About
Emmanuel Okose
March 11, 1984
Emmanuel Okose is born in Nigeria, into a family connected to music and faith.
The Music
1992 — 1996
At 8 years old, there was already a boy using music within the ministry environment. Okose sang and participated in his father's crusades, opening the services and evangelistic events.
First Composition
1996 — 1997
At 12 years old, Okose writes his first song, I've Got An Happy Vibe. At 13, he joins the group Honey Voices and later forms Soul Brothers with Soul T and Soul D. The group became the most popular in the Amuwo-Odofin neighborhood, and at that time, they went from church to church, even reaching Okokomaiko.
The Ministry
2002 — 2004
From ages 18 to 20, while his musical identity was starting to develop, Emmanuel was also experimenting with spiritual leadership by leading the Youths Success Fellowship in Mile 2, Lagos, bringing together hundreds of young people.
Growth in Music
2005 — 2008
At 21 years old, he signed a contract with Colossal Entertainment. His first album, Naija Is Blessed, opened the door to a professional music career.
SOUL E BABA
The Song Soul E Baba Dey Here
In 2007, Soul E appeared among the winners/recognized at the HipHop World Awards, with Soul E Baba Dey Here linked to the Revelation of the Year category and receiving recognition for Best Special Effect for the Video.
Soul E solidifies his presence in music, including collaborations with 2Baba and the albums His Excellency 1 and His Excellency 2. The music takes him to the stages, the industry, and growing public exposure, and he comes to be celebrated as the King of Soul Music in the artistic scene.
The expansion in Africa
2009 — 2013
At 25 years old, Emmanuel began to strengthen his ministerial calling and dedicate himself to sharing the Word of God both inside and outside Nigeria.
Prophet Okose
The album Message
In 2013, his career in Gospel music gained momentum with the release of the album Message, distributed by Chuksbiri Enterprise.
EO Ministry
2014 — 2017
At 30 years old, the journey took on a new dimension: Emmanuel left Nigeria and went to Lesotho, starting a phase of ministerial expansion and building a ministry outside his home country.
The Evidence
Chruch em Lesoto
2017 — 2020
In Maseru, Lesotho, Okose led The Evidence Church, a multicultural community with members mainly from Lesotho, Nigeria, Zimbabwe, and South Africa.
The expansion to the Americas
2021 — 2025
After years of expanding the Ministry in Lesotho, Emmanuel returned to Mpape, Abuja, Nigeria, and the following year, 2022, he crossed the Atlantic and arrived in Brazil, starting a new chapter in his international journey as a ministry guest, strengthening connections with churches, leaders, communities, and also with the Afro-Brazilian music scene. In 2024, he released the album Speak to Me, featuring tracks and collaborations with other artists, including “I Go Go Church” with Baller, and “Tonight” with DeLazare.
Okose Works
Mercy House Global in South Africa
In 2025, his international social and community journey takes shape and evolves into the creation of structures aimed at giving institutional form and continuity to the impact built throughout his path.
The initiative expands Emmanuel Okose's work beyond support services, events, and ministry, creating a network of permanent community presence: people organized to identify needs, mobilize resources, and connect individuals and families to services and structures that can help them, representing a practical dimension of the social vision, turning solidarity and service into an organized network of community action.
OE Foundation
2026
The global social project by Emmanuel Okose is born with the vision of promoting human development, education, culture, art, and community empowerment, using music as one of its main tools for social change. With roots in African and Brazilian experiences and a perspective that spans all of the Americas, the initiative aims to value cultural diversity, preserve memories, promote cultural exchange, and create new opportunities through music, education, and the arts.
Throughout its growth, the organization will develop programs in training, research, documentation, artistic production, cultural exchange, creative entrepreneurship, community support, and the development of new generations, becoming an international platform for culture, education, and social transformation.
OE Ministry
"And behold, I am with you always, even to the end of the age." (Mt 28:20)
Faith guides an understanding of service, human dignity, care for others, and community responsibility. The OE Ministry is a global Christian entity, born from African experience, connected to Brazil, and expanding throughout the Americas, that shares the Gospel through music, the word, and service.
