MAVIN‘s boss, Michael Collins popularly referred to asDon Jazzy, in a seldom interview with City People magazine, revealed the secret behind his great tracks.
When the Producer was told he seems to have the Midas touch, he said:
“I don’t know about the Midas touch, but I think what it is, is that, I understand the market first, I also understand people to a large extent, the common problem with people in the industry is not really understanding the individuals they deal with, either the artiste of their staffs, I run a very beautiful organization where everyone is friends. We are family, I don’t come and start using veto power, because I am the boss, the greatest idea might come from the little guy there.
So I listen to everybody and it works. As for music I try to experiment sometimes, but I don’t go out of the box to say I want to over experiment in a way that it is not what people want. If it is akara that you want to sell, it’s the akara that you will sell. You don’t have to start putting jam inside akara. Then it’s not akara anymore, it is something else, the least you can do is to put small pepper to taste, you cannot now go over outside the box and say you want to put your name on top of the akara and stuffs like that. Over the years there has been the kind of music Nigerians like. This is the kind of music my mother and my father dances to and their friends too, then we just stick to the formula and it works for us”
A 25-year-old man, John Okafor, was nabbed by Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency for being in possession of N48m.
The suspect who was said to be among the passengers of a commercial bus coming from Onitsha, Anambra State, was apprehended with the money on the Abaji-Abuja Expressway on Monday by the anti-narcotic officials who were on a routine patrol.
Okafor insisted that the money belonged to an unnamed bureau de change firm in Onitsha, adding that he was an employee of the firm. He said he was heading for the foreign exchange market in the Federal Capital Territory to convert the sum to dollars when he was arrested.
He said:
“I work for a bureau de change in Onitsha. I was asked to purchase dollars at the foreign exchange market in Abuja with the money. When we got to Abaji, our vehicle was searched and the money was found. That is all I know.”
Meanwhile, a drug dealer, Chukuka Ugbai, was also arrested with 79 bags of dried weeds said to have tested positive for cannabis in Bako village in the Kwali Area Council, Abuja during the Monday patrol.
It was learnt that the drug, weighing 817 kilogrammes was found in his warehouse.
Ugbai, however, said he was amazed that the operatives were able to track him to his residence, where the drug warehouse was located, adding that he took to drug trafficking to fend for his family.
“I was not lucky enough because I don’t know how they detected my cannabis warehouse. I sell cannabis to take care of my family and pay my children’s school fees. The officers found 79 bags of cannabis in my store.”
The FCT commander of the NDLEA, Mrs. Chinyere Obijuru said:
“Okafor was on board a commercial bus from Onitsha in Anambra State when N48,450,000 was found in a brown carton concealed in a sack. He also had on him 86,500 CFA. He claimed that the money belongs to a bureau de change at Onitsha. He is suspected to be engaging in money laundering and will be transferred to the EFCC for further investigation.
A woman’s action has created a frenzy on Social Media after she was caught on camera showing her insane outburst on a public street after she was dumped by her boyfriend via text message.
The 24 year old woman was reportedly told by her partner that their relationship of several years simply wasn’t working out.
Unprepared for the news, the woman, who was walking in Hong Kong’s Tsim Sha Tsui district, threw herself to the floor and started screaming and shouting at passersby.
The Mirror reports that the woman remained on the ground for over an hour as bemused onlookers attempted to help her.
At one point, the woman appeared to calm down and agreed to walk arm in arm with two pedestrians, but it wasn’t long before she fell back to the floor and continued screaming. Eventually police and paramedics arrived, and carried the woman away in a stretcher.
Former President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Goodluck Ebele Jonathan, is currently at the ‘Kenya Games Reserve, enjoying the Summer vacation with his family.
He and his family have been in the Eastern side of Africa for a while now. See Mama Peace at the Background! Shout Out to Mama Peace… We Miss You!!!! Lol
Sad… A 22-year-old man as seen in these photos was left trapped in a washing machine for nothing more than three hours. Firefighters were called to the property in Sydney, Australia, after the man was discovered trapped up to his waist, allegedly by his parents.
According to Sydney Herald, Fire crews had to dismantle the washing machine during a rescue operation which took more than an hour. The man – who reportedly has mild autism – was taken to hospital to be checked over.
