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When we talk about the richest men in the world, what comes into our minds are the likes of Bill Gates, Warren Buffet, Prince Al-Asad, etc. In the religious setting, we also have pastors who are wealthy and are popular.

These popular men of God have the luxury of traveling through their personal or private jets, or even driving fancy cars, some go about building empires that cost millions of dollars which ranks them among the richest pastors in the world.

One thing that caught my attention as I compiled this list of the 10 richest pastors in the world was the presence of some five notable Nigerian pastors who made the list. Well, one cannot deny that these men are very popular all over the world and have built a reputation for themselves.



Top 10 Richest Pastors in the World 2016
1. Bishop T D Jakes Worth $150.2Million
Bishop T D Jakes lives in a $1.7 million mansion, he has been called America’s best preacher and has featured on the cover of TIME Magazine. He is a writer, preacher and a movie producer. He is the undisputed richest clergy man in the world.



2. Bishop David Oyedepo Worth $150Million
Bishop David Oyedepo is a Nigerian preacher, founder and presiding pastor of The Living Faith Church Worldwide also known as Winners Chapel and also the highest share holder in Covenant University. He has been labelled as Nigeria’s wealthiest pastor and got lots of properties. He is also a leading investor in education as the Covenant University and Landmark University belongs to him also.

3. Enoch Adeboye Worth $55Million
He is listed as one of the most powerful men in Africa. Pastor Adeboye heads the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), something he has been doing for the past 28 years. Among his possession are a private jet.



4. Benny Hinn Worth $52Million
Israeli televangelist, Benny Hinn is best known for his regular “Miracle Crusades”, revivals meeting and faith healing summit that are usually held in large stadiums in major cities,seen by millions on various Christian television networks. He is a very popular man of God with books to his credit

5. Chris Oyakhilome  Worth $50 Million
Pastor Chris is the man behind Believer’s Love World Ministries, aka Christ Embassy. The charismatic preacher and his wife Anita are currently divorced, but with more than 50,000 members, he has newspapers, magazines, a local television station, a record label, satellite TV, hotels and is into real estate.

6. Creflo Dollar Worth $27Million
He is an American Bible teacher, pastor, and the founder of World Changers Church International, located in Fluton, Georgia. As his name suggest preachers “Manna” comes in the form of green back. His success is from his ministerial establishment around the United States. He is a founder of the non-denominational World Changers Church International. He has built a multimillion dollar ministry on the message “It is the will of God for you to prosper in every way.” Over the years the ministry has grown rapidly and the church formerly called International Covenant Ministries was renamed. Arrow Records are jointly overseen by the TV evangelist and his wife, Taffi Dollar.

7. Kenneth Copeland Worth $26.5Milllion
According to an article that runs by the Associated Press that ran in 2008, the ministry of Kenneth Copeland is 1500-acre campus, behind an iron gate a half-hour drive from forth worth includes a church, a private airstrip, a hangar for the ministries $17.5million jet and other aircraft, and a $6million church owned take-mansion.

8. Billy Graham Worth $25 Million
He was ordained a Southern Baptist minister and rose to fame as his sermon started getting broadcasted on radio and television. He has conducted many evangelistic crusades since 1948. He is now a world renowned televangelist racking millions of dollars. He founded the Billy Graham Evangelist Association in 1950. Graham operates a variety of media and publishing outlets.

9. Matthew Ashimolowo Worth $16million
Mathew Ashimolowo is the founder of Kingsway International Christian Centre (KICC). He first began at the Four Square Gospel Church. Today in the world, KICC is the largest Pentecostal Church in the United Kingdom. He has other business alongside his media company which focuses on Christian literature and documentaries.

 

10. T. B. Joshua  Worth $15 Million
He is one of Nigeria’s most controversial pastors. His full name is Prophet Temitope Balogun Joshua but known as T.B Joshua. He is the leader and founder of The Synagogue Church of all Nations, SCOAN, a church he founded in 1987. He also owns a Christian television station called Emmanuel TV.

