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  • Nigeria at 62: “Don’t let anybody deceive you, we are in a war situation”- Adeboye

    Nigeria at 62: “Don’t let anybody deceive you, we are in a war situation”- Adeboye

    General overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, RCCG, Pastor Enoch Adeboye, has described Nigeria’s present situation as war, saying “we are in a war situation”.

    Adeboye spoke on Sunday during his church’s monthly thanksgiving service, which also commemorates Nigeria’s 62nd independence anniversary.

    The cleric, whose sermon was titled ‘Perfect peace in the land’, said peace is the absence of war and storm, adding that perfect peace refers to one which is permanent.

    According to him, times have gone by when traditional rulers were accorded respect, adding that currently their palaces are invaded and they are kidnapped.

    He said, “A whole nation can be in a storm. If a governor cannot go to his farm and feel safe, despite the security guards, He has to thank God that he returned safely, despite the bodyguard. When we talk about security, the governor should be secure. When a governor alters such a statement, then you know the situation we are in.

    “As young as I am, I remember a time when the king was coming. Unless you are one of the very special people, you have to move out of the way. But things are different now. Kidnappers can go to the palace and kidnap the king. Don’t let anybody deceive you, we are in a war situation.”

    Adeboye also urged the people to cease criticising their leaders, maintaining that residents should instead pray for them.

    He lamented that people have opted for condemnation instead of seeking solutions through intercession.

    TheNewsGuru.com reports that Adeboye joined the Redemed Christian Church of God in 1973 and served as an interpreter before he was ordained a pastor in the church by Pa. Josiah Akindayomi in 1975.

    He became General Overseer of the church in 1981. For three years, he filled the role part-time at Unilorin before giving up his university position to preach full-time.

    The church which was not well known before Adeboye became the General Overseer, has branches in about 198[1] nations as of (March 2017), including more than 14,000,000 worshipers in Nigeria[14].Adeboye has stated that he aims to put a church within five minutes walking distance in developing cities and five minutes driving distance in developed cities.[12]

    Adeboye is considered a preacher of the prosperity gospel,[15] a claim he does not deny, saying that “Pentecostals have such an impact because they talk of the here and now, not just the by and by… while we have to worry about heaven, there are some things God could do for us in the here and now.”[16]

    Following new legislation that placed limits on non-profit leadership to 20 years of service and less than 70 years of age,[17] Pastor Adeboye resigned as General Overseer in 2017 (still the general overseer up till date).

    He celebrated his 80th birthday in 2022, Adeboye’s foundation donated eight dialysis machines to Wuse District Hospital, together with a reverse osmosis medical water purification system and an electrical generator.[

  • Pastor Adeboye praises wife on 55th wedding anniversary

    Pastor Adeboye praises wife on 55th wedding anniversary

     

    On Thursday, September 8, 2022, the General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Pastor Enoch Adeboye, and his wife, Folu, marked their 55th marriage anniversary, and they were full of glowing words for each other.

    Taking to his Instagram page, Pastor Adeboye shared a picture of him and Folu clad in a blue outfit and cutting a cake with six layers. He added the caption, “My darling, the woman who has suffered with me. She stood by me when we had nothing. I was the poorest and the least known of all the men after her 55 years ago. But, she left all those who were famous and well to do, and she picked me. God has made us a success and proven all the oppositions back then wrong. Here is to 55 more years of double love, double grace, double peace, and double of heaven on earth.”

    On her part, Folu shared some pictures of she and her husband, which included recent ones and some taken many years ago. She added the caption, “55 years with you, my darling, has been filled with all I ever asked God for and even more. Thank you for showing that God can indeed be trusted.”

    Many people also took to the comments section to shower goodwill messages on the respected couple.

  • General Overseer of RCCG talks about text message that stopped him from mourning son’s death

    General Overseer of RCCG talks about text message that stopped him from mourning son’s death

    The General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, RCCG, Pastor Enoch Adeboye, has narrated how a text message made him not to mourn the death of his son, Dare, last May.

     

     

    He said the text message was sent by one of his spiritual daughters and it lifted him from “deep sorrow” caused by Dare’s death.

     

    The octogenarian preacher said the text message turned the tide following the death of his 42-year-old son in 2021, adding that God loves him despite the loss of his son.

     

    Adeboye spoke at the international headquarters of the church along the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway during the April 2022 Holy Ghost Service of the church.

     

    Dare, the third child of 80-year-old Adeboye, died on May 4, 2021 in Eket, Akwa Ibom State, where he was based with his family. Married to Temiloluwa, the deceased was the Assistant Pastor in charge of Region (Youth) 35 before his death and father to three daughters.

     

    Speaking on the theme, ‘Signs and Wonders’, with Bible text from Isaiah 8:18 on Friday night, the elder Adeboye said children are proofs that God is a Miracle Worker, a Covenant-Keeper, a Burden-Bearer and the Defence of the Defenceless.

     

    According to him, God is a Carrier, who carries burden, sorrow and problems provided one has the disposition of a child.

     

    Adeboye said, “When I lost my son last year (2021), and I was deeply in sorrow, I got a text (message) from one of my (spiritual) daughters that suddenly turned the tide. What she wrote was simply this: Daddy, let God carry you.”

