said, where purpose is not
known abuse is inevitable.
So, people who have not
discovered their vision in life, so
they live the life of abuse. They
abuse their own destiny by
themselves, their life is also abused
by others around them and by the
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viscitude of life, but the man of vision is
the man that lives atop the
circumstances of life.
A wise man said; No bird would fly too
high, if it flies on its own wings. In other
words, operating within your vision
provides you your own life security.
When we have discovered our vision,
what do we do with it?
Because vision can be likened to a blue
print, it can be likened to an
architectural plan, it can be likened to
an engineering drawing, and it can be
likened to a visibility study! None of
these would see the light of the day,
except someone is committed to
working it out, so when we have
discovered our vision, all we need to
do, is then pursue it. So a well defined
pursuit agenda is almost as important
as a discovery of the vision. So,
following God's plan for our lives,
would require a tenacious pursuit of
our God given vision.
Sir, what advice do have for those who
are yet to discover their vision?
Any graduating student of Covenant
University that has not discovered his
vision, is a disgrace! How can you be in
a University like this, 4 – 5 years, and
you have not seen where you are going.
That one is just one of the crowd, and
has not allowed the school to pass
through him or her - he has only been
moving like a walking shadow!
I would refer anyone, among the
graduating students, who has not
discovered his/her vision in life, to lay
his/her hand on two of the books
written by the Chancellor, Dr. David
Oyedepo titled, “Understanding
Vision” and “Ruling Your World”.
Anyone among the graduating
students, who has not read that book,
has simply done him/herself a great
disservice.
So I would advice within the time that is
left for them here, to ensure they
critically access themselves, and go
before the Lord to discover, their God
given vision and make a commitment to
stay within their vision.
However, let me add this, the
scripture say; this people have I
formed for myself, they shall show
forth my praise – Isaiah 43:21. As
corroborated by Psalm 51:15 David
said; O Lord open thou my lips; and
my mouth shall show forth thy praise.
Ever yone graduating should
understand, you are not created for
yourself. God created you for
Himself, so if your life does not bring
Glory to God, it is a wasted life.
Where ever you go, whatsoever you
do, where ever you are found, your
life must be an example that points
others to God. If the spirituality
content of this University finds full
expression in the life of anyone, his or
her generation must of a necessity
wait on his or her word, it is only a
matter of time, because spirituality is
the gateway to fulfillment of destiny.
So every graduating student should
consciously genuinely, check him or
herself, against the spiritual meter of
this University to be able to
determine how well, or how less than
well he or she is.
I PRAY THAT THE PLAN AND
PURPOSE FOR EACH ONE,
WOULD FIND FULL EXPRESSION
IN JESUS NAME.
Chaplain, Covenant University
Interactive
Session
With
Prof. Aize I. Obayan
Aize O. Imouokhome Obayan, PhD
I don't know whether the word
short would define my leadership
encounters or my leadership
experience, but let me say that for
as long as I can remember, I have
always been involved in leadership
at one level or the other. You know,
talking about the fact that, even in
terms of my ordinal positioning in
the family I happened to be the very
first child in the family, the first
born. We are a family of six children
and that means that after me, five
others. And so I grew up with my
parents, virtually on a daily basis,
telling me that I was to lead them, I
was to show a good example and
whatever I did or did not do right
would impact on whatever they
did.
So, right from growing up, I found
that I needed to be right there
leading the way for my younger
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ones to follow. And of course,
noting going through school, being
part of some associations, talking
about secondary school, and then
ensuring that, whatever assignment I
had in terms of maybe, being a
secretary or one thing or the other, I
think to some extent that was also
leadership. And then getting into
university and whether group
assignment or whatever, I found that
I had something or the other again to
offer, in terms of providing some
insights. I have never seen
leadership as solely resting on the
platform of whoever is a positional
leader in terms of titles; I just
believe, a leader is one who is able to
take the lead wherever he or she
finds himself and so as far as that
definition of leadership is
concerned, I got into leadership
quite early and I had leadership
lessons, particularly from my parents
very early, in the sense that; this is the
family legacy, this is the identity that
you have, this is your background, this
is the track and the trail leading you,
and as such you cannot afford to break
that chain, and looking in that
particular respect as far as leadership is
concerned, it started very early, and
that is why I was saying; I don't know
whether I can talk about short
encounters or short experiences but in
terms of what persons have come to
see, in terms of visible demonstrations
of leadership assignments, several
openings, several privileged calls,
being Head of Department, being dean
of the college, having being vice
chancellor, having being coordinator of
PG school, serving on a number of
boards; board of regent Covenant
University by the privilege of God, and
then board of NUC, and then vision
Dean, CLDS
THE NECESSITY OF CAPACITY BUILDING:
TOWARDS BECOMING A GLOBAL LEADER
2022, no no no! That is for CU, (laughs) vision 2020 of the nation, you
know the CBN, FGN board, you know, I was on that as well, and those are
leadership positions where you are not only looking at issues that affect just
a certain, but looking at issues that affect the nation, and then, the privilege
of having being on a number of conferences, and taking the lead in terms of
being the chairpersons for plenary sessions, even in academic leadership,
and leadership even in academia with respect to project supervision, thesis
supervision, and then mentoring, a number of mentoring encounters, and
then being a person that others can look up to, and persons asking you to
led and guide them. And so it's always being around, I don't think I set out to
be a leader. It was something that I believed God just opened me up to, and I
must say that being a leader in several context has been quite a privilege and
it has put me also on my toes on a daily basis; virtually minute by minute,
knowing that because a number of persons look up to me, I just must do it
right, I must show a good example, I must take the lead. And I have also
been a student of leadership for as long as I can also remember, and
leadership as a subject matter, is the one that I have found very fascinating,
and daily, I keep identifying new
constructions of leadership, new
representations of leadership, and
also making sure that I am virtually
developing myself and making sure
that I'm expanding my base and also
observing other people who are in
leadership, you know, so that, as far
as the study of leadership is
concerned, and also noting that
there is a dearth of the right kind of
leadership, even for the nation state
of Africa, it has become a passion
for me, even in my current
involvement on the leadership
certificates and leadership diploma
programs of Covenant University,
you know, again by privilege,
working closely with the Chancellor,
Covenant University; who in every
sense has provided great example of
transformational and visionary
leadership and this has been quite
inspiring. And let me also say this,
my husband is very much involved,
you know, in leadership issues as
well, so, at home, at work, it's always
discussions of leadership and this
has been quite exciting. So, let me
say that it has been all around; it has
been all around me, and by
privilege.
And I have been so fascinated, you
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know, by the models of leadership
that God himself has put in place,
and looking at the spiritual
dimensions as well, ever y
Christian also being called to take
on leadership positions, noting
that right from the garden of Eden
God asked man to go have
dominion, to go take charge, so
Christian responsibilities also
involves leadership
responsibilities, there is no way we
can take on the great commission
without developing leadership
wings for flight. [Thank you very
much ma.]
What is the necessity of capacity
building in the leadership context?
able to provide inspiration, and if you
are not growing within yourself, and if
you are not also giving yourself a
demand to develop capacity beyond
what you were yesterday, then you really
cannot be said to be leading others,
because followers like to feel that
whoever is leading them is able to
inspire them, is also able to make them
be beyond what they are, persons who
lead should be able to champion the
way. I knew one of my favorite
definitions of leadership is one that
Dr. David Oyedepo , Chancellor,
Covenant University has given; a leader
is able to lead, a leader shows the way,
and a leader is able to take others
beyond where they know is possible.
Necessity therefore makes it a
provision, hmm, in the sense that,
leadership that is not forever
evolving, leadership that gets
stuck, leadership that is not
expanding, is leadership that is not
going anywhere. A leader must
always keep up with chatting new
courses, must be able to see
farther in terms of insights beyond
what others are seeing, must be
So, leaders should lead, it is not just by
titles, and, blazing the trail, and showing
the way, and also setting the pace, and
you know breaking new grounds, is what
leaders do. And this is called
championing new courses, and without
building capacity you are not able to do
that. And another thing that is obvious
again; a leader like Paul the apostle,
talking to a mentee of his, Timothy,
talked about the fact that, a leader
would need to prove with every assurance, you know,
that he is definitely expanding the base, and he talked
about; seest thou a man, you know, diligent in his
business, although that is from proverbs, but again, it's
about diligence in studying to be approved, you know,
diligence in studying to be approved.
A leader cannot be approved of his people, if he is not
one committed to books, committed to new learning,
committed to unlearning, committed to sharpening his
saw.
He said, a workman that needeth not be ashamed,
rightly dividing the word of truth. Paul himself was a
man of letters, a man who understood depths, a man
that whatever platform he appeared on, he had the
words; he was able to stand before king Agrippa and
he was not faced at all, he could hold his own, and he
was a man who was respected for his depth and our
leaders today, we need to have that, and it's not just
about certification, it's not just about showing that you
have a degree, it's about how to integrate and how to
really show dynamism in the fact that you are able to
apply the knowledge base with the practical issues and
be able to have enough foresight and insight to profer
solutions and to be able to decode, you know, even
when things are complex and then let people know that
you can inspire hope in them, without information,
and this is so vital, without information. Without the
right kind of information, a leader is left dry. It would
not be leadership, if the followership is the one having
to teach and suggest pathways; what would it show up
in a leader, if things for example are happening around
us.
Talking about the electoral process right now, if a
leader did not know that there are suggestions for
example; to postpone, you know, the election date,
has already set, and the followers are saying, you know,
what do you think of that, are we to go with this, and
the leader is saying, oh, really, you know, is anybody
suggesting that? So, a leader has to be in touch with his
onions, he needs to be ahead of the pack and capacity
building therefore. And then, learning and information
is ever dynamic, right now in this age with I.C.T, with
the E-learning platforms, with the internet;
information overload, and the challenge of the leader,
particularly in the 21st century is how to be able to
have all his fingers on top of all of these things, not
knowing is no longer an excuse, because everything is
all there for us, how do you sieve the relevant
information? How do you stay abreast of the current
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happenings? How do you know about the global issues?
This is the demand of leadership, and without capacity
building, without sharpening your skills, without having
the right skills; you are not able to do this. So capacity
building is a core necessity for leadership particularly in
the 21st century.
WHAT DOES IT TAKE MA, TO BECOME A GLOBAL
LEADER AND HOW DOES IT START?
Series To be continued in the next EDITION
Ma, in conclusion, what is your advice to the graduating
class of 2015?
The graduating class of 2015, graduating from Covenant
University is not graduating from the school of life. The
school of life is always opening up to the next levels and the
next levels and the next levels. So, Covenant University has
only given you skills, so that you are able to apply the skills
to the real world out there, and there are great
expectations, and so, you are raised as an eagle, and
eagles, are not ground birds, you are raised to soar and
look for the high skies, there is no doubt that soar you
must. Best wishes! You are raised as an eagle, and eagles
must soar.
It is indeed a pleasure speaking to you, thank you so much
for your time,
You are welcome!
The Impact of the University Core Values
On our Graduates,
The Culture of any institution
is what determines its future.
The Culture of an Institution
defines its nature, and nature
when lived out determines the
perpetuity of that institution
and its products. Covenant
University's Core values form
the building blocks of the
expected culture. This is the
culture we expect all
graduates to have imbibed
and manifest. Apart from the
degree, which validates the
technical skills acquired, the
most vital add-on CU
graduates take away from CU,
are the Core values.
There are seven CU Core
values: Spirituality, Integrity,
Possibility Mentality, Capacity
Building, Responsibility,
Diligence and Sacrifice. Our
motto is Raising a New
Generation of Leaders, and
these values are the core
ingredients that make a CU
graduate function as a new
generation leader. The CU
Core Values emphasize
Leadership development.
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While the graduates were on campus, these
values were modelled and lived on a daily
basis; and by applying themselves to these
values, the leadership seed in these graduates
have been nurtured as they become equipped
to take on leadership challenges in society. We
are raising a new generation of leaders who
have the right set of values and skills to accept
the leadership challenge of our time. The
country is in dire need of credible,
dependable, capable and visionary leaders,
who can do the seemingly impossible, with
whatever resources available, who are not selfcentred but service-oriented, who are not
title-seekers but value-adding personalities (as
against the popular Very Important
Personalities). Nigeria requires a workforce
that is committed to national development and
burning with a strong passion to see change in
every sector of society. The University's core
values are founded on sound biblical
principles, and that is why spirituality is the
arrowhead of the Core Values. The highlights
of the impact of the University's Core Values
on the graduates are:
Spirituality: Spirituality is godliness and
godlikeness. The Christian ethos form the
basis of all our operations as a university. We
strongly emphasize the Jesus-factor in
everything we do, and like the Chancellor
would fondly say, Jesus is the Founder, 'funder'
“Spirituality is
godliness
and godlikeness.
The Christian ethos
form the basis
of all our operations
as a university.
We strongly
emphasize
the Jesus-factor
in everything we do,
and like the
Chancellor
would fondly say,
Jesus is the Founder,
'Funder' and 'Runner'
of Covenant
University.”
and 'Runner' of Covenant
University. The University Chapel is
the centre of spiritual activities on
campus where amazing lifetransforming experiences take
place. Students are strongly advised
to maintain a quality relationship
with God, work assiduously towards
spiritual growth, study their bibles,
pray regularly and allow the Holy
Spirit to live and work through
them. Students are exposed to
sound biblical teachings to build
them up spiritually and to develop
strong moral character. Altar calls
are made during each chapel event
and many students respond to the
call by surrendering their lives to
Christ. Also, by the application of
prayer and faith, students are taught
t o c o u n t e r a n d o v e rc o m e
sicknesses, diseases and other
oppressions of the devil.
