Titilope Baptist-Sanusi, popularly known as Baptista (BaptistaOnMiC), is a Nigerian gospel music minister whose sound is rooted in faith, testimony and spiritual depth.
Her music reflects a journey of endurance, restoration, and victory, shaped by years of waiting and personal trials.
Through heartfelt worship and powerful declarations, Baptista uses her voice as an instrument of hope, pointing listeners to God as the ultimate source of strength, healing and triumph.
- The album “I WON” feels deeply personal. What was the emotional and spiritual journey like turning years of pain, waiting, and loss into music?
I WON was not something I planned; it was something God processed in me. For years, I carried pain quietly waiting, crying, praying, and sometimes even questioning. Turning those years into music was emotional because every lyric reminded me of a moment I didn’t think I would survive.
Spiritually, it was a journey from broken prayers to bold declarations. I didn’t write from a place of perfection; I wrote from a place of survival. Each song became a release, a healing, and a reminder that God was present even when I felt alone.
- You recorded this project between 2023 and 2025, but the story behind it spans seven challenging years. At what point did you realise these experiences were shaping an album rather than breaking you?
I realised it when I noticed that despite everything, I was still standing still singing, still believing, even when I had no strength left. There was a moment when I stopped trying to force outcomes and simply surrendered. That was when clarity came. I understood that the experiences were not meant to destroy me but to give my voice depth. God was using the waiting to prepare a sound that could only come from endurance.
- You’ve spoken openly about losing twins, your sister’s disappearance, family pressures, and financial struggles. How did your faith evolve through those seasons, and how is that evolution reflected across the tracklist?
My faith matured. In the beginning, my prayers were full of “why.” Later, they became prayers of trust. Across the tracklist, you can hear that growth. Songs like F.O.G (Focus on God) came from learning to shift my eyes away from pain. Modupe reflects gratitude even when answers were delayed. Joy is not about happiness it is about choosing praise in uncertainty. Each song represents a stage of my faith becoming stronger, quieter, and more rooted.
- You mentioned that divine intervention came after you stopped trying. Can you share more about that moment and how the support from Oluwafemi Aborisade reignited your conviction?
That moment was very humbling. I had reached a point where I felt tired of pushing, tired of explaining, tired of hoping. Then God raised a man Mr. Oluwafemi Aborisade who was led purely by conviction to shoot the video for I Won. I didn’t lobby or beg. It was God’s doing. That act reminded me that when God says it is time, He will move people’s hearts without stress. It reignited my conviction that God is still intentional about my victories.
- Songs like Modupe, Joy, and F.O.G (Focus on God) suggest a journey from gratitude to clarity. How intentional was the sequencing of the album in telling your testimony?
The sequencing was very intentional. I wanted the listener to walk the same path I walked from gratitude, to strength, to clarity. The album is not random; it tells a story. It starts with acknowledging God, moves through encouragement and focus, and ends in affirmation and victory. I WON is not just a title; it is the destination of the journey.
- Yea & Amen features Dr. D. K. Olukoya. What does that collaboration represent spiritually, and how does it strengthen the message of victory in I WON?
Spiritually, this collaboration is deeply symbolic and intentional. It goes beyond music and enters the realm of alignment, covering, and spiritual authority. Being the first and only artist to feature Dr. D.K. Olukoya on a song is not about personal achievement alone. It represents trust, spiritual recognition, and divine timing.
Dr. Olukoya’s voice has long been heard in prayers, teachings, and spiritual sessions within the church, often repeated during services as instruments of instruction and warfare, not as commercial tracks.
For that same voice to appear on a song marks a shift from the altar into a sound that reaches beyond church walls. Spiritually, it means the message, prayers, and spiritual weight he carries are being released through music as a tool of impact, testimony, and victory.
As one of his children in the faith, this collaboration signifies spiritual covering and endorsement. It reflects a passing on of grace, values, and spiritual DNA. It shows that the song is not just artistic expression but a vessel carrying spiritual substance, prayer, and purpose. It also affirms that the journey behind the music has been shaped, refined, and approved in the place of obedience and alignment.
At a deeper level, it means God is using unity across generations and expressions of ministry. The collaboration stands as a bridge between the Word, prayer, and music, declaring that sound itself can be ministry. Spiritually, it says this song is not just to be heard but to be received, because it carries authority, testimony, and victory rooted in faith.
- As the album premieres on your birthday and Boxing Day, what does this release symbolise for you personally, and what do you hope listeners carry with them after experiencing I WON?
Releasing I WON on my birthday is deeply symbolic. It represents rebirth, restoration, and gratitude for life. Boxing Day speaks of gifts, and this album is my gift to God and to everyone who has ever waited in silence. I want listeners to carry hope the assurance that pain does not have the final word. If God did it for me, He can do it for them. I WON is a reminder that victory is possible, even after giving up.
- What role did Ogun State played in helping out with the disappearance your Sister?
I first came in contact with Mr. Oluwasina Ogungbade, SAN, Attorney General & Commissioner for Justice, Ogun State, through a public appeal regarding the disappearance of her sister. He personally picked her number from the flyer and reached out to her. From that moment, he consistently supported the family’s efforts in searching for her sister, Motunrayo. Over the past three to five months of tirelessly seeking her whereabouts, he stood by them, offering help, encouragement, and unwavering support through the ministry of justice and the Ogun State Police command. Beyond this, he also supported her career in every way possible, for which she is deeply grateful.
