CHUKWUEMEKA OHANAEMERE aka ODUMEJE Bio, Life style and net Worth

Chukwuemeka Ohanaemere alias Odumeje is a controversial spiritual figure who is always in the news for weird, wrong reasons. His approach to the things of God, particularly on deliverance and healing sessions beg questions as to how he has remained unchecked despite the many inconvenient things he does. In an era where there are incessant questions into the affairs of African and Nigerian pastors, particularly on their ‘lust for tithes and offering’, according to Daddy Freeze. It remains to be seen whether or not the Christian body (CAN) or Nigerian authorities would beam their lights in the direction of Odumeje.

EARLY LIFE AND CAREER

Chukwuemeka Ohanaemere alias Odumeje ‘The Lion’ (born September 9) is an Anambra-based controversial and radical Nigerian pastor, prophet, founder and the president of Mountain of Holy Ghost Intervention and Deliverance Ministry inc., a.k.a the Land of Freedom, situated in Onitsha, Anambra, South East, Nigeria. Emeka Odumeje has often been criticized and is always in the news for very wrong reasons, owing to his lifestyle, healing, and deliverance approach which majorly involves slamming or throwing people on empty chairs like WWE superstars would their opponents.

Ohanaemere is the 3rd in the family of six children. He was born into the family of Mr. and Mrs. Pius Ohanaemere of Orsu Ihete Ukwa, in Orlu Local Government Area of Imo State, South East of Nigeria. He is a passionate lover of music and football so much that he aspired to be either a musical or football legend. He proceeded to Providence Secondary School after his nursery and primary education at Nweje, in a town in Anambra. He had wanted to further his educational career but could not as a result of financial difficulty being faced by his mother who was a mere petty trader at Upper Iweka, Lagos park. Ohanaemere resorted to leather business, where he served as an apprentice.

While struggling to survive, his mother had a vision of his son becoming a great prophet of God, a course she relentlessly backed up with prayers and fasting, for the divine arrest of her son. Shortly after, Ohanaemere became a laughing stock among his peers after the story of his revelation got to them. In the year 2000, he quit the leather business, which he had been doing for evangelism and launched out into full ministerial work. Despite going into full ministerial work, he found life difficult as his mother remained his financial strength.

CONTROVERSIES

Since his emergence as a pastor, Emeka Odumeje has courted countless controversies and has shot up as one of the most controversial pastors in Nigeria. His odd miracle sessions involve him lifting members of his congregation and throwing them at empty chairs. He has since been dubbed as a ‘Smack Down Pastor’ by many who consider his moves synonymous to WWE Superstar, Brock Lesnar’s and John Cena’s. During his WWE sessions, he is often being referred to as the ‘heavyweight servant of the Most High‘. Besides being a WWE wannabe, Odumeje has been accused of staging miracles, one of which involves raising the dead in his church, an event that was captured on camera. The same applies to other miracle sessions he has conducted.

For a supposed man of God, Emeka Odumeje has been seen dancing to secular songs severally while spraying wads of Dollars. It is believed that the pastor is a close friend of Nollywood actor, Zubby Michael, as both have been seen dancing ‘Zanku’, a dance move invented by Nigerian musician, Zlatan. In another time, he was seen dancing to ‘One More Night’ by Peter Okoye, of the defunct P-Square group, now referred to as ‘Mr. P’, with wads of cash during his birthday during a church service on Sunday! In October 2019, Emeka Odumeje’s followers in Indonesia, numbering about 80 Nigerians were deported by the Indonesian government for publicly spraying the pastor on the altar while on a visit to Jakarta, the capital of the South East Asian country.

EMEKA ODUMEJE FAMILY

Pastor Odumeje is married and has four children with his wife; two boys and two girls.

EMEKA ODUMEJE NET WORTH

Chukwuemeka Ohanaemere aka Odumeje ‘The Lion’ estimated net worth is N200 million.

Pastor EA Adeboye

EARLY LIFE

Pastor E.A Adeboye came from a poor family. He had an illiterate father, who did not believe in educating any of his children. The family was so poor to the extent that they could not afford to pay the school fees. But Enoch get so determined to get the best formal education despite coming form a poor background. His request to be sent to school were dismissed by his father severally, he almost gave up on life. In a bid to persuade his father to change his mind, he embarked on hunger strike for some days. His father, who has a sort heart eventually save in and decided to send him to school.

His father sold his goats so that he could afford to pay his school fees. He (Enoch) was enrolled at the only missionary school in the village. Enoch had passion for books and aptitude for science. In particular mathematics and had the ambition to become the youngest vice chancellor (University President) in any frontline University. He began his career as a lecturer in mathematics at the University of Lagos and University of Ilorin. And he looked poised to establish himself in a successful career in academics.