Hard work they say, pays off most of the time and I’m not just talking about the proverbial aspect of that statement, i mean, literally, hard work “pays off” in MONEY! Lol.
Few months after he reportedly built a home for his parents, “Katapot” crooner, Reekado Banks seems to have done some housing for himself too!
The 21 Year Old singer took to his Instagram page to share the news. He wrote:
When I was younger, one of my prayers was that we moved into a house with a toilet so clean I would eat in it (Cos we used a pit latrine at the time). Now Im a proud owner of my own place. IM GRATEFUL TO GOD. IM GRATEFUL to Donjazzy
How investing of him though, it’s rather unusual of men his age to make such decisions.
Nollywood actress, Mary Remmy Njoku who got betrothed to Iroko TV CEO, Jason Njoku, precisely three years ago, marked their third wedding anniversary with sweet and romantic words.
At this time of the day, 3yrs ago, I was taking an oath in presence of God, Family and friends to be ur better half. It feels like yesterday. I can’t say the journey has Been smooth, I can’t say it’s been the best of experiences, But God has been faithful! And if given an opportunity to chose again, I WILL chose YOU. You complete me! #HappyWeddingAnniversary.
We continue to wish the couple a happy married life!
Chelsea are ready to pay over the odds to sign Everton defender John Stones. With Blues considering making a final bid in the region of £40m for Stones.
Everton have maintained their stance throughout the summer that the England international will not be sold. But can they resist the temptations if Chelsea produce an offer which would make Stones the expensive defender in English football history.
Chelsea would have doubled their original valuation of the centre-back, which goes on to show how inflated the market is at the moment.
Roberto Martinez has refused to deny claims that Stones is attracted by the possibility of moving to Stamford Bridge, but Stones has not agitated for a move.
Powerful celebrity couple, 2Face and Annie Idibia, whose marital relationship has being going strong for the past few years now and has been blessed with beautiful children, grace the latest edition of the Hello Nigeria Magazine.
The couple share a very steamy chemistry in photos while they share stories of their love life. 2Face says “He is lucky because he married someone he loves”… how romantic.
Major authority on the life and style of famous reality TV Stars, The Kardashians, E! has just Unleashed the lavish lifestyle of new 18 year old, Kylie Jenner.
The teenager who is allegedly worth about $5million is definitely living her life at the fastest lane possible..
Read the article by E! below:
For starters, the youngest Jenner is reportedly worth $5 million, with assets stemming from her modeling gigs, public appearance and other endeavors she finds herself participating in.
Now that she is a legal adult (and earning $80,000-$120,000 for birthday party in Canada), Kylie thought it was time to move out of mom Kris Jenner’s abode, so she picked herself up a new mansion! Kylie paid $2.7 million for her new Calabasas digs. She won’t be totally alone, though, as her neighbors include sister Khloé Kardashian. If she wants to see other members of her friends and family, she can just hope into one of her über-luxurious vehicles.
Kylie has several cars, all of which are nicer than the next. The E! star has been spotted driving around in either a Mercedes Benz G550, which begins at $115,400 or the G63 AMG, which starts at $137,150. She has also been seen driving a white Jeep Wrangler Sahara worth $49,000 and now, most famously, her birthday gift from Tyga: a 458 Italia Spider Ferrari worth $295,000.
The young entrepreneur also has several collaborations and endorsements to her name, and even has started her own line of hair extensions. Each style/color of extension costs $279.99. Her work with NIP + FAB, Glamhouse, PacSun, Nicole by OPI, Sears and more have grossed her even more money, as she continues her work as a brand ambassador and product collaborator. The nail polish line with OPI, Kardashian Kolors, banked Kylie $100,000, and this was when she was only 13!
When it comes to social media, Kylie charges a pretty penny. If hired to hold a product and post a photo on Instagram—her face not included—Kylie earns $20,000, a source tells E! News.
If you’re in the mood to dress like Kylie, that’s also going to cost an arm and a leg, especially when it comes to her accessories. At any given moment, Kylie wears no fewer than four different Cartier Love bracelets. She has one in pink gold with four diamonds ($10,100), one in pink gold without diamonds ($6,300), one in yellow gold ($6,300) and one in white gold ($6,750).
