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Beautiful, Stylish Wives Of Top Pastors In Nigeria

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April 3, 2022

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Most of the top churches in Nigeria are headed by men. Spirit-filled, yet stylish; these men are not doing badly in the fashion department. Their wives are also not to be found wanting. We take a look at some of the beautiful and stylish ‘first ladies’ of some of the most popular churches in the country

Ifeanyi Adefarasin

Ifeanyi is the wife of Pastor Paul Adefarasin, the head pastor of House on the Rock Church, Lagos.

Regarded as a committed leader, she is compassionate, driven and unapologetic about her desire to empower and impact lives, one person at a time.

She describes herself as ‘a woman formed by a wide spectrum of values that include integrity, compassion, sacrifice, discipline and empathy’.

Born on September 16, 1972, to a Nigerian father, Professor Victor Mordi, and a German mother, Gisa Mordi; she is the fifth of seven children. She is a graduate of the University of Lagos.

Adefarasin is the founder of Woman2Woman Ministry, an empowerment initiative for women across various economic levels. It initiates and drives social impact through donations, prison outreaches, orphanage outreaches and more. Founded in 1995 as the Sisters Fellowship, it morphed into the Woman2Woman Ministry in 1998.

She also started Family Funday— an annual event aimed at fostering healthier family bonds. She is particularly passionate about abused children.

Since 1994 when House on the Rock was founded, she has offered unflinching support to her husband.

For over 20 years, she and her husband have dedicated their lives to building an organisation that is committed to bequeathing a better nation to future generations.

Ifeanyi’s messages have been described as ‘edifying and encouraging individuals to live a purposeful life and achieve their dreams’.

When it comes to style, this particular pastor’s wife cannot be shoved aside. She is an epitome of beauty and class. Effortlessly glamorous, she only uses light make-up, which brightens her already beautiful look.

Her union to her husband is blessed with three children.

Becky Enenche

Dr Becky Enenche is the wife of Dr Paul Enenche, the senior pastor of Dunamis International Gospel Centre, Abuja. She was born on October 23, 1970, and is a native of Ikachi, Oju Local Government, Benue State. She is a medical doctor turned preacher who has been supportive of her husband’s ministry for decades.

Her lifestyle of service and humility exemplifies her passion to help others. She is a teacher and speaker who shows God’s love to others.

She holds significant positions in the organisations owned by the church. They include Director, Destiny Academy and Destiny College— the schools owned by the church. She is also the proprietress of Dunamis International School, a Christian School that raises children in the fear and wisdom of God.

Similarly, she is the director of administration, Dunamis International Gospel Centre, Abuja.

Becky is also a music minister and has ministered several songs with her husband and children. She has a heart for young people and is currently a mentor to many young women.

Also, she supports her husband in ministry and in raising Godly children.

She is the author of several impactful books including The Alabaster Box, Protocol of the Ark, 10 Success Strategies for Relationships, and In-laws, In-loves and Outlaws, Are You Bitter?

Her style of dressing is modest, and she wears both traditional and western attire. She is also often sported in her hat which has become an indelible of her fashion statement.

Their marriage is blessed with four children.

Nike Adeyemi

Pastor Nike Adeyemi is the wife of Pastor Sam Adeyemi, the senior pastor of DayStar Christian Centre, Lagos.

She is a minister, life coach and the president of Real Woman International. Born on April 11, 1967, she holds a Bachelor and Master’s degrees in Architecture from the University of Ife (now Obafemi Awolowo University).

She is passionate about her faith and social justice. According to her, her mission is to liberate, heal, raise and release souls. She is the founder of The Real Woman Foundation, a non-profit organisation with a mission dedicated to healing and empowering women and children.

Through seminars, vocational skills training, rehabilitation programmes, women’s shelters and orphanages, she has touched the lives of several abused women. By virtue of her platforms, many have gone from the streets to having college education and owning businesses, while many rescued babies now have hopes of a brighter future.

She is the host of ‘Real Woman with Nike Adeyemi’, an interactive forum which airs weekly on various TV stations in Nigeria, South Africa, United Kingdom, United States of America and other countries with discussions on various issues.

She is also the Chief Executive Officer and principal consultant of Gabriel and Princess Limited.

She is the author of The Real Woman, Building a Successful Home, Woman: An Asset to the Nation, and Great Parenting.

For over 25 years, she has deployed her leadership and administrative skills to raise leaders and role models at Daystar Christian Centre.

Blessed with a bright smile that radiates happiness, her carriage has endeared her to many.

