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OPINION: Discussing Portable, Apostle Suleiman, Fufeyin And The Chosen (2)

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September 27, 2024

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Tunde Odesola

Apostle Suleiman continued with his imaginary testimony, claiming, “I now came (up) with a strategy. The strategy I came up (with) will close down the company; I was praying, (and) the Lord said, ‘Forgive’. Querying God, Suleiman asked, ‘Ehn, for what!?’ (The Lord responded), ‘Forgive’.

Playing the victim card, Suleiman grieved loudly, “Three years! Do you know what that means!?’ Three years! And I only used the plane for three months. Full plane o, no bi motor; plane. And after three years, I was praying one day (when) the Holy Ghost said, ‘If the trumpet sounds now, you won’t go to heaven.’”

So, the Almighty Suleiman cross-examined God, asking, “Why?” To which God said, “Because of unforgiveness.” The fearless Suleiman looked at his God in the face and thundered, “Father, are you aware what they did to me!?” That was godson Suleiman arrogantly questioning his godhead, sounding as if he was ready to crush his God, like David crushed Goliath, should the private jet exchange degenerate into a brawl.

Using what I propound as CCTV Theory – Conflict, Capture, Trial and Victim manipulative techniques – Suleiman subtly uses CONFLICT to CAPTURE the minds of his audience, preaching stoicism and courage in the face of TRIAL, with the VICTIM card firmly in his breast pocket.

He uses the CCTV Theory in many of his preachings, though at varying degrees. In the fabricated scenario painted above, Suleiman, knowing the penchant of humans for the dramatic, sets up a phantom CONFLICT between himself and his anonymous aviation services company, using the CONFLICT to CAPTURE his listeners’ minds before taking them on the road of TRIAL, with him being the VICTIM. Wow! Take a bow, Apostle Johnson Suleiman, GCFR, CCTV!

It’s not in every situation that Suleiman is the victim, I must clarify. In the private jet issue, for instance, the nameless aviation engineering services company was also a victim, like Suleiman himself was.

Archbishop Tunde Odesola doesn’t need Apostle Johnson Suleiman’s type of anointing to know that the plane in question was Tokunbo. If I was a fraudulent Man of Dog, I would have dressed up in a tight-fitting Safari suit, raised my shoulders up like a male peacock on heat, walked the length of the pulpit like a cocky cat, and swore it was the Holy Ghost who revealed to me the plane was Tokunbo.

But anyone with a mustard-size brain functioning in their skull knows that a three-month-old brand-new plane would not need servicing/repairs within the first three months of purchase if it was used for private purposes because if death didn’t snatch the male hero of a family, the Yoruba say a woman would not be named ‘Kumolu’.

Like the Boeing 737 MAX airliners, which were grounded in 2019 by America’s Federal Aviation Administration, following the discovery of a systemic fault, an aeroplane can be recalled or grounded by government authorities or its manufacturers over safety concerns. The late Professor of African Literature, Pius Adesanmi, died in an Ethiopian Airlines’ Boeing 737 MAX plane, which crashed in Addis Ababa airport a few minutes after take-off.

Boeing, according to a CNN report, “has lost $32 billion since 2019, with no end in sight,” but still enjoys a unique duopoly of being one of the only two manufacturers of full-size passenger jets in high demand by airlines. The other company is the Airbus. The CNN report published on May 3, 2024, submits that despite the duopoly, the market is shrinking for Boeing, tracing the airline manufacturer’s downturn to safety concerns over their airliners.

The statement by Suleiman that every part of an aircraft must be changed yearly, ‘whether you use the aircraft or you don’t use it’, is the type of lie told to an idiot by a manipulator who says that simultaneous rainfall and sunshine were signs that the tiger was giving birth in the jungle. That was a destiny-discouraging lamba told to a congregation whose majority have never seen an aircraft in their lives. That was wicked.

