Trending Now: RCCG Reacts, As Adeboye Calls For Greater Security Accountability + More

Added: 2026-06-03

[00:00:00]very important aspect of the show trending now and you know Alami Day will always bring us all the juicy all the intellectual conversation right here on the table good morning beautiful how you doing >> I'm fine thank you good morning gorgeous good morning again good morning Ibraim there is so much to get into you guys shall we take a look at what's happening and what's trending on Nigerian social media >> take it away >> let's go to my viewers I like to say that TVC has a finger on the pulse and our eyes on the streets and Here on the trending now segment, my team and I, both front end and back end, do our best to bring you some of the most trending stories that are shaping the world that you and I live in. We begin today's segment in the church where the redeemed Christian Church of God is now pushing back against what it calls years of false narratives and misinformation about its general overseer, Pastor Enoch Ado. Now, in a statement posted on the official exac account of RCCG public relations, the church says that it will no longer remain silent while misleading claims about um ado continue to circulate online. The church has accused some commentators, bloggers, and media organizations of misrepresenting the cleric's views on politics, on governance, and on national issues. RCCG also dismissed claims that Pastor Ado has campaigned for any political party and they insist that he has consistently encouraged members to obtain their PVCs and vote according to their conscience while maintaining political neutrality.

[00:01:37]Now the church has also further rejected suggestions that revert cleric has been silent on our national issues. They point to his public comments on insecurity, on corruption, on elections, on economic hardship, and the need for righteous leadership. Meanwhile, Ade is also making headlines for calling on the federal government to give Nigeria's security chiefs a 90day ultimatum to eliminate terrorists or to resign from office. The cleric has expressed concern over the country's worsening security situation and he says that security leaders must be held accountable for results in the fight against terrorism.

[00:02:16]Well, these comments have once again placed one of Nigeria's most influential religious leaders at the center of conversations about governance, security, and the role of clergymen in shaping national discourse. I want to have a look at the at the statement that was put out by RCCG um by their public relations teams and we'll have a look at at it together and this was posted on the X app and they say a claim was made that Pastor Ado campaigned for the government in power and they say that their verdict is false. Pastor EA Ado has always encouraged members of the redeemed Christian church of God to get their PBCs and vote for anyone of their choice. He has always maintained a neutral stance on political parties.

[00:03:01]Let's have a look at another of their of their posts. Another claim that they say is that pastor Adboy called off a planned protest. They say that their verdict as a church on this is false.

[00:03:12]They say pastor ea ado only communicated the instruction of the Pentecostal fellowship in Nigeria to members of the RCCG on the updated plan to have the grand finale of the 3-day prayer program in a centralized venue and hold a rally around the venue. This was communicated by PFN to all churches under PFN in Nigeria.

[00:03:35]And finally, one of their claims as well is that Pastor Adue intentionally keeps quiet on the happenings in Nigeria. They say this verdict once again is false.

[00:03:44]They say Pastor Adue has on several occasions spoken about national issues such as insecurity, corruption, economic hardship, elections, governance, and the need for righteous leadership. However, he often chooses the language of moral guidance, prayer, and counsel rather than political confrontation.

[00:04:03]Interesting. Let's have a look at a tweet perhaps. Dario Rega says, "Wasn't Pastor Ado involved in a protest or a peaceful walk as the church claims during one of the past regimes? What stops the redeemed church from having the same rally now that insecurity has worsened? Mind you, the last peace walk happened in a time where things were much better. What is good for the goose is good for the ganda. His silence now and that of the church reeks of hypocrisy."

[00:04:30]And um CJ Madiva says, "A deboy protested during the tenor of President Good Luck Abbe Jonathan. Nigeria then was an El Dorado compared to now. So why was he not protected? How can a professor of mathematics claim that Nigerian economic problems needs prayer to be solved?"

[00:04:48]Very interesting dialogue and discourse here team as always. The RCCG um church is now pushing against these claims.

[00:04:56]There's been a lot of pressure on cliy men especially in the context of the recent OO abductions that ky men are silent. What do you make of this? Do you think that Nigerians don't know where to put their frustration and so because they feel that they are not being heard by the government they are now looking to um other sort of actors whether it's political, religious or influ or other sort of influence to now help them in the fight against insecurity or to sort of lend a voice. What do you think about what's going on?

[00:05:24]There's a saying that a drowning man can hold on to a floating leaf for for life, you know, and I see a lot of Nigerians comments like uh desperate outbusts, you know, churches, you know, something like that came up uh some weeks back and we we we told them that churches have been talking against insecurity. Pastor Adboya has been talking against insecurity. quite a number of them have been doing that. Yes, the approach may not be militant and noisy the way um most Nigerians would have loved it to be, but have they been doing it? Yes, they have been doing it. And for the public relations team of RCCG, it's I'm happy you guys are answering some of those accusations just because silence at times can be consent. All right, we're talking about De Boy. This is a man that is wildly known for, you know, his passion for Nigeria, a very very religious person. Call him papa, you know, in some areas, even in Ghana, we've heard about him. Um, I believe that when it comes to issues like this, often times we are always blaming these pastors. And that's the same thing I was talking about when Spyro said, you know, when he goes to church and they're not talking about what's happening in Nigeria, he feels like they're just going off point. But the only thing that these pastors can do is advise and pray for Nigeria. they are not security experts. They cannot go into forest.