Integrity: Graduates are expected
to demonstrate honesty and
uprightness. They are expected to
firmly uphold truth and
courageously expose anything
illegal or illegitimate. Currently, top
on the list of problems in Nigeria is
corruption. As a university, since
inception, everything we do is based
on merit, right from admissions to
graduation. The graduates have the
mind-set that they can accomplish
anything and everything the right
way, which mirrors how the
University has achieved all its laurels
over the years. Covenant University
trains and expect her graduates to
uphold the highest standards of
integrity which is evident in our
zero-tolerance for indiscipline,
social vices and academic
dishonesty. Our students are not
allowed to do what they like, but
what is right. The system is designed
to ensure that ever yone is
responsible and doing what is
expected per time. We have
prepared an army of men and
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women of integrity, with the
courage to say NO to evil and the
tenacity to stand for truth at all
times.
Possibility Mentality: We strongly
believe that nobody arrives at a
future he/she cannot picture. We
expect our graduate to believe and
uphold that nothing is impossible,
have a healthy and positive selfesteem, and strive for excellence at
all times. We through the virtue of
possibility mentality have trained
our graduates to envision and
passionately pursue a new world,
by rebuilding the old wastes and
restoring wasted cities.
Capacity building: we expect our
graduates to consciously commit to
continuous and life-long personal
and career development
endeavours. The University runs a
custom-built course called “Total
man Concept” (TMC) which we like
Mr. Azubuike Ezenwoke
Dean, Students Affairs
to call, “the science of life”. Through
TMC, students discover themselves,
their gifts and callings, capture and
plan for the actualization of their
dreams etc. Also, the University
recently commenced the Diploma
and Certificate Course in Leadership
Development to further instill the
leadership spirit in her graduates.
The leadership seed, being nurtured
here at CU, matures and becomes
the fruit enjoyed in the various
industry sectors where our graduates
function. At the end of the academic
programme, the students go through
an exit course called “Towards a Total
Graduate” (TTG) which adds the
finishing touches to the overall CU
experience. Finally, our graduates
have been taught not to join the
bandwagon of job seekers, but job
creators. We operate under the
philosophy that, if what you want is
not available, then create it. We don't
expect a CU graduate to be stranded
in the labour market, they have been
taught enough through our
Entrepreneurship Development
Studies, EDS (another custom-built
course) on how to conceive and turn
business ideas into business success.
Responsibility: George Washington
said, 'The price for greatness is
responsibility'. Our unique system
ensures that the seed of greatness in
our graduates have been properly
nurtured by imbibing the sense of
responsibility. The graduates are
obliged to honour the code of
conduct they subscribed to as
undergraduates such as punctuality
to lectures, prompt response to
assignments accountability, and
other demands-upholding this
culture is non-negotiable.
Diligence: We expect our graduates
to commit themselves to the
demands of any task at hand. To work
hard, promoting the dignity of labour
and thereby generating unmatchable
results.
·Sacrifice: We believe that sacrifice is
the ultimate price for outstanding
success and leadership is not
conclusive without sacrifice. We
expect all our graduates to go the
extra-mile, beyond what is expected,
beyond the call-of-duty, paying
extra-price for the accomplishment
of set goals.
To be continued on page: 21
Living A Life Of Purpose
For Glorious Future
Dr. Adebiyi Ayodele Ariyo,
Head of Department, Computer and
Information Sciences.
Good day Sir,
1.Sir, can you share with us, the
early days of your life, the days of
humble beginnings?
Thank you so much! The early days
of my life, I was born in Ilorin, Kwara
state. I attended Saint Williams's
primary school, Ilorin but I ended
up finishing at army children
school, Kakuri, Kaduna State. The
early days of my life were not rosy, in
the sense that, I did not stay with my
parents. I started living with my
grandmother and all of a sudden I
was taken away from her, to my
father senior brother. Before I
finished my primary school, I can
say I spent just two years with my
mother before she died. Well, it was
the days of humble beginning;
things were not too rosy as it were
then.
2.Sir, how did you discover your
purpose for living, your passion for
academics?
My coming to academics is divine,
in the sense that I have always
desired to work in a banking
institution, but that was not
possible. However, I had always
sought God's leading, among my
several prayers for direction, God
gave me a revelation and I saw
myself in the revelation receiving an
envelope, I opened the envelope
and I saw an admission letter, and I
was wondering what the meaning
was because as of that time, I
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already had B.Sc. Computer Science
and Masters degree in Business
administration (MBA). So receiving
an admission letter was contrary to
appointment letter that was
uppermost in my heart at that time,
was something got me thinking. It was
about 3 months after the revelation
that I had the opportunity to meet
someone who was working in
Covenant University. I submitted an
application, and miraculously I was
invited for an interview. One of the
major question that was asked, was I
willing to pursue a Ph.D program, I
said whao in my heart, what a great
opportunity. I connected that to the
revelation I had, and to my surprise I
actually got the admission letter, you
know, the way I saw it in the revelation
and that was how my teaching career
began. Although I started with M.Sc.
and later Ph.D. Also, before, I came
to Covenant University, I had taught in
College of Education as Computer
Lecturer, and in the computer school I
established after my NYSC service
year.
3.Sir, did you ever have any vision that
you would be where you are today?
Yes, I had a vision of being a leader. I
always find myself being appointed as
a leader. In my secondary school, I
was appointed as the food prefect
even in the university; I was a Christian
fellowship leader in my department.
While in the university I have always
imagined myself as the head of IT
department wherever am privileged to
work over time. This spurs my interest
of pursing MBA without anybody
advising me after my first degree in
Computer Science. The essence was
to be equipped with adequate
knowledge of managing human and
other resources. My other colleagues
were pursuing employment, but I
chose to build up and be grounded in
business administration, hoping that
wherever I am to be engaged, I would
have necessary skills to rise and
become the head of IT department,
subsequently maybe the managing
director.
I can also say that, where I am today, is
a function of prophetic declaration.
Around 2006, the man that occupies
the position of leadership in the
University now was then the H.O.D of
this department and I was then the
examination officer of the department,
and all of a sudden he started calling
me my “H.O.D” for a number of years.
Today the prophesy has been fulfilled.
1.Sir, can you share some of your
experiences as regards your encounter with Jesus Christ at
salvation?
I want to thank God! I got born-again at a very tender age;
I was about entering secondary school then. I attend a
crusade in Kaduna organized by late Prophet Obadare,
the founder of WOSEM. It was in the crusade that my dad
and I gave our life to Christ. God has been faithful in this
journey, knowing Him and studying His word has really
kept me going. With an encounter with Christ, staying by
His word, living by His word that has really helped me in
the subsequent endeavors in life.
Sir, based on your walk with God over the years, what has
been its influence over your life (before and after)?
The word of God and prayer has been the major influence
in my life. I would say things were not working well for me
before I gave my life to Christ. One thing I noticed after I
gave my life to Christ was that my performance in
academics improved significantly. Since that time I have
remained consistent with Him, God has been so faithful!
Sir, what could you say about keeping friends, close
friends? Those you grew up with! Were they instrumental
to where you are currently in life?
No, like I would say, I don't keep friends! And none of my
friends was instrumental to where I am now. I discovered
that most of the people that are very close to me as a
youth engaged in one unrighteous act or the other, and
they are able to sense or see that I am different, so they
try not to associate much with me. It is only God that
has been instrumental to where I am today. God has
been the one that has been guiding me and leading
me, not any friend parse, and as a matter of fact, I
don't keep friends!
Sir, what is your advice and prayer for the new
generation of leaders, the EAGLES, class 2015?
My first advice is that they should let the core values of
Covenant University ring in their hearts continually.
They should try to be a blessing rather than a receiver,
being a blessing to people around them. When you
have that desire, God will place you where you will
have opportunity to be a leader, but if you don't have
that desire of being a channel of blessing to your
world, God might not find you suitable. Just like King
Solomon, God blessed him, because his primary
desire was to serve God's people. He did not request
for money, wealth, longevity or his enemy, but King
Solomon requested that God should grant him
wisdom, to lead his people aright. And for you to be a
new generation leader; the interest of the people
should be your primary driving force, how you can
influence the people around you, and be a blessing to
them, not looking for what you want to get.
With these, when God see your heart, He will make a
way for you, to actually excel in life.
THANK YOU SIR, for having a quality time out with
us, we give God all the Glory.
continuation...
The impact of the University Core Values
On our Graduates,
It is important to mention that we
have the most unique set of
graduates in the World. Our
graduates become highly disciplined,
focused and talented. The packaging
of a CU graduate is different. Our
graduates are refined, cultured,
confident and competent. They have
been trained through a unique dress
code regimen introduced at the
inception of the University, which is
responsible for the dignity
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surrounding a CU graduate. They
are constantly reminded of the
words of the Chancellor that, 'The
way you are dressed is the way you'll
be addressed'. They come in
unfinished, as though fresh from the
mines, and having gone through the
University's system, come out as
treasures. One word that describes
the experience at CU is: Life
Changing! In spite of the rigorous
demands of discipline and
commitment to academic and
character excellence, if given the
chance for another undergraduate
degree programme, many of our
graduates would still choose
Covenant University and the impact
of the culture and Core Values of CU
is very evident.
Cyber-crime Security AND
Digital Forensic Investigation
for Education,
Research and Development.
Dr Funminiyi Olajide
The effect of cybercrime continues
to permeate the economy, social
life, and national defence and
security. The criminological
concept of cybercrime is
imperative as cybercriminals are
changing the way they organise,
operate and target with new
methodologies and diverse
platforms. An investigation into
the trends of cybercrime activities
by TrendMicro in 2013, revealed
that Africa is fast becoming a safe
harbour for cybercriminals. Yet,
Africa is anything but unique and
all around the countries of the
w o r l d , c y b e rc r i m i n a l s a r e
exploiting the internet to target
individuals, businesses and
governments institutions in order
to extract illicit financial gain.
Several corporate bodies and in
businesses have been victimized
by various cybercrime activities,
resulting in the policing of
cybercrime issues across the
nations with attendant challenges.
The international legal policies and
procedures including the process
of prosecuting cyber-criminals
across borders have also not been
fully implemented. Evidently,
hacktivism has been used for
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planning, organising and
influencing crucial political
decisions in many countries and
also for economic growth in many
nations of the world. The effect of
cybercrime on businesses can be
traced to the vast use of the
Internet of Things.
Internet has become an integral
part of our daily life and is used
mostly for business transactions,
for example, mobile e-Commerce.
For majority of people; Internet is
used as a means of social
networking and communication.
Without the use of Internet,
businesses may suffer and people
may not be able to communicate
effectively, as expected. However,
with the increasing usage of
Internet technologies, there is a
need for research into the
criminological concept of
cybercrime activities in Africa.
The current research into a study
of application level information
from volatile memory analysis of
Windows computer systems
revealed user input information on
some commonly used business
applications (Olajide and Savage,
2 0 1 1 ) . A n o t h e r r e s e a rc h
investigation into the
identification and analysis of user
input found on Windows
applications was carried out by
Olajide and Savage, 2012.
There is no doubt that
cybercrime is bound to increase,
as access to the Internet and
business application increases
using the new platform of mobile
technology driven by the vast use
of social networking (RSA,
2013).
The research into criminological
concept of cybercrime is still at
the infancy stage, but security
counter-measures and
educational awareness of the
trends of cybercrime issues must
coherently be employed within
businesses. African Scientists
need to engage in Cyber Security
r e s e a rc h a c t i v i t i e s . T h e
prevention, detection and
policing of cybercrime will not
only help in business
transactions, but will also
contribute to continuing online
safety, campaigns, privacy
awareness and intellectual
property protection. However,
Internet is necessar y for
economic growth and
advancement of industrialisation in
Africa.
In the global market, focusing on
r e s e a rc h r e p o r t i n A f r i c a ,
Smartphone shipments have grown
speedily, which was first invented in
1992 by IBM and BellSouth. The
world's first cur ved- OLED
technology of Smartphone was
introduced into the retail market
with the sale of Samsung Galaxy
Round in December 2013,
including the use of Android phone
technology, which has been
powered by Google Technology
systems. According to the statistical
report made by McAfee, in 2013,
the usage of these two famous
devices have increased more
frequently by almost 43%, over the
current mobile trend of “Bring Your
Own Device” (BYOD). Certainly,
“BYOD” is at increasing stages in
many business organisations all
around the world, thereby resulting,
in cybercriminal network gangs
developing and refining their
methods of cyber-attacks.
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Cybercrime is a significant
problem for businesses, but
finding the best way of
minimising the effects of
cybercrime will not only help in
the growing market of mobile
technology but will also bring
more awareness on different
cybercrime issues. The research
on Cyber-security by Tendulkar
in 2013 revealed that every
aspect of cyber-crime is wide
and can be legally complicated.
Another research work of
Brenner (2004) stated that
cybercrime is a worldwide
problem and no state is beyond
vulnerability. This augment
supports the development of
different cybercrime governance
policy frameworks in various
countries of the world. Off
course, but this may not assist
the law enforcement agencies in
prosecuting cybercrime across
the border. Hence, research into
the policing of cybercrimes
across borders becomes very
vital.
Knowledge information on
government enforcement laws
on cybercrime needs to be
t h o ro u g h l y i n v e s t i g a t e d ,
through the relationships
between the victims and
offenders. For example, in the
UK, the cost of cybercrime has
increased over the years. The
recently established UK
National Cybercrime Agency
(NCA) authenticates the need
for cyber security. The UK
government has promulgated
laws, including the newly
created National Cybercrime
Agency (NCA) that will facilitate
the legal prosecution of
cybercrimes.
