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Pastor Chris Oyakhilome of Christ Embassy Church has come out with a shocking allegation regarding the current protests which have rocked the world in the aftermath of the killing of George Floyd by police officers in USA.

Oyakhilome, who was in the news recently for falsely claiming the installation of 5G technology was connected to the coronavirus outbreak, stated that the ‘Black Lives Matter’ protests in USA were not about racism but a subtle ploy to implant “microchips” into citizens as a means of controlling them.

“It’s not about the guy that died; it’s not about ‘Black Lives Matter’,” Oyakhilome said in a program broadcast on LoveWorld titled ‘Global Day Of Prayer’.

“It’s part of the game. They want to come in with the alternative method for security – total control with microchips. That’s what it’s about,” he claimed, adding that police would be ‘disbanded’ and everyone would be forced to have a ‘microchip’ implanted into them.

“Look at the people rampaging on the streets – they are not black people… It is not about racism,” he asserted without any corroborating evidence.

Oyakhilome made several other disturbing allegations, insisting that the guidelines given by the government to reopen the church were not guided by science but rather an attack on the church.

“Wearing facemasks is dangerous for your health. How can we know this and prescribe it? I have told you of the dangers of social distancing. It’s inhuman… There is no science behind it,” he stated in the broadcast.

Oyakhilome described the ‘lockdown’ as illegal and said it was actually citizens getting ‘locked up’.

“The lockdown was wrong and, in most instances, illegal,” he continued. “The truth of the matter is around the world, we were imprisoned… It was house imprisonment.”

“This fraud must be judged by God,” the controversial pastor continued, claiming that many pastors were actually getting paid to advocate for the closure of churches to the governments.

“Go ahead. Build the concentration camps and call them isolation centres. Pay for them or get paid – because now you have a contract,” he said, warning that no Christian pastor should “profit” from the situation.

Pastor Chris further insisted that 'virtual prayer' could not replace physical laying on of hands, reiterating his recent statement that pastors should not be restricted from 'laying hands' on congregants when services resume.

Oyakhilome’s rhetoric in the aftermath of the coronavirus outbreak has become increasingly divisive and erratic, with many labelling him a ‘conspiracy theorist’.

The broadcast in which he made the allegations on Friday 26th June 2020 has since been removed from Oyakhilome's YouTube channel although other versions of it can still be viewed online.

https://www.lusakatimes.com/2020/06/28/black-lives-matter-protests-not-about-racism-but-implanting-microchips-pastor-chris-oyakhilome/

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"By the ending of June to the first week of July, this will begin to become a point of reference: 'This man said this; that man said it' - but it is God that said it."

Remember that TB Joshua said this at the beginning of May. See how various world figures are confirming his words that this pandemic has indeed humbled them!

The people talking nonsense about this are simply ignorant!

Do you know that TB Joshua owns Emmanuel TV - the worlds most subscribed Christian YouTube channel with 1.7million subscribers? He offers prayers for his viewers every week!! It’s a normal thing to record him praying for his viewers.

Have you not watched his documentary? At the very beginning of his life - when nobody knew him - he had a cameraman record his activities. TB Joshua knows the value of record. How would we know about him if not for the videos we watched?

FYI, I heard TBJ say several times on Emmanuel TV that he actually LIVES in his ‘prayer mountain’ close to his church HQ in Lagos. Prayer is a way of life for him!

Anyway, for all those who are making snide comments, ask yourself what you have achieved that the whole world has taken notice of Go outside this country and you will see the way foreigners regard and value TB Joshua! Continue to make deriding comments on social media while TB Joshua continues his assignment from God with a worldwide impact!

TB Joshua just posted this on his social media accounts:

MESSAGE FROM PROPHET TB JOSHUA:
“Nigeria, get ready to receive a shower of rain that will wipe away the fear of the unknown! When it rains, make sure you allow it to touch your body.

“Take note: Some parts of the country may not witness the showers. Ask your family members and friends in those areas to help you get drops of the water.

“The world at large, get ready to receive the Word of God and prayer on Emmanuel TV that will wipe away all fear of the unknown. Please watch Emmanuel TV’s live programme on Sunday 1st March 2020!”

This was said on Saturday 29th February 2020 by Prophet TB Joshua

* Sounds like he will address coronavirus - and the fear spreading in its wake - on Emmanuel TV today.

