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Samuel Giveson Has Been Added To The YNaija Masterlist
September 1, 2026

Samuel Giveson Has Been Added To The YNaija Masterlist

Samuel Giveson, popularly known as “SMJ,” is a Nigerian gospel music producer, music director, and multi-instrumentalist who specializes in Christ-centered sounds and innovative gospel music. He is widely known in Nigerian contemporary gospel music as a keyboardist, music director, and award-winning producer. SMJ has served as music director and producer for Tim Godfrey and The... Read More
YNaija Masterlist
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10 Evergreen Gospel Artists Whose Songs We Still Sing Today 
June 14, 2026

10 Evergreen Gospel Artists Whose Songs We Still Sing Today 

Nigerian gospel music has produced several talented musicians in recent years, but before these artists emerged, there were pioneers who shaped what gospel music is today. These evergreen musicians started their careers decades ago but are still prominent figures in the gospel space, and we still sing their songs today. In this article, we list... Read More
The Music Blog
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November 17, 2020

#TheExperience2020: COVID-19 moves Africa’s Largest Gospel Concert online and it comes with benefits

The Experience is an annual free gospel concert that has now proven to be one of Nigeria’s biggest December events. Started in 2006 by the Senior Pastor of House on the Rock (HOTR), Paul Adefarasin, the concert witnessed a crowd of 70,000 people in its first year. Premised on the concept of the December holiday... Read More
Blogs, Church Culture
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October 27, 2020

Tribute to Tope Alabi at 50: How the gospel music industry never recovered from ‘Ore ti o common’

Nigerian Gospel musician and icon, Tope Alabi, is unarguably one of the greatest to grace the Nigeria gospel music scene and the occasion of her golden jubilee is deserving of all the applause that has been thrown her way. Before the breaking onto the music scene with her debut record, ‘Ore ti o common’, in... Read More
Church Culture, The Music Blog
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September 23, 2018

Morning Devotion: Tim Godfrey’s ‘Nara’ is the song we’re getting high on

Not a chemically induced high, mind. It’s Spirit-activated, fam. We’re keeping it holy on these streets. Since its release exactly 10 days ago, Nara is the song in everyone’s mouth, on virtually every Christian’s IG page and the views it’s racked up on YouTube already (809,942) testify to this. Let’s make it a million, people.... Read More
Church Culture, Featured
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sinach way maker
March 29, 2018

[The Church Blog] With 50 million views, Sinach joins the big league on YouTube. Thanks to the Way Maker

There are achievements and there are groundbreaking, stereotype bursting, achievements. The latter is the case of multi-award-winning Nigerian Gospel musician, Osinachi Joseph, popularly referred to as Sinach. From being interviewed on BBC Africa to sold-out UK shows, tours in over 26 countries of the world, and an upcoming Easter concert, Sinach definitely has something special going on... Read More
Church Culture
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Don Moen at COZA Biodun Fatoyinbo Church Culture
March 4, 2018

[The Church Blog] Morning Devotion: When the Don Moen “anointing” goes to COZA

Many of those who like me, grew up under some sort of strict spiritual supervision can testify to the fact that American singer-songwriter, pastor, and producer, Don Moen made our childhood so lit graceful. And how he still manages to remain relevant across generations. Call it the anointing for relevance and you might not be far... Read More
Church Culture
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sinach bbc africa
October 11, 2017

[The Church Blog] This Sinach interview with BBC Africa is why Gospel Music can never die

If we could count top Gospel music acts that have emerged from Nigeria into the global scene, Sinach will definitely be on that list. Sinach, (Original name; Osinachi Egbu Joseph) is a multi award-winning Nigerian Gospel music singer, songwriter, and senior worship leader at Believers Loveworld. She is known globally for several gospel hits songs which... Read More
Church Culture
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September 6, 2017

Mike Abdul jams his way to the top spot on the top 10 Gospel Artiste Countdown

What is a gospel jam playlist without a Mike Abdul on the list? His recently released track, Crossover has confirmed that Mike Abdul sure has the vibe in his blood. Crossover is a song conceptualised with special rhythm to express a profound gratitude to God Almighty for keeping us alive. Onos Ariyo’s Ebenezer, a track... Read More
Church Culture, Featured
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August 30, 2017

[The Church Blog] Is it your blood that was shed? | Nikki Laoye responds to the Tasha Cobbs-Nikki Minaj controversy

Tasha Cobbs, prominent A-list American urban contemporary gospel musician recently released an album which she titled Heart. Passion. Pursuit. The song immediately generated heated controversy across all fronts immediately it was released as one of the tracks, Lord, I’m ready featured Onika Tanya Maraj, known professionally as Nicki Minaj, American rapper, singer, songwriter and model. The... Read More
Church Culture
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August 25, 2017

The Thread: “She works for Satan” | Nicki Minaj makes gospel music; Twitter reacts

We understand Nicki Minaj is blazing the Gospel music route now. She’s teamed up with popular music minister Tasha Cobbs to deliver the 8 minute track, I’m Getting Ready. Halfway through the track, Nicki raps: “I serve a God that parted the Red Sea,” he raps. “Multimillion dollar commercials for Pepsi / From food stamps... Read More
Opinion
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July 17, 2017

[The Church Blog] Its 4 days to TAPE; Here are a few things you should know

The outline of activities from House on the Rock this season is just explosive and the first one to go down is The African Praise Experience (TAPE). It is an annual event that usually holds early in the year; sometime around February but, this year for some reason it didn’t hold during that period. We... Read More
Church Culture
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July 4, 2017

Once again, Nathaniel Bassey takes the top spot on our top 10 gospel artiste countdown

You just gotta give it to this one man – Nathaniel Bassey who got the whole world worshipping, literally. Although the song was released just a few days before the end of the month, it effortlessly made itself the song of the month. The song, written by Rotimi Keys and sung by Nathaniel Bassey (ft.... Read More
Church Culture, Featured
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HallelujahChallenge
June 18, 2017

Opinion: The #HallelujahChallenge is not a fad, the numbers prove this

by Ebenezar Wikina A lot has been said about the #HallelujahChallenge; there are those who are for it and those who are angry because it doesn’t change the ‘price of Garri in the market’. I’m not here to start another “Has religion saved the world?” argument — which many people have been engaging in these... Read More
Opinion
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June 16, 2017

Opinion: The Hallelujah Challenge vs the Joy Isi Bewaji challenge

by Mark Anthony Osuchukwu “They say, “Those that live in glass houses should not walk around naked”. I say, “she who suffers breast cancer forgets the word ‘cleavage’” Over the years, I’ve grown to understand that minding your business is a business that can’t flourish in the human race. The ability to do ‘eyes right’... Read More
Opinion
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June 14, 2017

The Thread: “It’s causing spiritual traffic that’s not allowing witches to fly” | Twitter NG claps back at #HallelujahChallenge critics

So we were all worshipping jejely in the comfort of our homes, plugged into God courtesy Nathaniel Bassey’s Hallelujah Challenge on Instagram Live when the murmurs and complaints began to waft into our ears. Cue Temi: Eric throws jabs I think #hallelujahchallenge is some kind of passive aggressive competition that some christians came up with... Read More
Opinion
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June 14, 2017

Eketi Edima Ette: 7 priceless answers to critics of the Hallelujah Challenge

When Gospel music minister Nathaniel Bassey convened the Hallelujah Challenge on the 1st of June, people didn’t think much about it- until it went viral. From 3,000 viewers daily, it shot up to 33,ooo then 162, oooo last night. It was at the point the challenge went viral that critics came out of the woood... Read More
Opinion
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