A research conducted by Tendulkar
in 2013, shows that the US
government has recently established
laws to deal with many cybercrime
issues. These laws are not limited to
cyber intrusions, cyber-terrorism,
c y b e r- e s p i o n a g e , c o p y r i g h t
infringement as well as the Cyber
Security Governance policies and
knowledge information on
cybercrime activities across the
borders.
Policing of Cybercrime issues across
the borders are enormous but the
dynamic and connected nature of
our environment in Africa has
encouraged user relationships
through social networking and as
such, presents fertile grounds for
Worldwide Network of
Cybercriminals. This group of
Cybercriminals is now targeting
users' data and, thereby, causing a
major breakdown to the global
economy. Therefore, curriculum
into training, education and research
development in Cybercrime
S e c u r i t y, D i g i t a l F o r e n s i c
Investigation and Experimentation
should be encouraged a foremost
agenda amongst Nigerian
Universities.
Dr Funminiyi Olajide, PhD,
Lecturer, Cybercrime Security,
Digital Forensic & Techniques
Department of Computer and
Information Sciences
Covenant University
Ota, Ogun State.
Nigeria.
Email: funminiyius@gmail.com
DRIVE
EFFICIENCY
TECHNOLOGY
IMPACT OF COMPUTER
SCIENCE IN THE
21ST CENTURY
Computer Science is a prominent
field of study and its impact in the
21st century cannot be over
emphasised. Computing is actually
seen as the science of nearly
everything in the 21st century. As a
matter of fact Computer Science is
now part of everyone's daily life
through the innovations and
technologies it facilitates. The use of
the latter is a big help and assistance
to everyone because it makes ease
the burden of our daily lives.
Computer Science is the study of
mathematics and technology of
computers and their application in
different domains. As a very broad
field of study, it has so many
specialized areas which allow it to
touch base with every aspect of life
and make great impact in this 21st
century. Some of these areas are
Artificial Intelligence, Data mining,
Soft and Hard computing,
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Communication and Networking,
Electronic Systems, Software
Engineering, Forensic and Security,
Information Management Systems,
E-Commerce etc.
Through innovations and
advancement in research, all these
specialized areas have been
instrumental to transforming
Computer Science. It has painted
different domains, transforming
some from traditional mode of
operation to full automation systems
and now intelligent systems. Some
of these domains are medicine,
education, agriculture, business,
politics, banking and security. As a
result of the transformation agenda,
Computer Science has been placed
in the forefront of discovery, driving
economy growth and transforming
culture and life. The impact of
Computer Science in the 21st
century is apparent in the domains
highlighted below.
Medical Domain:
In order to provide adequate health
care in the 21st century, Computer
Science is facilitating a muchneeded transformation in health
care delivery in the following ways:
It makes it possible to mine a large
volume of patient data from multiple
sources, extracting some useful
hidden patterns and effectively
presenting the right piece of
information to the right person in
real time with greater percentage of
accuracy to help make the right
decision while safeguarding the
patient privacy and security.
Examples of such available
applications are decision support
systems and expert systems which
are based on the data mining and
artificial intelligent areas of
computer science.
Computer Science also facilitates
The field of Computer Science has
also enabled a cloud based medical
data record which enhances global
medical record access and update.
From any part of the world, a
particular patient medical history
could be accessed and updated. This
enhances proper monitoring of a
patient's health status while the
patient's privacy is safeguarded by
reliable cloud security algorithm.
Examples are Electronic Medical
Record (EMRs), cloud-based EMRs
etc.
Other areas of impact of Computer
Science in medical domain in the 21st
century are robotic surgery motivated
by artificial intelligence, telemedicine
motivated by electronic systems,
home monitoring, health 2.0 and
much more.
Business Sector:
Computer Science does not leave
the business sector untouched.
Every stage of business process has
been transformed into electronic
process called e-commerce in
computer science. Now we have eshop, e-market, digital marketing,
electronic products selection using
optimization theory algorithm in
computer science, e-procurement,
e-ordering, e-payment, e-auction,
electronic banking etc. All these
electronic systems allow the parties
involved in the business process to
interact conveniently via electronic
means while their security is
guaranteed with the help of security
algorithms in Computer Science.
Education Domain:
Computer Science has really brought
innovations into the education system
by gradually transforming the
traditional classroom system to an
on-line classroom and now virtual and
digital classroom with the aid of
electronic systems. Also, the usually
printed textbooks and book shelve
physical librar y have been
transformed into digital text, digital
library and virtual libraries where the
Agriculture:
This sector has also experienced the
impact of Computer Science. Gone
are the ages of manual land
preparation, cultivation and planting
with hoes and cutlasses; intelligent
tractors and robotic system are the
machines of the century. With the
help of Computer Science artificial
intelligence, several soil analyses
software have been developed;
electronic marketing of agricultural
produce and a lot more have also
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been invented to transform the
agricultural system in meeting the
demand of the 21st century.
Communication:
With the help of Computer Science,
communication has become so easy.
Several means of communication have
been developed such as Skype, e-mail
messages, teleconferencing,
WhatsApp, Facebook, YouTube, etc.
Communication barrier is no more a
story in the 21st century because a lot
of translation softwares are now
available, all developed through
networking and software
development areas of computer
science.
Politics:
With the intervention of computer
science, election and government
systems have been transformed. Now,
there is e-campaign, e-registration, evoting, standard national database
management system, cloud data
storage, e-governance, e-democracy,
e-meeting, e-minute, e-notice board,
e-administration. All these are the
influences of electronic system in
political sector and administration.
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Examination officer, Computer and Information Science, CST
text can be accessed anywhere, at
any time, even at the comfort of
someone's room or offices. Among
other impacts are electronic board,
search engines for learning, on-line
examination, on-line registration,
on-line result, on-line forum, online tutorial, digital lectures, data
mining analysis of student
performance, student advisory
expert system, etc. All these
innovations are based on electronic
systems, artificial intelligence and
data mining areas of Computer
Science.
By Dr. (Mrs.) Oladipupo O.O.
monitoring and assisting patients'
health activities and behaviour in
homes, offices and community
centres without the patient physical
presence in the hospitals or care
clinic. Examples of such available
applications are online diagnosis
system, fuzzy expert system for heart
disease risk determination, webbased expert system, etc. These are
based on electronic systems, artiificial
intelligence and soft computing
techniques. All these areas are stems
from the field of computer science.
Lecturer, CIS Department, Covenant University
Parting Words To The GraDuating Students
BE RESPONSIBLE!
“You must take responsibility.
You cannot change the
circumstances, the seasons, or
the wind, but you can change
yourself. That is something you
have charge of” – John Rohn.
“The price of greatness is
responsibility ” –W inston
Churchill
“The man who complains about
the way the ball bounces is likely
to be the one who dropped it” –
Lou Holtz
“Success on any major scale
requires you to accept
responsibility… in the final
analysis, the one quality that all
success people have is the
ability to take responsibility” –
Michael Korda
Mrs. Isewon Itunuoluwa
Pioneer graduate, 2006.
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Responsibility i.e. "response-ability" – is the ability to
choose your response. Highly proactive people
recognize that responsibility. They do not blame
circumstances, conditions, or conditioning for their
behaviour. As you go into the real world, you cannot
predict what challenges Life will throw at you. One
thing you must know is that so much has been
deposited into you. Rise up to the challenge, take
responsibility and you will be surprised just how far
you will go. You should turn your challenges to
stepping stones to your next level.
Also you must realize the need to act fast. Taking a
look at the experience David had with Goliath; 1st
Samuel17:48 [KJV]:
And it came to pass,
when the philistine
arose, and came and
drew nigh to meet
David that David
hastened, and ran
toward the army to
meet the Philistine.
And David put his
hand in his bag, and
took thence a stone,
and slang it, and smote
the philistine in his
forehead, that the
stone sunk into his
forehead; and he fell
upon his face to the
earth.
If you study the above
scripture properly, you
will discover that
David took the action
promptly; it is not just
taking action but
taking prompt action
in whatever you are
doing in life.
Dr, Ada Sonia Peter, PhD
Making the right choice,
courtship and marriage
Good day ma,
1.CAN YOU NARRATE TO US
WHAT YOUR EXPERIENCE WAS
L I K E A S R E G A R D S
PREPARATION FOR MARRIAGE?
Preparation for marriage (laughs). Ok, I
think the greatest capacity you can ever
build to prepare for marriage, is to have
the fear of God in you. I mean to walk
with God, love God, and know God on
your own first, before you start thinking
of a life partner because that would
determine a lot of things. You need to
know God on your own first and know
God for yourself, that alone is enough
preparation for marriage because as you
begin to walk with the Holy Ghost and
with God, He begins to direct you and
lead you in the path to go, what to do
and not to do. In fact, He cuts off
excesses that people call, youthful
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exuberance.
These helps you to curtail what you really look out for in a man because
when the Holy Ghost has been able to tell you, no fornication and the
likes, of course you will not go out looking out for a guy who says, he
wants you in bed. So, the fear of God, loving God for yourself first,
prepares you for the kind of man you want to meet in life.
2.IN TERMS OF MAKING THE RIGHT CHOICE, WHAT WAS YOUR
BELIEF SYSTEM, AND WHAT WERE YOUR GUIDING PRINCIPLES
FOR MAKING THE RIGHT CHOICE?
(Laughs) Ok, in terms of making the right decisions, everything still boils
down to God, ok. And remember when I say God, I am referring to our
God who talks about diligence. He is a God that talks about study, a God
who talks about knowledge, a God who talks about understanding. So
when you love God, you'll know that you need knowledge of what you are
about to go into, you'll know that
you need wisdom to guide in what
you are about to go into. Ok, and
all of these leads you to begin to
look for materials, credible
materials on marriage, credible
materials on courtship, credible
materials on the man God wants in
your life, do you understand?
So that is to say that I actually read a
few books, and one of the books
that remarkably affected me, is one
of Pastor bimbo's books: “100
questions to ask, before you make
that move, or before you accept
that ring, that courtship ring”.
What struck me most from the
book and became very pivotal in my
decisions for a life partner, was the
portion where she talked about
parental consent. According to the
book, when your parents, say no to
a man, the no may not necessarily
make sense to you at that time but
that is a cause for you to look again,
they may just tell you, we don't like
his legs because they are bent, and
you may ask, why they are
criticizing your prospective
husband? Because of his legs, I
mean, does his legs represent his
character and other vital attributes?
According to the analogy in the
book, the bent leg may signify a
bent future. But what your parents
may be seeing in place of the bent
future is the bent leg and that is the
best way they can explain and warn
you of the danger ahead. These
signals can be anything other than
the leg. Do you understand? For
instance, they may just give you
some other flimsy reasons that,
ahh, I don't like his tribe. These
observations may be after the first
time your parents meet your
prospective spouse. If you go a
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second time and a third time, and
they are insisting, then you pray to
God, fast and do everything you
know to do to convince them and
they are still insisting, then look
elsewhere, there are other brothers
and sisters, do you understand? That
is, if the first time they just say, no we
don't want him, pray about it. Father,
if this is my man touch my parents!
You confront them again! Not
confront anyway, it is not a battle
(laughs), you meet them again, and
then talk to them. Somehow,
somehow, someone in the family
should be able to say, ok well! And
that was the first challenge I had or
rather, personal experience, this were
part of the indicators: The person
who initially looked like it in my sight,
was a No! No! To everyone around
me, even after I tried to, lai lai:
(Yoruba, meaning saying “never”),
there was just something wrong, it is
either they say this about the person,
but everything appeared wrong
about some of my suitors. At the time
there were four persons, but two
were looking more likely. So some of
my indicators for selection were what
my parents had to say, what my
siblings had to say, what my friends
also had to say, do you understand, I
am not saying they necessarily need
to approve, but from that book, it
gave me a clue that, ok when
someone says no, then I need to look
two times again, do you understand
me. And that for me, made a whole
lot of difference, it helped me to cut
off, it helped to prune the number of
persons I was considering for the
marriage, ok. Why should I marry
someone that my family would just
come for the wedding, all in the name
of, ehh well, it is Ada's wedding, let's
go, no! I need a wedding where
everyone is happy, we are all happy,
of course I don't have to die with one
man; there are many options. The
point for me is that, you can make
your choice but choose based on
God's principles. There is no one
man or woman, that if you don't
marry, you will never marry, it is a lie!
Just make the right decision, choose
the right man or woman by the help
of God.
3.WERE THERE CHALLENGES
YOU CONQUERED, AS REGARDS
MAKING THE RIGHT CHOICE?
Challenges I conquered! I think the
first challenge I conquered was, what
people would say, about this
particular person who had been with
me for a very long time, but I knew I
had to make that decision, and forget
it, because this is one life, I mean, I
am going to be the one living with it
and if I don't get it right now, people
would not come to my house to know
what I am going through.
And then secondly, I needed to also
conquer an “assumed love” for the
sake of destiny, in other words, I
opted for fulfilling destiny than
sticking on with an inexistent love. Let
me explain, this person in question
had a problem with my path in life and
that was a major decision for me to
take, ok. Am I going to alter my path
in life and just marry, or choose
destiny before marriage. I think I
chose destiny, believing that of course
there should be someone who likes
this destiny, and would passionately
want me and this destiny; I needed to
make that decision.
I think those were the two major
things, yes, I needed to conquer, yeah!
helped me, was, I was also looking out
for a man who loved God for himself,
not because of me, in other words, on
your own, you are spiritual, yeah! You
love God, you are a lover of God on
your own, you fear God on your own,
not because, oh! this Ada is very
spiritual, so I must brace up, (no), you
don't need to brace to me.