Anything that is real will stand the test of time!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2PLeiB9znqU

On Tuesday 24th December 2019, a special Christmas Service at the Manger Square in Bethlehem – the historic birthplace of Jesus Christ – was broadcast live on Emmanuel TV, the popular television channel belonging to Nigerian Pastor TB Joshua.

Representatives of TB Joshua were received personally by the Mayor of Bethlehem, Adv. Anton Salman, who sent a greeting to the Nigerian cleric and said the message of Bethlehem to the world would “always be a message of peace, love and justice”.

Mayor Salman then gave the Emmanuel TV Choir unprecedented access to celebrate Christmas in the world-famous Grotto at the Church of the Nativity, historically regarded as the site where Jesus was born and a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Joined by US Gospel Artist VaShawn Mitchell, the choir recorded and sang a song composed specially by TB Joshua in honour of the season.

According to the lyrics: “Christmas is not only about Christ of history. Christmas is not only about Christ of story. Christmas is not only about baby Jesus. Christmas is about Christ the Spirit reveals to us.”

Moving to the Manger Square, thousands of local residents in Bethlehem and tourists who travelled from across the globe to celebrate Christmas at Jesus’ birthplace, gathered to celebrate with the Emmanuel TV choir.

"This season reminds us of the message on the Cross - 'Father, forgive them',” TB Joshua said in a message delivered by one of his evangelists to the throngs in attendance.

“This means that whether you are a victim or a perpetrator, we all stand in helpless need of God's Divine forgiveness,” he continued.

“This season, make it a point of duty to love others just as you would want God to love you, to bless others just as you would want God to bless you and to forgive others just as you would want God to forgive you.”

After singing two new songs composed by TB Joshua titled ‘Who On Earth’ and ‘Jesus Is The Reason’, VaShawn treated the crowd to a rendition of his hit song ‘Joy’.

It is not Joshua’s first involved with the ‘Holy Land’. When the cleric visited Bethlehem in 2017, he saw an “urgent need” in the kidney division of the Beit Jala hospital and bought six new dialysis machines to help the patients.

He also held a two-day crusade at the Amphitheatre of Mount Precipice in Nazareth, Israel in June 2019 which attracted thousands from around the world.

SOURCE: https://www.maravipost.com/tb-joshuas-emmanuel-tv-celebrates-christmas-in-bethlehem/#.XgJf_noGYuo.twitter

tawiatata:
Oritsejafor’s spiritual father – the late Benson Idahosa – once famously said TB Joshua was ‘below his cleaner’ and defiantly declared he would shortly die.

When the pulpit turns to a place of condemning fellow workers in the vineyard, what message does this portray about Christianity?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Is9GGzxlQuc

I must admit I was disappointed to watch some minutes of this tonight. After publicly repenting of and recanting the Prosperity Gospel, Pastor Benny Hinn spent three hours with Pastor Chris Oyakhilome and Bishop Clarence Mclendon fund-raising for LoveWorld in Lagos.

The focus of the entire session - all the sermons and songs - was to get people to financially give to Pastor Chris’ ministry. Now I’m not against people giving but the Bible says it should flow from the heart - not induced by emotional reactions to a telethon like this.

What is happening to Christianity? With giants like Reinhard Bonnke, Billy Graham and Oral Roberts time, who will teach and show the pure Gospel in today’s generation so consumed by materialism?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X6ARCnx5Arc

This is the same lady who was exposed by a US-based businessman who defrauded him of $2,000 using TB Joshua's name...

It is evident that her entire 'story' about TB Joshua is sponsored by these 'men of God' and she is nothing more than manipulatively attempting to financially benefit from his name... Sickening.

It’s clear this story is true because Bisola has yet to deny it (I checked her FB page). She’s instead ludicrously claiming Sani was ‘hijacked’ or ‘’kidnapped’ by the church. A 26 year old man!!

This experience narrated by Sani paints a clear picture - Bisola is in the ‘business’ of lying against TB Joshua (with the backing of alleged ‘men of God) clearly with financial motivations. It shows he previous tirade against TBJ was equally ‘sponsored’!

Thank God the truth always comes out in the end!

Sani Emmanuel, the former Nigerian football starlet whose recent social media plea for help to fund an operation for his career-threatening injury made headlines, has revealed a stunning plot against prominent Nigerian Pastor TB Joshua by some 'big men of God'.