Her marriage to Pastor Sam is blessed with three children.

She is a recipient of the PSR Woman Empowerment Award, the Woman of Merit Award, and Award of Excellence for her relentless efforts in serving humanity and making the lives of many better.

Toyin Oyemade

Toyin is the wife of Pastor Poju Oyemade, the senior pastor of The Covenant Nation, Iganmu, Lagos. The 37-year-old media practitioner is the last child of six children, and is an alumnus of Chrisland Primary School, and Federal Government Girls College, Oyo.

She studied Mass Communication at the University of Lagos.

Oyemade is the founder of StoryTeller Media Productions and producer of the talk show, Moments with Mo. She was the festival manager, iREP International Documentary Film Festival, Lagos, from January 2011 to January 2015. She was also the producer and operations manager of Ndani TV from May 2012 to May 2013.

From 2004 to 2007, she was a presenter with Unilag Fm. She bagged an MS.c in Media and Communication from the School of Media and Communication, Pan African University in 2010. She holds a certificate in Broadcast Journalism from the New York Film Academy/Del York International.

In an interview with City People Magazine in August 2020, she stated that she wanted to be a newscaster. She stated that it was failure in an exam that led her to Jesus.

She also mentioned that her first official job was with Mo’Abudu’s Moment With Mo.

She got married to Poju in 2015 at a ceremony officiated by Bishop David Oyedepo.

Helen Oritsejafor

Helen is the wife of Pastor Ayo Oritsejafor, the head pastor of Word of Life Bible Church. She is a philanthropist, speaker and author who sits as the chairman of various organisations owned by the church.

She was born in Ekiti State, and got married to Ayo after he lost his first wife, Stella, to diabetes in March 1996.

Helen has been a blessing to the church and has equally supported her husband in diverse ways. She has empowered many persons in various capacities.

She is an epitome of beauty, whose lifestyle bespeaks virtues such as integrity, selfless service, generosity, wisdom, courage, resourcefulness and devotion to God.

She has a Bachelor’s degree in Mass Communication and a Master’s in Business Administration in Marketing from the University of Liverpool, England.

She runs a non-governmental organisation called, A Hand to the Needy Foundation, which helps individuals in need of financial aid.

In March 2020, she bagged an honourary doctorate degree of divinity from Trinity International University of Ambassadors. In the same month, she received the United Nations Global Award. Earlier in February 2020, she had received the African Female Impact Leadership award.

She is the Chairman of Eagle Flight Micro Finance Bank. She is also the chairman of African Broadcasting Network, ‘a satellite Christian television station with a difference, strategically positioned to serve as a strong voice for the gospel of Christ from Africa to the world’. She is also the chairman of Eagle Bureau de Change Limited, Eagle Health Clinic, Eagle Heights International Schools, Eagle Nest Guest House, Eagle Strength Bookshop, Eagles Wings Secured Insurance Brokerage Limited, and Eagles Fitness Centre.

Her union is blessed with three children.

Nkoyo Rapu

Nkoyo is the wife of Dr Tony Rapu, the senior pastor of Waterbrook Church, Lekki, Lagos. She is a lawyer, pastor and author who has always offered staunch support her husband.

She is a graduate of the University of Lagos and The City of London Polytechnic, where she bagged a Diploma in English private law.

She sits on the board of Freedom Foundation and the House of Freedom, an evangelical movement made up of distinct churches such as This Present House, the Waterbrook Church and the Holy Trinity Church.

Rapu is also an integral part of Springfield International School. She is an executive member of the Justice POE Bassey Foundation established to promote the advancement of legal studies and education in honour of her late father who was the first indigenous judge of the then southeastern region in 1968.

She has a passion for education and a desire to support the underprivileged. In 2001, she founded the Bethesda Child Support Agency, which provides free education.

She got married to Tony in 1987 and their union is blessed with three children.

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Trump Administration Proposes New Rule Limiting Nigerians, Others

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August 28, 2025

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The Trump administration has unveiled a proposal that would restrict the length of time international students can remain in the United States for their studies.

According to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), the regulation, which is expected to be published on Thursday, would impose a four-year cap on student visas and other categories of temporary admissions.

According to Fox News, the DHS said the proposal is part of efforts to curb “visa abuse” and strengthen the government’s ability to “properly vet and oversee these individuals.”

It added that some students have “taken advantage of U.S. generosity” and become “forever” students by staying enrolled in colleges to prolong their residence.