[00:06:51]They will not tell them intelligence of what is really happening. So, but I think that there's a lot of frustration in Nigeria. I understand where you know the people are coming for. So, anybody that they can blame, they will blame.

[00:07:01]But the your problem is not the pastors.

[00:07:03]You need to, you know, look out for the people that are supposed to bring peace and tranquility and bring safety to Nigerians. And I'm happy that the church actually responded.

[00:07:11]>> Absolutely. Especially with um those bloggers who have been dragging, you know, all the pastors, not just pastor.

[00:07:17]Uh we [clears throat] also have um pastor David Odipo being dragged and some other pastors being dragged that they are not saying anything about the current insecurity in Nigeria and that's not true. I do not believe that there is anyone in this country that has not spoken against you know what is happening but because um the the the ocean cannot be no ride up and then the next thing is just want to jump into it the way it is right up. No, we just have to do things the way it should be done.

[00:07:42]People are saying that you need to release I mean they have to uh secure the release of these kids immediately but they can't do it with force. In fact we can even see the victims begging that they should reduce the level of force they using because these guys are threatening their life. That's to tell you if the victims could say that that's to tell you that the government is not resting on their os. So we just have to according to the saints aura at labbora we walk and pray and that's exactly what these clergymen are also urging. So we have to do it. It's a holistic thing.

[00:08:13]It's a collective thing. We have to do it together.

[00:08:15]>> Very interesting team. A lot of daily papers, some daily papers, you know, we took it on newspaper review. They're carrying the headline that Ado, Pastor Ado has now urged, you know, service chiefs and security chiefs, he has given them 90 days to end terrorism. And I I said it on the table and I'm saying it now again. He made it very distinctly clear. He did say, you know, you cannot command the commander and chief of the armed forces of Nigeria. You can only advise him. And my advice to him is to give a an ultimatum and a deadline to the security chiefs. And I think that was very symbolic to him. I think was trying to say to everybody that I don't have the political power that you think that I wield. I can only advise and confer and offer solutions in a sense.

[00:08:53]Atma very quickly speak to this.

[00:08:55]>> Yes. Uh it is good that you made it very clear because the headlines and headlines at times could be very misleading because you read those headlines when I saw the first one I said ah uh pastor boy I mean he's not he's not Mr. President he's not even a politician why would he make a statement like this? So that clarification you gave was very very apt and I hope that Nigerians have heard it and have the correct perspective to that.

[00:09:22]>> Absolutely. Thank you so much for your input team. God bless you. Moving on, still in the church where gospel singer Adinka Lash Yori is facing criticism online after urging Nigerians to intensify their prayers for the country amidst growing concerns over insecurity and recent child abductions. In a viral video, the singer said that security agencies are making efforts to address the challenges facing our country and she said that Nigerians should support these efforts through their prayer.

[00:09:53]Adinka argued essentially that security operations do not always produce immediate results and that there are times when operatives struggle to track down criminals making our divine intervention necessary to support them.

[00:10:06]This is what she had to say.

[00:10:09]You can't say that president or the vice president or they not doing what they have to do. They are working. You can't see they not working.

[00:10:18]Even the security person that is the place of prayer.

[00:10:31]Well, those comments quickly sparked debate online. Many Nigerians argue that families affected by kidnappings are looking for urgent actions and decisive tangible accountability from authorities, not calls for prayer or intercession. Well, that conversation has since reignited a familiar national debate. Where does prayer end and responsibility begin when we're confronting Nigeria security challenges?

[00:10:56]Let's have a look at social media.

[00:10:59]Hot media vibe says prayers only can't tackle insecurities at the moment.

[00:11:06]Parad says, "So when a when America was able to spot and eliminate terrorists, that wasn't at work." Now for these preachers, they feel safe and are able to afford things and yet they find excuses to just make sure they keep eating.

[00:11:22]And finally, engineer C. Peter says they might have sent security agents to the forest and something will just cover their eyes and won't allow them see the terrorist. That's where prayers come in.

[00:11:32]This is what she said in her video. This user was referencing that this tweet is confusing. Um, and she said, "And the people didn't need prayers during the time of voting or rigging and changing the results." See, Lamba um see I wish that we had more constructive contributions, but that's okay. I'm sure that you'll bring in those um viewpoints call what's happening right now dragging. This gospel singer is being dragged on social media. People are saying, "How can you bring spiritualism into a conversation that is so tactical and technical? This requires security strategies, tangible security architecture and measures, you know, to bring these children back home. And you are telling us to pray. They're accusing her of involving her stomach infrastructure in this discussion.

