It is no more news that the General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Pastor Enoch Adeboye lost his son, Pastor Dare Adeboye, to the cold hands of death over the last couple of days. However, it was a thing of surprise when it came out that popular activist Sunday Igboho, mocked the respected cleric fondly referred to as “Daddy G.O” in the family’s moment of pain.
A statement attributed to the Yoruba activist had claimed that since Adeboye did not represent the interest of the Yoruba nation in his dealings, he (Igboho) does not and will not sympathize or reach out to the family of Adeboye in their moment of grief. Clarifying the lack of support on the part of Daddy G.O, it was revealed that Adeboye’s refusal to join the clamor for the secession of the Yoruba nation from the Federal Republic of Nigeria to form their Oduduwa Republic was the actual bone of contention.
When asked on a Facebook live chat to commiserate with the Adeboyes on the loss of their son and brother, an irate Sunday Igboho said he would not do that but rather went ahead to say God will kill the wives and children of those who do not support the secession of the Yoruba nation from Nigeria. He said live on the social media platform:
“Has Baba supported Yoruba nation that we will now be greeting him? We don’t need to greet Adeboye. What is my own with that? We are not doing church here. This is not religion. Pastor Adeboye didn’t speak about Yoruba nation. Look at the number of crowd in Baba Adeboy’s church. Is he not supposed to tell all of them to join Yoruba nation? We don’t need to greet him.
“God himself will start asking questions from all the enemies of the Yoruba race. By the grace of God, anybody who says Yoruba will not get to the promised land, God will kill their children and wives and their entire family.”
“Anybody who does not support Yoruba nation, those who have powers, be it pastors or anybody that has the followers, but does not support Yoruba nation, God I call on you; you’re the one who owns me and the creator of everything. Those elders who see our sufferings, who see that the Fulanis are kidnapping us and collecting ransom, but choose not to support us, as you kill their children, kill their wives. So shall it be!”
However, following the backlash that followed his unguarded utterances, he has quickly recanted his statements and even prayed for the soul of the departed Dare Adeboye to rest in peace. On Monday, 10 May 2021, the outspoken activist also insisted that his initial statements were taken out of context that he only referred to the enemies of the Yoruba race. See what he said while retracting his initial statements:
“They said I mocked Pastor Adeboye, I didn’t mock that man. He is our father. I wasn’t talking to him. I don’t know him and he does not know me. I am a Christian. Had it been that I am a Muslim, they would have said I’m trying to be religious intolerant. I was only saying the Yoruba nation is not a religious matter. We accommodate Muslims, Christians and traditionalists. I didn’t insult that man. People just misquoted me by cutting that part of the video. Did I mock him? I didn’t say anything concerning him.
“I was asked a question about the death of his son, how will I mock him over his son’s death. I can’t pray that his son should die. I didn’t say anything negative about him. I said all elders who have the power to assist the Yoruba race but choose not to, I rained curses on them.
“God who created us knows when we will go back. Whoever mocks the dead will also die one day. We all will die. How will I mock the dead? I didn’t insult the deceased son. May God forgive the dead and may his soul rest in peace. May our father live long.”
Gunmen abduct Kwara APC chairman’s wife, daughter in midnight raid
Gunmen suspected to be kidnappers have abducted the wife and daughter of Alhaji Muhammad Swasun, Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Patigi Local Government Area of Kwara State.
The victims, identified as Hajiya Fatima and her daughter Amina, were seized on Sunday, September 7, at night when a five-man armed gang stormed the party chairman’s residence in Sakpefu.
Eyewitness accounts revealed that the attackers scaled the compound fence and opened fire indiscriminately to terrify residents before breaking into one of the rooms.
“They entered into one of the rooms where they found his wife and daughter and took them away, shooting into the air,” a party executive told reporters, adding that the chairman narrowly escaped being kidnapped himself.
Another APC member confirmed that the gunmen operated for several minutes before whisking the women to an undisclosed location.