EDUCATION

After being enrolled at the only missionary school in the village and succeed, he then further to Ilesha Grammar School, Ilesha, Osun State in 1956 and obtain his B.sc degree in Mathematics from University of Nigeria, Nnsukka, Nigeria in 1967. He furthered to obtain M.sc degree in Hydrodynamic and a Doctorate degree (PhD) in applied mathematics both from the University of Lagos, Lagos state, Nigeria in 1969 and 1975 respectively.

 

FAMILY

Pastor Enoch Adejare Adeboye got married to his heartthrob, Princess Foluke Adenike Adeboye (Nee Adeyokunmi) in 1968 at the age of 25. They had delay in child bearing, but God smiled at hem when he gave them two children with caesarean surgery and they are warned against having more children. But they desperately wanted more and thus embarked on a journey to seek a solution from God. God hear their cry and today they have four children, 3 sons and 1 daughter of which all of them had become great men of God. They are: Pastor Adeolu Adeboye, Pastor (Mrs.) Bolu Adeboye, Pastor Dare Adeboye and Pastor Leke Adeboye. Pastor E.A Adeboye and Pastor (Mrs.) Foluke Adenike Adeboye, together they had four children several grandchildren.

 

MINISTRY

Growing up as a normal Anglican man. Enoch Adeboye had a vague knowledge that God existed in heaven but did not know that he needed to have a personal and communal relationship with him until 1973, when he and his wife walked into a most impressive building seeking divine help and intervention for child bearing. From there, he joined the RCCG and gave his life to Christ on 29th July 1973. He began to work for the Lord as he translates the sermon of the founder of RCCG (Pastor, Rev. Josaiah Olufemi Akindayomi) from Yoruba to English.

He was ordained as a Pastor of the RCCG in 1977 and became the general overseer in 1981 after the death of pastor, Rev Josaiah Olufemi Akindayomi in 1980. Enoch fill the post for part time for 3years still lecturing at University of Ilorin, he later gave up the lecturing job to preach full time. He had a passion to live holy and preach to others likewise. His committment led him to purchase a massive piece of un-inhabited forest land located on the outskirt of Lagos called the Redemption Camp today, where the Holy Ghost congress service is being held annually. He hosted the first Holy Ghost congress in Lekki-Lagos. It was reported that in 1998 that the program was attended by over 7 million people. It was in 1999 that the Holy Ghost congress was permanently moved to the redemption camp. that impressive building he walked to in 1973 has today through him put a mission of over 20,000 churches throughout the world (Nigeria, almost all over the Africans countries, the U.K the US, Canada, the Caribbeans, Europe, south American, India, Australia, Hong Kong, the far east and even the middle east.

The church has several branches globally in over 196 countries as at March 2017, with more than 14,000 branches in Nigeria. This great man of God is the current national president of the Redeemed Christian Fellowship (RCF-an interdominational fellowship situated in all higher institution campuses in Nigeria) and is under the umbrella of Christ the Redeemers Ministry (CRM) where he is also the founder and president. He is also the founder of Redeemers University in Ede Osun State, establish in 2005.

He has been honored to serve as the pastor and spiritual counselor to Head of States, ministers, political leaders and national decision maker. Pastor Enoch Adejare Adeboye is a mentor of millions today, his life ministry and wisdom have changed many lives.

NETWORTH

Pastor E.A. adeboye’s net worth is valued to be between $70M and $165M. His churches gives him at least 2 million dollars in revenue per year.

The man of God and his family own about 65 million dollars, a private jet ( newer model known as G550 luxury jet) which worth 65 million dollars. He own high end estate with at least one in the Great Britain. And when it comes to cars, pastor E.A Adeboye rides in three expensive cars which include, Rolls Royce Phantoms (with starting price of 400,00 dollars), Land Rover Discovery ($80,000) and Mercedenz Benz Gelandewagen ($ 100,00)

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Bishop David Oyedepo lifestyle, Bio and net Worth. - M.O AKANDE

David Oyedepo is a Nigerian pastor, author, business magnate, architect and philanthropist. He is the founder of the David Oyedepo Ministries International, which birthed the Living Faith Church Worldwide among others.

Also, he is the Chancellor of Covenant University, Ota and Landmark University, Omu Aran. Additionally, he is the President of David Oyedepo Foundation.

