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  • Prioritise impact over building mega churches, Pastor Tobi urges Nigerian clerics

    Prioritise impact over building mega churches, Pastor Tobi urges Nigerian clerics

    London-based Pastor and founder of the now-defunct SPAC Nation, Tobi Adegboyega, has criticised Nigerian pastors who prioritise building mega church structures over positively impacting members.

    In a viral video, Adegboyega expressed concern over this approach, stating that it feeds the pastor’s ego and creates a system where younger pastors strive to build their own mega churches without focusing on real community impact.

    The cleric said: ’Mega church or church versus impact. A lot of young people coming up in their own world, business, streamers are asking ‘’I do not go to church in Nigeria. Should I feel guilty?’ I say don’t feel guilty. You do not have to.

    “The idea of mega churches in the world and in Nigeria is actually concerning. It was the system we grew up in. That means, a person builds a large auditorium, puts a crowd in it, it fits the ego of the pastor..he feels God must be with him that is why many people are there and so the younger pastor is trying to sow to become a mega pastor as well”.

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    He emphasised the importance of “actual and real communities positively infiltrating different industries and bringing souls to God for real,” rather than just recycling Christians.

    “They forget impact, Impact is actual and real communities positively infiltrating different industries and bringing souls to God for real. Like real evangelical work and not the recycling of Christians”, he added.

    Adegboyega also highlighted that countries like India and Brazil have mega churches due to poverty and lack of government support, but this doesn’t necessarily apply to Nigeria.

    He said: “Countries like India and Brazil have built mega churches because there is so much poverty. The government is not functional in those countries. People need hope”.

    He advised young pastors that building a mega church isn’t necessary to be successful in their faith, instead, they should focus on making a tangible impact in their communities.

    He added: “If you are to choose impact over mega church, I am telling the young pastor who is bending their back to become like their father in faith that you do not need mega church.”

  • Pastor Tobi Adegboyega shares recovery update after cancer surgery

    Pastor Tobi Adegboyega shares recovery update after cancer surgery

    Nigerian-born pastor and founder of the now-defunct SPAC Nation, Tobi Adegboyega, has given a health update following cancer surgery.

    In a video message, he said he is recovering well and preparing for the next phase of his treatment, which includes chemotherapy.

    Adegboyega expressed gratitude for the support from his congregation and loved ones, noting that his family is stronger than ever and the church is thriving.

    Despite the health challenge, the cleric said he remains determined and courageous, choosing to confront his diagnosis head-on.

    He said, “This is proof of life. I’m alive and I’m recovering. I have gone through the surgery, and then there is the chemotherapy treatment afterwards. When you say this to Nigerians, they will say it is not your portion in Jesus’ name, but it was my portion, and I have faced it like a man should.

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    “I’m grateful for the prayers and support. I’m recovering, the church is thriving, the family is stronger than it was,” he said.

    He also mentioned plans to open a new business, which was built without any external investors.

    “God has blessed us with more people, and you will see the business we are opening. We built the business ourselves without any investors. I just made this video to assure you that I’m recovering well and I’m fine”, he added.

    In June, the UK-based cleric revealed that he had been diagnosed with cancer and had undergone the surgery required.

    “I have been dealing with cancer for the past few months, or maybe more. And I just had a major surgery. And that is why I am not there today. I feel the verdict to continue to live was given to me by God,” he said.

  • TikToker calls out Tobi Adegboyega over alleged AI luxurious content

    TikToker calls out Tobi Adegboyega over alleged AI luxurious content

    Founder of Salvation Proclaimers Anointed Church (SPAC) Nation, Pastor Tobi Adegboyega, has been accused of using artificial intelligence (AI) to fake his luxury lifestyle.

    A TikToker named #ihatebenn_ claimed that Adegboyega’s video of him stepping into a £580,000 Lamborghini Revuelto was AI-generated, pointing out suspicious visual elements.

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    The TikToker wrote Adegboyega was a “new generation scammer” and implied that he was deceiving his followers.

    He said: “Pastor Tobi is the new generation scammer AI generated Man dem lol.”

    But Adegboyega responded to the accusation, dismissing the claims and stating that he didn’t need to use AI or editing to showcase his wealth.

    He said: “TikTok is going to raise the next level of dummies. We don’t have to edit or AI a G-Wagon”. 

  • UK to deport Nigerian Pastor Tobi Adegboyega over alleged £1.87m fraud

    UK to deport Nigerian Pastor Tobi Adegboyega over alleged £1.87m fraud

    A Nigerian pastor whose church was closed over an alleged £1.87 million fraud has lost his appeal against deportation, despite arguing that it would violate his human rights.

    An immigration tribunal has ruled that Tobi Adegboyega, 44, cousin of Star Wars actor, John Boyega, should be deported to Nigeria after investigations uncovered financial misconduct at his church.

    Adegboyega was the leader of SPAC Nation, a controversial church shut down for failing to properly account for over £1.87 million in expenses and for operating without transparency.

    He argued that his deportation would infringe upon his right to a family life under the European Convention of Human Rights (ECHR), citing his marriage to a British woman. 

    He also contended that the Home Office failed to consider his community work with SPAC in the deportation decision.

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    Describing a “charismatic” community leader of a large, well-organised church, his legal team claimed that he had “intervened in the lives of many hundreds of young people, predominantly from the black communities in London, to lead them away from trouble”.

    He claimed his work had been “lauded” by politicians including Boris Johnson and senior figures within the Metropolitan Police, although no testimony by them was submitted to the court. 

    He said that without his personal presence in London, projects that he had masterminded would fall apart or reduce in size.

    However, the tribunal was told the Home Office contended “all is not as it seems”.

    “Various manifestations of Mr Adegboyega’s church have been closed down, by either the Charity Commission or the High Court, because of concerns over its finances and lack of transparency,” according to the judgment.