Clothes are in a league of their own, too. While out for a night on the town with her sisters, Kylie opted for jeans, a tank top, mini leather jacket and thigh-high boots. While this might seem like your average outfit, it turns out to be a $3,300 affair.
The ACNE STUDIOS Leather “Mock” Moto Jacket retails for $1,600, the Sergio Rossi suede boots will run you $1,460, the tank—at this point this is definitely a steal—costs about $56 for two and the Seven for All Mankind jeans are $210.
Even a simple (or not-so simple) swimsuit isn’t in the average budget. Kylie Instagrammed a pic of herself posing provocatively in a one-piece bathing suit from Agent Provocateur, which just so happened to cost $450.00.
The Osun State Police have arrested a former Senior Special Assistant to Governor Rauf Aregbesola of Osun State, Mr. Bode Olugbore, after a 29-year-old woman, Kemi Arobieke, was allegedly found dead in his apartment.
Kemi, who the family claimed was Olugbore’s lover, was found dead in the ex-SSA’s apartment on Saturday, August 8, 2015
Punch Metro gathered that Kemi, an event planner, came from Lagos to visit Olugbore in Osogbo, the Osun State capital, on Thursday, August 6, and promised to return on Saturday.
Kemi’s family, however, got a call on Sunday that the lady had been electrocuted in the ex-SSA’s apartment, and her corpse had been deposited in a mortuary.
The matter was reported at the Dada Police Division, and policemen from the station removed the corpse from the apartment. The ex-SSA was arrested thereafter. The deceased’s elder brother, Ayoola, who confirmed the death of his sister on Tuesday said Kemi had known Olugbore for about four years, but the family initially did not know about their relationship.
He said he, Kemi and Olugbore were members of the same church in Lagos, adding that her sister told the family that the suspect had separated from his wife, who had three children for him.
“My sister travelled to Osogbo and she was supposed to return to Lagos on Saturday, but we got a call from the police that she was involved in an accident and it was very serious.
“When we got to Osogbo, the police prevented us from seeing her, but told us that she had been electrocuted by an electric fan, but it is unbelievable.”
Ayoola, said the explanation sounded illogical as there were no traces of burn either on her body or on the fan.
He said,
“However, we are waiting for the outcome of the autopsy which was done on Saturday. We have known Bode (Olugbore) for a while. He works with the Osun State Government. Kemi was also gainfully employed, having finished from the university.
“We were made to understand that she was electrocuted in the apartment by a standing fan. That is very hard for me to understand. The police showed us the fan, and it seemed to be working fine. It was not burnt. The socket was not burnt. So, it is suspicious that she was electrocuted. The current in a fan is not enough to kill except one has direct contact with a live wire. The marks on her body suggested something contrary.“Right now, everyone is waiting for answers from the autopsy. We know that the man has been arrested by the police.”
It was further gathered that Olugbore’s lawyer’s said the ex-SSA was not in his apartment at the time of the incident, adding that Kemi’s death was a domestic accident.
The Arobieke’s family lawyer, identified only as Olayiwola, stated that the result of the autopsy was with the police, adding that both families would be invited by the police.
The Osun State Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Folashade Odoro, confirmed the arrest. She added that investigation was ongoing on the matter.
She said:
“I don’t know about who is involved, but the suspect has been arrested by the police. Investigation is also ongoing on the matter. When things like this happen, the first suspect is the owner of the apartment. So, he was arrested immediately.”
The governor’s media aide, Mr. Semiu Okanlawon, when contacted declined to comment on the matter.
Popular and Well respected Nollywood actress, Mercy Johnson who welcomed her second child Henry in October 2014 is already expecting another baby with her husband Prince Odianosen.
According to Splendor Magazine,her pregnancy became obvious on set of her new blockbuster movie, Eviction Day, produced by renowned filmmaker Vitus Nnebue and directed by Afe Olumowe Pictures Image and also starring Nkem Owoh, Isabella Ayuk, Uche Odoputa, and many others.
This is not a matter of hear-say but a matter of seeing-is-believing as our reporters were at the location and found out that her pregnancy was no longer news to everyone who worked with her on set of the movie even as they pampered her accordingly.