EARLY LIFE

David Olaniyi Oyedepo was born on September 27, 1954 in Osogbo, Osun State. He was born to Ibrahim and Dorcas Oyedepo. David hails from Irepodun LGA, Omu-Aran, Kwara State. He was raised in a family of mixed faith as his father was a muslim while his mother attended the Cherubim and Seraphim church. However, his grandmother taught him christian values early as a child. David attended Kwara State Polytechnic, Ilorin where he studied Architecture. Subsequently, he attended Honolulu University, Hawaii, USA and obtained Ph.D in Human Development.

CHRISTIAN LIFE

At age 15, David gave his life to Christ in 1969, through the influence of his secondary school teacher, Betty Lasher. And in the following year, he shared his first gospel message. Later, in order to concentrate on his missionary work, he resigned from the Federal Ministry of Housing, Ilorin. David mentioned how he received a mandate from God in an 18-hour vision in May 1981. According to him, the Lord Said “The hour has come to liberate the world from all oppressions of the devil through the preaching of the word of faith, and I am sending you to undertake this task.” That same year, Liberation Faith Hour Ministries now Living Faith Church Worldwide was established. Later, on September 17, 1983, David Oyedepo was ordained Pastor along with his wife, Faith by Pastor Enoch Adeboye. Also, the church was commissioned on the same day. Five years later, David Oyedepo was ordained a bishop. David’s teachings centers on the Word of Faith

PERSONAL LIFE

David married Florence Abiola now Faith Abiola Oyedepo on 1982. They are blessed with four children; David Jnr, Isaac, Love and Joyce Oyedepo; and grandchildren. His sons – David and Isaac are pastors ordained by Kenneth Copeland in 2007. And his two daughters are also involved in the ministry.

LIVING FAITH CHURCH

David founded the Living Faith Church Worldwide also known as Winners’ Chapel International. It has branches in over 300 cities of the world. LFC started in Kaduna before moving to Lagos in July 1989 after an instruction from God. The headquarters of Faith Tabernacle is a 17,000 acres facility known as Canaanland. It is also home to a 50,000-seater sanctuary recorded to be largest church auditorium in the world as at January 2008 in the Guinness Book of World Record. Through the missionary arm of the church, World Mission Agency, the church established Dominion Publishing House which we will look at in details. The church also owns Faith Academy, Covenant University, Kingdom Heritage Model School and Landmark University. It also launched the World of Faith Bible Institute where church leaders are taught christian principles. The church is in the business of staring up God given potentials embedded in people of all race and nation. Additionally, the mission of the church is also to provide employment to thousands of people. The church currently employs more than 2000 people in Nigeria alone.

DAVID OYEDEPO FOUNDATION

Bishop Oyedepo established a charitable organisation, David Oyedepo Foundation, (DOF). It is a christian not-for-profit organisation committed to showing love to people as God commanded. The foundation contributes to the development of Africa and believes that citizens of a particular country must take personal responsibility for the changes they wish for in their nation. Basically, it focuses on education, social welfare, kingdom promotion, youth leadership and health. The foundation offers scholarship program to indigenes and residents of African countries who have been offered admission into Covenant and Landmark University. David is the president of David Oyedepo Foundation. As at 2014, it is recorded that David and his wife have donated over N1 billion of personal fund to the foundation.

DOMINION PUBLISHING HOUSE

Dominion Publishing House, a publishing arm of the ministry was officially commissioned on December 5, 1992 by Pastor Adeboye at National Arts Theatre, Lagos. DPH has millions of prints in circulation. Under the publishing firm, David has published many of his own books. Some of which includes;

Anointing for Breakthrough, 1992

Covenant Wealth, 1992

Excellency of Wisdom, 1992

Towards Excellence in Life and Ministry, 1992

Releasing the Supernatural, 1992

Overcoming Forces of Wickedness, 1994

Breaking Financial Hardship, 1995

The Blood Triumph, 1995

The Healing Balm, 1996

The Force of Freedom, 1996

Breaking the Curses of Life, 1997

Fulfilling Your Days, 1998

Success In Marriage, 1999

Towards Mental Exploit, 2000

Word Encounters, 2003

Amazing Restoration, 2003

Mental Excellence: Testimonies of Career and Academic Exploits, 2003

Success Systems, 2006

On Eagles’s Wing: My First 30year Adventure in Ministry, 2013

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AWARDS AND RECOGNITION

Bishop David Oyedepo has received numerous awards most especially in recognition of his philanthropic activities across Africa. Some of them include:

Honorary Doctor of Divinity, Bethel Graduate School of Technology, 1990

Name Inscribed in the Jerusalem 3000 Scroll #102268, 1990

Frontline Christian Author of the Year, ECOWAS International Gold Award, 1996

Enlisted on International Who is Who of Intellectuals, International Biographical Centre, 13th Edition, 1998.