In a tell-all post on Facebook, Emmanuel revealed he received a phone call from "a woman named Bisola Johnson" who spoke to him for over two hours, promising substantive financial benefits if he agreed "to testify against TB Joshua".

"She spoke on her relationship with some big men of God," he asserted, adding they would assist him to "raise up to 10 million naira for my surgery" on the condition that he damningly reveal TB Joshua used his "star" for a ritual.

"She said I had to change the name Emmanuel as the name is cursed," Sani continued, revealing Johnson tried repeatedly "to convince me that TB Joshua is not a real man of God."

Emmanuel provided evidence by uploading an audio recording of one of his conversations with Johnson onto SoundCloud where she can be heard coaching him on how to respond if asked about his injury and Joshua's role in not alleviating it.

Sani's rise to footballing relevance during the 2009 U-17 World Cup, where he won the coveted Golden Ball as the tournament's best player, was well connected to TB Joshua.

The young footballer played for My People FC, the grassroots football academy founded and funded by the cleric, revealing in interviews then that he worked as an "altar boy" in The Synagogue, Church Of All Nations (SCOAN).

Before Sani and his team-mate Ogenyi Onazi were selected to represent the Golden Eaglets, Joshua also sponsored their trip to Sweden to play for a lower-tier team.

Clearly miffed at Johnson's smear campaign against the cleric and her attempts to embroil him in it, Emmanuel stated that he "grew up in the Synagogue" and described Joshua as "the best dad in the world."

"If not TB Joshua, I would have ended up playing street football at a village called Aso Pada in Abuja," the footballer continued, adding "he raised me from nobody to somebody."

Sani also revealed that his social media plea for help led to probing questions from people familiar with his connection to Joshua.

"I have received calls and messages from people, asking why couldn't the man of God help me or heal me," he stated, explaining that Joshua is just "like you and I" but simply being "used by God".

"A prophet is not a magician. I believe my time of healing will surely come," he concluded, before revealing he had been distant from the cleric for a long time and desired to "come back home".

Days earlier, Emmanuel revealed in an Instagram post that his former team-mate Ogenyi Onazi had paid N1.4m ($4,000) to enable him to undergo surgery for achilles tendonitis which had plagued him since the onset of his career.

After his breakout performances at the 20019 FIFA U-17 World Cup where he won the Golden Ball award, he had trials with Chelsea and Tottenham before a brief stint at Italian side Lazio but persistent injuries hampered him from making any mark.

Sani's revelation is not the first-time prominent clerics have been implicated in efforts to publicly discredit TB Joshua.

Earlier this year, a video on Emmanuel TV's YouTube channel chronicled the confession of an ex-militant named James who admitted he was paid "huge amounts" by a Nigerian pastor to "lie against TB Joshua" and malign his ministry in "a public crusade".

Bisola Johnson, the initiator of the phone call with Sani, has been a long-term nemesis of Joshua, brazenly accusing him – without evidence – of perpetuating all manner of atrocities within his popular church.

Johnson, who worked in The SCOAN for several years before turning against her former boss, has previously admitted on camera to being mentally unstable and was recently accused of fraud by a US-based businessman.

SOURCE: https://www.allnigeriasoccer.com/read_news.php?nid=34559

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QIz7jRnIodc&lc=

Pix

I actually read the story on BBC Africa today...

C'mon Nairaland - do the needful and put this on FP!

"Peace has no price" - LOVE that quote from TB Joshua.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SqP_XHggKO4

This week, exactly four years ago, a truly historic event was witnessed in the nation of Tanzania. No, I’m not referring to the inauguration of its trailblazing President John Magufuli – although that indeed was a meteoric moment. I am talking about the extraordinary visit of Nigerian Pastor TB Joshua. At a time of political upheaval and division, the news of Joshua’s surprise journey literally dominated the headlines nationwide and significantly contributed to the reduction in post-election tension. Within hours of his touching down in Tanzania and meeting the main opposition leaders, the retributive rhetoric fuelled by the hotly-contested election cooled significantly and calmness replaced anxiety on the streets.

