Shockwaves are reverberating across Yorùbáland and the global Yorùbá diaspora following the sudden death of the Baba Ọba (King’s Father) of the famed Oyotunji African Village in South Carolina, USA. The late Baba Ọba, Lukman Arohunfale, a revered socialite and traditionalist, passed away under circumstances already sparking fierce controversy. His death comes just days after he publicly accused the newly installed Alaafin of Oyo, His Imperial Majesty Oba Akeem Adéyẹmọ Owoade, of allegedly ordering his courtiers to beat him mercilessly during a recent courtesy visit to the Oyo palace in Nigeria. In a widely circulated voice recording, the deceased recounted how what was meant to be a simple homage turned violent. Although the Baba Ọba had reportedly battled ill health in the past year, growing insinuations suggest that the alleged physical assault may have aggravated his condition, ultimately leading to his untimely death. The palace in Oyo recently denied that s...
There are thousands of churches in Nigeria and their pastors all differ in character, dressing and what they preach about. While some Nigerian pastors are concerned about leading sinners to Christ, others are more interested in making money. Nigerians are a very religious set of people and a good number of them ‘worship’ their pastors. If their pastor asks them to eat grass for healing, they would willingly do so. Just like the saying, different strokes for different folks, Nigerian pastors have different things that appeal to them and act in different ways. Below are the types of pastors you will find in Nigeria. 1. The prayer warriors: These pastors can pray from morning till morning. They are always having one prayer conference or the other. All their enemies have to die by fire.
2. The political ones: These ones talk more about politics than the word. They always show themselves during the election period. They mingle and dine with politicians. They are in the news for more political issues that things that have to do with the church
3. The funky ones: By their dressing and actions, you shall know them. They wear designer suits, shoes, wristwatches and drive the latest cars.
5. The prophets: These ones always have one prophecy or the other. They claim to see everything before it happens, from bomb blasts, to deaths and every evil thing you can think of.
6. The silent ones: They don’t shout while preaching, rather, they talk quietly. They are hardly ever in the news. They rarely make public speeches.
7. The money chasers: These ones became pastors just to make money. They always find a way of milking their congregants. Their sermons are always about giving.
8. The leaders: These ones push their congregants to be leaders in the society.
9. The grammarians: These ones can speak grammar. Sure, some of the church members would be checking the dictionary to understand what the pastor is saying.
10. The miracle workers: Nigerians, especially women are always looking for one miracle or the other and they would rush to any church where they hear the pastor is powerful. Most of these pastors make a lot of money from their followers who would pay any amount for miracle whether its from God or not.
11. The ones who assault their members: Some Nigerian pastors sleep with their members in the name of deliverance.
12. The ones who get their powers from God knows where: We’ve heard stories of pastors getting powers from evil sources which they use to conduct miracles and deceive gullible Nigerians.
13. The holier than thou: These ones are holier than Jesus himself. They would condemn everything from dressing, to make up, to hairstyle. Everything is a sin to them.
14. The ones who have like five members: Their congregants are members of their family.
15. The poor ones: Some pastors are enjoying the good life while others can barely feed themselves.
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