Newly engaged couple, Toolz Oniru and Tunde Demuren have been all about themselves since they got engaged. The pair are currently on vacation in the U.S and from the look of things and photos they’ve shared, it’s obvious they are having a wonderful time.
The couple recently attended a wedding in Canada and the extravagantly coordinated their outfits with red and black. Don’t tell me you’re not in love with their fashion sense…. pfft!
This 19 year old student of the School of Nursing, Lagos University Teaching Hospital, Idi Araba, Mosunmola Oladipo, has won the Miss Virginity 2015 beauty pageant.
The teenager beat 51 other self-confessed virgins at the pageant which took place last Saturday in Surulere, Lagos.
According to her, there was a lot of pressure from many people outside, but she was able to preserve her flower based on her conviction.
Oladipo said,
“It’s all about self-determination. It is about knowing what you want to achieve. It is a thing of honour to be a virgin.”
The originator of the competition, Princess Adunni Adediran said the contestants were not tested medically or physically.
She told Punch:
“I was thinking of our female children who men repeatedly use to satisfy their carnal desires before they are finally dumped. These girls will have undergone several abortions till their wombs are damaged. And when they marry they cannot have children. Some girls even run mad.”“This time around, God forbid that anyone who is not a virgin would come here to contest. I’m not testing them but they don’t know,”
Wagging on the tongues of many is the new couple alert of rapper, Wiz Khalifa and Roc Nation singer, Rita Ora. The both of them were spotted enjoying a late night dinner in West Hollywood on Monday.
A source told E! News:
“They apparently sat at a table just the two of them “They looked very engaged and like they were an item.”
He also added that the two some didn’t show any PDA (public display of affection) at the table, photographs prove that they did in fact walk in and out of the restaurant together.
Wiz cryptically tweeted Tuesday morning after his night out.
“If your not sleeping off your hangover on a flight to France, I don’t know what the f–k is wrong with you,” “I haven’t slept 9 hours in along ass time but I got some pretty cool dreams so we’ll see how this goes.”
The pair was spotted backstage Sunday night at the 2015 Teen Choice Awards. After enjoying performances from Robin Thicke and Little Mix, Khalifa wrapped his arm around her for several pictures.
One of Nigeria’s Most Successful Comedian and movie producer, Ayo Makun popularly known as AY turned a year older, today August 19, 2015 and the Comedian bought for himself a brand new G-wagon as Birthday Gift.
Madame Tussauds then released a statement apologizing for any offense it has caused and is redesigning the set to ensure no one can have such access again.
Super Eagles coach Sunday Oliseh has finally laid to rest rumours that he does not see eye-to-eye with his former assistant in the Eagles Austin Jay-Jay Okocha when he said; “yes, I hate Jay-Jay“.
A reporter had asked him to clear the air on rumours that he does not see or stay in the same room with the former playmaker of the Super Eagles.
The hall was like a graveyard when he made the pronouncement. He looked round and explained further. “I hate Okocha because anytime we play Tennis, he beats me.
We played at the weekend at Sheraton Hotel and he defeated me’’. He made light of the rumour that started after he was appointed coach of the senior national team.
Many still believe that Okocha stabbed Oliseh in the back when he accepted the captaincy of the Eagles to the 2002 World Cup.
“We’re the best of friends and we played Tennis at the weekend”, he emphasised.
Okocha is currently the Chairman of Delta State Football Association and Chairman of NFF’s Study Group.
Speaking on the Eagles, Oliseh said that he was going to make the Eagles to play team football combined with individual talents.
“If you remember our victories in 1994 and 1996, it was based on individual talents. But we do not have such individual talents again. What we need to do is to play collectively. That is what obtains in Germany and Spain. It’s a lot of hardwork. We’re here to do our best”, he added.
August is a month to be relished in several forms. As creative ideas are springing up from different regions of the globe, Ash7 Animation Studio is not left out as they have cooked up a delicious delicacy for the citizens of Nigeria and the world at large.
On the 9th of August, 2015 the Director Mr Victor Enoch and Assistant Director Mr. Emeke Ibe of Ash7 Animation Studio visited a gathering of handsome guys and beautiful girls at the University of Lagos to share its mission and vision on Dave and Golly project as well as creating a wave of lasting understanding on the objectives of Nigeria’s First Non-stop Animation Movie Dave and Golly.