Man of Dignity, Global Care International

Recognition of Leadership in Enhancing Academic and Research Excellence in Higher Education, Southern University and A&M College, 2011

Distinguished Award for Excellence in Education, Administration, and Leadership, Obafemi Awolowo University, 2012

Business Leadership Award, Gtext Media And Investment Limited, 2018

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NET WORTH

According to Forbes in June 2011, David’s net worth was estimated at $150 million. He is the one of the wealthiest preacher in the world with so many investments within and outside the country. 

DAVID OYEDEPO QUOTES

“There is no mountain anywhere. A man ignorance in his own mountain.”

“Your belief is what makes you, because you are the product of your thought…what you believe is what you become, no doubt.”

“If you have character, it will enhance capacity development. If you have capacity with character, you are on your way to becoming a great leader.”

“Anything about your life can be turnaround through praise.”

“What you hear determines how you think. How you think determines how you behave. And how you behave determines what you become.”

“You can’t dominate the world until you are dominated by God.”

“What you will become in life must first be seen in your mind.”

“Poverty is not a gift from God but a result of your action.”

“Every star is known to be a thinker and every committed thinker is bound to be a star.”

“Your delivery is the function of your insights.”

“The flow of divine wisdom stops where meekness stops.”

“Every divinely guided investment, will yield maximum reward.”

LESSONS FROM THE LIFE OF DAVID OYEDEPO

David Oyedepo is a preacher and also doubles as a businessman. Under his leadership, the church has established many world-class institutions. Oyedepo is known for excellence in all he does.

Entrepreneurs should embrace excellence in their business pursuit. It is important to understand that whatever is worth doing, is worth doing well.

COMMITMENT

David Oyedepo believes that commitment triggers creativity; creativity triggers productivity; and productivity triggers success. The same is true for entrepreneurship; staying committed to your business will bring out your creativity which will eventually spur you to success.

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PASTOR CHRIS OYAKHILOME (PHD)

Chris Oyakhilome (also known as "Pastor Chris") (born 7 December 1963) is the founder and president of LoveWorld Incorporated, also known as Christ Embassy, based in Lagos, Nigeria.

PERSONAL LIFE

Oyakhilome was born on 7 December 1963. He is the eldest son of the family of Tim Oyakhilome.

In 1991, Oyakhilome married Anita Ebhodaghe. They had two daughters. Anita Ebodaghe filed for divorce on April 9, 2014 at the Central Family Court in London. After the separation, they also decided to share custody of their two children. They divorced in February 2016 after 25 years of marriage on the basis of "Unreasonable Behavior." On October 6, 2018, Oyakhilome's first daughter Sharron Oyakhilome, married Phillip Frimpong; a Ghanaian man, and her mother was reportedly absent.

In 2011, Forbes estimated Oyakhilome's personal wealth as between $30 million and $50 million.

CRITICISMS AND CONTROVERSIES

Oyakhilome's statement about marriage has been a subject of controversy. As the General Overseer of Christ Embassy, Pastor Oyakhilome has come under strong criticism from Nigerians on social media over his religious views on gender equality.

A Facebook post cited an excerpt of the clergyman's message titled 'Who is a husband and what is his role?', in which husbands were defined as "masters" as opposed to "male partners."

Oyakhilome's ex-wife, Anita, had on February 8 finalised her divorce from the pastor and dropped his last name for "Obhodaghe."

Oyakhilome has also been a target of criticism by the Treatment Action Campaign for his support of faith healing as a supposed cure for HIV/AIDS,[24] and his devotional Rhapsody of Realities has claimed tumors will disappear if rebuked.

Oyakhilome is known for numerous healings, philanthropic work which include helping the poor, dispossessed and the sick materially and spiritually. He is a minister who can also be termed a motivational speaker because of his messages of hope to the people. His name and ministry have face numerous controversies and scandals over the years. Healing miracles became media sensations with his name and ministry tagged along with it. People’s love for miracles had them pouring in in millions every Sunday. Pastor Chris was often criticised and accused of television false healings and allegedly hiring people to act handicapped or troubled in some form or the other. His claim to have the ability to heal medical conditions has also sparked controversy. In 2011 Christ Embassy was banned from airing claims of faith healing of medical conditions including HIV/AIDs, tuberculosis and heart diseases by South Africa’s Advertising Standard Authority (ASA) after a report made by Treatment Action Campaign. Numerous believers stopped taking their medication under the impression that they had been healed after prayers. This left their case worsened, patients dead and others infected. Other controversies tailed the Pastor centred around his divorce, wealth, teachings and marital/extra marital practices of family members.

