Itsrm:
Banks and CBN got some jokes. Did they actually think anyone in the right frame of mind will use this rate?

izzou:


Patriots would

I & E enthusiasts would

Itsrm:
Banks and CBN got some jokes. Did they actually think anyone in the right frame of mind will use this rate?

Ballzproblem2:
No Good personally all these empty threats no go dey move una .

Realmrsean:
patriotic Nigerians will use it

DissTroy:


The only reason a pastor would insist you offer professional services for free is because of familiarity. Same pastors hire Christians to come setup things and offer their services yet pay them. I learnt this firsthand.

Years ago, a certain renowned pastor would hire my friend and I to come handle/head his church's media. We got the gig through my friend who's a producer at a radio station then where they had become acquainted.

Every weekend (Saturday afternoon to Sunday evening), we'd come in with everything taken care of - transportation, food, lodging, e.t.c, and still get paid. Of course, we'd go through the motions of after-service getting further acquainted with him and discuss about media strategy.

Months later, he wanted to a church website. I gave him the quote, and he questioned why I was asking for money for it. "This is the work of God", he said. "Adding God's work to your résumé is a blessing", he added.

I saw the signs and bolted. We'd become too familiar and technically. I attending his church so why pay me for extras when he was successfully blackmailing others not to charge anything?
After months of evading him and the familiarity had waned a little, he called me to pay.
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Mercy Chinwo was doing free ministrations at the church she worshiped when she was in Akwa Ibom. Immediately she distanced herself and developed while at it, the same church pays her millions to perform when she gets invited, the last time I heard. Freke Umoh too.

The only reason a pastor would dare say such to you is because of familiarity. You reverence him. Genuflect before him. Worship him even. Call him "Papa", and worship in his church. Offer same service to other churches and you'd be paid.

Pastors, like politicians, are opportunists and Machiavellians. They understand the Art of Psychological Warfare than most people, and use it deviously to their advantage. They are the two types of men of substance/influence I am most on guard around. Slip and you'd be exploited to death.

BlueRayDick:


E come be like say Nigerian Muslims know the religion pass Saudi’s ; the same way Nigerian Christian’s appear to know the religion pass Europeans wey bring the religion.

BlueRayDick:


💯

All the big pastors pay all the big gospel artistes that perform at their churches during concerts , conventions and music festivals . It’s only their own choir members they gaslight not to “charge the Lord “. That’s the only explanation why the big gospel artistes have money and the pastor’s choir members still look up to God of “papa” for breakthrough .

Even this same Ibiyomie cannot claim he doesn’t pay any of the big gospel musicians that play in his church during special events .

DissTroy:

One of the ladies I got very acquainted with at the church I mentioned finished her master's programme to go serve the Papa. She literally worshipped him and was even assisting in the serving food and kitchen duties in the man's home with his wife as I saw a few times. And she's from a very rich home.

Somehow she was able to break-free and doing well with an international travel agency in Lagos as she told me when we reconnected two months ago.

It's almost like hypnosis.

raumdeuter:


In a similar story around 2002, a family with only 1 child a girl. The girl studied law. When my aunty met her at a gathering and asked how was law school she said she has finished law school and works at Presidency. My aunt was delighted for her.

Until the girls mom tapped my auntie say Sister put me in your prayers Na Chris Oyakhikome church the girl dey work for free she dey call Presidency

raumdeuter:


In a similar story around 2002, a family with only 1 child a girl. The girl studied law. When my aunty met her at a gathering and asked how was law school she said she has finished law school and works at Presidency. My aunt was delighted for her.

Until the girls mom tapped my auntie say Sister put me in your prayers Na Chris Oyakhikome church the girl dey work for free she dey call Presidency

BlueRayDick:
🤣🤣🤣🤣

She supposed don turn Minister for the presidency now o

raumdeuter:


As an only child the mother had high hopes that after law school she will join a big law firm, get married etc

Instead the girl just resumed at "presidency" and wasn't making any moves to get married, The mother was even hinting that maybe Pastor Chris was doing something more sinister with single girls

Cos she say na only young girls wey suppose dey try settle down na him the "President" surround himself with

raumdeuter:


As an only child the mother had high hopes that after law school she will join a big law firm, get married etc

Instead the girl just resumed at "presidency" and wasn't making any moves to get married, The mother was even hinting that maybe Pastor Chris was doing something more sinister with single girls

Cos she say na only young girls wey suppose dey try settle down na him the "President" surround himself with

raumdeuter:


In a similar story around 2002, a family with only 1 child a girl. The girl studied law. When my aunty met her at a gathering and asked how was law school she said she has finished law school and works at Presidency. My aunt was delighted for her.