Fliers were shared to the audience for publicity while more information was passed across to enlighten prospective viewers on how to purchase their tickets.
There is a dawn of Animation in Nigeria; the new trend has taken everyone aback causing several media platforms like Radio, Television, Blogs, Newspaper and Magazines to be super engrossed in this artistic movement.
Cartoons ranging from Tom and Jerry, Ben 10, Boodoncks, Naruto had a driving force behind them, although these are foreign products which makes us yearn for our own kind to be staged for the world to identify with.
Abuja Gazette, NTA, Newton Paul’s Blog, Metropole Nigeria, Linda Ikeji, Silverbird television and other media can testify after identifying with Ash7
Animation Studio on its cause to expand and effect radical changes in Nigeria’s world of animation.
With great excitement, Eboni Life Tv had an exclusive interview with The Director Mr Victor, and the Assistant Director Mr Emeka Ibe on Monday 10th August 2015.
The interview was conducted in Lekki Phase1 Lagos Nigeria. The interview was focused on exposing the nature, objective and constrain of the company.
On Wednesday 12th of August, at about 11am, Lets Create Animation Workshop took place at Troika School Lekki.
The kids embraced resourcefulness as they acquired new ideas, information and skills from the Director of Ash7 Animation Studio.
Their giggle stirred up the fun, questions like “how can I make superman fly, I want to draw Barbie” lightened up the atmosphere causing the team to figure out how full of potential these kids are.
You can trust more stories are coming up as Dave and Golly unveils August 22nd @ Silverbird Cinema Victoria Island Lagos by 12pm and 2pm. Be part of this great creative movement.
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Peter has just concluded a deal with telecom giant, Globacom, to power his pet project tagged “Dance with Peter” without his twin brother anywhere in the picture. Big deal? It would have really been a big deal if he had not only recently clinched another deal with Olympian Milk, without his brother in the detail again.
Maybe, this would have been less disturbing if his brother, Paul, were snapping up deals of his own. He is not. His only life-line, as it appears, is only his tie to the group, which Peter seems to be inadvertently running away from.
The defence on Peter’s side, as some people have mooted, is that he is the extrovert one while his brother is the introvert. But is Psquare extrovert or introvert?
On his solo ‘Dance with Peter’ reality TV show project, he claimed it was a dream he has been nurturing for more than five years. Kaffy, Ehis and Nosa, the Psquare choreographer are all on board without Paul in sight. Doesn’t Paul know anything about dancing?
When he clinched the Olympian Mike endorsement he said it had nothing to do with Psquare, likening himself to a footballer who plays for a team and gets solo endorsement with a separate company.
Has Peter really forgiven his brothers, Paul, and Jude, their manager? During the problem that nearly tore them apart, Peter accused his brothers of disrespecting his wife and vowed never to forgive them for it. There was also a hint that because he is the passive member in the group the brothers could do without him. Some reports claimed that the real brain of the group is Paul, who does most of the singing and composing while Peter is a mere dancer, who tags along only because of his blood tie and dance skills.
At the peak of their rift, a report claims Peter didn’t want settlement because he felt stifled by his brothers and wanted out to really discover himself. If he is on this quest he is doing a nice job of it because he has got two new solid identities without his brothers breathing down his neck.
Psquare has just won the best group of the decade at the just concluded MTV Africa Music Award and has so much going for them. It would be a shame and a big loss to African music to see this group sacrificed on a platter of anything.
Last Saturday at the Star Music Trek concert in Benin, MI shook the Ogbemudia Stadium to its foundations when he threw the capacity crowd into an uproar after making a surprise entrance to the Star Music Trek stage in a monkey costume.
The crowd exploded into pandemonium as he took off the mask and revealed his face before launching into performances of past and present hit songs including ‘Monkey‘, ‘Beef‘, ‘Bad Belle‘, ‘My Belle My Head‘, ‘One Naira‘ featuring Waje and many others.
Chelsea are preparing to smash a Premier League record for Everton defender John Stone
Chelsea board reacted to Sunday’s chastening 3-0 defeat to Manchester City – and the half-time substitution of captain John Terry – by submitting the improved offer for the 21-year-old England international yesterday.
It was the third bid from Jose Mourinho’s side with Everton having already rejected bids of £20m and £26m.