“The bandits abducted his wife, Hajiya Fatima, and his daughter, Amina, and took them to an unknown destination,” the source explained, according to Vanguard.
The latest abduction has heightened anxiety in Patigi, a region already grappling with recurring cases of kidnapping.
Residents have repeatedly urged the government and security operatives in recent months to intensify efforts to curb the menace.
Ace Comedian Ali Baba evicted from Victoria Island property over legal dispute
Veteran Nigerian comedian Atunyota Alleluya Akpobome, popularly known as Ali Baba, has been evicted from his luxurious, multi-million-naira property located in Victoria Island due to a court dispute.
The property, which was purchased for ₦220 million by Ali Baba, is the subject of an ownership dispute at the Federal High Court.
Amid the legal dispute, Ali Baba and his company, XQZMOI TV, were evicted from the property located at 324A Akin Ogunlewe Street.
The eviction was carried out by bailiffs of the Federal High Court following a writ of possession signed on August 15, 2025.
The property in question was initially sold to Ali Baba by the Assets Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON) in 2021 for ₦220 million.
At the time, AMCON claimed it was recovering debts allegedly owed by Harold Expansion Industries Nigeria Limited.
But Harold Expansion disputed the debt and counterclaimed that they had already made repayments. Their lawyer, Benjamin Olayiwola Sadibo, insisted that the property was sold wrongfully.
On July 31, 2025, Justice Ambrose Lewis-Allagoa of the Federal High Court delivered a verdict that changed everything as he dismissed AMCON’s case, ruling that the corporation had failed to provide convincing evidence of the alleged debt.
The Justice stressed that AMCON did not even present a statement of account to back its claims a fatal omission for a creditor. Worse still, AMCON did not file a defence against Harold Expansion’s counterclaim, leaving the court with no choice but to side with the company.
In addition to ordering the property to be returned to the family of its original owner, the judge also imposed ₦500 million in damages on AMCON.
Ali Baba’s culpability in the case came as a result of the timing of the purchase. Records show that he purchased the property while the case was still in court, despite an existing preservation order.
He was said to have been a tenant of the property’s original owner before AMCON evicted the family and sold it.
Police summon El-Rufai, other Kaduna ADC chieftains over alleged criminal conspiracy
The Kaduna Command of the Nigerian Police has summoned former Governor of the state, Malam Nasiru El-Rufai, and other top chieftains of the African Democratic Congress (ADC). In the summons letter dated September 4, 2025, the ADC members were invited for questioning over alleged incitement of public disturbance, criminal conspiracy, mischief, and causing grievous hurt.
Signed by the Deputy Commissioner of Police in charge of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID), Uzainu Abdullahi, the letter said the invited individuals are required to come and clarify the allegations against them.
“This Department is currently investigating the above-mentioned case involving the following members of your party. You are requested to come along with them to SCID to clarify allegations reported against them by the complainants on 8th September, 2025.
“Mal. Nasir El-Rufa’i, Bashir Sa’idu, Jafaru Sani, Ubaidullah Mohammed, aka 30, Nasiru Maikano, Aminu Abita, and Ahmed Rufa’i Hussaini, aka Mikiya,” the letter reads.
Sani, one of the invited members and ADC North-West Vice Chairman, told Daily Trust that he learned of the invitation through social media.
“Yes, most of us only saw the statement on social media,” he said, declining further comments.
The development followed the heated exchanges between the Kaduna State government and El-Rufai over the violence that rocked an ADC meeting in the state last week.
The government accused the former Governor of plotting to cause destabilisation in the state through provocative actions and inflammatory statements.
In a statement signed by Dr. Suleiman Shuaibu, the Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, the government said it wouldn’t sit idle and watch El-Rufai plunge the state back into violence, division, and insecurity.
“This Government will not fold its arms and allow a discredited former leader, who left the state in ruins, to ignite chaos and plunge the state into another era of ethno-religious tension, insecurity, and economic stagnation,” the statement read.
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