Due to his healing powers, T.B. Joshua has remained controversial for several years and a safe haven for miracle seeking worshipers. With branches scattered all over the world, he runs humanitarian works on education, healthcare and charity.
www;http://www.nigerianinfopedia.com/top-10-richest-wealthiest-pastors-world-2016/

Until an offical statements from the companies this is just a rumour afterall its her marriage that broke up not that she did any terrible thing to dent the image of the companies in question

I just saw this pics on basket mouth face book pictures and My people if u say money is not good then that means the truth is not in U

K I will

raphemmanuel:
please noeloge82 add me up on Whatsapp 07067166156 lets chat, I want you to put me thru in some certain areas, cos my birds will be coming in this week Friday.
thanks

Allowing birds to roam is good but comercially its not very encouraging cos its space consuming and management is not easy and even to control disease outbreak is difficult

Ifedayour007:
Good Job, I like your idea of allowing them moving around. I feel sad seeing chicken caged.

Broilers farmers are we out of stock or is that the economy has made us leave the farm
Farmers in SW,N are u not raising for sallah while farmers in the E and SS ow is our farms doing
This is supposed to be a round d clock farming
Not only xmas farming

Though Man must answer d supreme call oneday but worthy of note is that this Oba was a very kind heart man he listens to his subject and those not rule autocratically
Oba otuokpe e Isee

He will be greatly Missed
And for ur information the oba was about 92yrs
So its age biz that took him away

RIP
"Oba n edo ukwuakolokpolo"

This game just began

Pls were u there to get d correct no this issue of Herdsmen invading a community looks like a well calculated attack sponsored by someone because some questions is how do they moblize themselves to launch an attack without been arrested or even stopped imagine in this case there was a security report and the police , army , civil defense where positioned to stop d attack yet the attack took place
Hmmmm
Someone is calling this shots

angels09:
False they killed 33

Yea ur right let's hope 1 day they will listen to ur voices and improve atleast sometimes they have listening ear unlike other agencies

Juxtified:
Even if there are, they're usually overgrown by bushes...
Aside from that it will not be bad if they have radio and TV talk shows regularly to enlighten the public

I think some areas have speed limit boldly written by d road side but u know in Nigeria we are always in a hurry

Juxtified:
Nice. They should also let us know the speed limits for the different types of vehicles and roads

The Frsc ve constantly improved on their road user awareness campaigns recently they have mounted to sign post and shared some flyers to warn adamant road users
See pics below

K if its 3wks d result is very good the body mass matchs d age
Keep it up

Gidigidi3:
Sorry peeps it was a typo error, what I mean is three weeks (21 days), typo correct below

See this 6 wks old

Gidigidi3:
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The weight gain is ok but the body mass is what am looking at, can u use another bird for better comparism

He bowed in shame and self pity when approached, burying his face in his palms. When asked what brought him to the Lagos State Police Command , he burst into tears, still refusing to lift his face.

After waiting endlessly for his response, he slowly lifted his head, with tears trickling down his cheeks. He spoke in an inaudible voice saying , “The devil pushed me to rape my late friend’s daughter.”

Thirty-two year-old Nurudeen Oriyomi was arrested for allegedly defiling his late friend’s 12-year-old daughter at Alhaji Yinusa street, Bariga, Lagos. The act took place in his one-room apartment at about 2pm on April 9, 2016, while the girl was sent on an errand.



Information at Crime Guard’s disposal had it that Oriyomi and the father of the primary five pupil were friends before the latter’s demise two years ago. Since then, Oriyomi had reportedly been close to the family .

However, the relationship took a sinister dimension penultimate Thursday, after Oriyomi allegedly defiled the eldest child. The suspect, as gathered, stood in front of his house when he sighted the 12-year-old girl ( name withheld) passing-by. He called her and asked where she was going, before inviting her inside, pretending to send her on an errand. He ended up defiling her.

But the burble burst five days later, after the girl’s mother noticed she was walking with difficulty.

She reportedly ignored her initially, apparently thinking she could have sustained the injury while playing. But she was attracted to the blood stain on her daughter’s pant when she sat opposite her to relate activities of the day.

Apparently thinking she had started observing her monthly menstrual flow, she curiously asked her daughter, who revealed to her dismay, after much persuasion, that she was raped by ‘brother’ Nurudeen as he was popularly addressed. The primary school pupil further told her mother that when she wanted to shout during the act but Oriyomi gagged her and after that, gave her N50, with a stern warning not to disclose what happened to anyone.