“For too long, past Administrations have allowed foreign students and other visa holders to remain in the U.S. virtually indefinitely, posing safety risks, costing untold amount of taxpayer dollars, and disadvantaging U.S. citizens,” a DHS spokesperson stated.

“This new proposed rule would end that abuse once and for all by limiting the amount of time certain visa holders are allowed to remain in the U.S., easing the burden on the federal government to properly oversee foreign students and their history,” the spokesperson continued.

Currently, F visa holders may stay in the U.S. for the “duration of status,” meaning the period they are enrolled full-time. The new proposal would allow stays for the length of a programme but would not permit them to exceed four years, generally less than the time needed for postgraduate studies.

Foreign journalists would also be affected. Under the plan, they would receive an initial admission period of 240 days, with the possibility of a single extension for another 240 days, but not longer than their assignment.

The DHS said regular assessments would provide “proper oversight” and help reduce the number of people residing in the U.S. on temporary visas.

But education experts warned the measure could hurt universities financially. International students typically pay higher tuition and have fewer opportunities for scholarships, which contributes significantly to the financial support of American colleges.

“It will certainly act as an additional deterrent to international students choosing to study in the United States, to the detriment of American economies, innovation, and global competitiveness,” Fanta Aw, executive director and CEO of NAFSA: Association of International Educators, said in a statement to Politico.

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Russia Hits Ukraine With ‘Massive’ Deadly Overnight Strikes

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August 28, 2025

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Russian forces launched a “massive” attack on Kyiv on Thursday, hitting the Ukrainian capital with strikes that killed at least four people and wounded around 30 others, Ukrainian officials said.

The attack came as Moscow and Kyiv traded blame over an impasse in diplomatic efforts towards a peace deal spearheaded by US President Donald Trump.

AFP journalists in Kyiv witnessed powerful explosions that illuminated the night sky and left behind a column of smoke.

Ukraine’s Interior Minister Igor Klymenko said the strikes killed four people and wounded “about 30 people.”

Those killed included a 14-year-old girl, while five children aged seven to 17 were among those who sustained “injuries of varying severity,” Tymur Tkachenko, the head of the city’s military administration, said.

Mayor Vitali Klitschko described the strikes as a “massive attack” that caused damage in several districts of the capital.

Tkachenko said Moscow had fired ballistic and cruise missiles as well as Iranian-designed Shahed drones from different directions to “systematically” target residential buildings.

Red tracer bullets sailed through the night sky in an effort to intercept drones above the city centre, an AFP journalist saw. At least one missile appeared to be shot down.

Around 100 people took refuge in a subway station, with some lying in sleeping bags and others holding their pets.

A five-story building in the Darnytsky district had collapsed, and a shopping mall was hit in the city centre, Klitschko reported.

– Ukrainian attacks on Russia –
Kyiv suffered one of its worst attacks of the over three-year war on July 31, leaving more than 30 people dead including five children.

Ukrainian officials also reported a Russian strike in the southeastern Zaporizhzhia region on Thursday.

Russian authorities said they destroyed over 100 Ukrainian drones overnight. A Ukrainian attack sparked a fire at an oil refinery in the Krasnodar region but caused no casualties, according to local officials.

Russian forces have been slowly but steadily gaining ground in Ukraine in recent months, as diplomatic efforts have accelerated.

Trump held a high-profile summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Alaska this month, followed by a meeting with his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky and European allies.

But there has been little progress since then.

Before concluding any peace agreement, Ukraine wants security guarantees from the West to deter any future Russian attacks.

Moscow has cast Kyiv’s demands as unrealistic and has raised particular objection to the notion of stationing Western peacekeeping troops in Ukraine.

Zelensky said on Wednesday that members of his administration would meet with US officials in New York on Friday.

The Ukrainian leader said he saw “very arrogant and negative signals from Moscow regarding the negotiations”, urging extra “pressure” to “force Russia to take real steps”.

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Two US Pastors Arrested In $50m Human Trafficking, Fraud Case

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August 28, 2025

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Two church leaders in the United States have been arrested in an alleged multi-million-dollar conspiracy after multiple Federal Bureau of Investigation raids across the country on Wednesday, including one in Hillsborough County’s exclusive Avila neighborhood.

In a statement issued via its website on Wednesday, the U.S. Department of Justice said Michelle Brannon, 56, was arrested at a mansion near Tampa, while David Taylor, 53, was arrested in North Carolina over allegations of multi-million dollar money laundering, forced labour and human trafficking.