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It’s true there are Life-Limited Parts (LLPs) in plane servicing. According to Essex Aviation, a firm that services and repairs aircraft, an LLP is ‘any part for which a mandatory replacement limit is specified in the type of design, the instructions for Continued Airworthiness, or the maintenance manual’. But trust Suleiman to tighten the noose by creating an air of overbearing opulence to CAPTURE the minds of his congregation, deliberately misleading them by saying all the parts of a plane need changing during yearly servicing. How can you change ALL the parts of a plane during yearly service? Mark you, plane servicing entails basic routine procedures such as oil change and checks on vital components.

The Nigerian mentality of corruption in private and public business conduct must have thoroughly messed Suleiman’s mind up that he thinks an aviation company could seize his aeronautical toy deploying underhand tactics typical of the Alaba International Market trader who wants to force a commodity on the shopper. He wants his followers to believe that his Tokunbo plane (not brand new) was super special and that some people were envious of it like kids on a playground envy their bicycle-owning playmate, saying, ‘má a gbé kèké e lo, aò bá e seré mó.

I laugh in Ijesa. It was after wasting three years that the Apostle realised he had a God who can shut down the plane-withholding company. Three long years of waste and gnashing of teeth. Has Suleiman forgotten what the Lord Jesus said to the unproductive tree He saw by the roadside? Matthew 21:19 narrates the account, “Seeing a fig tree by the road, He went up to it but found nothing on it except leaves. Then He said to it, May you never bear fruit again’. Immediately, the tree withered.” And Suleiman’s plane wasted away unproductively for three years.

In another tragic lie, Suleiman De Aposteli performed a miracle in his church, where worshippers received miracle alerts of huge dollar deposits in their accounts. For me, it’s not only the shamelessness of the lies that rankles, it’s the concoction of the lies, its rehearsal and the audacity to come forward and present it to the public that is nauseating.

Talented singer, Portable, gleefully calls himself a Madman. The world hails with because the name is from the heart. Besides his madness, however, there are two other areas of tremendous improvement in the life of Portable. They’re his imbecility and nauseating nature. I wish he joins these two – Imbecile and Nauseating – to the Madman appellation he proudly bears to generate the acronym MIN.

But why won’t Portable slap the unknown cleric when transactional gospel, manipulation, corruption and filthiness are the burnt offerings offered on the altars of most popular clerics nationwide?

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I went to St Paul Primary School, Idi Oro, Lagos State. The railway track from the Ido Terminus passed beside my school to Mushin, Oshodi, Agege to Abeokuta, Ibadan, Osogbo…

One day, I was walking back home in the rain with my classmate, Boye Ogunrinumi. We loved walking on the rail track because we believed it made the journey faster. Above the din of the rain, I heard the blast of the small, one-coach train we called ‘Olómo Ku’ya’.

I looked back in time to catch a glimpse of the train hurtling down behind us. I jumped sideways and landed on the grey pebbles. I was badly hurt; I had broken a bone or two and couldn’t get up. I looked out for my friend. I couldn’t find him, I called his name many times to be doubly sure, what stared me in the face was horrible. Boye had been run over by the heartless train. And it didn’t stop.

Shivering and vomiting in the rain, I began to cry, my body bleeding and aching as I watched the mess of grounded meat and blood Boye had become. But his bag escaped. I cried.

All of a sudden, before my very eyes, in the rain, the grounded meat and blood and bones came together, like it does happen in Tom and Jerry cartoons, first forming Boye’s skeleton, and flesh covered up the skeleton and I had boye back beside me, walking on the same track back home as we sang, “We’re a Chosen, who are you?”

If members of the Lord’s Chosen Charismatic Revival Ministries think they have a monopoly of false testitimonies, they’re kidding. I challenge them to an open contest.

Watching the videos of the Founder, Christ Mercyland Deliverance Ministry, Effurun, Delta State, Jeremiah Fufeyin, I clearly saw the difference between profit and prophet though the two have the same pronuncation. Fufeyin’s miracles are the Pro Max version of Suleiman’s. They are false, tragic, vicious and repulsive.