4.BEFORE COURTSHIP BEGAN,
WHAT WERE THE THINGS THAT
YOU HAD TO SETTLE?
Ok,
first (laughs), I would say that even
before I got to the point of courtship,
yeah, as a young girl, I was still 13, 14,
when I made up my mind that, forget
it, even if the man's brain is touching,
he wouldn't access my sacredness,
that's something I had brainwashed
myself with. So it wasn't because of
courtship or no courtship, it was
something innate in me, and let me tell
you something about God. He brings
to you, what suites you; God brings to
you what suites what you want. Yes,
there might be other things around
you that don't look like it. They may
appear to look like it. But what you
finally end up with, is what actually
suites you. This is what I mean, my
husband also was a person who had
also made up his mind, and that no
matter how “mami water” (Nigerian
term for: mermaid spirit) you are,
(laughs) he was going to also stay
chaste till marriage, so that helped the
courtship process, to just stay chaste
until we got married.
In fact, I also wanted someone who,
could lord over me spiritually, do you
understand? Yes, lord over me
spiritually, he may not pray as much as I
pray, but of course when he drops
some rhemas and revelations, I know
that yes, this one is rooted in the Word,
do you understand? Yes, so those were
some of the things I was also looking
out for, someone who loved God on
His own, on his own, not because of
me. And then, character also mattered
to me, but I believe that the love of
God would affect character. So, the
love of God from that person mattered
more to me than character, because I
know, once the love of God is there,
character is naturally going to take
place and take shape.
5.WHAT WERE THE PRINCIPLES
THAT GUIDED YOU DURING
C O U R T S H I P, U P U N T I L
MARRIAGE?
Principles; well,
one thing, sorry, to add to the first
thing also, one of the things that also
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6.BEFORE MARRIAGE STARTS,
WHAT ARE THE THINGS THAT
MUST BE PREPARED FOR?
(laughs) ok, you need to prepare for
number one, your home, you need to
prepare for your home, and when I talk
about home, you need to prepare for
motherhood, wifehood,
Daughterhood to your in-laws, you
need to prepare for all of those
and one thing you also need to
keep in mind is to keep the flame of
love burning in the home. Now
you guys are married, so what
next? There is no goose goose
anymore (laughs), so it now takes a
conscious effort to keep the fire, to
keep it burning, to keep the love
flaming. On that note, you need to
prepare to build your marriage on
something more than love and that
is what you have to decide before
time.
You know marriage is beyond, “I
love you and you love me”. In fact,
it is sweeter when it's built on
something in addition to love. I
will use an example; the
Chancellor had a vision that Mama
agreed to, before their marriage.
So, I mean, there was something
to chase together, so I believe, that
vision factor and more has kept the
bond going. What am I talking
about here? You should marry a
man who is going somewhere and
you should also be going
somewhere, and you are both
going to work together. That has a
way of keeping the action going,
do you understand. It keeps both
of you focused, we know we are
going somewhere, so, it is not all
about: oh, I so love you, I so love
you…
In fact, when these things begin to
get accomplished, it has a way of
blossoming in love. Words like oh,
thank you so much for being there
for me, thank you for standing in
for me, thank you for being all of
these to me! Starts flowing in, let
me read a text my husband sent to
me, recently (laughs): that was on
Friday he said, (why am I reading
this?) (Laughs). He said: my love, in you I
have found more than a life partner, you are
all in one, I love you plenty.
So now, what that tells you is that, I have not
only been a wife, I have been several other
things. So, in getting into marriage, you
have to prepare to be several other things to
your husband, or yes, to your spouse. In
terms of helping him build his life, you know
growing together into the vision he has, and
then, he also helps you. The same way I have
been a blessing to him, is the same way, my
husband has been a blessing to me. He gives
me all the support I can think of, for this Job,
and all you can think of, of course, I mean,
as chaplain, you know I worked night and
day, but he never complained one day,
rather, each time I come home, we pray
together. When I am going to minister at any
service, we pray through the message, and
then receive more dangerous lights, when
these lights come, I now personally pray
with it, and then I get greater light, and you
guys are blessed (laughs).
So, beyond the, “I love you, you love me”,
there should be something both of you are
working towards, the goal, and the vision
should always be there.
7.WHAT DOES IT TAKE, MA, TO BUILD
A SUCCESSFUL MARRIAGE?
It takes God! It takes God and God alone.
And In God you will find every other thing.
In God, you will find the romance. In God,
you will find the love, in God, you will find
the submission, and in God you will find the
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honor. Of course, the Bible says;
Husbands, love your wives, even as
Christ also loved the church, and
gave himself for it - Ephesians5:25,
that's in God. The Bible also, says to
the woman, woman submit to your
husband, that's also in God. The
Bible also talks about, you know,
keeping each other warm on the
bed, for me that speak of romance.
The fear of God also keeps the
marriage on. Because when you fear
God, it just cuts off a lot of excesses;
cheating that people talk about, you
know, defiling the bed; that brings
about broken homes, you know, not
taking responsibility as a mother, or
the father also not taking
responsibility as the father, the Bible
talks about a man that is not able to
take care of his home, is worse than
an infidel. These scripture helps a
man to brace up to his
responsibilities to take care of the
children, to take care of the family,
and the wife also knows that, oh,
wait a minute, even though, I am a
career person, I have to, you know,
submit myself to my husband. For
instance, most times I don't
remember, I am a Doctor, and that's
intentional. It's only when people
call me, oh, Dr. Ada, that I
remember, wait a minute, I have a
degree (laughs). This is a conscious
effort so that I can live in my house,
normal. Yeah, that's a conscious
effort to just stay submissive to
the man in the house. Exactly, so
to be able to build a successful
marriage, it all revolves around
God!
There is nothing you are looking
for, that is not in God, and when I
say God, I am talking about His
Word. If you really want to build a
successful marriage, romance is in
the word of God, taking care of
your family is in the word of God.
If you look at the common things
that break up homes today; it is
either cheating, or irresponsibility
or demonic influence, name it!
And tell me which one the bible
does not take care of. So in God
you will build a successful
marriage.
8.WHAT IS YOUR ADVICE FOR
THE GRADUATING
STUDENTS' CLASS 2015?
My advice for them is FOCUS,
first things first. Focus; First
things first, and when I mean first
things, I say so because I know as
young people, the blood is very
hot now, marriage, marriage,
courtship, courtship, spouse,
spouse, partner, partner, but that
shouldn't come first. Like Pastor.
Victor (former chaplain,
Covenant University) would
always say; you discover yourself
first, before you start thinking of adding
another person to your life.
Discover your vision,
Discover where you are going to,
Discover your goal,
Know what you want to achieve in life.
Then, it would help you to decide on
who the right partner is.
This applies to both male and female.
A vivid example, one of the ways, I also
pruned the guys around me, was when
one said, the kind of life Prof. Obayan is
living, is not the kind of life I want you to
live, he didn't know, that went a long
way for me to decide, because I already
knew; wait a minute, I am towing an
academic line. That for me was
defining! So now, imagine if I didn't
know where I was going! That statement
wouldn't have meant anything to me,
isn't it? Response: yes ma. Yeah! It
wouldn't have meant anything to me. I
would say, ok, no problem! Of course, I
can't live my life like her, I am me. But
knowing where I was going, I knew that
he was not my life partner. Although this
person eventually said, no, no, I didn't
mean it that way. Forget it! For me that
was the truth, this one you are telling
me now is just trying to still win me over.
That was defining for me.
Focus, discover yourself first, discover
where you are going, your vision,
before you start thinking of who to take
along, or who the partner should be.
Once you have been able to discover
that then, you are all set.
Money is not the criteria, money is not
the criteria to start a home, it is a
necessity but it is not a criteria. One of
my spiritual mama, said to me:
If you have seen the man, even though
he doesn't have money, if he is
hardworking, diligent with a vision and
he fears God, go for him, money would
always come.
And that's true! Money would always
come, money is not a criteria. Money
shouldn't be the criteria for picking the
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man or the woman you want to
marry, rather look out for the
above qualities in place of money.
In fact, the one you think has
money today, may be the pauper,
by the time that your husband
becomes rich. What am I saying?
The man you think has a flashy car
today, tripping you out, taking you
to places (national and
international), but without a
structured life, without a plan,
without a vision, without hard
work, without diligence, it is a
matter of months; he will sell the
car, yes! He would sell it to pay his
house rent, when that one is done,
he might beg for house rent. While
the one you left, because at the
time you met him, he didn't have so
much, but remained diligent,
hardworking, committed to God,
when I mean committed to God,
talking about tithe, offering and all
that, habba! The next time you are
meeting him, he would not be
where you left him because he has
a course and a goal! So, he is
focused and can only go up, not
down!
So, the criterion for marriage is not
money, leave money out of it!
Money would always come, if
these other factors are in place! So
focus! Mind your business!
Question raced by Dr. (Mrs.) Ada
Sonia peter:
Ok, what if in a situation, someone
has several options of, who wants
to marry the person, what do you
do?
You have to pray! And when I
mean pray, I am not talking about
the religious prayer! A heartfelt
prayer, a genuine prayer! I prayed
that prayer, and I said God you
know if I miss it in this marriage,
that is it! My life would take a
different course. Just the way, I
know that coming to Covenant
University kept my life on course,
because I often say to people, I
know if I have gone to UNILAG,
maybe I would be a different Ada.
I would still be hard working, you
know pushing, not giving up!
Aiming for the top, you know all of
those things! Maybe I might be
doing it from a different light. Like
my husband would always
humorously say: I might be doing
it from a Covenant Church
perspective! How many of you
know Covenant church, what's the
name of the pastor again? Pastor
Poju's eyesight not Bishop David
Oyedepo's. Yes, because, Bishop
David Oyedepo's eyesight plus
other men of God that I submit to,
gives me a more spiritual
background like some depths in
prayer, some depths in God, so I am
not wishing washy about spirituality
though still making strides in my
career, do you understand?
Back to my prayer on who to marry!
So I prayed earnestly at Shiloh 2007
from a depth of my spirit, I knew I
prayed! You know when you pray
sincerely and when you are not
sincere. I prayed sincerely and I heard
him clearly; He said “the last man
standing”. At that time it made no
sense to me, the last man standing!
Standing where? I looked around me,
there was no man, and that was the
first day of Shiloh 2007, and that day
my parents, my siblings were around
and coincidentally, the four suitors
were also around, all in the name that
they came for Shiloh! (Laughs). Of
course, they knew each other, so I
received everybody!
The first one stood up and said: Ok I
can see, you have a lot of guest, I
would see you later! I said, ok that's
fine, I would see you. And I was
not perturbed! What is my
business!
The second one stood up and
said, even if you want to insult me,
I mean, this is not the way to do it,
in fact, I am not staying for Shiloh
again and he left. That means you
actually came for Shiloh because
of me. You better come for Shiloh
for your life! (Laughs). Only one
man was remaining. He sat down
there, I mean, he was still sitting,
you know, and he didn't say a word
to me, in fact, even that evening I
was still raking, I was still making
noise, like what are you still doing
here? Why have you not gone?
(Laughs), he said nothing until he
said what are we putting as Shiloh
sacrifice? I said who are the we?
(Laughs); that was really very
harsh, It was at that point when he
asked the question of sacrifice that
the Holy Ghost began to now say, I
told you something about the last
man standing! And I calmed down
for a while, ooh! Ok! Good! Even
though, I didn't respond to that
Shiloh sacrifice question, at that
point, I knew, ok! This was him.
So my next agenda was how to
cut off the other persons, and
that took me, 3-4-5-6 months!
Yeah, of course, because they
were not also giving up! So I had
to tell my husband to please
kindly understand and give me a
little time let this people know
that my mind is made up on who I
will marry. And eventually we got
married in 2011, after another
major determining factor, Papa
Bishop David Oyedepo
approved!
Yes, he needed to approve,
because in addition, my mum
h i n g e d h e r a p p ro v a l o n
whosoever papa says yes to.
That is the end of my story!
(Laughs).
impact of computer
continuation... science
in the
21st century
Research:
Also, research has become so easy
in this 21st century with the
influence of Computer Science.
There are several links where you
can meet with authorities and
experts in a research area such as
research gate, Google scholar, etc.
So many search engines, repositories
and storage media such as Google
drive and cloud storage have been
developed. Research resources are
now well managed and shared
through grid and cloud technology.
Crowd sourcing is another facility
introduced to motivate research
both in the academia and in industry.
All these are credited to the impact
of Computer Science in the 21st
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century.
Social Media:
There is much to say about the
invention of social media, which
has turned the whole world into a
small village. You can meet with
anybody, at any place in the world,
and at any time. Communication is
free, expression is free and
learning has become so
interesting. Social media enhances
exposure, chatting, group
discussion, advertisement,
broadcasting and a lot; all at the
convenience of one's home, on a
move, or anywhere. All these are
linked to the impact of Computer
Science in this century.
In wrapping up, Computer Science
as a prominent field of study is
touching base with every other field
of study, every domain, culture as
well as people's lives. Because of its
importance, it has been
incorporated into every level of
education curriculum, from primary
through secondary to the tertiary
level regardless of the course of
study. It is apparent, therefore, that
without Computer Science, the 21st
century imagination would have
been a mirage, a hallucination or
simply a fantasy.
Lead speaker, Success Congress. Class 2015.
MakeYour Life
Sta
rt
Life is a gift of trust given to each and
every one of us by God, but what we
make out of it is our responsibility.
That's why God put all that the plant
needs to grow inside it. The future of
anything is within it. The man is locked
up inside the boy; the woman is inside
the Girl. The Future of any living thing
is not in front of it. It is inside it... but
only comes to life through growth.