Unable to believe what she has just heard, the widow intimated a neighbor who insisted that Oriyomi must be accosted . He was said to have owned up and begged passionately to be forgiven.

But the case was reported at Bariga division, consequent upon which he was arrested. The case was later transferred to the gender Unit, Lagos state Police Command where operatives swung into action by taking the victim to the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital, where a test conducted confirmed that her hymen had been broken .

Oriyomi was paraded among other alleged suspected criminals terrorizing Lagos State. In this interview with Crime Guard, he blamed his indulgence on the devil and hardship which he said made him unable to get money to patronize commercial sex workers.

Hear him; “ I am a visitor here because I raped my friend’s daughter. I was actually sex- starved and was looking for every available means to ease myself. Before now, I used to patronize commercial sex workers any time I had such urge. But on this day, I had no money to pay them (commercial sex worker) or to buy condom . I was just outside contemplating on what to do when I sighted her. I called her inside, asked her to pull her dress while I pulled her pant and had carnal knowledge of her.
When her mother came, I admitted and begged her to forgive me but I never knew she did not forgive me,” stated the suspect from Ilorin, Kwara state.

Expressing worry over the spate of rape and defilement in the state, the Commissioner of Police, Fatai Owoseni, disclosed that the record of rape was alarming, citing Bariga area of the state as the area with the highest record of rape. He disclosed that the 12 year-old girl was traumatized and was being medically treated at Mirabel Medical Centre, Ikeja.

He, therefore, implored parents to be wary of those they keep their children with, especially females, stating that “if they can’t take their children to where they go to, then they should learn to keep them in safe care.
Source;http://www.newseveryhour.com/2016/04/i-raped-friends-daughter-because-i-lack.html

DNA and medical report as at time of anti natal might be needed before this story will be fully believed cos any thing is possible but 3yrs pregnancy with babe looking like 9months is really "MIRACLE"

Let's wait for his Epic respopnse thru his spokesman 'lanre olayinkal
I believe it will generate more controversy ?

fabraham:
http://www.punchng.com/apc-asks-yoruba-monarchs-to-caution-fayose/

Amberon11:
So with all their feelings of superiority towards other Africans, they still carry out such barbaric practices.


But how can someone drop out of school to become a herbalist only in SA.

Quite a pitty that most people always do crazy things in the name of tradition

U forgot this
Cossy , oni of ife, FTC material
"Where is lalastical"
Receive sense

DrMaths:
This list is based on personal observations, so its down for Applauses,corrections and Critism

From the least to the greatest!
Leggo,
15. NgeneUkwenu, Tonyebarcanista, Berems, Omenka, Passingshot
This guys can be very active ehn, atimes i wonder what can kind of phone/data plan they are using. Abeg dem no d carry light for una area

14.Chukwudi44[b]
I dont know what correlation this guy have with Saraki's case, but the number of mentions he get from a single Saraki/CCT's thread is overwhelming.

13. [b]HARDSHIP[b]
No doubt, there is hardship in the land so they word is meant to be regularly used.

12. [b]DOLLAR
This currency have suffered in the mouths of Nigerians, even a mango seller will blame dollar for the increase in price of mango. Likewise, on Nairaland everybody have something good or bad to say about dollar.

11. GEJ
Some people said, he is the reason behind the problems of Nigeria while others consider him a hero. Which ever way, nairalander's mention this name alot.

10. BUDGET
I think this year's budget is one of the budgets that has raise massive controversies among Nigerians. And trust Nairalander's, they can relate anything with anything.

9. FAYOSE
Some say he is a talkertive, while others consider him the present day Awolowo. They way people rush to view any Fayose's thread on nairaland is amazing. Hence, give him countless number of titles

8. APC/PDP
Cat and Rat for ever. Hardly for an hour to pass by without someone mentioning one of this party.

7. SARAKI
For the past One month, this guys Trail at the CCT has being making frontpages on some Nigeria Dailies and even Nairaland. You need to see the way nairalanders jump into Any Saraki's thread as if they are sharing frèe rice and chicken there.