Fufeyin is already down on all fours, there’s no point beating down a ‘Man of God’ whose commercialised miracle items, NAFDAC alleged, bore fake NAFDAC registration numbers. That was a criminal offence. I eagerly await the day NAFDAC will araign Fufeyin and his cohorts in court.

I have a word of caution for those who bought the River Jordan miracle water. I’ve been to River Jordan many years ago, it’s a smelly river – owing to pollution. If the miracle water sold to you doesn’t smell, it’s fake.

In Nigeria, Christianity and Islam have been turned into cash cows by some men of God. Sad.

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Xenophobic Attacks: Oshiomhole Tells FG To Retaliate Against South African Companies In Nigeria

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May 5, 2026

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Senator Adams Oshiomhole has called on the Federal Government to retaliate against South African businesses operating in Nigeria following the recent attacks on Nigerians in South Africa.

Speaking during plenary on Tuesday, Oshiomhole said the Federal Government should consider revoking the working license of South African owned companies such as MTN and DSTV.

He argued that Nigeria must respond firmly to what he described as persistent hostility against its citizens.

“I am not going to shed tears. If you hit me, I hit you. I think it is appropriate in diplomacy. It is an economic struggle,” Oshiomhole said.

He argued that while some South Africans accuse Nigerians of taking their jobs, Nigerians should return home and take over employment opportunities created by major South African companies operating in the country, including MTN and DSTV.

“When we hit back, the President of South Africa will not only talk but will also go on his knees to recognise that Nigeria cannot be intimidated.

“We will not condone any life being lost. If a crime has been committed under the South African law they have the right to bring any such person to justice, but to kill our people as if we are helpless, we will not allow that,” Oshiomhole added.

DAILY POST reports that several Nigerians in South Africa have reportedly been attacked, and their businesses destroyed, in ongoing xenophobic attacks in the country.

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IGP Orders Officers Display Name Tag On Uniform, Gives Update On State Police

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May 5, 2026

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The Inspector General of Police, IGP, Tunji Disu, has ordered all police personnel to always have their name tags on their uniforms for easy identification.

Disu disclosed that only police personnel who are undercover are exempted from displaying their name tags.

Speaking on Tuesday, Disu said: “All police officers should have their name tags. All of us on the high table have our names apart from the undercover among us so if you look at all the Commissioners of Police we have our name tags, so it’s not our standard.

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Court Orders SERAP To Pay DSS Operatives N100m For Defamation

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May 5, 2026

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The High Court of the Federal Capital Territory has ordered a non-governmental organization, the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project, SERAP, to pay N100 million as damaged to two operatives of the Department of the State Services, DSS, for unjustly defaming them in some publications.

The court also ordered SERAP to tender public apologies to the defamed officers,
Sarah John and Gabriel Ogundele, in two national newspapers, two television stations and its website.

Besides, the organization was also ordered to pay the two operatives N1 million as cost of litigation and 10 percent post-judgment interest annually on the judgment sum until it’s fully liquidated.

Justice Yusuf Halilu of the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory gave the order on Tuesday while delivering judgment in a N5.5 billion defamation suit instituted against SERAP by the DSS operatives.

The judge found SERAP liable for unjustly defaming the two DSS operatives with allegations that they unlawfully invaded its Abuja office, harassed and intimidated its staff, in September 2024.

In the offending publication on its website and Twitter handle, SERAP alleged that the two operatives unlawfully invaded and occupied its office with sinister motives.

The judge held that the publication was in bad taste especially from an organization established to promote transparency and accountability, as nothing in the publication was found to be truthful.

The DSS staff had listed SERAP as 1st defendant in the suit marked CV/4547/2024. SERAP’s Deputy Director, Kolawole Oluwadare, was listed as the 2nd defendant.

In the suit, the claimants – Sarah John and Gabriel Ogundele – accused the two defendants of making false claims that they invaded SERAP’s Abuja office on September 9, 2024..