But why else would his visit rank so highly in my reckoning, I hear some of you inquisitively ask? Well, to put it simply, the evidence of TB Joshua’s spiritual covering in the life of President Magufuli – and the country of Tanzania by extension – is unequivocal. Since coming to office, the ‘Bulldozer’ has made a lot of ‘enemies’ – especially among those foreign business entities whose corruption and extortion he so visibly exposed. However, he has remained dogged and determined in his pursuit of betterment for the Tanzanian people – a reality which everyone, slowly but surely, is starting to reap from. Indeed, even his sternest critics can acknowledge that Tanzania has grown in leaps and bounds since his arrival to office. There was, therefore, understandable alarm when news ran amok several weeks ago that Magufuli had collapsed and was ‘allegedly’ airlifted to Germany for emergency treatment.

Days later as rumour-mongers peddled various outlandish outcomes, the President appeared back in public with his trademark stern charisma. I am personally convinced the prayers of TB Joshua led to his restoration and revitalisation. I even heard (on good authority from a Tanzanian journalist) that he sent one of his pastors from Nigeria to personally intercede for the Tanzanian leader! Sceptics and cynics may scoff and question why Nigeria’s sickness-stricken leader Muhammadu Buhari could not equally be helped by Pastor Joshua - but such arguments stem from misinterpretation of the prophetic role. President Magufuli openly acknowledges Joshua’s place in his life and leadership, even referring to him as a ‘mentor’. President Buhari has been conspicuously silent about the cleric since his assumption to power, despite bipartisan calls for him to seek prayers for his litany of debilitating ailments.

TB Joshua acts only under God’s instruction and would not undertake going to meet such leaders on his own accord. Fame and fortune are certainly not mitigating motivators. The fact is that our recognition and value of God’s servants often end up being the key that releases God to release them! As a frustrated Mr Francis Kotche penned on Facebook addressing this very issue, “Our West African Presidents in ECOWAS are sleeping, still chasing and worshipping wealth, fame and position – forgetting that the Lord is the One that makes men great and His servant TB Joshua is in their midst.”

I am not here to suggest that everything has automatically become perfect or there are no challenges in the nation. Of course there are! However, Tanzania is being shepherded by a no-nonsense leader whose policies are producing economic turnaround, stamping out corruption and encouraging morality and good neighbourliness. When TB Joshua re-shared the video of his historic visit to Tanzania on Facebook, Alpha Jeremiah succinctly surmised in a comment: “Yes, we as Tanzanians can boldly say that God has remembered our nation! The development we are experiencing in these four years since the Man of God came to visit is tremendous.”

Today, Tanzania shines as a bastion of development and progress in a continent often dominated by reports of corruption and stagnation. The Biblical adage in Matthew 10:41 springs readily to mind. Tanzania and its leader honoured the prophet and God’s blessings, wisdom and protection have flowed freely ever since!

SOURCE: https://www.modernghana.com/news/965667/tanzania-magufuli-and-the-tb-joshua-factor.html

Five years has passed since the tragic building incident at The SCOAN but the court case surrounding its controversial circumstances rages on.

I would recommend all still intrigued by this complex case to watch this video - https://www.facebook.com/tbjministries/posts/2759237684196990
(viewed over 700,000 times on Facebook) - of a foreign engineering expert who factually details how the collapse could not have been the result of structural or foundational failure as insinuated by the Lagos State Government.

At the last court case, witnesses even described that the building was in "perfect condition" before its collapse -https://guardian.ng/news/synagogue-church-building-in-perfect-condition-before-collapse-says-witness/

Whatever your religious inclination or personal position about TB Joshua, one must admit there are some strange factors to this case that certainly call for intensive scrutiny:
- The way and manner the building fell (imploding on itself in a matter of seconds)
- The military plane that encircled the building four times before its collapse (as captured by CCTV)
- The international follower-ship of TB Joshua and the death toll affecting mostly foreign pilgrims.
- The fall-out between Nigeria and South Africa thereafter (including alarming revelations the Nigerian govt bartered with the South African bodies in exchange for a deal involving military arms with South Africa) - https://mg.co.za/article/2014-11-27-did-radebe-barter-arms-for-bodies
- The Boko Haram member who 'allegedly' confessed a plan to bomb Joshua's church merely months earlier
- The alarming accusation by former Aviation Minister FFK that this was an 'inside job' perpetrated by rogue elements of Nigeria's Intelligence

I could go on...