According to the DOJ, Taylor and Brannon are the leaders of Kingdom of God Global Church, formerly known as Joshua Media Ministries International.

The Justice Department said Taylor referred to himself as “Apostle” and to Brannon as his Executive Director.

FBI officials said law enforcement arrested Brannon early Wednesday at 706 Guisando De Avila in Hillsborough County, which is owned by the church, according to property records.

Investigators arrested Taylor on Wednesday morning in North Carolina, while SWAT and FBI agents also raided a hotel owned by the church in Houston.

A 10-count indictment alleged that Taylor and Brannon ran call centres in Florida, Texas, Missouri, and Michigan to solicit donations to the church.

The pair convinced their victims to work at the call centres and work for Taylor as personal servants – referred to as “armour bearers” – for long hours without pay, according to the indictment.

Federal investigators said Taylor and Brannon “controlled every aspect of the daily living of their victims,” who slept at the call centre or in a “ministry” house and were not allowed to leave without permission.

The indictment also says the suspects forced the victims to transport women to Taylor and ensure that those women took Plan B emergency contraceptives.

The church received about $50 million in donations through its call centres dating back to 2014, according to the DOJ.

Taylor and Brannon are accused of using much of that money to buy luxury properties, luxury vehicles, and sporting equipment such as boats, jet skis, and ATVs.

Taylor and Brannon face charges of forced labour, conspiracy to commit forced labour, and conspiracy to commit money laundering.

Each alleged crime carries a maximum sentence of 20 years in federal prison.

A federal grand jury in the Eastern District of Michigan returned a 10-count indictment against two defendants for their alleged roles in a forced labour and money laundering conspiracy that victimised individuals in Michigan, Florida, Texas, and Missouri.

Assistant Attorney General Harmeet Dhillon of the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division said the two defendants were arrested in North Carolina and Florida in a nationwide takedown of their forced labour organistion.

“Combating human trafficking is a top priority for the Department of Justice.

“We are committed to relentlessly pursuing and ending this scourge and obtaining justice for the victims,” he said.

Also speaking, U.S. Attorney Jerome Gorgon Jr. for the Eastern District of Michigan, said, “We will use every lawful tool against human traffickers and seek justice for their victims.

“A case like this is only possible through a concerted effort with our federal partners across the country and the non-governmental agencies who provide victim support. We thank them all.”

“The indictment of David Taylor and Michelle Brannon demonstrates the FBI’s steadfast efforts to protect the American people from human exploitation and financial crimes, including forced labour and money laundering.

“The alleged actions are deeply troubling. I want to thank the members of the FBI Detroit Field Office, with strong support from our federal and agency partners in the FBI Tampa Field Office, FBI Jacksonville Field Office, FBI St. Louis Field Office, FBI Charlotte Field Office, FBI Houston Field Office, and the Detroit IRS-CI Field Office, in addition to several local, county and state law enforcement partners, for their role in executing this multi-state operation.

“The FBI in Michigan will continue to investigate those who violate federal law and remain focused on ensuring the protection and safety of our nation,” said Acting Special Agent in Charge Reuben Coleman of the FBI Detroit Field Office.

“Money laundering is tax evasion in progress, and in this case, the proceeds funded an alleged human trafficking ring and supported a luxury lifestyle under the guise of a religious ministry.

“IRS-CI stands committed to fighting human trafficking and labor exploitation, and pursuing those who hide their profits gained from the extreme victimization of the vulnerable,” said Special Agent in Charge Karen Wingerd of IRS Criminal Investigation, Detroit Field Office.

According to the DOJ, conspiracy to commit forced labour carries up to 20 years’ imprisonment and a fine up to $250,000, while forced labour carries up to 20 years’ imprisonment and a fine up to $250,000.

It noted that conspiracy to commit money laundering carries up to 20 years’ imprisonment and a fine up to $500,000 or twice the value of the properties involved in the money laundering transactions.

It was gathered that Brannon appeared in federal court in Tampa on Wednesday afternoon, but an attorney for Brannon wasn’t present.

A judge asked where her attorney was and whether she had representation.

Brannon told the judge that she had two private attorneys, out of St. Louis and Oklahoma, who were already working with them. However, she said she hadn’t heard from either of them.

The judge said the attorneys were not able to be reached through the phone numbers provided to federal prosecutors. It’s not clear if Brannon has legal representation at this point.

The judge continued Brannon’s hearing to Thursday afternoon. He instructed Brannon to find an attorney in the Tampa area in the meantime.