Growth is what unveils the possibilities
of life. The man that refuses to grow up
has refused to go up. That is the first
step to making your life count –
Resolve to Grow. Make up your life
right now to change, to move from one
level to another. Not just in terms of
academic pursuits, but in the worth of
your personality and Value. The worth
of people is not in their titles but in their
Value. Make sure you add value to
Som
ethi
ng
Today
illustrated by:
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Thinkshifts
Count
yourself, and pull out value from
yourself on daily basis. That is what
education really means. The word
education was derived from a Latin
word “EDUCO” meaning to pull
from within.
This brings us to realization, that life
is a game of investment. To better
your lot, you need to do a lot better.
All men were born equally, but their
choices and decisions have stratified
them into different levels; Masters
and Mediocre, Captains and
Captives, Princes and Paupers. Make
your choice. It is an open playing
field. Focus on what has been given
you. Don't regret on your past
mistakes, because you see; you can't
drive a car forward and you try to
look backward without having an
accident.
Finally, No matter who is backing
you, if God is not backing you, you
can't see the front – David Oyedepo.
Consolidate your relationship with
God, that is the surest guarantee
of a future. It is not in a man that
liveth to direct his steps. Man is
too weak and wicked to securely
protect his destiny. He needs the
hand of God, the Hand that lifts
the poor from the dunghill and
sets him among princes. Right
now, tell the lord that you
choose to let him take his place
in your life and mean it, and I see
you soaring on the wings of
destiny.
See you at the Top!
David Oghenerobor
The making of a giant; man must
understand that he is a giant;
irrespective of how he currently
looks, self perception matters, if you
think you are a giant.
Giants are not born, they are made,
just as women are not born, they are
made, only girls are born, women are
made, boys are born, but men are
made, the same way giants are made.
There is a process involved therefore
in the making of giants;
1.Discipline: it is simply, the ability to
control self, every process that
requires the making of a giant is a
rough road and anyone that would be
made a giant would require some
degree of self control to survive the
journey.
2.Diligence: this has to work hand in
hand with discipline.
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3.Commitment: this is just an expression
of dedication to the process.
4.Inquisitiveness: it is the ability to
question things and improve on them.
5.Courage: this is the hallmark of a giant.
You may have all the rest, but if you do
not have courage, you cannot become a
giant.
What really makes a giant
is his/her courage;
_ Esteemed Eagle
Mr. Oluwatobi Stephen
The ability to dream the
impossible, step into the
unknown, do the impossible,
make happen what has not
existed before!
Create things out of nothing,
and to importantly change the
world. Everybody dreams but
not every dream becomes a
reality because of their will and
courage turn dreams into reality
My conclusion, if you do not get
any other thing; understand that
courage is what makes a giant.
You may not have any of the
others, but if you have courage
you can make things happen.
What Must I Do To Be Saved?
The natural man does not know that he is poor. The God of this world has blinded his eyes
(2Corinthians4:3-4). How can you convince a lunatic that he is wearing rags? It will take a miracle.
Likewise, it will take a miracle for the unsaved to finally see that they have been seeking satisfaction in the
wrong places.
In five points, I will be sharing from
the bible on the subject “What
must I do to be saved?” We
mustn't be presumptuous about
our understanding of the subject.
Especially since the Lord Jesus has
assured us that on the last day,
some persons who were
convinced that they knew Him and
that they were saved will be
disappointed. He tells us that
Himself (see Matthew 7:21).
What touches me the most is that
these rejected people will be so
convinced that they will argue with
the Lord Himself; trying to remind
Him of a relationship He was never
aware of. But His response will
remain, “I never knew you”. As
sincere as you may be about your
belief on salvation, it will only
count if it is consistent with the
provision of God in Christ Jesus.
To find saving faith, you must:
1.Believe you need to be saved;
Jesus' ministry on earth began with
the charge, “blessed are the poor
in spirit, for theirs is the Kingdom
of heaven”.
The kingdom of heaven belongs to
persons who see the true state of
their unsaved human spirit in its
poverty and inadequacy. First, we
need salvation desperatelysalvation from sin. Until sin is out
of the way, we will never have the
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privilege of an active relationship
with God. Until we 'have' God, we
have nothing at all. “Thus saith the
LORD, Let not the wise man glory
in his wisdom, neither let the
mighty man glory in his might, let
not the rich man glory in his
riches: But let him that glorieth
glory in this, that he
understandeth and knoweth me,
that I am the LORD…” Jer9:2324.
Until it becomes such a big
deal to a man that he
doesn't know God, he
cannot be saved.
need to be saved, you must also
know that the salvation you so
dearly need can only be found in
one- Jesus Christ. “…for there is
none other name under heaven
given among men, whereby we
must be saved.” Acts 4:12.
3.It is not enough to believe in
Jesus. You will often hear people
say that all we need to be saved is
to believe in our heart and confess
with our mouth, the Lordship of
Jesus. They haven't considered
that even demons believe that
Jesus is Lord. They even tremble at
the knowledge! (See James 2:19).
Not only do they believe in the
Lordship of Jesus, they confess it!
Several times, we read of them
The trouble, however is, the
natural man does not know that he
is poor. The God of this world has
b l i n d e d h i s e y e s
(2Corinthians4:3-4). How can
you convince a lunatic that he is
wearing rags? It will take a miracle.
Likewise, it will take a miracle for
the unsaved to finally see that they
have been speaking satisfaction in
the wrong places. They have
forsaken God, the fountain of
living waters and hewed for
themselves cisterns that neither
hold water nor satisfy (Jer2:13).
2.Believe in Jesus Christ;
It is not enough to know that you
Pastor Emmanuel Iren
Lead Pastor and Founder,
Celebration Church International.
confessing the sonship of Jesus as He
expels them from the bodies of people
they had inhibited and tormented. The
bible also tells us that at the name of Jesus,
every knee bows and confesses His
Lordship, including things beneath the
earth, namely, Satan and his cohorts. If
salvation was automatic for people who
believed and confess Jesus Christ,
demons will be saved. But there is more to
salvation than that.
Who ever truly believes and confesses
Jesus Christ must repent, receiving His
Lordship of their life. This truth is too
reoccurring in the book of Acts to be
ignored. Right from the first time the
gospel was publicly preached in Acts 2,
and the people eagerly inquired what they
must do to be saved, what did Peter say?
Place your hands on your chest and say
this prayer? No. He said, “Acts2:28 Then
Peter said unto them, Repent, and be
baptized every one of you in the name of
Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and
ye shall receive the gift of the Holy
Ghost.”
Other scriptures to consider are Acts
3:19, Acts8:22 and Acts 17:30. When
Paul got converted and began to preach
the gospel, what did he preach? He says:
“Whereupon, O king Agrippa, I was not
disobedient unto the heavenly vision: But
shewed first unto them of Damascus, and
at Jerusalem, and throughout all the
coasts of Judaea, and then to the Gentiles,
that they should repent and turn to God,
and do works meet for repentance.” Acts
26:20-21. No one who truly comes to
the realization of his sin and the
tremendous sacrifice Christ paid to
redeem him from it will continue in his
sins.
A Christian might still make mistakes
occasionally, but he must never be found
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perpetually and voluntarily
wallowing in sin. His
sanctification might be gradual
but it must be in existence. Not
only must he drop sinful habits,
he must pick up godly ones,
which includes belonging to a
company of believers. As no
newly born baby will survive
alone, no new Christian will
survive alone. God does not
intend that he does.
4.Be baptized: The Lord said,
“He that believeth and is
baptized shall be saved…”
Mark 16:16. Baptism is a simple
but spiritual and physical
demonstration of our death and
resurrection with Christ. It has
not being properly emphasized
in our day. Notwithstanding, it is
a scriptural ordinance. We see in
the bible, that everyone who
gave a believable profession of
faith was permitted to be
baptized (see Acts 2:41, Acts
8:21, Acts 10:44-46).
In summary, what must
you do to be saved?
Believe you need to be
saved, base your faith
on the finished work of
Christ, repent and
follow Him and be
baptized.
Toluwalope Oresanya
Attaining Spiritual
Robustness
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(Don'
We wake up every morning and there
are things we 'must' do daily for
comfort and in view of securing a
good front-end personality, for
example: taking a bath, combing your
hair (that's if you are not on skin cut)
and probably doing ironed clothes.
These are daily "duties"- your interest
in doing these things were not
consulted- you grew up to learn, you
'must' get them done: else if you had
parents like mine, you were going
nowhere that day and for some
others, no breakfast until you had
taken your bath (hmm... You are
smiling).
Apparently, we even get into the bath
tub or look into the mirror daily
grumbling about how short the rest
we had was, yet in your "absent
minded state", you still had to take a
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bath and wash your mouth- building a
robust relationship with God or
growing in intimacy with God 'is not'
one of those things we would do in an
"absent-minded" state. It requires a
passion and desire to attain. There are
principles (I prefer to call them
principles) to be aware of and adhere to
if you desire an intimate relationship
with God!
However, please establish that
the Holy Spirit is a person and
one of His pronounced nature
is that He doesn't force things
on people except with their
yielded hearts (Psalm 51:12, 2Cor.
will draw close to you'- James
4:8(TLB) Dear friend, it begins with
you!
I would not be giving principles of
spiritual growth- as it is safe to
assume that at least 70% of believers
know these (yet, very few actually do
them). Principles such as a
consistent study of the Word of
God, a good prayer life, waiting on
the Lord in a fast, keeping the right
company etc can be most impactful!
However, I would highlight a few tips
that would help consolidate on these
foundational principles you already
know. These are pivotal to attaining
spiritual robustness. So sit back,
expect God to teach you something
new and provide that long awaited
answer.
I am sure you have friends and loved
ones too? You possibly meet
3:17).
someone today and begin reeling
out so much fact about your life:
There has to be a corresponding desire your interests, passions and deepest
from your end. The Scriptures says: aspirations etc all in a day!
'and when you draw close to God, God Absolutely NO! In the same vein,
our relationship with God is a
progressive one. We grow in
intimacy with God (2 Cor. 3:18). As
we pray, study, meditate, we receive
insight (step after step) from God
and we make progress. It's not a one
day affair! "He tells us everything
over and over again, a line at a time
and in such simple words" -Isa.
28:10(TLB). Nurture your
relationship with God, feed it,
cherish it, guard it and give it
adequate attention. It's like tending a
garden- you do it meticulously (with
such a sense of duty that is borne out
of interest). It's progressive; start
today, choose to remain committed
and watch your growth.
Keep a journal where you document
outstanding encounters and
experiences in your life. I read
biographies a lot and I have come to
identify this trend among individuals
who have built mind-blowing depths
of intimacy with God over time! They
document, I advocate that you too
should. Personally, I have kept
journals for a little over 5 years now
and each time I go through them, I
have the opportunity to smile at how
faithful God has remained to His part
of the relationship. In there, I share
visions, supernatural experiences
with God, my deepest heart desires
and lessons I have received while
praying, worshipping or studying,
you too should.
Next, I would admonish that you to
pray and desire encounters with
God. David the Psalmist said: 'Open
my eyes to see wonderful things in
your Word'. That prayer was borne
out of a burning desire, but it had to
be expressed through his lips (and
your lips too), do you remember
God doesn't force things on us? You
need encounters as road maps to
look up to! It reignites your passion
and zeal to draw closer to God. By
the mercies of God, I keep having
encounters very frequently while
praying, meditating or most of the
times while studying- encounters
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would infuse in you fresh drive for more and
more!
You also need to build a spiritual programjust the same way we have financial
expectations, build business goals, set KPIs,
weight loss schedules (and for some of us,
weight gain schedules), you need to keep
spiritual goals ahead of you. It gives you
something to look forward to. After a long
conversation with a dear friend of mine, she
decided on reading through the Bible in six
months! (And yes she did) You can't just
imagine the joy that came with that when she
accomplished it. Fulfilling spiritual goals bring
such untold joy and releases Grace to
accomplish even greater tasks. As much as
possible, I must add that you make these
goals short term oriented- say 3 weeks, 3
months for a start (not more than 6months).
A short term goal eliminates the temptations
of procrastinating, and keeps you diligent
enough to get things done in record time
considering it's a short term adventure.
·I would like to emphasize this too; you need
to build Spiritual connections. Locate friends
who share this same passions; believe me,
there is nothing as discouraging as having
people around you who don't believe in what
you are so passionate about (yes! I heard you
say- hmmm) yes, it is! Build relationships that
spur your desire for intimacy with God. Have
people around you who you can conveniently
share God's Word, as well as your experiences
with, from time to time. This particularly
remains something I will forever remain
grateful for; I have great friends who are
passionate about attaining intimacy with God,
that for me is a big plus.
You need a Spiritual mentor too, and more
importantly, a Spiritual coach. We have
financial coaches, Academic Instructors and
Professional coaches to whom we have
submitted to, in helping our development in
those areas- but hardly do we place much
emphasis on having a spiritual Coach. You
need one. I have one; He's one of the busiest
persons you will ever come close enough to
observe. However, I had put it to him
previously about my desire to have him coach
me. 'I report myself' from time to time- thrice
a month, sometimes more. Your Pastor can
coach you, only if he would have the
opportunity to give you some attention in
providing you with timely counsel
from time to time, as you may
need. It's necessary to have
someone you have submitted this
aspect of your life to. True
guidance and timely counsel
would help you gain speed and
avoid making grave mistakes.
Next, avoid missing Church
services, I put it to you, that
behind the voice of the Preacher,
God does speak only if you would
care to remain attentive in service
(avoid checking your bbm
updates while using your bible
app)- Yes! I mean you! (How did I
know? Oh, I sat right behind you
last week) God does speak, again
and again while the sermons are
on- you should care to listen!
