Mr. Fatoyinbo revealed this in a statement on his official Instagram page on Monday morning. The pastor’s latest decision came amid public outcry which called on him to step down and address the rape allegations levelled against him by Busola, wife of popular singer, Timi Dakolo, on Friday. In the statement, Mr. Fatoyinbo said he took the decision after consulting with several spiritual leaders around the world and the leadership of COZA. He wrote, ”This step enables me to submit to the concerns of my spiritual mentors as they consider all the issues that have been raised against me. ”Though…
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The Coalition of Public Interest Lawyers and Advocates (COPA) has urged the police to immediately commence investigation on the rape allegation levelled against Biodun Fatoyimbo by Busola Dakolo, wife of the musician, Timi Dakolo. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Mrs Dakolo accused Mr Fatoyimbo, the Senior Pastor, Commonwealth of Zion Assembly (COZA), of sexually abusing her and raping her. She claimed that the incident resulted in the loss of virtue, face and also exposed her to ridicule and trauma. Pelumi Olajengbesi, leader of COPA, in a statement, described the allegation as grievous and must therefore not be…
A former Vice-President, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, has carried out his threat to sue President Muhammadu Buhari’s Special Assistant on Social Media, Lauretta Onochie, for her alleged libellous tweet via her Twitter handle on May 7, 2019. The post allegedly suggested that Atiku was on the watch list of security operatives in the United Arab Emirates and had travelled to shop for terrorists in the Middle East. Atiku, through his lawyer, Chief Mike Ozekhome (SAN), filed a N2.5bn suit against Onochie before the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory in Abuja on June 26. “To say that the claimant is…
The police in Ogun State have arrested a 30-year-old man, Segun Olawoyin, for allegedly raping the 16-year-old daughter of his friend. Mr Olawoyin allegedly committed the crime at the residence of the victim’s parents while they were attending a church service. Police spokesperson in the state, Abimbola Oyeyemi, told journalists on Sunday in Abeokuta that the suspect committed the crime at Mapara Makogi area of Ibafo in Obafemi-Owode Local Government Area of the state. “The arrest of the suspect followed a report by the victim who reported at Ibafo police station that the suspect, who is a family member, came…
The embattled founder and leader of the Commonwealth Of Zion Assembly (COZA), Biodun Fatoyinbo, delivered his first Sunday sermon since the allegation of rape broke on Thursday. Although there were speculations that Mr Fatoyinbo would not attend the service; he did. Before the sermon commenced, about seven women gave what was tagged ”COZA testimony.” All the women spoke, separately, about how they met Mr Fatoyinbo and how their life has changed for good. The cleric’s wife, Omodele Fatoyinbo, started the sermon with a Bible scripture from ”2 Samuel 22:1” She rejected the rape allegation against her husband and said he…
President Donald Trump became the first sitting U.S. president to set foot in North Korea. Trump met its leader, Kim Jong Un, on Sunday in the Demilitarised Zone (DMZ) between the two Koreas and agreed to resume stalled nuclear talks, and expressed hopes for peace. The two men met for the third time in just a year on the old Cold War frontier that for decades has symbolised the hostility between their countries, which are technically still at war. Mr Trump, escorted by Mr Kim, briefly crossed a military demarcation line into the North. Moments later, they returned to the…
I t came like a thunderbolt. The Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen.Tukur Buratai, penultimate Wednesday, said that poor commitment of troops on the front line of the insurgency war is responsible for the resurgence of Boko Haram attacks. Prominent groups, political parties and individuals expressed shock over the statement by Buratai. Then, a voice came from the “wilderness” through a dawn telephone call (number hidden) from one of the soldiers on the front line. The voice was unmistakably hoarse and angry not only on what the Chief of Army staff said but also against the press for being “docile “over…
An army of suspected thugs has disrupted a peaceful protest at the Commonwealth of Zion Assembly (COZA) in Abuja. The suspected thugs were coordinated on Sunday morning near the scene of a sit-in organised by enraged Nigerians against Biodun Fatoyinbo, the lead preacher of COZA now under fire for alleged rape and other sexual transgressions. According to a witness, a man who identified himself as a member of the church was coordinating a crowd of about 40 young men. The man (dressed in yellow) took down the names of the protesters in sheets of paper and coordinated them for about…
Two unidentified men have been taken into custody by security agents after they turned up at a planned protest outside the COZA, Abuja. The church has come under nationwide interest since one of its members, Busola Dakolo came out Friday to accuse Biodun Fatoyinbo, its lead preacher, of rape. Mr Fatoyinbo has denied the allegations and threatened a lawsuit. A large segment of Nigerians on social media dismissed the preacher’s explanation and stood in solidarity with Mrs Dakolo, now a mother of three. The rape allegation led to a call for a protest at the COZA headquarters in Abuja. Two…
The Authority of ECOWAS Heads of State and Government on Saturday adopted ECO as the name of the single currency to be issued in January 2020. ECOWAS is made up of 15-member countries. They are Benin, Burkina Faso, Cape Verde, Côte d’Ivoire, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Togo. The leaders at their 55th Ordinary Session in Abuja endorsed the name while congratulating the Ministerial Committee on the Single Currency for the considerable progress recorded in the implementation of the revised roadmap. In the communiqué read by Mustapha Suleiman, Nigeria’s Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Foreign…