For the very fact that it has taken over five years and the case lingers on, it's indicative to me that far more sinister revelations have emerged as to the true cause of the horrific collapse and the government are perplexed on how to release such information given the ramifications. It heightens the suggestion this was a case of terrorism as opposed to negligence.

But will we - the general public - ever really know the truth?

A young Ghanaian man is the latest to have testified to a ‘supernatural encounter’ after visiting TB Joshua’s well-known ministry in Lagos, Nigeria.

According to Charles Puplampu, he lived a ‘wayward life’ as an alcoholic, womanizer and smoker when business collapse and financial ruin pushed him to his ‘knees’ in prayer.

"I had no money to take care of my family,” he recounted in a testimony shared on Joshua’s official Facebook page. “My rent expired, I owed for two extra years and my children couldn't even go to school because of no school fees.”

Charles said he reached out to friends who were prospering financially but was ‘turned down’ at every request for help and left with mounting debts and despair.

“I sat in my sofa with my children around me and I was meditating on these exact words - 'No one on this earth can help me except God.' ”

Stricken by this realisation, Puplampu turned to heartfelt prayer, falling to his knees in private his room. Merely minutes later, he fell asleep.

"I had this dream where I saw myself in The Synagogue, Church Of All Nations on the altar,” he described.

“I saw a man wearing a white robe with a long beard. His hair was like cotton wool and He sat on a king's chair with a crown on His head, holding a very big book,” he vividly detailed.

“Before Him there were a lot of angels, who changed my black clothes to a white one just like theirs.”

Upon waking up, Charles said he immediately called an old friend whom he knew to be an ‘Emmanuel TV Partner’.

Upon narrating his ‘vision’ to him, the man financially supported Charles to physically take a trip to The SCOAN in Nigeria, as well as providing money for his outstanding rent and children’s school fees.

After visiting TB Joshua’s popular Lagos-based church, Charles claims his life has radically changed.

"After my visit to The SCOAN, up until now, I have never tasted alcohol, smoked or womanised,” he acknowledged, adding his business ventures had equally witnessed a turnaround.

“By God's grace, all those debts with court threats have been cancelled! I thank God for saving me, my family, paying my debts and restoring my business,” he concluded.

Charles’ testimony comes on the heels of several other public revelations about supernatural phenomena accompanying their interactions with the SCOAN.

Commenting on the issue, a South African Pastor named Ika Freedman opined that many clergymen equally needed Joshua’s help but didn’t seek it because of the pride associate with ‘false reputation’.

“It is hard to genuinely seek help as a well-known preacher. Your reputation can stand in the way of your freedom,” he wrote on Facebook.

“Preachers are committing suicide while help is available. Imagine after you publicly said Prophet T.B Joshua is a false prophet and God speaks to you about going to him for help, what would you do,” he questioned, calling on ministers to choose ‘liberation’ over ‘reputation’.

SOURCE: https://www.thegeniusmedia.com.ng/2019/10/28/alcohol-addict-sees-jesus-in-tb-joshuas-church/

So, if I understand - the 'cowries' (representing darkness) entered his body spiritually - so what was 'spiritual' manifested 'physically' when he received the 'living water' (representing light).

Intriguing!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pMRopD5C3Zs

Nigerian cleric TB Joshua has released a 20-year-old clip showing the ‘confession’ of a man who claimed to be one of the officers who arrested him in 1996 on the accusation of drug dealing.

Yusuf Hassan, who hails from Adamawa State, said he worked with the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) when an informant tipped them off that Joshua was dealing drugs within his church premises.

Storming The Synagogue, Church of All Nations (SCOAN) in Lagos with 18 ‘armed’ officers and six soldiers, Yusuf recounted how the cleric was arrested and subsequently incarcerated for 13 days.

“On our way to the office, we asked him that – if he was a man of God, let him disappear,” Hassan reminisced, describing how the operatives all taunted the cleric en route to prison.

“Our officers destroyed a lot of things while searching for drugs – but we couldn’t find anything. On the thirteenth day he was released because nothing incriminating was found on him or with him,” Yusuf continued.

However, after Joshua’s innocence was established, Hassan revealed that calamity befell all involved in the operation.

“Among the officers that came to arrest TB Joshua, three of them are no longer alive. All 18 officers, except for myself, have been dismissed,” he revealed.

Yusuf himself said he was ‘on suspension’ after a court-case landed him in prison for ten months.