Finally and most importantly,
strive for consistency. The beauty
of spirituality like I always tell my
friends; is in consistencyIntimacy is fragile, it takes time
and you should be ready to give
that to it.
When you truly love someone,
you are hardly aware how fast time
runs, especially when you are
having such an engaging
conversation (Yes! I can see that
smile on your face). Well, Jesus
demands and would appreciate
your time, even much more than
that person, whose thought just
crossed your mind. Remember,
the journey into intimacy and
attaining spiritual robustness is
p ro g r e s s i v e - a s y o u d o :
document, build connections, set
goals and remain consistent!
Finally (I said that before, forgive
me) you need Grace to get all of
these done. The Holy Spirit
recently gave me this definition to
Grace: 'Man's privilege to
leverage on God's ability birthing
the humanly impossible'.
I am fully persuaded that reading
this has imparted that Grace!
Just in case, E-mail contact:
teaoresanya@gmail.com.
This
Big
God
This for someone is a message of hope,
for another strength but I trust God that
He via this thoughts of and from Him
would minister His Life and spirit to you
in Jesus Name.
…from the scriptures to a large extent
the word “big” is an understatement to
the size of our God. So all I'm going to
work towards in this article is to give
you an idea of the size of the God, we
have as a Father, and are called to serve
as Lord and Maker of all as Creator.
First instance from Scriptures reveals
that this God even commands even the
raven to feed His servant and they
respond. {1Kings 17:4…and I have
commanded the ravens to feed thee
there.}
Our big God is the God who said He is
the First and the Last, not just that He is
from the beginning and He has seen the
end, No! He is the First and the Last
and He said “fear not. This means, it
does not matter what might occur in
between, am bigger than it all so “FEAR
NOT!” {Rev_1:17 - and when I saw
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Jesudemiladeoro Laughter, Student Chaplain, Class of ‘15
him, I fell at his feet as dead. And he
laid his right hand upon me, saying
unto me, Fear not; I am the first and
the last :}
No one ever spoke like this big God.
He said also in scriptures I am the
Amen. Wow- He is “the trustworthy,
firm one!” {Rev_3:14 - And unto the
angel of the church of the Laodiceans
write; these things saith the Amen, the
faithful and true witness, the
beginning of the creation of God ;}
This is the God whose talk is not
cheap and they are highly most
accurately consistent with these acts.
He is one with His word! {John 1:1}.
Scripture says that this big God's
words NEVER return to Him void,
until He has accomplished that which
He has sent Him. {Isaiah 55:11}
Our big God is the one whom it's
recorded that his works are terrible,
wondrous, fearful, awestruck - filling
wonder... {Psa_145:6 - and men
shall speak of the might of thy terrible
acts: and I will declare thy greatness.}
Our big God is the only one that can
say He gave us all things that have
to do with life and godliness.
{2Peter 1:3}
BROTHERS AND SISTERS
ONLY A BIG GOD CAN TALK
LIKE THIS. NOT ONE OR TWO
THINGS, ALL THINGS! GLORY
TO GOD!
Our big God told a man and a
woman approaching a hundred
years each that they would bear
children and He made it so! Wow,
Glory to this big God!
Our big God speaks to rocks and
they respond, speaks to trees and
they intelligently listen and
respond.
He through a man, Moses caused a
rock to BRING FORTH WATER, a
fig tree He told to at a point in time
to dry up! {Gen 18: 9- 11, 21:
3}{Matt 29:19 - 20}
This Big God at His voice divides
the flames of fire, strips the forest
bare, shake the wilderness…
{Psalms 29:7- 9}
He is the one who lifted His first
begotten Son – Jesus, and placed
Him far above all principalities
(ever y commencement or
beginning in authority, the topmost
and highest ranks) whoa! {Eph
1:20 Which he wrought in Christ,
when he raised him from the dead, and
set him at his own right hand in the
heavenly places, Far above all
principality, and power, and might,
and dominion, and every name that is
named, not only in this world, but also
in that which is to come: And hath put
all things under his feet…}
never leave you nor forsake you.
Heb 13:5 – 6: Let your conversation
be without covetousness; and be
content with such things as ye have: for
he hath said, I will never leave thee,
nor forsake thee. So that we may
boldly say, The Lord is my helper, and I
will not fear what man shall do unto
me.}!
These are some of the credentials of
this Big God and He is bigger than all.
Bigger than all it looks like you might
be going through and He said HE will
So friends, I exhort you, be
encouraged, and celebrate this Big
God on whose side you are, trust Him
as you go through life's process with
Him and enjoy the triumphant life in
Him.
For they looked unto Him and were
lightened and their faces were no
longer ashamed.
-Remain ever blessed!
Why Did Jesus Come?
By Bisi Williams
Arthur shepherd had always been a critic of the Christians messiah - Jesus. It
beat him as to why a 'so called' mighty God would come in the form of those he
claims to have made (man).
During the brunt of winter (in December) Arthur Sheperd had an unexpected
experienceHe heard some noisy sound on his glass door, so he got up to see what was up,
to his utter surprise, he saw a group of humming birds, clustered together; they
were shivering and were desiring to enter his house for warmth.
Arthur Sheperd was moved with such great sympathy for these cute birds- He
stepped out of the house and charged straight for the barn. He opened the door
to the barn and stocked it with a lot of hay to provide more warmth- He even
brought in a mattress for the birds {just joking}.
Excited that the birds would soon be warm and cozy, he
went to the front of his house, only to discover that all
the birds had gone into hiding.
Oh! He had so much to get them to understand that he
meant no harm – he spread maize on the path to the
barn, hoping they'll walk right into the barn; he even got
down on all fours, hoping the birds would perceive him
to be a small friendly animal. He was so sad at the
thought that despite the nice, warm place he'd built for
them, the birds might still die out in the cold. Oh, he
thought and thought of a way he could communicate
with the birds. He so desperately thought out loud… “If
only I could become a bird for a split second, I will be
able to communicate with the birds and save them”.
It was at this point that the man, Arthur Sheperd realized
the reason why the Christian's God chose to come to
earth in form of a man (JESUS); it wasn't a sign of
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weakness, rather a desperate act of
love.
ROMANS 5:6-9 [MSG] “Christ
arrives right on time to make this
happen. He didn't, and doesn't, wait
for us to get ready. He presented
himself for this sacrificial death when
we were far too weak and rebellious
to do anything to get ourselves ready.
And even if we hadn't been so weak,
we wouldn't have known what to do
anyway. We can understand someone
dying for a person worth dying for,
and we can understand
how someone good and
noble could inspire us to
selfless sacrifice. But God
put his love on the line for
us by offering his son in
sacrificial death while we
were of no use whatever
to him. Now that we are
set right with God by
means of this sacrificial
death, the consummate
blood sacrifice, there is no
longer a question of being
at odds with God in any
way.”
Female student chaplain (class 2015)
Understanding
Your
Position
In
Christ
By Omoluyi Tolu Benjamin
Student Council Chairman (class 2015).
I pray that your eyes of understanding would be enlightened
as you are taught the mysteries of the kingdom of God today
on your dominion in Christ and the foundation of Christianity
i.e. after you are saved what next?
Have you ever asked yourself that question before, after
salvation what next? I have good news for you, something is
about to happen.
Understanding who you are in the spirit is of utmost
importance, you have to understand that you have been
redeemed a king and a queen. You were created a spirit first
before you were created as flesh.
Genesis 2:7 [KJV];
“And the LORD God formed man of the dust of the ground,
and breathed into his nostrils the breadth of life; and man
became a living soul.”
WOW! THIS IS BIG! You have been created before you were
formed in the belly of your mother's womb, that is why God
said in the book of Jeremiah 1:5 that;
“Before I formed thee in the belly, I knew thee; and before
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thou camest forth out of the womb I sanctified thee,
and I ordained thee a prophet unto the nations.”
Meaning I have been existing before I was born into
this world, wow! You have to be spirit led, spirit filled
to understand that kind of dominion; many go from
physical to spiritual, while it is meant to be from
spiritual to physical.
Meaning you are not from the physical into the
spiritual, you are from the spiritual (the spirit realm)
into the physical world. You are to be envied and not
to be pitied, you are to dominate and not to be
dominated, you are first created a spirit, then made a
body.
Take charge in Jesus Name. Amen
THE SYSTEM CALLED
EDUCATION
AND IT'S TRUE FOUNDATION
Education as a system is
something most people take for
granted. It is assumed to be
something an individual
completely gets as soon as he or
she graduates from college.
What really is education? Do we
ever stop getting educated?
These really are sincere
questions which when answered
correctly would be a stepping
stone to your journey towards
true and productive education.
A system consists of a group of
independent but interrelated
elements comprising a unified
whole. Education is a system
which consists of various
elements with a major
beneficiary in the whole process
which is you and I, because age is
not a limiting factor to how much
one can get educated. Education
is a long lasting system that
sincerely has no expiry date; it is
indeed continuous and it is also
dependent on the person
involved. True education is
nothing if not persistent and
determined training of the mind
to think, act and reason like the
mind of God. Education stems
from the study of books, from
lectures, from contacts, from
travel, from thinking about what
you see and hear and read, and
from experience.
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Education aims at empowerment
question now is how? This is where
which in turn leads to a build-up of
education is required. By being
any environment in which the system
educated about what controls the
is engaged rightly. I was privileged to
systems that govern our
read about a lady who studied
environment, you would be placed
Industrial Physics from a renowned
at a stand point of making it
university and went ahead being an
conducive for human existence.
entrepreneur; she was asked about
Little wonder Job 32:8 talks
why she decided to be an
extensively about inspiration which
entrepreneur and she said, “In
brings about creativity. Information
provides us with knowledge, our
school I learnt how to solve
absolute grasp of this knowledge
problems and that is what I am
doing”. Awesome story there, which
takes us to the level of
exactly is what true education, is
understanding, and then wisdom is
about. If what you tag as education
putting to practice all that has been
doesn't lead you to cause a change in
harnessed. True education leads
your environment, then check
you to the point of taking actions
yourself to find out what is wrong
towards solving problems around
because education causes changes.
you.
It is recorded in scriptures that Jesus
Have you ever wondered why evil
educated himself in various parts of
still persist despite the fact that
his life (Luke 2:40, 52) and it
knowledge is at an increase? What
showed in his conversation with the
elites of that time, the bible records
that they were astonished at the
manner in which he gave answers to
their questions. As he spoke, they
observed something different about
his speech that distinguished him.
Adam was taken by God and put in
the garden to work it and take care of
it, therein is a concept that
encapsulates what we tag
“Education”. Man was created to be
fruitful and multiply, Emmanuel Okorie
he was created to subdue and
maintain the environment to be
conducive for human existence. The
Mountain Of Education
exactly is the problem? If education
is positive then why the persistence
of evil around us? We hear of wars,
tribal conflicts, broken marriages,
human trafficking etc. After various
deliberations on this thought, I
finally got an answer. The true
question that must be answered is
what is the foundation of the
knowledge? Romans 1:21 says, “For
although they knew God, they
neither glorified him as God nor
gave thanks to him, but their
thinking became futile and their
foolish hearts were darkened”. If you
read further to the end of that
Admirable
Set
Oh GLORY SET…
The hour is come actually, for our
Glorious flight to be actualized, that
hour that the son of man should be
glorified in us. Jesus has said, now is
the son of man glorified; God is
glorified in him. And if God be
glorified in him, God shall also
GLORFY HIM IN HIMSELF. And shall
straightway GLORIFY HIM, the glory
of this latter house shall be Greater
than of the former, saith the LORD of
hosts: and in this place will I give
peace, saith the LORD of hosts. The
Glory of the LORD is about to be
revealed to our inner man like never
before, and the earth shall be filled
with the knowledge of the Glory of the
Lord, as the waters cover the seaHabakkuk2:14.
Our prayer is that as we depart, we
would start towing the part of God has
orchestrated for us to thread. OH
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chapter you would begin to see the
consequences around us today. The
source of knowledge matters a lot.
In the Garden of Eden, the devil
started up a revolt infecting the mind
of Eve towards rendering the
instructions of God of no effect
thereby causing Eve to be
disobedient. The intention of the
prince of this world has always been
to alter the foundation of knowledge
thereby making it faulty. I read an
article few years ago which stated
the fact that archaeologists actually
use the bible to discover artifacts
and findings. Until we get back to
the root of knowledge which is the
OUR GOD MUST BE GLORIFIED IN
US… This is our heartfelt desire and
prayer, not just because we are
graduating, but because it's one of God's
prophecies over our lives as regards the
Heaven on Earth accomplishments
bringing God's Glory to the Earth…
Mt 9:8 But when the multitudes saw it,
they marveled, and glorified God, which
had given such power unto men.
Mr 2:12 And immediately he arose, took
up the bed, and went forth before them
all; insomuch that they were all amazed,
and glorified God, saying, We never saw
it on this fashion (our set 2015).
Lu 5:26 And they were all amazed, and
they glorified God, and were filled with
fear, saying, We have seen strange things
to day.
Lu 7:16 And there came a fear on all:
and they glorified God, saying, That a
great prophet is risen up among us; and,
That God hath visited his people.
Lu 13:13 And he laid his hands on her:
and immediately she was made straight,
and glorified God.
Lu 17:15 And one of them, when he saw
bible and also get back to
acknowledging the creator of the
universe, the system called
“Education” would continue to
give rise to evil.