     

    “I’ve always said it and when I said it, people argue with me. God loves me more than anybody else. Do you agree? I know you won’t agree. When I tell you that God loves me more than anybody else; what do you reply?” he asked thousands of worshippers at the programme who also replied individually that God loves them more than any other person.’’

  • RCCG raises alarm, petitions Senate over alleged N151m fraud on road project completed by church

    RCCG raises alarm, petitions Senate over alleged N151m fraud on road project completed by church

    The Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) has raised an alarm over the payment of N151m as reimbursement to a construction firm, Cartil Construction Nigeria Limited for a road project executed by the church as a corporate social responsibility project.

    According to reports, the Nigerian Senate has commence probe of the Federal Ministry of Works for paying the aforesaid construction firm N151m as reimbursement for a road project executed by the Redeemed Christian Church of God.

    In a petition submitted by the senior official of the RCCG, Pastor Niyi Adebanjo, on behalf of the General Overseer of the RCCG, Pastor Enoch Adeboye, it was alleged that the ministry officials paid N151m to the management of Cartil Construction Nigeria Limited as part payment for the road project awarded to it but abandoned.

    Adebanjo submitted the petition and the Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, referred the document to the Senate Committee on Ethics, Privileges and Public Petitions.

    The petition was presented by the Chairman of the committee, Senator Ayo Akinyelure, on behalf of Lawan, on February 9.

    The RCCG, in the petition, alleged that the construction firm claimed the sum of N151,508,901.22 as reimbursement for the rehabilitation of the Ife-Ifewara Road, Osun State, which the church constructed.

    The petition partly reads, “The rehabilitation of the road was awarded as part of the Church’s corporate social responsibility and paid for by Pastor Enoch Adeboye in the sum of N188,440,342 hence the claim by Cartil Construction Nigeria Limited was illegal and unjust.

    “The church hereby requests the Senate to look into the matter and, among others, urge the firm to refund the money it collected to the coffers of the Federal Government.”

    Speaking before the panel under oath, on Wednesday, Adebanjo said, “Pastor E.A. Adeboye employed the services of the Construction Department of the RCCG to execute the project between August 26, 2016 and 2019 and the total cost was over N188m.

    “The project started from Eruwa junction in Ife and Garage Olode in Ifewara, which is 8.2km. We have details of all the seven companies that supplied us with the materials used to execute the project. They delivered all the materials on site. We have supplied details of the projects to the committee.

    “While the project was ongoing, authorities of the Nigerian Correctional Service pleaded with Pastor Adeboye to extend the construction to their premises, which was done.

    “There are people at Ife and Ifewara who can testify to the fact that Pastor Adeboye constructed the road because he visited the palace, where the Oba appreciated him for constructing the road.

    “We were therefore shocked when we found out that somebody was trying to defraud the Nigerian state by claiming money for a project he never executed.”

     

     

  • Popular U.S. based Pastor Odutola, wife break away from Adeboye’s Redeemed Church

    Popular U.S. based Pastor Odutola, wife break away from Adeboye’s Redeemed Church

    Pastor Tola Odutola, one of the most prominent pastors of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, in the United States has broken away from the church.

    Odutola, who is the senior Pastor of Jesus House Baltimore, told his congregation on Sunday that he was leaving the church after 30 years of service.

    He is leaving with his wife, Kofo, who is also a pastor of the church.

    Odutola cited lack of care by the church leaders.

    The church, with headquarters in Nigeria, was founded in 1952.

    In a viral video, Odutola said his church would now run independently.

    Confirming the development, Odutola in a statement that would worry the Pastor Enoch Adeboye-led church said there are other pastors following him out of the church.

    He also said he anticipated he would be demonised for his decision.

    His announcement to the congregation on Sunday was met with standing ovation several times.

    According to the website of Jesus House Baltimore, Odutola was a Chartered Accountant at Peat Marwick, KPMG in Nigeria. He was also at DHL as Treasury Controller and Business Development Manager before being called into full time ministry.

    “In addition to being the Senior Pastor at Jesus House Baltimore, Pastor Tola is the Regional Pastor of Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCGNA) North America Region 9. (NAR 9).

    “He also was the founding chairman of the Redeemer’s Leadership Institute (RLI). RLI is the Leadership arm of the Redeemed Christian Church of God North America (RCCGNA) which provides continuous training for Religious Leaders worldwide.

    “Pastor Tola is the Chairman of Alpha Leadership Conference (ALC), an organization charged with promoting and teaching leadership skills to all people of all nations.

    “He consults, mentors and coaches Pastors, speaks regularly at Leadership Conferences, Churches, Corporations, Minister’s Conferences, Seminars and other Leadership Development Opportunities”.

    Meanwhile, neither Pastor Adeboye nor the church had officially reacted to the development as at the time of filing this report.

  • [PHOTOS]: RCCG pastor, Tunde Oke gives mother befitting burial

    The Regional Pastor,Redeemed Christian Church of God, Ireland, Pastor Tunde Adebayo Oke on Wednesday gave his mother, Vida, a befitting burial in Lagos.

    The funeral service of late Mrs. Vida Hope Oke [Nee Borbitey] was held at the Methodist Church of the Trinity in Tinubu, Lagos Island, Lagos today- where, many sympathizers and worshipers of the church gathered together to pray for the repose of the deceased.

    Following the final burial rites, the massive guests who attended the event to honor the passage of Pastor Oke’s mother, were received at Harbour Point, Victoria Island, Lagos.

    See faces at the event: