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  • Adeboye attributes life, ministry to God’s mercy

    Adeboye attributes life, ministry to God’s mercy

    The General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) Worldwide, Pastor Enoch Adeboye, has called on Nigerians to humbly seek God’s mercy for total breakthrough and a complete turnaround in the New Year.

    He also attributed the survival of British-Nigerian boxing champion, Anthony Joshua, in a recent auto crash that claimed two lives, to the mercy of God.

    Adeboye made these remarks during the 2026 Special Sunday Thanksgiving Service at the Throne of Grace, RCCG Headquarters, Ebute Metta, Lagos, where he offered prayers for families and generations.

    The revered cleric repeatedly attributed his life, ministry, and continued relevance to divine mercy, stressing that his journey has been sustained not by intellect, strength, or human effort, but by God’s compassion.

    “I am alive today because of the mercy of the Lord,” Adeboye said, citing Psalm 18:35 and Romans 9:14–16 to underscore that greatness, preservation, and fulfilment are products of God’s mercy, not human will.

    Reflecting on his personal salvation story, he recalled how he initially mocked the church’s name and humble beginnings before God, through mercy, drew him to repentance and faith.

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    “It was mercy that brought me to the foot of the cross and mercy that has kept me till today,” he said.

    Adeboye cautioned believers against overconfidence and self-reliance, warning that such attitudes often lead people away from God. He referenced biblical figures and contemporary ministers who once walked in power but later fell.

    “I am standing today by mercy,” he declared. “And the same mercy that brought me this far will take me all the way home.”

    Speaking at the event, the Special Assistant to the General Overseer (Administration) and Pastor in charge of RCCG Region 1, Pastor Dele Balogun, warned that God’s mercy should not be abused.

    “God is sovereign and shows mercy according to His will,” Balogun said. “But man must be careful not to abuse this privilege, or it could be withdrawn.”

    He urged Nigerians to turn away from violence and immorality.

    “God opposes the shedding of innocent blood, and a lot of blood has been shed in this country,” he said. “For Nigerians to be entitled to God’s mercy, they must repent and seek His face.”

  • Adeboye disowns AI generated videos supporting scholarship, drugs

    Adeboye disowns AI generated videos supporting scholarship, drugs

    General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), Pastor Enoch Adeboye, has disassociated himself from a series of AI-generated videos making waves on social media.

    The videos, which promote drugs and scholarships, have caused confusion and misled many by falsely claiming to be endorsed by the renowned pastor.

    In a statement the cleric on his X page, Adeboye emphasised that the videos are not linked to him in any way.

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    The statement reads: “I have been made aware of disturbing AI-generated videos circulating online, falsely advertising certain drugs and scholarships that are intended to deceive and mislead people.

    “These videos are NOT from me, and I want to make it clear that I have no involvement in such promotions.I urge all of you, my dear brothers and sisters in Christ, to be vigilant and not fall for these fraudulent schemes.

    “They are designed to exploit your trust for selfish gain. Please do not share or engage with these posts.I encourage you to report these fake accounts and videos immediately on all social media platforms. Together, we can ensure that such deception does not spread further.

    “These Malicious acts by ‘Africa Health Centre’ and ‘Church-Funded Scholarships’ is being dealt with already by the relevant authorities as we will not allow God’s name to be used in vain for such wickedness.

    “Let us continue to stay in the truth, walk in love, and remain focused on the genuine work of the Kingdom.”

  • Adeboye apologises over non-tithers won’t make heaven sermon

    Adeboye apologises over non-tithers won’t make heaven sermon

    The General Overseer of Redeemed Christian Church Of God (RCCG), Pastor Enoch Adeboye has apologised for one of his past teachings on tithing.

    The cleric had said in one of his messages that anybody who does not pay tithe will not make heaven.

    However, while ministering at the ongoing youth convention on Thursday, Adeboye apologised for his position on the issue. 

    He said: “I am sorry for saying that if you don’t pay tithe you won’t go to heaven. That is not in the Bible. What the Bible says is, follow peace with all men and holiness without which no man will make heaven.”

    “It is possible to be right and wrong at the same time.  I will prove it to you. For years, we taught that light travels in a straight line. Later we say it travels in waves.”

    He however told the youths that it was wrong to have limited people to “10 percent when some of you should be giving 20 percent, 30 percent, etc.  10 percent should be for beginners. Giving should be done violently. If you want to be on top to control finances you will give beyond 10 percent.”

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    The RCCG overseer recalled his experience at one of the conventions of the ministry of Kenneth E Hagin in Tulsa, US where a man made a promise to give more than all what the 17,000 participants at the convention gave.

    He said all participants had given about 3.5 million dollars towards the building of the Rhema Bible College. But the man promised he was going to give more than what everybody gave towards the project.

    When Adeboye asked the man the secret of his sacrificial giving lifestyle, he told him how he had started a business with 500 dollars and told God if he blessed him, he would not insult Him with 10 percent.

    Five years after the man started the business, he was making a turnover of 50 million dollars,  Adeboye said . 

    He added: “I am sorry for saying you should pay 10 percent. If we are going to dominate, we have to give violently.”

  • Adeboye loses private secretary, Olorunnimbe

    Pastor Adetokunbo Abayomi Olorunnimbe, the Chief-of-Staff and Chief Private Secretary to the General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God(RCCG), Pastor Enoch Adeboye is dead.

    He died on Saturday March 30 at 60 years.

    Son of the deceased Olaolu Olorunnimbe, confirmed the death, stating that burial arrangements will be announced soon.

    Olorunnimbe was born on May 26th, 1958 in the United Kingdom to Ishola Adekunle Olorunnimbe and late Simisola Adetoun Olorunnimbe.

    He got married to Modupe Olorunnimbe nee Botu in April 1987 with whom he wove his life around their family, the church, and community.

    Theirs was a life and home filled with love, laughter, music, friendship and faith.

    Olorunnimbe was a man who daily practiced gracious hospitality.

    The eldest son of Hon. Justice I. A. Olorunnimbe, he was known affectionately by his siblings as “Broda Adey.”

    As a man of faith, Tokunbo was deeply devoted to the life of the church.

    He served in many capacities at the RCCG. He was pastor of several parishes and RCCG City of Palms.

    As Private Secretary to the General Overseer, he was a highly trusted and respected member of the church.

    He never wanted praise for any of his labour of love but always saw his service to the church, to the community, and to his family as a way of sharing his love for God.

    A fierce intellectual, Tokunbo was trained as a lawyer in the University of Lagos and Cambridge University.

    He was stimulated by cerebral debates and was a man who was always up for the adventure of life.

    But no matter what he was doing, he enjoyed his time with his family – including his church family – more than anything.

    Olorunnimbe is survived by his wife Dr. Modupe Olorunnimbe, their children: Folasayo Williams, Laolu Olorunnimbe and son- in- law Bode Williams as well as grandchildren.

    He is also survived by his father, Hon. Justice I. A. Olorunnimbe, OON brothers, sisters, aunties, uncles, cousins, nieces and nephews.

     

  • Businessman charged with impersonating Adeboye, Olukoya, Joshua

    The police in Lagos yesterday arraigned a 27-year-old businessman, Yusuf Atanda, charged with impersonating Pastor Enoch Adeboye and two other general overseers to defraud the public.

    According to the police, Atanda created fake Facebook accounts of Adeboye of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Pastor D.K. Olukoya of Mountain of Fire and Miracle Ministry and Pastor T.B. Joshua of the Synagogue Church of All Nations, to dupe people.

    The defendant, who lives at Okokomaiko, Lagos, is being tried for cyber-crime before Magistrate M.O. Tanimola in Ikeja.

    Atanda, however, denied committing the offence, and was admitted to N100, 000 bail with two sureties in the like sum.

    Tanimola said the sureties should be employed and show evidence of two years tax payment to the Lagos State Government.

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    Prosecuting Inspector Aondohemba Koti alleged that the defendant committed the offence last October at Okokomaiko.

    He added that the defendant used the names of the clerics on the Internet without their consent.

    “Atanda created fake Facebook accounts of Pastors Adeboye, Olukoya and Joshua.

    “He posed as the pastors and sent electronic messages to the public to deposit either N1, 000 or N2, 000 into a bank account to get N3, 000 or N5, 000 in four days.

    “If they pay and it is four days, he will block the persons’ numbers so they will not be able to reach him anymore.

    “Upon receipt of a petition from a complainant’s lawyer, the police tracked the defendant and he was arrested.

    “The amount of money the defendant got from over 100 people was yet to be ascertained,” the prosecutor said.

    The case was adjourned till April 17.

  • Adeboye urges prayers against senseless killings

    General Overseer of the Redeemed Christians Church of God, (RCCG) Pastor Enoch Adeboye has called on Christians to seek the face of God against individuals troubling the peace of the nation.

    He spoke last Sunday at the special prayers of freedom for the nation and families in commemoration of the 58th Independence Day service at RCCG Headquarters, Throne of Grace Parish, Ebute-Metta, Lagos.

    Adeboye said the unabated spate of killings and kidnapping in parts of the country was worrisome, indicating Nigeria needs divine intervention.

    The respected cleric pointed out it was obvious the socio-economic and insecurity challenges of the nation can never be solved by any human imagination or strategy.

    He urged Christians should seek the face of the Almighty God for solutions.

    “We need God to stop every siege on our towns and villages, state or the nation at large. Every nation is made up of families.

    “We are part of this nation and our families are part of this nation Lord, we plead that God will send help to us and stop the siege,” he said

    Adeboye asserted that Nigerians, especially Christians must go beyond complaining but seek the face of God in humility.

    “God is not saying if my people will talk or complain about their problems but if my people shall humble themselves, pray and seek my face. I will hear from heaven, forgive their sins and heal their land,” he said.

    He stated Nigeria cannot possibly be the worst place on earth as there are worse, stating “we only need divine help to stop the siege upon our country and peace and prosperity reign across the length and breadth of Nigeria.”

    He added: “I visited two different countries and I saw their problems. There are countries where people live in the graveyards.

    “The graveyards have concrete and they practically sleep on it because they have no shelter to live and their government named the placed: the city of the death.”

  • Pastor Adeboye prays for defiant schoolgirl still held captive by Boko Haram

    The General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), Pastor Enoch Adeboye, has prayed that God might ensure the safe return of the lone Dapchi schoolgirl, Leah Sharibu, remaining in the captivity of Boko Haram.

    The terror sect refused to release Leah, a Christian, with other abductees on Wednesday because she would not renounce Jesus Christ and her religion.

    Adeboye, in a tweet on his official handle, prayed that the Lord should ”visit the camp of the captors and “in a way that You alone can, see to the safe release and return of the missing girl, Leah Sharibu, in Jesus name.”

    In another tweet, he said: “Isaiah 49:25: But thus saith the LORD, Even the captives of the mighty shall be taken away, and the prey of the terrible shall be delivered: for I will contend with him that contendeth with thee, and I will save thy children.”

    On his part, the Catholic Bishop of Oyo, Bishop Emmanuel Badejo, appealed to President Muhammadu Buhari to facilitate Leah’s release.

    ”The biggest litmus test for President Buhari and the APC government in this Dapchi girls saga is the case of Leah Sharibu, the only kidnapped Dapchi girl yet to be released by Boko Haram,” Badejo told reporters.

    ”Leah, on the evidence of her colleagues, was not freed because she refused to renounce her Christian faith.

    “Anyone who thinks this is just a Christian problem will be making a big mistake,” he said.

    “No amount of accolades will suffice to congratulate the girl and her parents who nurtured her to be that strong in her faith as to demonstrate such courage.”

  • 76 HOURS MARATHON PRAISE FOR ADEBOYE’S BIRTHDAY

    76 HOURS MARATHON PRAISE FOR ADEBOYE’S BIRTHDAY

    To celebrate the 76th birthday of the General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Pastor Enoch Adeboye, there would be a 76 hours Marathon Messiah’s Praise which will hold between February 26 and March 1 at the Youth Center, Redemption Camp, Lagos/Ibadan Expressway.

    There would be two stages (Nigeria and Diaspora) for the event which is expected to set a new record according to the organisers. The Nigerian stage would be at the church premises in Nigeria while the Diaspora will have 15 stages spread across the 15 participating countries outside Nigeria.

    The participating countries are USA, Canada, England, Australia, Spain, Scotland, United Arab Emirates, Cameroon, Kenya, Netherlands, Sweden, Malaysia, South Africa and Ireland.

    Nigeria, being the host country will host the 76 hours nonstop praise while the Diaspora stages will share 76 hours among themselves.

    “As you all know, the year will never pass by without us in the Redeemed Christian Church of God dedicating an overwhelming number of hours to praise The Great Redeemer for His mercies over our Daddy, Pastor E.A Adeboye,” said Gospel artiste, Kunle Ajayi.

    “This year, we are dedicating 76 out of 8760 hours of the year to praise our God and to usher in a new pattern of worship that will redefine the perspective of men to worship and praise in this dispensation.”

    He disclosed that gospel music artistes within Nigeria and abroad are expected to minister at all venues throughout the period of the event.

  • 76 hours marathon praise for Adeboye’s birthday

    76 hours marathon praise for Adeboye’s birthday

    To celebrate the 76th birthday of the General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Pastor Enoch Adeboye, there would be a 76 hours Marathon Messiah’s Praise which will hold between February 26 and March 1 at the Youth Center, Redemption Camp, Lagos/Ibadan Expressway.

    There would be two stages (Nigeria and Diaspora) for the event which is expected to set a new record according to the organisers. The Nigerian stage would be at the church premises in Nigeria while the Diaspora will have 15 stages spread across the 15 participating countries outside Nigeria.

    The participating countries are USA, Canada, England, Australia, Spain, Scotland, United Arab Emirates, Cameroon, Kenya, Netherlands, Sweden, Malaysia, South Africa and Ireland.

    Nigeria, being the host country will host the 76 hours nonstop praise while the Diaspora stages will share 76 hours among themselves.

    “As you all know, the year will never pass by without us in the Redeemed Christian Church of God dedicating an overwhelming number of hours to praise The Great Redeemer for His mercies over our Daddy, Pastor E.A Adeboye,” said Gospel artiste, Kunle Ajayi.

    “This year, we are dedicating 76 out of 8760 hours of the year to praise our God and to usher in a new pattern of worship that will redefine the perspective of men to worship and praise in this dispensation.”

    He disclosed that gospel music artistes within Nigeria and abroad are expected to minister at all venues throughout the period of the event.

    He also said that the program would be streamed live on the church’s tv station Dove Tv, Kwese Tv, and also on various social media channels.

     

  • Abiara celebrates 75th birthday in style

    Abiara celebrates 75th birthday in style

    The General Evangelist of the Christ Apostolic Church (CAC) Worldwide, Prophet Samuel Kayode Abiara, turned 75 over the weekend.

    It was a gathering of Who’s Who in religious circles as men of God from all over the country converged on the popular CAC Agbala-Itura for a thanksgiving service to mark the popular prophet’s new age.

    On hand to celebrate with the popular man of God was Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo, who is also a pastor in the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG).

    Also in attendance was the General Overseer of RCCG, Pastor Enoch Adeboye, among other prominent workers in the Lord’s vineyard who added colour to the occasion.

    Not left out were prominent South-West politicians, including the first lady and the deputy governor of Oyo State.