[00:12:12]They're saying that she wants to secure future gigs at inaugurations and political events and that that is why she is speaking, you know, sort of in favor for the government. Do you think that prayer has a role in national conversations like this?

[00:12:23]>> Yeah. Anybody that does not recognize the efficacy of prayer has a problem.

[00:12:28]Let's call it speed a spade. Yes, we need to pray. We do need to pray. If it wasn't important, I mean, it should it wouldn't have been an issue in the first place. All right. As she said, the security operatives, they are actually doing stuff. But we also know that these terrorists in most cases use these people that have kidnapped as human shields. So things have to be done quietly. you're asking them to rush into the bush and do what if in the process, God forbid, five or six of those kids are killed.

[00:13:03]We have to be careful with what we say.

[00:13:06]One of the things I don't like about social media are those people that are just there to criticize whether it makes sense or not. They don't care. They just criticize.

[00:13:16]>> Well, for me, I believe in prayer, but I also believe that you cannot just pray and not do anything. You know, God is not going to come down. You know, it's even in the Bible when you pray, God says, "I'll bless the works of your hand." You know, so you something has to be done. So, I guess where she's coming from is that we should pray to God, but we we should also put things in place to make sure that we end this insecurity.

[00:13:35]Now, the reason why the Jensen's are dragging her is because people are tired. People are wondering who next.

[00:13:40]People are leaving in fear and that's why they would drag anybody at this particular point. So, I think that the way she also put it wasn't the very best. Yes, we should pray, but as we're praying, our men need to be working. and our security agencies as well need to be working. If it's forest guards, if it's state policing, what we should do to make sure that this doesn't happen again. People are really aggravated. We have children, you know, in the bush.

[00:14:00]We've seen this happen over and over again. It's not a surprise to many Nigerians. So, I get where they're coming from with the whole dragon and also our religious leaders, our singers, we should look out for what we say at this particular point because we're in a very very, you know, critical situation.

[00:14:13]We should pray, but we should also work >> regardless. Um, there is a creator and there are creatures. So the creatures will always go back to the creator to help you know resolve things except for those who do not believe in creationism.

[00:14:26]Allow those who believe in creationism to you know speak to the superpower. If you are an atheist whatever it is that you believe in you also do it. But one thing is you can't yourself go into the bush and rescue anyone who is in the jaws of death. You can only hope and pray and do whatever it is within your capability to also help. So um the fact that we say Gen Z's or Gen whatever will always drag and drag and drag. Dragging will not solve anything. Yes, you can criticize, you can complain, you can protest, but we have to do it with sense. We have to know that things needs to be done. Things need to be done, you know, tactically not the way exactly the way you want it.

[00:15:02]>> Absolutely. Interesting submission team.

[00:15:04]Thank you so much. Moving on, we're going to the east where Abia State Deputy Governor Iik Chuku Metu is now generating conversation online after a video showed him stopping his convoy at a traffic light instead of zooming past or just driving through. Now, this moment, which has s since gone viral for some reason, is being praised by many Nigerians as a very rare example of public officials obeying the same road rules expected of us ordinary citizens.

[00:15:34]Now, according to the Abia State government, this action reflects the administration's leadership by example policy, which requires all motorists, regardless of their status, to comply with traffic regulations. Now, while supporters have commended the deputy governor for demonstrating discipline and a respect for the law, others are arguing that obeying traffic lights should be standard behavior and not something deserving special recognition.

[00:15:59]Well, the debate online has since evolved beyond one traffic stop, and it raises a broader question about how public expectations of leadership and whether basic compliance with the law should be celebrated or just simply expected because that's the right thing to do. Let's have a look at what you had to say about this on social media. TJ says, "Leadership by example is the only thing that can truly work in ABA. If the governor and deputy governor obey traffic laws 100% of the time, nobody will dare disobey them. When those at the top lead with discipline and respect for the law, the rest of society will follow.

[00:16:36]Jos Neka says, "Wasn't he supposed to observe it before? Why is this news?"

[00:16:42][laughter] Andy says, "Come to Edeto state and see government officials and the military even breaking the rules. They will force civilians out of their way and pass."

[00:16:51]Now team, we've all we've all dealt with a heady and canankerous um convoy before. You're just there in your tiny little Toyota Corolla and they zoom past you, zoom past the traffic lights. You know, sometimes they've even been known to cause accidents with the way that they zoom through traffic. So some people felt that this was commendable. I think it's basic and should be expected.

[00:17:10]But atma, what do you think?

[00:17:11]>> In a country where K riders do not respect traffic lights, a deputy governor does, it's a big deal. Uh for me this is very basic something let's something better this is it's something he's supposed to be doing.

[00:17:25]>> Yes. Uh but then when we see that someone has done something we can always commend but we know that it's a very crazy world now. Uh people who are after your life might also use the opportunity to attack you but make the country better so that everyone can always respect what we are supposed to respect.

[00:17:39]>> Very interesting angle there with the issue of security. Brian, thank you.

[00:17:43]Moving