“For the creation waits in eager
expectation for the children of
God to be revealed”
Romans 8:19
The creation truly awaits us to
come to our position and liberate
them from disorder. We through
our understanding of how the
systems work and using what
we've learnt to influence our
environment is true education.
that he was healed, turned back,
and with a loud voice glorified
God,
Lu 23:47 Now when the
centurion saw what was done,
he glorified God, saying,
certainly this was a righteous
man.
Ac 4:21 So when they had
further threatened them, they let
them go, finding nothing how
they might punish them,
because of the people: for all
men glorified God for that which
was done (in our set).
Ac 11:18 When they heard
these things, they held their
peace, and glorified God (in us),
saying, Then hath God also to
the Gentiles granted repentance
unto life.
Ga 1:24 And they glorified God
in me. {Some scriptures were
paraphrased}, but listen the
best is yet to come. Watch out!
Some excerpts from Professor
Aize I. Obayan's address to the
graduating class 2015.
What’s
Your
Message?
Adeola Akeju, General Secretary, NACOSS, 2015,
Platforms are built for expression but
only good use of these platforms
realizes the best performance and
impact.
The internet has been successful in
making the world a global village and
giving a voice to even the most
obscure. Every day, it presents us with
the opportunity to make a difference in
our lives and in the lives of others.
What you do with that opportunity is
entirely up to you.
A friend told me the story of a young
man who decided to make something
trend. He called a couple of his friends
together and they unanimously agreed
to achieve the goal. They set out to
twitter and put in hours of constant
tweets and retweets until it finally
trended in Lagos.
For me, a salient point from this story
was the strength of their network. In
order to make something trend, a
strong network of people is required.
As much as they tweeted and
retweeted, they still needed so many
others to do the same. They had a wide
reach. However, I was disappointed
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when I found out what they were
trying to trend. It was #agbalumo. I
was at as you shock.
Many of us can relate to this story.
Many of us have a wide reach and
insane numbers of followers on
twitter, facebook, instagram,
snapchat and much more. Even if you
don't have such a network at the
moment, you surely know someone
who knows someone who does.
Passing information to lots of people
at once has become a task as easy as
ABC. The real question is “what
exactly is your message?”
It is easy to get carried away and
waste the platforms that we have been
blessed with. Imagine if those guys
w a n t e d t o t r e n d
#LoveYourNeighbourAsYourself and
a man who had plans to dupe his
colleague saw it and his conscience
got pricked. Or you posting a
testimony on snapchat and someone
somewhere gets blessed and
encouraged. You could even post a
picture on instagram that depicts how
life can break you but there's always
someone there to pick you up
and put you together. All these
are positive messages we can
share with the world.
The social media is a powerful
tool!
It provides one of the best
platforms for expression for the
21st century youth.
What message are you passing
across?
Whose life are you affecting?
How are you affecting that life?
What difference are you making?
Share something positive today
and change your world for the
better.
The Mountain
Of Economy
By Temi Adesina
ADVANCING THE ECONOMY
THROUGH TECHNOLOGY
What are we saying? Things are
happening drastically with the speed of
light through the instrumentality of
technological facilities, in which
internetworking is a part and parcel of.
The internet is fast becoming the
essential infrastructure of the 21st
century. It is as revolutionary in its way
to how people live, work, play and
interact as previous revolutions in
transportation, energy and telephony
have been in theirs. For billions of
people already and for billions more to
come, life without digital interaction
and the services it enables is all but
unthinkable. -Advancing digital
infrastructure.
We are at a cross road between
analogue and digital communication,
recently in Nigeria the Nigerian
communications commission's (NCC)
put forward a policy to port stations
using analogue transmission to digital
transmission.
This is in line with other International
broadcasting stations who also use
digital transmission as a form of
communication they include ABC,
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FOX Channel, CNN etc.
But why is this so?
The internet is revolutionizing the
entire world, with a whole lot of
information bank, what we have now
is information overload. In 4 years,
the tide turned for 50 million people,
all around the world, impacting them
with resourceful information.
Covenant University is presenting to
her students, a mobile tablet
[Samsung] to enhance productivity
a n d e f f i c i e n c y t o w a rd s t h e
actualization of the vision one of ten
in ten.
She has seen ahead, and she is taking
proactive measures and steps.
The president and Chief Executive
Officer of IBM, Virginia M. (Ginni)
Rometty, has seen Africa as the China
of tomorrow, where skills can be
developed to capture the future.
“There is nothing wrong in Africa that
cannot be corrected by the right in
Africa.” A statement made by John
Okoro; a graduate of Covenant
University.
The digital infrastructure imperative;
if we can keep the pace of the
digital infrastructure, the
potential of the economy can be
realized. We strongly believe
that the advent of technology
would drive the growth of the
economy in a superfluous
manner.
There is a great desire for
change, and to effect any change
it would require us to collectively
participate in the digital
ecosystem.
Through this piece, we are
encouraged and admonished to
embrace the passion towards
building a robust digital
infrastructure for all systems, in
banking, oil and gas, petroleum
etc.
By this, the race towards
advancing the economy through
technology would be actualized,
without any iota of doubt in
Jesus Name. Amen.
Be the change, we desire to see!
CU Anthem
1.
We're a Covenant Generation
Pursuing excellence
God's own arrow
Shot for glory.
Covenant generation arise
Light and knowledge to shine
2.
Glorious foundation stone
Leadership skills to show
Redeemed to reign
Learning to lead
We are bound by an oath
Obeying rules to rule
Making kings of youth
Flying high on covenant wings
Wisdom calls for change
Inspired by fire
With courage
Marching on in grace
!!!
Departing from knowledge
To empowerment
Legalism to realism
Wisdom's call for change
Inspired by fire
With courage marching on in grace
God's own arrow
Shot for glory.
THE ARMY OF THE LORD
A friend was in front of me coming out of church one day, and the preacher
was standing at the door as he always is to shake hands. He grabbed my
friend by the hand and pulled him aside.
The Pastor said to him, "You need to join the Army of the Lord!"
My friend replied, "I'm already in the Army of the Lord, Pastor." Pastor
questioned, "How come I don't see you except at Christmas and Easter?"
He whispered back, "I'm in the secret service.”
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!!! EXCITING RIDDLES:
1.
I climbed up into a sycomore tree to see
Jesus?
Who am I?
2.
I offered the people a choice - Barabbas, or
Jesus to be released?
Who am I?
3.
Jesus cast seven devils out if me
Who am I?
4. Jesus is called the Lion of my tribe.
What tribe am I?
Answers would be at the last page,
the Salvation page:
NO OTHER NAME
"For there is none other name under heaven, given among men,
whereby we must be saved.”
God.
Jesus! the only name that's given,
Through which salvation we may
claim;
This, this alone, we breathe to
Heaven,
For God accepts no other name.
No other name when skies are
bright.
And sunshine glows on field and
flower;
No other name when, dark as night,
The heavy clouds tempestuous
lower.
No other name when, drooping low,
O'er burdened by sin's heavy
load,
The contrite spirit pines to know
The way to hope, to Heaven, to
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No other name when, like a flood,
Temptations beat upon the
soul;
Faith, breathing that one name to
God,
The raging billows shall control.
In peace or conflict, toil or rest,
In wealth or want, in praise or
blame,
Still wear it graven on thy breast,
And, dying, plead no other
name!
- Mrs. J. C. Yule
1. Mr. Graham has preached the Gospel
to more people in live audiences than
anyone else in history- nearly 215 million
people in more than 185 countries and
territories.
2. Mr. Graham was born November 7,
1918, four days before the Armistice
ended World War I.
3. This man has led hundreds of
thousands of individuals to make decisions
to live for Christ.
4. At age 15, Mr. Graham made a
personal commitment to Christ through
the ministry of Mordecai Ham, a traveling
evangelist, who visited Charlotte for a
series of revival meetings.
5. Mr. Graham during the advent of the
World War II, he preached throughout the
United States and in Europe, emerging as
a rising evangelist.
6. Mr. Graham has written 32 books,
many of which have become top sellers.
7. Mr. Graham is regularly listed by the
Gallup organization as one of the “Ten
Most Admired Men in the World.”
8. Mr. Graham lost his wife of nearly 64
years, Ruth Bell Graham, in June of 2007.
Together they had three daughters, two
sons, 19 grandchildren and numerous
great grandchildren.
9. Mr. Graham resides in their home in
the mountains of North Carolina, at age
97.
Culled from his biography;
http://billygraham.org/about/biographies/
billy-graham/
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9ine
Astonishing Facts
About BillY Graham
THE WAY WE SEE US!
WHAT COULD WE HAVE DONE
WHAT DO WE DO NOW?
Hope For Nigeria
When anti-religious crises and notribalism gets a handshake, tolerance
and acceptance hugs, then bigotry,
insecurity and lack of commitment will
no longer be our challenge in fighting
against criminality and corruption, our
problem is within us and if proper care
is not taken it may soon get into a
genetic-biological transferable. For us
to sincerely solve our problem we must
be able to find the root of the problem,
and then look at the causes for a good
solution to emerge, “What is the root
of our “Nigeria” problem,” The believe
is that we do not belong to one
another.” Caused by colonization;
Impregnated on 1st January 1914
amalgamation, and was given birth on
1st October 1960, I believe
colonization is one of the best things
that have happened to us as a nation, at
least they gave us education, but we
must question its purpose and mission
not for bad criticism but to align the
original purpose if what it or together
change the course and follow the right
path as a nation.
Nigeria being made up of numerous
ethnic groups with wide diversity in
cultures and believes, a distinct
demarcation in religion, very low
tolerance and acceptance of one
another, has resulted in the fear that we
can't stick together as a nation. The
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outcome of these have been
tribalism, distrust and unfaithfulness,
religious preferences and great desire
for domination, violence and killing,
which has now manifested in high
corruption in all manners and
different levels, insecurity and
dangerous desire for tribalism and
conspiracy against our great country
Nigeria. I have heard of that saying
“ONE NIGERIA” since I could speak
and understand, history holds that
those two words could be credited to
Nnamdi Azikiwe, who was one of the
great fighters for Nigeria
Independence and Africa as a whole.
Attah Tochukwu Francis.
Believe in one Nigeria, be tolerant of
other people, accept and love other
people from different religion and
tribe, say no to violence and killing
If the founding fathers of our
country (Nigeria) believed in one
Nigeria, then it's either the walls of
independence of our great country
are laid on poor foundation or we
were not ready for self-governance
when we got our independence.
Whichever way we can't change
the past, but the truth is that our
future is in our hands.
The fact that is more concrete than
the floor I'm standing on is that
Nigeria is never going to
disintegrate. Hence the earlier the
better, our fathers believed that Nigeria
was not going to stand as one, leading
discrimination and series of crises even to
the point of war. Now it's so obvious that
they were both wrong and bad intentioned,
so we are not continuing that believe, we
are ONE NIGERIA and we are standing up
for ourselves, there is strength in diversity.
In our (Nigeria) history we never had
political leaders who died poor even when
many of them started poor, we never had
leaders that advocated against religious
violence and tribalism, and we never had
true leaders that were ready to sacrifice just
that enough to sustain peace and unity.
Now we need the leaders that will right the
wrong, where is our Abraham Lincoln?
Where is our Mandela? Yes we had wasted
potentials but yet we have greater
potentials. If we fail to do something more
reasonable today, we will have more
reasons to regret tomorrow. What will you
tell your children? What image will you
have before the generations to come?
Would you be their HERO? Then believe in
one Nigeria, be tolerant of other people,
accept and love other people from different
religion and tribe, say no to violence and
killing. Those are attitude of great Nigeria
HEROES of 21st century. Take this
HEROIC step! I don't know what you stand
for, I don't know what you say; but I say
ONE NIGERIA. #onelove
“It was mother Teresa that said the reason
why there is violence is because we've
forgotten we belong to one another”
The seed
From a distance, we are all instruments...
Every human relationship is meant to be
a plus in the lives of the people involved
in the relationship, but most of what is
in existence in our world today end up
being a source of pain and ‘brokenness’
not just for the parties involved in the
relationship, but also for the product of
that relationship. Today, the number of
children and adults on the street seem
to be on the increase compared to the
number of the children living in a home.
Many destinies have been put on edge
for the things they know nothing about,
because of relationships gone wrong.
The evil in the society is on the increase
because of neglected responsibilities,
and the cycle will keep going on until it
is broken. So many people enter into
relationships for so many wrong
reasons and whatever comes out of the
relationship becomes a problem to
them that needs to be discarded.
Every child is a seed and they do not just
fall from the sky but are products of
relationships and every child needs a
home not just a house belonging to a
man and a woman that are living as
strangers under same roof. There are so
many children that have been forced
into the streets, lacking the parental
love, parental care, and whatever good
that brings out the best in the child.
No child was born to be bad, but when
as a seed these precious gifts are not
well nurtured, not well watered and not
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well fed with the necessary manures of
life, they end up choosing their own
path that feels right to them and the
end product most times is always
disastrous. No child was born to
become a robber, a prostitute, or
anything that represents nothing
good but every child grows up to
represent what has been deposited
inside of him or her. A mother that
grew up on the streets will only give to
a child what she has inside of her… if
she bore the child in regrets, the
chances of the child knowing what
motherly love is, is a forgotten story.
Most times, these children are left to
grow up on the streets and the cycle
goes on and on. Even in a home, when
the parents do not make out time to
be there for their children, they have
the tendencies of doing things the
wrong way, and once these things are
missed at their very young age, it takes
a miracle for them to get it right when
they are grown.
No matter how bad a relationship
turns out to be, it is not best to leave
the child to his/her own. The pain of
the past, the anger of the past should
not be transferred to the innocent
mind because that is what they will live
with until love happens to them. No
child is indeed an unwanted child,
may be they were not planned for but
that does not make them not to be
wanted and they do not deserve to
be treated as such. If there are no
plans of taking care of the precious
gift, while go the length of bringing
them into this world, why not leave
them with their Maker….