The £32m Manchester City paid for Eliaquim Mangala last summer makes him the most expensive defender in Premier League history.
But there is an acceptance at Chelsea they will have to set a new benchmark of nearer £40m to test Everton’s resolve which makes yesterday’s offer all the more puzzling.
Delectable Never Aging Nollywood Actress, Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde shocked her audience at the Knorrsocial Symposium on Friday when she said she does not go to the market to buy food items but her husband, Capt Matthew Ekeinde does.
The delectable actress also spoke about her career and family.
Omotola believes that the man and woman should complement one another in marriage, not a situation where a woman would be seen as inferior.
“When we started (acting) they wanted the men to be the fore runners, and I said I’m not stopping any man from being the fore runner –It’s a human right—but I said if I wanted to be the fore runner, I would work hard to be the fore runner, and you would respect me as a front runner,” she said.
“A lot of people have had problems with that, they either feel I’m too strong or you know culturally, you should fall back and all of that. I say no. I would respect you, but I would do it my way. So that is what I have had most challenges with even in my career.”
“I always tell people that women are stronger than men, psychologically. Let me tell you something more, my husband is actually the one who goes to the market. I don’t go to the market because I can’t. Because of my status, I can’t. “But my husband didn’t say you know traditionally, a man is not supposed to go to the market, I’m not gonna go, no. My husband actually goes to the market.”
The celebrity, who recently celebrated her 20th year on stage, described her husband as “a strong man for understanding my status”, and recalled an experience that transferred the responsibility of going to the market to the head of the family.
“In my earlier career, I used to go with him but I’d stay in the car, because our cars are tinted, so I’d stay in the car. But then, one time we went to Tejuosho and someone found out I was in the car,” she said. “It became a major security risk, so he said don’t ever go with me again. He goes and he has fun and he comes back home, and I do the cooking, so you see we strengthen each other. “Men feel when I intimidate my woman, when I hold her down; that shows I’m strong, no! That shows you’re weak.”
Omotola got married in 1996 at the age of 18 and the ‘scandal-free’ union has produced four children.
After the successful release of Simi’s Pop trendy video ‘Jamb Question’, which teases fans with a short verse from Falz, the R&B sweetheart has dropped the full version.
‘Jamb Question’ remix is quite similar to its original version – witty, comical and romantic. With a funky verse from rapper Falz, it only gets more fun, listening.
The X3M Music artiste will be releasing more material this 2015. Stay tuned!
“I have houses in at least 188 countries in the world, so I am richer than Bill Gates.” (Adeboye).
Recently, a friend took me to the jewel-in-the-crown of the Redeemed Christian Church of God; a glitzy parish called “City of David” in Victoria Island, Lagos.
Displayed resplendently on a wall in the church-office is a design of their current building project; a 14 storey architectural extravaganza titled “Trinity Towers.”
Is Redeemed still a church or is it now essentially a business concern? The Trinity Towers project shows the lines are now totally blurred. Jesus warns: “No one can serve two masters. You cannot serve both God and Money.” (Matthew 6:24).
Nevertheless, this Tower of Babylon being built with church funds is designed both for the worship of God and for the worship of money.
The project is an appeal to crass commercialism; a blatant celebration of wealth. In this poverty-stricken Nigeria, the foundation of the building alone is expected to cost over 2 billion naira. Side-by-side with a 5,000 seat auditorium for church services are high-brow restaurants, cafeterias, indoor swimming pools, cinema halls, gymnasiums, retail shops, games arcades, lawn tennis courts, relaxation spots, and a helipad as the crowning glory. Of what relevance is all this “supermarket” in a church?
Anointing for carnality
A church-member, overwhelmed by the grandeur of it all, buttonholed me in the hallway. I did not know him from Adam, nevertheless, he held me hostage as he waxed lyrical about how the Redeemed Church was, to use his words: “taking over.” “We have already got the vice-presidency,” he said. (The vice-president of Nigeria is now a Redeemed pastor). “Next we will get the presidency,” he continued; “and then we will get DSTV;” (a South African satellite television network).
The anointing for this pride of life flows right from the top. The General Overseer of the Redeemed Church is Pastor Adeboye. A few years ago, he decided he needed a billion naira without which his “work of God” could not be done. So he confounded the Christian faith by establishing a “millionaire’s club.” To be a member, you had to hand over a million naira to him in Jesus’ name.