Until the girls mom tapped my auntie say Sister put me in your prayers Na Chris Oyakhikome church the girl dey work for free she dey call Presidency

BlueRayDick:


That early 2000’s was a really wild period sha . Na that period every guyman dey do miracle on TV everywhere . National stadium Surulere was always booked.

BlueRayDick:


That early 2000’s was a really wild period sha . Na that period every guyman dey do miracle on TV everywhere . National stadium Surulere was always booked.

GloriousGbola:


Las las it's a packaged cult

If you watched Tiger King you may remember doc antle. Same way the guy was obtaining young and impressionable girls and making them part of his harem. Na the same game fatoyimbo dey play.

It's extremely unfortunate that some humans are in need of a daddy figure and so are easily manipulated

raumdeuter:


Atmosphere for Miracles on TV then
All the fine girls na Believers Love World dem dey go and the brothers sef must find way to jerry their hair

DissTroy:


What piqued me about the said lady was how skilled she was.
She had a master's degree, was a baker, and could make custom shoes, bags, and jewellries to match which she did on demand.
I've eaten her cakes, cupcakes, and pies, and they were tastier than the word "delicious".

How he had a hold on her to relegate those commercialisable skills which she was already making money with to go grovel at some Papa's feet and be servile to him and his family should be studied.

That Papa title is probably enough to hypnotize just about any overly-churchy person; and it works always, as in her case too.

Roland17:


And those Jerry curl student Pastors and brothers dey wipe “shege banza” comot for woman body!

GloriousGbola:


Remember sign fireman?

A journalist also did exposes on the man. They also came to naught.

Someone needs to start regulating these churches, but it will be politicized and turned into persecution nonsense and Nigerians will jump on all the anointed bs.

They really got out of control in the gej years. That was when they all started buying private jets. Do you remember pastor bling bling (ayo oritejesafor) who was dashed a private jet by an anonymous donor?, that was when CAN became thoroughly and irredeemablely politicized. That same jet was used in the 15m.usd gun running scandal.

BlueRayDick:


Any government calling for regulation of religious organizations no just get plans to dey succesful

I think the only kind of regulation that can be done was what OBJ did by placing a ban on live-streaming of miracles on TV. That way anybody cannot claim he was not protected enough by the authorities .

Any attempt for government to do more than that, gbe religious leaders will start misinterpreting it and their followers will take their word for it.

raumdeuter:


In a similar story around 2002, a family with only 1 child a girl. The girl studied law. When my aunty met her at a gathering and asked how was law school she said she has finished law school and works at Presidency. My aunt was delighted for her.

Until the girls mom tapped my auntie say Sister put me in your prayers Na Chris Oyakhikome church the girl dey work for free she dey call Presidency

GloriousGbola:


They will deliberately misinterpret.

As an example - who are the real sponsors of covenant university? We don't know. All the infrastructure used to build so many of these churches - is the money from tithes only?

For all you know churches could be used to launder kidnap money. Or yahoo money. That's how opaque their operations are.

DissTroy:


The only reason a pastor would insist you offer professional services for free is because of familiarity. Same pastors hire Christians to come setup things and offer their services yet pay them. I learnt this firsthand.

Years ago, a certain renowned pastor would hire my friend and I to come handle/head his church's media. We got the gig through my friend who's a producer at a radio station then where they had become acquainted.

Every weekend (Saturday afternoon to Sunday evening), we'd come in with everything taken care of - transportation, food, lodging, e.t.c, and still get paid. Of course, we'd go through the motions of after-service, getting further acquainted with him and to discuss about media strategy.

Months later, he wanted a church website. I gave him the quote, and he questioned why I was asking for money for it. "This is the work of God", he said. "Adding God's work to your résumé is a blessing", he added.

I saw the signs and bolted. We'd become too familiar and technically I was attending his church so why pay me more for extra services when he was successfully blackmailing others not to charge anything?
After months of evading him and the familiarity had waned a little, he called me to pay.
-----

Mercy Chinwo was doing free ministrations at the church she worshiped when she was in Akwa Ibom. Immediately she distanced herself and developed while at it, the same church pays her millions to perform when she gets invited, the last time I heard. Freke Umoh too.

The only reason a pastor would dare say such to you is because of familiarity. You reverence him. Genuflect before him. Worship him even. Call him "Papa", and worship in his church. Offer same service to other churches and you'd be paid.

Pastors, like politicians, are opportunists and Machiavellians. They understand the Art of Psychological Warfare than most people, and use it deviously to their advantage. They are the two types of men of substance/influence I am most on guard around. Slip and you'd be exploited to death.