Counsel to the DSS, Oluwagbemileke Samuel Kehinde, had while adopting his final address in the mater urged the judge to grant all the reliefs sought by his client in the interest of justice.

He admitted that although the names of the two claimants were not mentioned in the defamation materials, they had however established substantial circumstances that they are the ones referred to in the published defamation article by SERAP on its website.

The counsel submitted that all ingredients of defamation have been clearly established and the offending publication referred to the two officials of the secret police.

However, SERAP, through its counsel, Victoria Bassey from Tayo Oyetibo, SAN, law firm, asked the court to dismiss the suit on the ground that the two claimants did not establish that they were the ones referred to in the alleged defamation materials.

She said that SERAP used “DSS officials” in the alleged offending publication, adding that the two claimants must establish that they are the ones referred to before their case can succeed.

Similar arguments were canvassed by Oluwatosin Adefioye who stood for the second defendant, adding that there was no dispute in the September 9, 2024 operation of DSS in SERAP’s office.

He said that since SERAP in the publication did not name any particular person, the claimants must plead special circumstances that they were the ones referred to as the DSS officials.

Besides, he said that there is no organization by name Department of State Services in law, hence, DSS cannot claim being defamed adding that the only entity known to law is National Security Agency.

The claimants had in the suit stated that the alleged false claim by SERAP has negatively impacted on their reputation.

The DSS also stated, in the statement of claim, that, in line with the agency’s practice of engaging with officials of non-governmental organisations operating in the FCT to establish a relationship with their new leadership, it directed the two officials – John and Ogunleye – to visit SERAP’s office and invite them for a familiarization meeting.

The claimants added that in carrying out the directive, John and Ogunleye paid a friendly visit to SERAP’s office at 18 Bamako Street, Wuse Zone 1, Abuja on September 9 and met with one Ruth, who upon being informed about the purpose of the visit, claimed that none of SERAP’s management staff was in the country and advised that a formal letter of invitation be written by the DSS.

John and Ogundele, who claimed that their interactions with Ruth were recorded, said before they immediately exited SERAP’s office, Ruth promised to inform her organisation’s management about the visit and volunteered a phone number – 08160537202.

They said it was surprising that, shortly after their visit, SERAP posted on its X (Twitter) handle – @SERAPNigeria – that officers of the DSS are presently unlawfully occupying its office.

The claimant added, “On the same day, the defendants also published a statement on SERAP’s website, which was widely reported by several media outfits, falsely alleging that some officers from the DSS, described as “a tall, large, dark-skinned woman” and “a slim, dark skinned man,” invaded their Abuja office and interrogated the staff of the first defendant (SERAP).

John and Ogundele stated that “due to the false statements published by the defendants, the DSS has been ridiculed and criticised by international agencies such as the Amnesty International and prominent members of the Nigerian society, such as Femi Falana (SAN)”.

“Due to the false statements published by the defendants, members of the public and the international community formed the opinion that the Federal Government is using the DSS to harass the defendants.”

They added that the defendants’ statements caused harm to their reputation because the staff and management of the DSS have formed the opinion that the claimants did not follow orders and carried out an unsanctioned operation and are therefore, incompetent and unprofessional.

The claimants therefore prayed the court for the following reliefs: “An order directing the defendants to tender an apology to the claimants via the first defendant’s (SERAP’s) website, X (twitter) handle, two national daily newspapers (Punch and Vanguard) and two national news television stations (Arise Television and Channels Television) for falsely accusing the claimants of unlawfully invading the first defendant’s office and interrogating the first defendant’s staff.

“An order directing the defendants to pay the claimants the sum of N5 billion as damages for the libellous statements published about the claimants.

“Interest on the sum of N5b at the rate of 10 percent per annum from the date of judgment until the judgment sum is realised or liquidated.

“An order directing the defendants to pay the claimants the sum of N50 million as costs of this action.”