6. FARMERS/HERDSMEN
Nairalanders can debate this issue all night. Some can even send you links upon links to boost their point.


5. BUHARI
Maybe because he is the president. But everybody just have something to say about this man.

4. MYND44
Mr Ban. People who wants to keep nairaland Clean always mention this Monika. I dont even know if there is a reward for reporting someone.

3. Zombies/Wailers
Like it or not. Every active nairalander can relate with this two words.

2. SEUN
Obviously, because he is the CEO of Nairaland. People mention him for suggestion, Complains, critism etc. I wonder if he reply all those mentions.

1. Lalasticlala
The general Manager! Atime i wonder if this guy sleeps or even have time to take his bath. Always Online and responding to different mentions from different Sections of Nairaland. I hail Oh


Add Yours
Source: DrMaths

Anything is possible in Africa

ohiz2007:
Abomination! FTC

Pls ii don't even know where to put this Mod u can help move it to appropriate section thanks



In a sleepy village known as Slovo Park near Siyabuswa, South Africa, villagers were torn with joy and surprise as they witnessed a rather strange wedding where a mother and son exchanged wedding vows.

The son, a traditional healer from Siyabuswa in Mpumalanga, said he married his biological mother in awedding ceremony to appease his ancestors. He now calls his mother “my wife”.

On Sunday more than 2000 people turned up to witness the wedding of ButiMphethi, 28, to his mother Francinah Makunyane, 62.
But it wasn’t the kind of marriage where a man takes a wife to love and have children.

Buti Mhethi married his mother so that she could be accepted into the Mphethi family.

“The ancestors will reward Buti for what he has done today,” said his 62-year-old mother, Francinah, whose family name used to be Makunyane.

Now she is a proud member of the Mphethi family. 


But it wasn’t an easy decision for ButiMphethi who dropped out of his second year studies in sound engineering at the Tshwane University of Technology in 2003 to become a sangoma. He felt it was a calling from his ancestors.

When the ancestors first told him to marry his own mother he flatly refused, and that’s when his troubles began.

The problem was that his father never paid lobola (Bride price) for his mother and so she was never married and fully accepted into the family.

Buti said: “My ancestors came to me in a dream while I was a student at the Tshwane University of Technology in 2003.

“I heeded the call to become a sangoma. But when they came up with the idea that I should marry my own mother, I flatly refused.”

Buti then took his own wife. But in the four years of their marriage, she could not give him a child.

He also could not sleep peacefully as bad dreams kept him awake every night.
Then, without any explanation, his wife left him. His younger brother’s marriage also didn’t work out and his wife left him as well.

That was when the two brothers realized that they had to heed the ancestors’ instructions or they would never be happy.

So on Saturday, Buti tied the knot with his mother.

He gave his “in-laws” two cows, and spent R14 000 on the wedding alone.

“I’m glad that I have finally appeased my ancestors and ensured that my mother is formally accepted in the family. She is now an Mphethi, as she should have been long ago,” he said.

Buti’s parents separated 15 years ago. His father, William Mphethi, currently has four wives.

Buti’s mum Francinah said she was very happy because she never believed that she would ever get married and be an Mphethi.

“I am old and getting married was something that I forgot about a long time ago,” she said.

“But the ancestors will reward Buti for what he has done today.”

Source:http://www.akposvillage.com/2016/04/see-why-this-african-man-married-his.html?m=1

For Naija Nothing is Impossible

Fmartin:
Hmm.... Wetin pesin no go see

Gallons of fuel now in exchange for keg of palm wine @ marriage engagements

Lol

When elders say people leaving in Glass House should not throw stone nobody understood the meaning now see; politics of payback

Pls u can meet farmers on the street and confirm that in the last Administration their was 70% increase in food production cos farmers were provided with farm input, seeds, DOC, fingerlings n chemical fertilizers etc if this govt can still follow that line in the next few yrs we will start exporting agricultural produce

Odani:
am glad u know this but how come nothing was done to increase our export in the last administration, this is not the best option but as it stands its the only temporal solution and its a step in the right direction. dnt worry let ur pipo be wailing kanu, kaduna and lagos would be ready with exports within a year or two

In the light of Hope don't over hype this is what gives critics oppurtunity to quote when d chips are down,in the practical world 70% in this situation is not realistic and don't forget china is a producing nation and stand to gain 90% from that deal cos Nigeria will be a dumping ground for their products so this is an advanced mordern slavery but we Hope we can gain a significant Economic stability

NgeneUkwenu:
Currency Deal With China To Crash The Dollar By 70% !

