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10 Interesting Facts About RCCG G.O., Pastor Adeboye As He Celebrates 82th Birthday
The General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Pastor Enoch Adejare Adeboye is celebrating his 82nd birthday on Saturday.
Speaking about his birthday on social media, Daddy G.O. as fondly called by RCCG members wrote, “Grateful for 82 years of divine love, mercy, and grace; Thank you, Jesus. I pray that everyone reading this experiences tangible testimonies in every area of their lives in the name of Jesus.”
RCCG members and other Christians from interdenominational ministries have continued to pour birthday wishes and prayers on the revered octogenarian.
Also, President Bola Tinubu, while congratulated Pastor Adeboye, in a statement by the presidential media, Ajuri Ngelale on Friday, for his “remarkable life of impact that transcends cultures and borders.”
Pastor Adeboye was born on March 2, 1942 and he married Pastor (Mrs) Folu Adeboye, the Mother-in-Israel of the church, in 1967 in Ifewara, Osun State.
As the world continually celebrates the clergyman, Vanguard in this article reveals some facts about Pastor Adeboye beyond the altar.
Below are 10 interesting things about Pastor Adeboye:
1. Two universities for first degree
Pastor Adeboye gained admission to the University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN), Enugu State, but left because of the Civil War, and to continue his first degree programme at the then University of Ife (now Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Osun State, where he bagged Bachelor’s degree in Mathematics in 1967.
2. Mathematics don
He bagged his Master’s degree and Doctorate in Hydrodynamics and Applied Mathematics from University of Lagos in 1969 and 1975 respectively. He later became a Mathematics Lecturer at the University of Ilorin, Kwara State.
3. Founder’s interpreter, church leader
Pastor Adeboye joined RCCG in 1973 and became the interpreter of the Founder, Rev Josiah Olufemi Akindayomi, and eight years after in 1981, he emerged as the General Overseer of the church having received the blessing of Pa Akindayomi.
4. PFN co-founder, ex-president
The 82-year-old clergyman is one of the founding fathers of the Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria (PFN) and became the PFN President from 1992 to 1995.
5. Christian author
The revered cleric has written a number of inspiration and motivational Christian books since he became the leader of the Church. Among his popular books are Lessons from the Sower, Christian Moderator, Divine Favour, God of Wonders, Kingdom Prosperity, Fruits of the Spirit and Open Heavens (a daily devotional).
6. National honour
He was conferred with the national honour of The Order of the Federal Republic (OFR) in 2008 during the administration of the late President Umar Musa Yar’Adua.
7. One of world’s 50 most powerful men
In 2008, the American publication, Newsweek magazine listed Pastor Adeboye as one of the 50 most powerful people in the world.
8. Honorary doctorates from top varsities
Pastor Adeboye bagged honorary doctorates from the University of Lagos and the University of Nigeria in 2009, he also got honorary doctorates from the University of Ibadan and the Obafemi Awolowo University in 2011 and 2016 respectively. He also bagged a Doctor of Theology from Canada Christian College in 2009, a Doctor of Science, the University of Lagos in 2015, a Doctor of Divinity from the University of Nigeria and Oral Roberts University in 2017 and 2022 respectively.
9. One of 100 most influential Africans
In 2019, New African magazine named Pastor Adeboye among the top 100 most influential African people on the planet Earth.
10. Enoch
Nigeria’s foremost Christian film company, Mount Zion Faith Ministries International released ENOCH, a biopic of Pastor Adeboye on 2nd March 2023, to celebrate his 81st birthday.
By Kayode Sanni-Arewa
US President-elect, Donald Trump’s incoming administration plans to immediately order a series of deportation raids targeting illegal immigrants after his inauguration.
Chicago is expected to be the first major city targeted by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents as part of Operation Safeguard, the New York Times reported, citing two people familiar with planning the undertaking.
The massive deportation operation is expected to target criminals and gang members in the United States illegally and run for one week.
Trump has promised to conduct the largest deportation program in U.S. history.
Up to 200 ICE agents are being sent to Chicago to help kick off the operation on Tuesday, the Wall Street Journal reported. The agency has already asked agents to volunteer for the post-inauguration raids.
“There’s gonna be a big raid across the country,” Tom Homan, who will be in charge of U.S. borders once Trump takes office, told Fox News in an interview.
Homan has previously said he will instruct ICE agents to carry out raids on illegal immigrants at their workplaces.
In addition to Chicago, the sweeping crackdown will also target other major U.S. cities with large immigrant populations.
Trump is set to take the oath of office on Monday, January 20, in an inauguration that will take place indoors.
By Kayode Sanni-Arewa
A faith-based civil society organization, CSO that monitors and reports on Hajj and Umrah activities, the Independent Hajj Reporters, IHR, has commended the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria, NAHCON, for selecting a different Saudi-based Hajj service provider for the 2025 Hajj season.
It said the decision would create healthy competition among service providers interested in efficiently, qualitatively, and satisfactorily serving Nigerian pilgrims.
The CSO, in a statement signed by its National Coordinator, Malam Ibrahim Muhammed, in Makkah, Saudi Arabia, and made available to our correspondent on Sunday in Abuja, said the quest for improved Hajj services has been a major challenge for Nigerian pilgrims owing to the repeated failure of providing satisfactory services.
”We applauded the decision to pick another service provider that will cater for the needs of pilgrims within the Masha’ir areas during the five days of Hajj,” he said
The national coordinator, who is currently in Saudi Arabia to monitor the pre-Hajj arrangements, said available information shows that the new company, Mashariq Al Dhahabia, is an experienced provider that has served top-rated Hajj countries, like Indonesia and Malaysia, and ranked among the top five Hajj service providers by the Saudi Arabia Ministry of Hajj and Umrah.
“The company served 249 706 which is the largest number of Hajj pilgrims during the 2023 hajj. They were awarded as the Best Hajj Service Providers during the 2022 Hajj by the Saudi Ministry of Hajj and Umrah,” he stated.
IHR said it further understood that NAHCON is planning to recruit another service provider to provide services for very important personalities, VIP pilgrims so as not to repeat the experience of previous years, which is also a desired step forward.
It, however, urged NAHCON to set a parameter of performance for the newly selected service providers to serve as a baseline for determining continuous patronage, advising that such criteria should be based on pilgrims’ satisfaction and adherence to contractual terms.
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