Thereafter, he upped the ante by calling for a “billionaire’s club.” He announced that he would be building an auditorium that can only be described as “fantabulous.” It would be a ginormous three kilometers in length and three kilometers in breadth. This project is clearly more designed to get Adeboye into the Guinness Book of World Records than it is to get the members of Redeemed into the kingdom of God.
Declared Adeboye on that occasion: “We need 1 billion naira from ten people. If you are one of them, please see my personal Secretary after we finish today.” Who are those likely to have this kind of money to give in the Nigeria of today except those who have cornered public funds? Thereafter, an announcer sought to know the members of the church who were “willing to join hands with our Father in the Lord to build a new auditorium to God’s glory.”
Vanity upon vanity
The proposed auditorium is not to the glory of God. The proposed auditorium is to the glory of Adeboye. Adeboye’s project is reminiscent of Saul’s, who built a monument to himself. (1 Samuel 15:12). Nowhere in the entire New Testament was money ever collected for putting up a building. Money was only collected for the poor. The temple of God is no longer a physical building. The temple of God is now Jesus Christ.
Pastor Adeboye is getting increasingly carried away by vanity. I have a tape of a question-and-answer session he had with his church-workers a number of years ago in which he boasted that the time would soon come when, before anybody could aspire to be president of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, he would first have to talk to Redeemed Church. Nothing in the scriptures can be construed as suggesting this as one of the stated objectives of Jesus Christ.
A Redeemed church-member told me of another meeting he attended captioned: “A Day Out with the G.O.” It was a dinner for financial sponsors of one of the annual “Holy Ghost Festivals.” Pastor Adeboye boasted tongue-in-cheek on that occasion that the time would soon come when the Queen of England would plead to join Redeemed in order to work as an usherette. The audience reportedly responded with wild applause and shouts of “Amen.”
Richer than Bill Gates
At the just-concluded 63rd Annual Convention of the Redeemed Church, Adeboye declared that he is now richer than Bill Gates; widely acknowledged as the richest man in the world. He said: “I have houses in at least 188 countries in the world, where we have our churches, so I am richer than Bill Gates. Each time I visit these countries, my children would be struggling and saying daddy, come and stay with me.”
These “houses” don’t belong to Adeboye; they belong to Redeemed church. Knowingly or unknowingly, Adeboye distorts the gospel. Jesus says: “All who have given up home or brothers and sisters or father and mother or children or land for me will be given a hundred times as much. They will also have eternal life.” (Matthew 19:29).
However, Jesus words are spirit. (John 6:63). Therefore, his “houses” are entirely spiritual, while Adeboye’s are physical. Jesus does not make his disciples richer than Bill Gates. Instead, he says: “God will bless you people who are poor. His kingdom belongs to you! But you rich people are in for trouble. You have already had an easy life!” (Luke 6:20/24).
Adeboye continued: “If I announce here that tomorrow morning, I need a car to travel to the new auditorium, how many cars do you think would be made available to me by you my children? Those of you that do not have a car of your own, very soon, God will give you your own cars. So, I am appealing to you to become an incurable soul winner before you leave this convention ground and your cup will overflow.”
Anathema to Christ
This is nothing but the enticing word of man’s wisdom. Believers don’t preach the gospel in order to receive cars. We do because God commands that we do so.
Jesus had neither chariots nor horses. He had no lands and houses. Indeed, he warned a prospective disciple who wanted to follow him they would not be staying at the “Sheraton Hotel:” “The foxes have holes, and the birds of the sky have nests, but the Son of Man has nowhere to lay his head.” (Matthew 8:20).
Jesus does not speak like Adeboye. He says: “A disciple is not above his teacher, nor a servant above his master. It is enough for a disciple that he be like his teacher, and a servant like his master.” (Matthew 10:24-25). Jesus’ example is anathema to Adeboye’s declaration that he is now the richest man in the world.
This is the word of Jesus the Adeboyes of this age choose to ignore: “It’s terribly hard for rich people to get into the kingdom of heaven! In fact, it’s easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich person to get into God’s kingdom.” (Matthew 19:23-24).
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