Pastor Series 5: Dayo Olutayo, Apostle of Favor, Controversial in-law to Bishop Oyedepo.

written by  Obinna Akukwe

Dayo Olutaayo, Senior Pastor of Good Tidings Bible Church International (GTBCI) has displayed traits and unction which qualifies him to be addresses as possessing an apostolic dimension of divine favor.

Dayo Olutayo is the controversial in-law to Bishop David Oyedepo, by reason of being the younger brother to Faith Oyedepo, the wife of Nigeria’s richest and most generous pastor. He is a mechanical engineer by training.  Dayo Olutayo and her elder sister Faith Oyedepo came from a family where good Christian ideals are highly espoused, such that even their father, who died at ripe old age, was still very spiritually sound till death.

Pastor Series 4; David Abioye- Apostolic Humility and Loyalty in the Service of Bishop Oyedepo and Winners Chapel

David Abioye ,the Ist Vice President of Living Faith Church aka Winners Chapel has displayed rare qualities of humility, loyalty and faithfulness in his service to God through Bishop David Oyedepo and Winners Chapel family. It is prophetically discernible that Bishop David Oyedepo is the current Apostle of Faith and in his extraordinary work of faith he has mentored many sons of the prophet, one of which is David Abioye.

David Abioye, the second most senior bishop in Winners Chapel, has been with the presiding bishop since the inception of the ministry in 1981. Abioye saw Winners Chapel grow from a small church in Ilorin to a mega church with branches in over 60 countries. When Oyedepo left Kaduna for Iyana Ipaja, Lagos in 1989, Abioye was the spiritual giant who was drafted from Maiduguri to Garden of Faith, Kaduna,  the church’s then National Headquarters while Oyedepo took over Lagos and later moved over to Ota where Faith Tabernacle is situated. He was ordained a Bishop under Living Faith Church in 1983.

Buhari, Obiano, Ekwueme ,Gowon, Danjuma , Obasanjo Honors late Chinyere Asika

By Obinna Akukwe

It was two days of tributes in honor of the demised First Lady of East Central State, Dibueze Chinyere Asika at Abuja and Enugu respectively as President Buhari, Governor Obiano, Yakubu Gowon, Theophilus Danjuma, Alex Ekwueme and other Igbo and Nigerian leaders pay tributes to a true Igbo lady who also believed in Nigeria..

Chinyere Asika was the wife of Ukpabi Asika, former Sole Administrator of East Central State from 1967-1975, who died in 2004. She is also the elder sister to Chief Mrs Kema Chikwe, former Minister of Aviation.

Zodiac Hotels, Enugu was the venue of ‘Igbo Day of Tributes’ held in her honor on Monday. The Chairman of the Occasion and close friend of deceased family, Senator Uche Offia Nwali in his keynote address described Chinyere Asika as a woman who used her influence to better the lives of those around her, and came to the service of her people at the crucial stages after the civil war.

PDP, Ohanaeze Hails President Buhari’s Involvement in Zik’s Son’s Burial

by Obinna Akukwe

The Peoples Democratic Party has hailed the determination of Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari to give Owelle Chukwuma Azikiwe, first son of Nigeria’s first president, Rt Hon Dr Nnamdi Azikiwe, a decent burial, despite opposition from some politicians in the zone who abandoned the family.

Speaking with Rev Obinna Akukwe, Director General, Igbo Mandate Congress (IMC) in Abuja on Thursday, after a meeting of committee of close friends and family members of the late Owelle, on Thursday in Abuja, a member of Board of Trustees of Peoples Democratic Party and former National Secretary of the party, Chief Rex Onyeabor described President Buhari’s involvement as very patriotic.

Buhari under Pressure to Disband DSS, Nigeria’s Secret Police

By Obinna Akukwe

President Muhammadu Buhari has come under intense pressure from various security top brass to disband the Department of State Services (DSS), Nigerian Secret Police. This is due to the alleged infamous role the once prestigious institution played in futile attempt to truncate democracy.

Top security sources who spoke to the leadership of Igbo Mandate Congress (IMC) on conditions of anonymity said that there are four groups that want the DSS to be overhauled. The first group believes that the DSS should be disbanded out rightly and its operatives absorbed into the Nigerian Police Force, if they so wish.

President Buhari Vows to give Azikiwe’s Son a Befitting Burial

 By Obinna Akukwe

• Defies stance of disgruntled Igbo leaders
• Sends Senator Ngige to Bring Situation Report on Ziks House

President Muhammadu Buhari has vowed to give the Owelle Chukwuma Azikiwe, demised first son of Nigeria’s first President and Zik of Africa, Dr Nnamdi Azikiwe, a befitting burial. President Buhari stated this on Saturday4th July at Aso Villa when he met with a delegation from the Azikiwe Family who came to brief him on their preparedness for the event.. He promised to do everything possible to ensure a smooth burial of a gentleman nationalist..