Ayo Oritsejafor

The Founder and Senior Pastor of Word of Life Bible Church tops our list of most controversial Nigerian pastors of 2014 for his involvement in the private jet caught smuggling $9.3 million into South Africa.

Ayo Orisejafor was fiercely criticised for his involvement in the whole scandal with many even accusing the Christian leader of being one of the financiers and backers of the insurgent sect, Boko Haram.

Pastor Orisejafor however denied any involvement revealing that he was the owner of the plane but had no idea it was going to be used for smuggling because he had leased it out to a company on a long term basis, who were themselves subleased it out to other companies for regular trips. He was later cleared of any misdoings in the matter.

Pastor Ayo Oritsejafor is seen by many as a PDP partisan because of his relationship with President Goodluck Jonathan which has made him a bête noire especially to the opposition parties.

Chris Oyakhilome


Founding president of Believers' LoveWorld Incorporated popularly known as Christ Embassy, Pastor Chris Oyakhilome also had his controversial moment during the year under review.

Pastor Chris marital life came to the forefront when his wife, Anita, filed for divorce in August citing “adultery and unreasonable behaviour,” as her reasons. According to the reports, the divorce case with Suit No FD14D01650, was filed on April 9, 2014 at Divorce Section A, Central Family Court, First Avenue House, High Holborn, London, UK.

The pastor however released a statement later denying the allegations as he described the allegations as “frivolous charges.”

It has also been reported that a tussle had begun between the pastor and his estranged wife, Anita over the ownership of the UK branch of the church. It was reported in October that Pastor Chris has been kicked out as a trustee of the branch.

As the divorce battle rages, Mrs. Oyakhilome’s profile has been pulled down from the church’s website.

T.B Joshua
Prophet T.B. Joshua

Accusations and abuses were directed to popular televangelist, Pastor T.B Joshua following the collapse of a guest house at the Synagogue Church of God, Lagos on Friday, September 12 killing at least 116 people. Pastor T.B Joshua was criticised for reportedly adding two extra storeys to the guesthouse which many people blamed the collapsed on. He was accused of trying to bribe journalist so as to cover-up some reports about the collapse and became a hated figure in South Africa after the country lost about 84 of its citizen in the collapse.
Sign fireman


One of Nigeria’s most controversial pastors of 2014 has to be Dr. Sign Fireman who was arrested in January in connection to the murder of a 12-year-old girl, Bose. A teenage boy who allegedly was a member of Fireman’s church was arrested by the police for strangling Bose while trying to forcefully obtain faeces from her. The suspect confessed that he was asked by the controversial pastor to get the feaces of a virgin girl and that he was promised the sum of N 100,000 for the assignment. He later denied any involvement in the killing and was set free by the police.


Chris Okotie

After his incendiary statement that “all Catholics worship Satan, they will go to hell” in late 2013, Pastor Chris Okotie never stayed away from controversies in 2014. The Delta State preacher was involved in an exchange of words with leadership of the Christian Association of Nigeria. After calling for the resignation of the president of CAN, Pastor Ayo Oritsejafor over his involvement in the $9.3m smuggled into South Africa, CAN responded, questioning his doctrines as a pastor and accused him of not keeping to the Bible’s standard of one man, one wife. “Is Chris Okotie a Christian? How many wives has he? Was the questioned posed by the director of national issues of CAN. In the year 2014, a former keyboardist and church worker at the Rev. Chris Okotie led Household of God Church, Okiotor Dafiaghor, a.k.a. Dafphee, opened up on what he termed the messy sexcapades of the twice divorced man of God and also said he has sued the pastor over unpaid salaries.

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