President Buhari doesn't have "certificate" but he sure knows how to make things happen and do what some heroes with unproven Ph.D. can't even dream of...

1. As President Buhari and CBN Governor, Emefiele moved closer to actualizing their promise to strengthen the naira against the US dollars

2. By signing a landmark currency deal with the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Ltd on Tuesday in Beijing, China.

3. The agreement will allow Nigerian who imports mainly from China conclude their transactions in the Chinese currency instead of the dollar

4. The new agreement would see Nigeria-China trades, which accounts for over 70 percent of imports into Nigeria, concluded in the Yuan.

5. Until now over 90% of int'l trades between Nigeria & the world is done in dollars, & in the process putting so much pressure on the naira

6. Nigeria imports almost all it needs from the West, Middle East and Asia.

7. The CBN is expected to diversify a huge chunk of Nigeria’s foreign reserve from the dollars to the Yuan to perfect the agreement.

8. “It means that the renminbi (Yuan) is free to flow among diff banks in Nigeria, & the renminbi has been included in the FXR of Nigeria,”

9. FXR means foreign exchange reserves

10. Lin Songtian, director general of the African affairs department of China’s foreign ministry, told reporters in Beijing ...

11. .. a few minutes after the agreement was signed between the Governors of the nations’ reserve banks..

12. in the presence of President Buhari & President Xi Jingping of China, who is hosting Buhari and top Nigerian officials to a state visit.

13. Lin said a framework on currency swaps has been agreed with Nigeria, making it easier to settle trade deals in Yuan.

14. China has signed currency swap deals with countries ranging from Kazakhstan to Argentina as it promotes wider use of its Yuan.

15. Nigeria would become the clearinghouse for Yuan denominated transactions for the whole of Africa following the agreement.

16. Beijing also signed agreements to develop infrastructure in Nigeria, part of a drive to deepen its ties with Africa.

17. It has offered Nigeria a loan worth $6 billion to fund infrastructure projects.

18. Also, ICBC signed a $2 billion loan deal with Dangote group, to fund two cement plants it plans to build, Lin told Reuters.

19. China’s official Xinhua news agency cited President Xi as telling Buhari that there was huge potential for economic cooperation, naming

20. Naming oil, refining and mining..

21. Nigeria is also considering issuing Panda bonds (mainly Yuan denominated) as against euro bonds because they are cheaper.

This is good, better days are ahead, I'm sooo happy and hopeful right now. Nigeria shall be great again!

Miss Ngene

At the end of the day some people will blame devil

chynie:
now this is really end time gist

wife + formal driver against husband + children

Bad effect of excess Dog meat
The man should under go physcological evaluation, if he was drunk and confused why didn't he go to the streets abi na only house help d drink has effect on

Not every women know the meaning of motherhood.

According to reports, a woman identified as Mrs. Abigail Brown, has been arrested for kidnapping her two children to get ransom from her husband in Rivers state.

Abigail and her husband’s former driver, ThankGod, were said to have kidnapped Abigail’s two children and called her husband, Mr Brown to pay a ransom to secure their release.

She initially denied the allegation against her, but later said the act was not intentional.

She blamed her act on frustration adding that she had no means of survival.

It was gathered that the suspects abducted the children, aged two and 10 respectively, and hid them in Abigal sister’s place.

It was at the point she was waiting to collect the ransom (N6m) from the husband she was apprehended by the police.In her words; “I did not demand up to that amount, but I demanded money from my husband.”

ThankGod, the former driver to the her husband, who accepted taking part inthe act, said , “She called me to help her.

She told me to take the two children to her sister’s place.

That is how I got involved.

“She used me to act as the kidnapper of the two children before we were arrested. She lured me into it.”

Source:http://www.alexreports.info/2016/04/na-wa-o-mother-kidnaps-her-children.html?m=0