“I want God to deliver me from the participation I took in this arrest,” he concluded.

Joshua, looking youthful, is also seen in the clip thanking congregants for their support after his release from imprisonment. “When you count the blessings of God in your life, doubts will fly away,” he says.

TB Joshua is not new to controversy. He has been the subject of several accusations, most recently from an ex-worker at The SCOAN named Bisola Johnson who claimed she was ‘raped’.

Johnson, however, confessed to mental instability in a previous video and was found to have defrauded a US businessman, casting aspersions over her credibility.

"Nothing makes you better than your enemies when you respond to them. Leave the battle for God,” Joshua advised in a post on Facebook, whilst sharing the throwback clip.

SOURCE: https://www.thegeniusmedia.com.ng/2019/09/23/throwback-emmanuel-tv-releases-confession-of-man-who-arrested-tb-joshua-for-drug-trafficking/

healthserve:
Why must everything be announced and people displayed like culprits.

Perhaps validation buying. Its inconsistent with bible standards with the rules of giving.

Do not be like the Pharisees who wanting to get praise do their deeds openly.

And the father who sees in secret will bless openly

And let not your left hand know what thy right hand is doing

This is ungoldly to me. Sorry to say

As someone who has visited The SCOAN on several occasions, I can assure you that this is just the 'tip of the iceberg'. TB Joshua's philanthropy expands and extends far beyond the few things you hear about on Emmanuel TV/ social media.

Nevertheless, I know you can NEVER please everyone...

And the whole Lagos State government gave them N20k...

Nigeria - the country where an individual is doing the work of government...

PureGoldh:
I love this... What a wonderful message

Truly, I also cried when I first watched it. Thank God for the inspiration He gave to TB Joshua.

tbh - this is the kind of thing I'd expect other Nigerian/ African musicians/ artists to come together and write/ record - rather than just expressing shock on social media.

Music has an incredible ability to touch hearts!

I think some Nigerians underestimate just how popular TBJ is internationally...

Just read what this young Ugandan man - who is a vocal supporter of Ugandan musician-turned-politician Bobi Wine - wrote on Twitter. "I used to hate pastors until I watched T.B. Joshua on Emmanuel TV. (He's) so humble and good at spreading the Gospel."

Irrespective of your misgiving about T.B. Joshua, he is certainly bringing people closer to Christ - which is the mission of all true believers!

https://twitter.com/Princewel256/status/1154081319183368198

nzeobi:
that prophecy and your interpretation has no link or semblance. the seraphs only come for judgement and in most cases are decisive.

Good point. Like I said - it was just a reflection on current events in lieu of the prophetic declaration.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vnSQndGhjmM

I have observed a palpable escalation in tension surrounding the issue of Fulani herdsmen and now the Shiite protests in the last two weeks - and can't help but cast my mind back to the prophecy and call to prayer given by TB Joshua to President Buhari which was given shortly before this escalation.

I know the MOG speaks in parables - but I can't help but think the 'Seraphims' coming down 'like rain' may have some connection to current events - and the result of them will bring 'freshness' to Nigeria - as he stated. Let us pray so!

Just my thoughts.

In the build-up to the crucial quarterfinal clash between Nigeria and South Africa at the ongoing African Cup of Nations in Egypt, a name surprisingly cropping up is that of influential Nigerian cleric, T.B. Joshua.

“I am appealing to T.B. Joshua to please pray for our team before the match tomorrow,” wrote Nigerian Itunu Komolafe on social media. “We can’t afford to crash out like Ghana, Cameroon and even the host country, Egypt!”

“Prophet T.B. Joshua is a spiritual father to both Nigeria and South Africa; I know the man of God will be neutral,” posited Bongani during an opinion poll by a local radio station in Port Elizabeth, South Africa.

In a confrontational spat between rival supporters on Twitter, Emma Aboyi suggested victory for the Super Eagles would avenge the spate of xenophobic killings of Nigerians in South Africa.

Kagisho retorted by singling out the “attack” on Joshua’s church in 2014, which led to multiple South African fatalities.

“Dear Nigeria, our people that were killed in TB Joshua’s church are still fresh in our minds… We are dedicating our win tonight against Nigeria to them,” tweeted Mawara, another user posting a video of the infamous “plane” that encircled the building before its tragic implosion.

Joshua is no stranger when it comes to the fusion of spirituality and sports in Africa.