Every child born into this world
whether planned or unplanned for
is a seed sown into the future and
whatever comes out in the future of
the child is as a result of what has
been deposited into the innocent
mind while growing up. Every child
deserves and does better in a
home where there is love… it
brings out the best in them… if as a
parent you do not have plans of
becoming a single parent, why
venture into a relationship in which
you can see no future?
If there is anything a child needs, it
Ugochukwu Amara /Comp. Sci., class ‘15.
is an unending love from a good home
and a good parental upbringing to
imbibe into the child standards to live
by, it is true that there may be peer
pressures but it still takes the help of
good parents and guardians for a
child to survive through peer
pressures. Like the saying that says
that 'a child is every man's child'
makes us all instruments to the
development and upbringing of every
child out there. If we want to see less
of what we see today in our world, all
hands must be on deck. Do not
because he/she is not your child
neglect a destiny you have the
opportunity of moulding. If you are
tired of seeing lives being wasted, if
you had the chance of growing up in a
good home, if indeed you have love
inside of you, if you understand the
value of life, do not pass through this
earth without making an investment
into a life, be it your own child or that
of another. We all are responsible for
the outcome of every child out
there…
Peradventure you have been there;
you know how it feels to go through
so much pain growing up outside a
home, it is something you would not
wish for another. Together we can
break that cycle. Together we can
make life better for every child out
there. Together we can mould lives
into better destinies. Together we can
become better parents and
guardians. Together we can reduce
the number of people on the streets.
Together we can save the future and
make our world a better place.
Together we can reshape our world
with love and inculcate love into our
young minds.
tree that will produce better seeds and
good fruits and as well provide shelter
for as many that must have been
stranded on the roads of life….
Your child is a seed…
My child is a seed…
The child dumped somewhere by a
broken mother, is a seed…
That child on the street is a seed….
The seed in our hands must be
nurtured to blossom into a beautiful
HOW TO STAND OUT
IN THE CROWD
1st Samuel 18:30 “Then the
princes of the philistines went
forth: and it came to pass, after
they went forth, that David
behaved himself more wisely than
all the servants of Saul; so that
his name was much set by.”
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1. Decide what standing out in the
crowd means to you: is this about
looking as different from everyone
else around you as you can possibly
be or is it about going the extra mile
to prove that you are one of a kind
in skills, talent, or personality?
Standing out in the crowd might be
about trying to live your best and be
your best. Or, it might be about
trying to have a unique style or look
that you've created yourself without
borrowing from other people's
ideas. At its most basic, standing
out in the crowd means embracing
your individuality and trusting that
your own choices are good ones.
The person you're projecting out to
everyone will stand out more
successfully if you're fully confident
about yourself.
2. Think for yourself: standing in
from the crowd won't happen if you're
thinking with the crowd. While there
will be times when the crowd-think
does align with your own thoughts,
what about all those times it hasn't?
Be prepared to voice your
differences, your concerns, and your
preferences. When talking, it is
important to come across as selfassured and knowledgeable, so be
sure to have done your research and
know your facts beforehand.
3. Don't be swayed from the crowd:
The pace of the crowd can be
relentless and the ease with which the
crowd can change its mind, its clothes,
or its latest fad is breathtaking. Barely
anyone in the crowd stops a moment to
wonder if this shared momentum is
responsible in a big picture way or
whether it's conscious of individual
needs. If you want to stand in from the
crowd, you're going to need to stop and
ask the hard questions, such as “Is there
a point to this?” or “Just because
everyone else has X gadget, why do I
also need one? Will it enhance my life?”
Learn how to respond to insistent
people who tell you that you're missing
out on something if you don't join in.
Sometimes their agenda is to ensure
that you're as indebted, engrossed, or
mystically enthralled by something as
they are rather than it being of any real
benefit to you personally.
4. Take chances or risks and work hard:
Risks and chances are the things in life
that can catapult you forward if they
work out. Many people won't take up the
challenge because they're afraid of
failure. Yet, without failure nothing new
can be gained and it is only those who
are willing to take risks and to work hard
at their dreams who eventually break
through and succeed. Have a wellplaced sense of faith in your mission,
and a willingness to take risks if you want
to stand out in from the crowd.
5. Do things differently: Find new ways
to get people's attention and to stay
noticed. Many people have found out
how to create jobs and/or high profiles
for themselves by using the internet in
amazing ways, such as blogs, gimmicks,
videos and more. For example, Kyle
Clarke created an online campaign
called “Hire Me” in which he
encouraged employers to bid for him
and he ended up with more job offers
than he knew what to do with in a time of
recession. And Alex Tew invented the
Million Dollar Homepage to raise
money for is university education, a
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website in which he sold one million
pixels, grossing him over one million
dollars and spawning many
copycats. And of course there are
sites like Facebook and Twitter,
demonstrating the power of being
the first to do things differently and
to stand out in the crowd. These
kinds of unique initiatives are bound
to make you stand out in the crowd;
you'll just need to be the first to do
something differently.
6. Have good manners: Politeness
opens doors and keeps them open.
Manners might seem old-fashioned
to some these days but they are the
currency of respect and when a
person feels respected, they
remember the well-mannered
person forever. People are very fond
of telling one another about the rare
acquaintance of theirs who has
“impeccable manners”, make sure
that person is you.
Say thank you for all the little things
people do, as well as the big things.
Send thank you cards to people who
have helped you with a deadline,
held open a door for you when your
hands were full, or took you out for a
lively evening. In business this is also
very important when people you've
networked with help you on your
way.
Shake people's hands with strength
and passion. Show them from the
outset that you're someone with
heart and conviction.
Smile. There are never enough
smiles to go around; be someone
who provides at least five smiles for
every one frown you spot.
7. Do what you say you'll do: When
you make someone a promise, do
your very best to keep it. People who
stand out in the crowd are people
who keep their word and follow up
their promises to help, to be
somewhere, to do something for
someone. The reason you'll stand
out is because so many people do
not do what they say they will.
Reliability makes you memorable and
causes you to stand well above all the
forgotten promise-breakers.
8. Show initiative: Standing out in
the crowd often means that you take
action while everyone else stands
back, wondering what to do next. If
you learn to sum up situations
quickly and to respond according to
what needs to be done, you place
yourself in a position of being
different from the silent majority
waiting to be shown what should
happen next.
Innovative at work, at home, in your
volunteer group. Be the first to point
out what's working and what is not,
and how to make the most of what's
great and improve on what's not.
Leadership requires tenacity and
certainty of purpose and will ensure
that you stand out in the crowd.
If you see someone in trouble, don't
assume they're getting help. Stop
and ask if they need help to change
the tire, or to pick up their dropped
papers. Call the police if you see
someone in terrible trouble and it's
dangerous to intervene; don't
assume someone else has already
done so!
crowd will also stand tall, no matter your
height. Slouching is a defensive strategy
that does nothing to draw attention to you
in a crowd, not to mention its harm for
your overall body alignment. If you're
having difficulties standing tall, talk to a
physiotherapist who might be able to help
you improve your posture through
exercise and stretching. Usually though,
it's enough to remind yourself to stand up
straight, to keep your chin up, and to make
eye contact with others.
9. Dress stylishly and wear what
suits you: Clothing speaks in its
own way, and a well-tailored outfit
that fits you perfectly is bound to
have people notice you. Get
yourself fitted in good clothes and
only buy a few of the best rather
than a lot of the cheapest.
Durable, perfectly-fitting clothes
will free you from having to worry
about your appearance because
you just know you look good,
whatever physical attributes you
were born with.
Ensure good grooming too. Keep
your hair in fantastic shape and
keep your skin and nails clean and
well cared for.
If you're going to dress “way out”,
make sure the choices are good
quality, well made, interesting,
and that you're comfortable
carrying off something that is very
different from the norm around
you.
11. Be attentive: The greatest honor you
can do another person is to show you've
really heard them, and to show that what
they've said matters. Since most people
are too busy wondering what to say next,
and how to explain their own thoughts,
feelings, and ideas, a listener will stand out
from the rest. Be willing to give people the
space to talk themselves and show that you
clearly respect their thoughts. Not only
will this flatter them and reassure them
that they matter, but they'll realize very
quickly that you're someone to treasure
and they will follow your lead.
10. Check your posture: The
person who stands out from the
Put away the cell phone in restaurants, at
meetings, and during conversations.
Nigeria
Having a romantic get together?
Turn the cell phone right off.
Having a chat with friends? Leave
the cell phone in your bag, even
when it rings.
Stop your eyes from wandering
around the crowd when you're
with someone. Focus fully on
them and be truly interested in
them; this will show them that
they're the one standing out from
the crowd in your eyes. In turn,
they'll see you as the most
amazing person around.
12. Remind people how great
they are: Regularly single out
people in your life, from the
workplace to home, to remind
them how great they are. So few
of us take the time to
acknowledge the people in our
lives whom we take for granted
that when someone does validate
us in this way, it comes as a totally
sweet surprise and is so out of
the ordinary that it gets
remembered. It's also a very
genuine way of establishing
rapport with people, and
maintaining goodwill.
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Prayers For The Nation (you Can Put Your Own Nation In Place Of Nigeria):
Precious Father, We Admire Your Hand Of Glory Upon Our Nation Nigeria; We Would Lift Up Our Voice To Give You All The Glory. Psalm 57:5, 11
Lord We Thank You For The Work Of The Holyspirit Upon The People Of Nigeria, We Are Glad That You Are Glorifying Yourself In The Midst Of Your
People In Jesus Name. Amen. Joel 2:27-28.
Father We Thank You For The Government Of Nigeria, We Give You All The Glory And Adoration For Your Hand Upon Our Leaders, Causing Them
To Do Only Your Will. Lamentation3:22-23.
Father, We Are Glad For Your Mercies Endures For Ever, For It Is A Good Thing To Give Thanks Unto You. Father, Thank You For Your Mercies Upon
Our Nation. Psalms118:1-2
Prayers For The Institutions:
Father, We Thank You For The Impact Of Your Glory Upon Covenant University, To You Alone Be All The Glory. Haggai 2:9
Father, We Thank You For The Concrete Measures And Plans Towards The Actualization Of The Vision One Of Ten In Ten. To You Alone Be All The
Glory Jesus. 2nd Chronicle 27:6
Father, In Jesus Name, We Decree The Manisfestation Of Your Wisdom Upon Covenant University In Jesus Name. We Decree A Strange Order Of
Grace And Truth In Our Community. Job 22:28
Father, We Thank You For Harvard University, Oxford University, Princeton University, Massachusetts Institute Of Technology, Cambridge And
Caltech, We Thank You For Your Outstretched Arm Upon Their Management, Staff And Students In Jesus Name. Job 42:10
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Declarations
PERSONAL DECLARATION:
God Is Making My Life A Role Model Unto Others.
In My Life, I Shall See The Glory Of The Lord.
I Shall Not Fail, Because Jesus Never Fails.
God Shall Fight For Me, And I Shall Win All Battles
Without A Fight.
I Am The Light Of The World, And The Salt Of The Earth.
My Life Is Bringing Glory To God.
My Life Is A Blessing Unto Trillions Of Lives All Around
The World.
God Is Blessing Me Super Abundantly To Be A Blessing
Unto All Generations.
COVENANT UNIVERSITY:
Vision One Of Ten In Ten Is A Reality In Jesus Name.
Every Student Of Covenant University Is Walking In God's
Wisdom.
Every Student Is Commanding Excellence In Their
Academic Result In Jesus Name.
Every Staff And Management Is Commanding Exploits In
Their Works.
Covenant University Is Ten Times Ahead Of Every Other
University In The World, In Worth, Weight And Value.
Covenant University Is In A Class Of Its Own, The God
Class.
The God Of Covenant University Is Taking Covenant
University To The Fore Front Of Impact.
Covenant University Is Bringing Solutions To The Life
Challenges Facing The Nations Of The World.
Jesus Is Lord!
Answers to the riddles
1.Zacchaeus Luke 19:1-10
2.Pilate Matthew 27:17
3.Mary Magdalene Mark 16:9
4.Judah Revelation 5:5
CONFESSING THE LORDSHIP OF JESUS CHRIST
You have not accepted Jesus as your Lord and Savior: NOW IS THE ACCEPTABLE TIME,
BELOVED, YOU WOULD NOT WANT TO REFUSE THIS CALL TO SALVATION.
DECLARE WITH ME:
LORD JESUS, I COME TO YOU TODAY, FORGIVE ME MY SINS, WASH ME WITH YOUR
PRECIOUS BLOOD, I BELIEVE THAT YOU DIED FOR MY SINS AND THAT YOU ROSE ON
THE 3RD DAY FOR MY JUSTIFICATION, THANK YOU JESUS, I REPENT OF MY WAYS,
DWELL IN MY HEART AS FROM TODAY. THANK YOU JESUS FOR SAVING ME. NOW I AM
SAVED. THANK YOU LORD, IN JESUS' NAME I HAVE PRAYED. AMEN.
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You could reach us for prayers, counselling and enquiries
Ifeoluwa Odekunle
Email: ifeoluwaodekunle@yahoo.com, Gmail:
odekunleife@gmail.com, web: www.ifeoluwaodekunle.com
Dr. (Mrs.) Oladipupo O.O
funke.oladipupo@covenantuniversity.edu.ng, phone:
08033319370,
Bright Nwachukwu/Daniel Adike
brightnwachukwu@gmail.com, 08060934939:
danieladike@gmail.com
Jesus Is Lord!
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