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Politics / Re: Bakare Attacks Lagos Over N72m Land Charge by Olumikedos(m): 9:36pm On Jan 17, 2013 |
dis fashola govt self....
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Travel / Re: Nigerians In Afghanistan, Lets Meet Here by Olumikedos(m): 11:52am On Jan 17, 2013 |
yinbo, hahahahahahah una don start again. who? |
Business / Re: Danfo Business-is It Worth Investing On? by Olumikedos(m): 10:27am On Jan 16, 2013 |
transportation is a good business. can we discuss? send ur email address or contact. |
Sports / Re: Q&A With Stephen Keshi, His Views On Alan Pardew, Ameobi, Danny Shittu, Dike by Olumikedos(m): 11:17am On Dec 26, 2012 |
KESHI IS A FUMBLER, WASTE OF RESOURCES AND TO ME IS NOT QUALIFY FOR THE JOB. WHERE IS KALU? |
Politics / Re: LASTMA Officers Kill Bus Driver In Lagos; Man Beaten To Coma by Olumikedos(m): 6:55pm On Dec 25, 2012 |
LASTMA hmmm |
Religion / Re: Bishop Oyedepo's Winners' Chapel Accused Of Exploiting British Worshippers by Olumikedos(m): 9:59pm On Dec 13, 2012 |
THE WORD OF CROSS IS FOOLISHNESS TO THEM THAT PERISH. |
Religion / Re: Bishop Oyedepo's Winners' Chapel Accused Of Exploiting British Worshippers by Olumikedos(m): 9:46pm On Dec 13, 2012 |
[quote author=mckayne]A church run by a controversial multi-millionaire African preacher has been accused of ‘cynical exploitation’ after its British branch received £16.7 million in donations from followers who were told that God would give them riches in return. Followers are ferried in double-decker shuttle buses to the church, handed slips inviting them to make debit card payments, and are even told obeying the ministry’s teachings will make them immune from illness. Today’s Mail on Sunday revelations about the Winners’ Chapel movement have prompted the Charity Commission to review the charitable status of the church – one of the fastest-growing in the UK. Winners’ Chapel is part of a worldwide empire of evangelical ministries run by Nigeria’s wealthiest preacher David Oyedepo, who has an estimated £93 million fortune, a fleet of private jets and a Rolls-Royce Phantom. Revelations about the Winners¿ Chapel movement have prompted the Charity Commission to review the charitable status of the church ¿ one of the fastest-growing in the UK. Plenty to smile about; Preacher David Oyedepo of the Winners Chapel movement aboard one of his private jets. He also owns a Rolls Royce Phantom Dubbed ‘The Pastorpreneur’, he was accused earlier this year of slapping the face of a young woman he said was a witch. The assault case was struck out but is being appealed. Branches of the church have sprung up in major UK cities in a huge recruitment drive centred on Mr Oyedepo’s ‘prosperity gospel’. This claims that congregants who make regular donations and pay tithes – a ten per cent levy on their income – will be rewarded financially by God. Followers are urged to target vulnerable people such as the lonely, the sick, the homeless and the suicidal as potential candidates for conversion. Last night, Labour MP Paul Flynn said Winners’ Chapel was cynically exploiting supporters. ‘They [Winners’ Chapel] are making clearly spurious claims and it seems to be a cynical exploitation of the gullible,’ he said. Referring to the slapping incident, Mr Flynn added: ‘What is also alarming is the reported violence and the lack of respect for the status of women. It’s taking us back to a previous age of ignorance and prejudice that we all thought the church had escaped.’ Caught on camera: Video of Mr Oyedepo striking a young 'witch' across the face in front of a congregation This newspaper’s investigation can further disclose: Congregants are handed a payment slip requesting payments using cheque, cash or debit card when they enter London’s Winners’ Chapel. Donations to the ministry in England almost doubled from £2.21 million to £4.37 million between 2006 and 2010. Mr Oyedepo’s superchurch in Nigeria received £794,000 or 73 per cent of the charitable donations paid out by the British Winners’ Chapel between 2007 and 2010. This was despite claims in Africa that he is enriching himself at the expense of his devotees. The registered charity has spent £6.81 million on evangelism and ‘praise, worship and fellowship’. The church
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Car Talk / Re: Picture Of Another Nigerian Made Car by Olumikedos(m): 12:23pm On Dec 13, 2012 |
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