Indeed, the controversy associated with his accurate sporting predictions – coupled with the spirited backlash from fanatic fans – led the cleric to officially “resign” from public “football prophecies” in 2013 after he accurately declared Nigeria would overcome Burkina Faso to take the AFCON trophy.

Perhaps the most contentious of his predictions was Nigeria’s missing out on AFCON qualification a year earlier.

“What I saw was not favourable towards Nigeria,” the cleric told congregants on October 2, 2011, six days before the Super Eagles crucial qualifying match against Guinea, adding that he saw celebrations amongst the opposition and the team to “score first” would qualify.

After Guinea secured qualification at the expense of Nigeria – following a last-gasp equaliser after their initial goal was cancelled by two goals from the Super Eagles – the public backlash against Joshua even spiralled to the point that threats of attacking his church were posted online by incensed fans.

“The prediction of Prophet TB Joshua really affected us,” the Super Eagle’s star striker Osaze Odemwengie admitted to reporters after their shock ousting.

In Nigeria’s absence, the ensuing competition was equally “foreseen” as Joshua declared minutes before the final between Zambia and Ivory Coast that the Southern Africans would triumph.

“This victory is for a country you are not expecting,” he told congregants at The SCOAN on February 12, 2012, adding that an error in the 25th minute of the second half where a ball is hit over the bar would prove pivotal.

Didier Drogba’s missed penalty in the 70th minute of the closely contested match – where the ball ballooned wildly over the bar – was a decisive moment in the goalless draw, with Zambia eventually triumphing on penalties to claim a historic maiden victory.

Ghanaians will equally remember Joshua for his “spiritual support” in the FIFA U-20 World Cup in 2009, where the Black Satellites triumphed against the favourites Brazil to claim the title.

Coach Sellas Tetteh shocked the football world with his admission he was in regular communication with the Nigerian cleric during the final match, emphasising his prayers and spiritual guidance were instrumental to his team’s historic victory.

“He told me we would win the trophy before the tournament and on the day of the game, he again predicted it,” Tetteh told Ghanaian media afterwards, adding the cleric had mentioned specific details pertaining events that unfolded in the tense match.

When South Africa historically hosted the FIFA World Cup in 2010, Joshua is said to have prophesied the results of the opening and final match – in which Spain took the title – as well as Nigeria’s last-gasp qualification for the tournament.

On October 11, 2009, he stated that Nigeria would emerge victorious in their qualifying match against Mozambique, specifying a “headed goal” would earn them victory.

The prediction materialised courtesy of an Obinna Nsofor header in the dying seconds of the match, securing the Super Eagles qualification.

With Joshua’s repertoire of accurate predictions, the string of famous players who have visited him for counsel and the immense influence he wields in both South Africa and Nigeria – it is perhaps no surprise both teams are seeking his blessings ahead of the crucial encounter between the Super Eagles of Nigeria and the Bafana Bafana of South Africa.

SOURCE: https://theeagleonline.com.ng/afcon-2019-nigeria-v-south-africa-why-t-b-joshua-is-in-a-dilemma-predicting-winner/


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=joREnz2izLw

Wow... I don't know the genuineness of this story - but why is none of the gossip media reporting that Vicki herself came onto her Twitter account to state that TB Joshua is NOT the one who abused her

Maybe some 'pastors' tried to use her after the success of TB Joshua's Nazareth Crusade but she got cold feet...

I don't know the genuineness of this story - but it's important to note that the gossip media did not report that Vicki herself came onto her Twitter account to state that TB Joshua is NOT the one who abused her. Even PM News - who initially claimed it was TBJ - backtracked and apologised for involving his name. Some other online accounts attributed the rape to a ‘Cele’ prophet - but some jobless gossip sites felt the story would spread faster and bring them more traffic if they used the name of TB Joshua.

If indeed this story of her running mad is true, maybe the young lady is facing the repercussions of her name being linked to a genuine man of God in such a despicable manner...

This is the reason other pastors hate TB Joshua. He is spoiling their 'business'!

I know some ministers who - if they saw this kind of crowd - would find reason to collect offering up to five times!

Abfinest007:
between TB Joshua n pastor E.A Adeboye who is more humble
like for tb Joshua share for adeboye

Hands down TB Joshua is more humble than Adeboye. This video is proof enough...

God is good!