The Raphosdy of Realities book is distributed in both hard and soft copy worldwide, with Pastor Chris.s ministry broadcast worldwide as well. The Nigerian Televangelist is the most followed African personality on social media with over 1,000,000 twitter followers. Pastor Chris also has a social networking site, Yookoos, which is used to spread the gospel.

MINISTRY AND THEOLOGY.

Oyakhilome's ministry holds meetings in the United Kingdom and the United States, and has "healing school" sessions in South Africa and Canada. He was also the first to pioneer a christian based television network from Africa to the rest of the world. He also held the largest single night event held in Nigeria in 2005 with a whooping 3.5 million people in attendance "Good Friday Miracle Night". Oyakhilome also hosts Higher Life conferences in Nigeria, Ghana, South Africa, UK, US and Canada, and organized the Night of Bliss South Africa event at the FNB Stadium in Johannesburg. Oyakhilome also operates an International School of Ministry, which held one of its Ministers' Network Conferences in 2016 with 5000 ministers in attendance from 145 countries, in Johannesburg, South Africa.

Oyakhilome runs an online prayer network using social media to send messages to Christians in several countries. He had over 1.2 million followers on Twitter in 2013, over 1.9 million followers on Facebook and operates a smartphone messenger called KingsChat. Oyakhilome is also the author of the daily devotional "Rhapsody of Realities". The rhapsody of realities daily devotional can be downloaded in over 1000 languages and it is the most translated book in the world 2nd to the bible which in itself is a "a book of books". In 2015, Oyakhilome was given an honorary doctorate from Ambrose Alli University, and Benson Idahosa University.

HIS REALITY

Chris Oyakhilome has graced numerous lists, ranging from largest congregation to richest pastors in Nigeria and Africa as a whole. Pastor Chris is among the billionaire pastors and is known to live lavishly flying in private jets. According to Forbes, Chris Oyakhilome’s estimated worth is a whopping $50million dollars. Asides the church with over diverse members, his has monetary interests in magazine, newspaper, TV station, satellite TV, record label, real estate and hotels. The Jerri-curl ambassador is known to have a fleet of cars, two private jets and a four-story residence in Oregun, Ikeja, Lagos. The building is called ‘White House’ and boasts of a penthouse. Pastor Chris is rumoured to have 30 SUVs and has gifted out a goof number of them to a few gospel artists. He bought an airline in 2006 and renamed it Skypower. He acquired his first private jet that same year. His second private jet was gifted to him by the Music department of his church, in 2017, for impacting their lives. Loveworld TV was the first Nigerian TV channel to broadcast internationally for a full 24-hour basis.

Worldwide fame has gotten Chris Oyakhilome a few honours in and out of his home country Nigeria. He was honoured with a Doctorate degree in divinity at the Benson Idahosa University and the Vice-Chancellor described it as a legendary event. This is because Pastor Chris’s teachings have transcended nations across the globe with Rhapsody of Realities being translated in 837 languages. Chris Oyakhilome has a degree in Architecture and a Ph.D. in Theology and Pneumatology and has received numerous other awards/honors. Some of Pastor Chris Oyakhilome’s teachings have sparked social media outrage in recent times, especially his views on marriage and gender equality. In summary, a Facebook post from his ministry’s account cited an excerpt from a clergyman’s message about who a husband is and what is his role. Husbands in this excerpt were regarded as masters as opposed to male partners. Nigeria is a nation where narratives are changing regarding gender equality and marriage, therefore, his views did not sit well with numerous people online. His recent divorce further fuelled the basis of criticism.

HIS WRITINGS

Pastor Chris Oyakhilome penned many books, including "Rhapsody of Realities", distributed monthly around the world.

BOOK'S NAME YEAR OF PUBLICATION

Gates of Zion 1998

Your Right In Christ 1998

None of These Diseases 2001

How To Make Your Faith Work 2005

The Oil And The Mantle 1999

Prophecy 2005

Your Rights In Christ 2008

Now That You Are Born Again 2006

Join This Chariot 2002

How to Make Your Faith Work Good 2005

When God Visits You 2001

The Power Of Your Mind: Walk In Divine Excellence 2017

The Seven Spirit of God - Divine Secrets to the Miraculous 2006

Rhapsody Of Realities Topical Compendium 2011

Seven Things The Holy Spirit Will Do For You 2005

How To Pray Effectively 2012

The Power of Tongues 2001

Holy Spirit And You 2005

Healing From Heaven 2010

The Seven Spirits of God 2006

Don't stop here 2010

With no doubt, Pastor Chris Oyakhilome is stinckly Rich. 

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https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_Oyakhilome

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